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The Life And Ministry Of William Simpson
Mr Winters,—Dear Brother,—-In answer to your kind request, I send the following brief account of myself. I, William Simpson, was born in the City of Lincoln, Dec. 2, 1828. My father was a master builder, but neither he nor my mother ever took me to a place of worship but once. No one cared for me, spiritually, and I cared for none. Yet I became a singer in the Church of England. I was apprenticed to a joiner, and served my master faithfully, who afterwards employed me as manager. I left his service and enlisted in the Dragoon Guards, but my friends bought me off. I had early desires after good things, yet again and again broke through them all, till the set time came.
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The Life And Ministry Of William Abbott
As all are born in sin, and by nature children of wrath, all are subject to bondage through the fear of death; this I found by experience at an early age: and as I increased in years, and multiplied my transgressions, the greater fear and dread I had of this king of terrors. As this O bondage is natural to us, so it is natural for us to have recourse to something that we consider to be virtuous, godly, or religious, in order to obtain peace and quietness of mind: and whatever mode of worship, or outward form of religion we have been brought up to, or that may be proposed to us by those whom we suppose to be godly people, to this we…
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The Life And Ministry Of Giles George Whorlow
It is with deep feelings of regret that we record the death of Mr. Giles George Whorlow, a faithful and loving minister of the Gospel of Christ. Our departed brother was esteemed by a large circle of friends, because of his unassuming manner, genial disposition, and firmness in the truth of God. We have spent many happy and profitable hours with him in days past, and always reluctantly parted company, feeling the better for having been with him. Our kind friend Mr. G. G. Whorlow, of Sudbury, son of deceased, was the first to apprise us of the solemn event in the following note:— "Sudbury, Suffolk, Nov. 10th, 1889 "My dear Mr. Winters,—It is with a sad heart that I write to tell you that…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Bull
With deep and solemn regret we record the sudden, but not unexpected, death of Mr. William Bull, the venerable and highly esteemed pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, Wellingborough, which occurred at an early hour on the morning of Tuesday, February 28, 1888, at the age of 74 years. Personally, we only remember to have been once in the company of our departed brother, Mr. Bull, and that was in July, 1876, on the memorable occasion of the settlement of our beloved brother, Mr. G. W. Shepherd, as pastor of the Church at Dorset-square, London. However, we have since then received many kind letters from him, especially relating to the welfare of the cause of truth at Clifton, and our deceased brother, Mr. Charles Lenton, with…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Webb
I first saw the light in the village of Cowlinge, in Cambridgeshire, on February 5th, 1822. About three years after my birth my parents removed to London, taking me with them, and settled in an eastern district of our great metropolis. In the course of time it pleased God, in His infinite mercy, to call by His grace both my father and my mother. They attended a Baptist Chapel, and used to take me with them. This I intensely disliked, and at a comparatively early age I broke away from parental restraint, and determined to have my fill of the pleasures of this world, but soon found that "the way of transgressors is hard." At the age of eighteen, I tried hard to convince myself…
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The Life And Ministry Of George Banks
The space at my disposal will only permit me to select a few of the leading features of my life, therefore what follows must be regarded as furnishing some illustration of the lovingkindness and mercy of the Lord. I was born March 14th, 1856, at Gomer-street, Willenhall, Staffs., and here have spent the whole of my life with the exception of a short interval in my childhood. My early days were not characterised by many striking incidents, but a kindly Providence watched over rne, and preserved me from many ills. On one occasion I had a narrow escape from being run over by a horse and cart, the wheel, however, only passing partly over my foot and squeezing it badly. At an early date I…
