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The Life And Ministry Of Charles Rolfe
What a beautiful thing is real friendship! and especially when it is backed up with such manifestations, and practical proofs, as demonstrate its sincerity. Jonathan showed the sincerity of his love to David by interceding with his father Saul in David's behalf; and Boaz gave the most practical proof of his friendship to Ruth by letting her glean in his harvest field, and by telling his reapers to show her favour by letting her glean among the sheaves. But O how little of such sincere genuine friendship is there among poor mortals now! What a deal of hollow false friendship there is among them! The mere professions of friendship, the vain talk about it, friendly words, and friendly looks, and friendly good wishes expressed, are…
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Can You Give Me The Gospel You Offer?
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The Life And Ministry Of John Vinall
The interment of the mortal remains of this highly esteemed and aged minister, took place Friday afternoon, March 9th, 1860, at two o'clock, under circumstances which must have been, on such a melancholy occasion, very gratifying to all his relations and friends and admirers. The late Rev. John Vinall was no ordinary man; by application in studying the Scriptures, coupled with great natural ability, he raised himself to a position of eminence in the county of Sussex; and so numerous were those who may fairly be regarded as his followers that they can now be counted by thousands. In paying the last tribute of respect to departed worth, they were not forgetful of their spiritual benefactor, for they attended in large numbers, many of them…
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The Life And Death Of John Vinall
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The Life And Ministry Of A. E. Realff
In the afternoon of January 20, Mr. J. Box most kindly supplied for W. J. Styles, who was incapacitated through illness. Proceeding to explain in a most lucid and affectionate manner the nature of a Gospel Church: its privileges and duties, our dear brother took for his text Dan. 10:21, first clause. Very sweetly and encouragingly was he led into the subject, and a goodly company of appreciative hearers listened to his instructive and admonitory utterances. The schoolroom was well filled at the tea. At the evening meeting, Mr. E. Mitchell, the former pastor, asked the usual questions, Mr. Realff’s answers to which will be found below. He then called upon Mr. J. Billing to relate the providential circumstances that led to the present settlement,…
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The Life And Death Of William Hazelton
The severe and protracted sufferings of our beloved brother, William Hazelton, were brought to a close by death on Lord's-day evening, January 11th, at 8.20, in the National Hospital, Queen's Square, Bloomsbury, London. It will be remembered by many of our readers who attended the Annual Meetings of the Suffolk and Norfolk Particular Baptist Association, on June 6th, 1888, at Laxfeld, that our brother Hazelton was urged to preach the evening sermon on that occasion, and after much hesitancy he yielded to the call, and preached (what proved to be his last sermon) from the words, "I will work, and who shall let it?" (Isa. 43:18), and which he divided as follows:—I. The text in relation to the Speaker Himself. II. Its relation to His…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Hazelton
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The Life And Ministry Of William Hazelton
In taking up the pen to write the memoir of a good man, one feels the deep need of superintending grace, so that the right words may be used. There is, at the same time, the consciousness that peculiar mental qualifications are necessary to the right performance of such a task. Whatever qualification the present writer may lack, he feels he can plead the important one of intimate acquaintance. During the whole of Mr. Hazelton's pastorate at Lewisham, and up to the time of his death, our dear brother and the present writer were on the terms of closest friendship, and it is a joy, while writing, to be able to say that the friendship was never disturbed by a single misunderstanding.
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The Life And Death Of William Hazelton
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The Life And Ministry Of Charles Cornwell
Mr. C. Cornwell, the pastor of Brixton Tabernacle, was born in Cambridgeshire in 1833, and was sent to a day-school, and afterwards to a school connected with the National Church at Horningsea, but he left early. Some few years afterwards he resided at Waterbeach, and attended the Baptist Sunday School when Mr. C. H. Spurgeon first commenced his labours there. Mr. Cornwell was called by grace when about seventeen or eighteen years of age. He was brought up in his early days to farming, but afterwards became a carpenter, at which trade he worked. When thirty years of age, he began to preach the Gospel, but, sadly lamenting his lack of education, devoted much time to self-improvement, and reading soon became a pleasure to him.…
