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The Life And Ministry Of Thomas Kemp
Death. On Jan. 2nd, 1870, aged 82, Thomas Kemp, of Pell Green, Wadhurst, a deacon of the church there for between 40 and 50 years. He was a carpenter by trade, and built the chapel there for Mr. Crouch. The people met for a time in Mr. Kemp's house, but the place soon became too small for them. Mr. Kemp said to Mr. Crouch, "When you give me the word, I will build a chapel, and I will never ask you for the money." After many prayers, and many fears on the part of Mr. Crouch, the word was given, and Mr. K. built the chapel on his own ground, in 1826. [The writer does not say, but we presume the chapel was invested in…
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The Life And Ministry Of Thomas Baldwin
Recognition Of Mr. Thomas Baldwin As Pastor Of Zion, Norbiton, Surrey. We have attended many recognition services, but never remember to have enjoyed one more than that held on Monday, Jan. 11th, 1892, at Zion, Norbiton. The brethren present appeared to be alive to their position, yet thoughtful in their expressions, and steady in their movements; and the congregation looked cheerful and fully at home. The whole of the proceedings were carried out in the most sacred and orderly manner possible. The sanctuary is really a beautiful one; its position and surroundings are all that could be desired. At the rear of the chapel is a neat and commodious school-room, which was erected a short time since.
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The Life And Testimony Of Martha Mason
“I will remember all the way the Lord hath led me. I was born in 1830, at Harleston, Norfolk, of God-fearing parents. My father was a Baptist minister. When I was about three weeks old my parents came to reside at Yoxford, in Suffolk. I, like all others, went from the womb speaking lies, being of a passionate, wayward temper. At the age of nine I lost my beloved father, who for six years preached at Sudbourne, near Orford, Suffolk. He was the instrument in the Lord's hands of raising the cause of truth in that place. Through much persecution it prospered and grew. When it was first formed into a church it consisted of four women; now it numbers 40 members. “When I was…
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The Life And Testimony Of Rachel Warburton
My dear Friend,—This morning I was informed from Trowbridge of the death of my sister Rachel. She died yesterday morning. Some time since she was staying with her sister Ruth (Mrs. Gudgin), in hope that the change would be beneficial to her health, which was then giving way. Her appearance, and what she told me of the symptoms that she felt, led me to think she would never recover. My conviction never left me. Fully believing there was no hope that her health would ever be restored, I was anxious about her soul, and watched to see if any token could be seen of life eternal. Many things that I observed in her, such as paying uncommon attention when under the word, as if her…
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The Life And Ministry Of Jonathan Dyson
From conversation that I have had with him at various times, I believe he was called by grace when he was about 25 years of age; up to which time he neither knew nor cared to know God, his ways, or his people; but when the arrows of the Almighty entered into his conscience, he was made to tremble. One night, in the midst of his soul trouble, he got up in the dead of the night, and walked about the fields in the neighbourhood where he then lived. He saw a light in a barn or cow-house, and made to the place. The farmer was a gracious man. When he saw poor Jonathan come in, he said, "What is the matter with you?" Jonathan…
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The Life And Ministry Of Alexander Taylor
It is a lamentable fact that in the present day the church of God has within her midst but so few pastors after God's own heart; for men endued with gifts and grace are few, very few, like the gleaning of the vintage, or the olive tree with two or three berries on the uppermost boughs, and four or five in the out-most fruitful branches thereof. (Isa. 17:6.) What adds to the burden of those who see and feel the state of Jerusalem spiritual is the apparent indifference of most of her professed children, and the general apathy that is so evidently manifest, and the satisfaction implied or expressed with the present state of things in Zion. During the latter days of William Huntington, that…
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The Life And Death Of Alexander Taylor
