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The Recognition Of W. K. Squirrell As Pastor, Hill Street, Dorset Square
Tuesday, February 3rd, 1891, was one of the most pleasurable days we ever enjoyed in the above highly favoured and far-famed sanctuary. The crowded place reminded us of the happy anniversary occasions when first we visited Mount Zion, and heard with delight godly John Foreman of blessed memory, and many of his renowned colleagues, such as James Wells, George Murrell, Samuel Collins, Philip Dickerson, Samuel Milner, and other valiant men of the past, whose spirits have long been at rest with God. We rejoice, however, that although the above-mentioned brethren are not with us today, they seem to live over again in the present representative preachers of Christ who adorn our Strict Baptist pulpits, and conspicuous among them is the pastor-elect of Mount Zion, William…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Squirrell
Residing in the vicinity, when our translated brother was preaching at the neat and commodious chapel, "Trinity," Trinity-street, Boro', and being without a home, we frequently dropped in there. Mr. Squirrell was a young man then, yet considerably in advance of his time of life in the experimental truths of the Gospel, and we have often remarked, after hearing him preach, that the Lord was preparing him for a larger sphere of usefulness. We can testify (at that time, feeling somewhat like a forlorn, dejected wanderer) to being often lifted up and helped on the way under his ministry. Mr. Squirrell's origin, &c., having been given in extenso in the March and April numbers of the Earthen Vessel & Gospel Herald of the year 1891…
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The Life And Ministry Of J. Everett
According to your request, I send you a brief account of my call by grace, to the ministry, and to the pastorate of Ebenezer, Grays. I was born of godly parents in the year 1852, and, like the rest of the fallen sons of Adam, walked accordingly to the course of this world, "Wandering from Him while I could, Till ‘shall come’ stopped my feet.'' This took place when I was 17 years of age, under the ministry of the late dear Mr. Parker, the then pastor of "Hope," Norton-street, Bethnal Green, who took for his text one Sunday morning the words, "For we must needs die" (2 Sam. 14:14). The fear of death filled me with terror. It was then I was brought into…
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The Life And Ministry Of James Boorne
In our last issue (see below) we referred to the translation from the Church below to the Church above of Mr. James Boorne, pastor of Devonshire-road Chapel, Greenwich, the subject of this months portrait and sketch whose funeral obsequies it was our mournful duty, yet sacred pleasure, to unite in, in November last. We now proceed to record somewhat of the Lord's gracious dealings with him, for which we are indebted to the respected editor of the Sower, and by his kind permission cull the following from its pages:— James Boorne was born October, 1833; he was favoured with praying parents, who wisely counseled him, but the Lord only could give him grace, and He did begin to work in his heart when only six…
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The Life And Ministry Of J. Parnell
Dear Mr. Banks,—In answer to your kind request, let me say, I do not intend writing much about myself at present, as, if the Lord will, a much fuller account will be published in one of my future volumes, both as to my call by grace and also with respect to my call to the ministry. I was born on August 18th, in the year 1840, in the parish of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. When twelve months old, my parents removed into the parish of Stretham, in the same country, where I resided with them till turned twenty years of age. If ever there was a sinner saved by divine grace, and by divine grace alone, that poor sinner is the individual writer. As far back as…
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The Life And Ministry Of George Webb
Dear Brother,—My late beloved brother, Mr. George Webb, was born near Victoria-park, London, of God-fearing parents in the year 1827, and was suddenly called home on October 17, 1894. He was the child of many prayers; he grew up strictly moral; when quite young attended chapel with his parents, went to Sunday-school, and, when about fifteen years of age, became a teacher. That with his morality, attendance at chapel, saying prayers, teaching in the school at the age of sixteen years, he had become a decided self-righteous young man, trusting to his moral virtue, so making a righteousness of the supposed good deeds he had done. As I had been mercifully taught the only way of salvation was by sovereign grace, through the obedience and…
