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The Life and Ministry Of Frank Grimwood
The congregation meeting at Bethesda Chapel, Notting Hill Gate, London, was organized in 1866 around the teachings of the Strict and Particular Baptists. The first pastor, Mr. David Crumpton, served the office for six years, during which time he partnered with Mr. John Hazelton when organizing the Metropolitan Association of Strict Baptist Churches. Four more pastors followed before the turn of the century, leaving the office vacant between the years 1898-1907. It was then Mr. Frank Grimwood was appointed the pastor, serving the office for twenty-one years. In the year 1900, seven years before taking the oversight of Bethesda Chapel, Mr. Micthell, on behalf of the Earthen Vessel, requested Mr. Grimwood submit a short testimony of his life and ministry. This background may be of…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Banks
Before this is in the hands of our readers, they will have heard of the departure of our beloved brother, Mr. John Waters Banks. The home-call came somewhat suddenly on Friday morning, May 5th. For some time past our brother had been suffering from a weak and diseased heart. On Thursday, April 20th, he attended the anniversary services at Waltham Abbey, but had a very violent seizure in the small hours of the following morning, which it was thought would have proved fatal; but he gradually rallied, and improved sufficiently to take a short walk on Tuesday, May 2nd, and it was hoped that he might have been spared for a time. He was, however, not so well on the Thursday, and at about five…
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The Life And Ministry Of David Doudney
We deeply regret to announce the death of David Alfred Doudney, which took place at Southsea, on Friday night, April 21st, at the advanced age of 82. Mr. (afterwards Dr.) Doudney in early life carried on business as a printer, in Long-lane, City, on the site where the Aldersgate-street Railway Station now stands. Deceased was born on March 8, 1811, at Mile End, Portsea. He left home at the age of 13, and was apprenticed to a printer at Southampton, with whom he remained some years after the close of his articles. Subsequently he came to London and commenced business as a printer, first at Holloway, then in the City, and founded the City Press printing establishment in Long-lane, where the first edition of Denham's…
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A Remarkable Deliverance
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 3, Verse 5
“Who then is Paul? and who is Apollos? etc.]” The apostle’s name being used, and he a party concerned, could speak the more freely upon this head, and ask what they thought of himself, and other preachers, whether they were more than men? what authority and power they had, whether they looked upon them as the authors of a new religion, or the founders of a new sect, that were to go by their names? and directs them what light to consider them in, how that they were “but ministers by whom ye believed:” They were servants to Christ and to his churches, and not lords; they did not assume any dominion over men, or pretend to lord it over God’s heritage; there is but…
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The Life And Ministry Of Samuel Collins
Earthen Vessel 1889, Page 168: The Late Mr. Samuel Collins, Of Grundisburgh, Suffolk One of the greatest and grandest Suffolk preachers of the Gospel of the past, known to us, was Samuel Collins, of Grundisburgh. It was not in sunny Suffolk that our ears and heart were first charmed by the pouring out of his soul in tremulous accents on Gospel themes but in that highly favoured sanctuary at Hill Street, Dorset Square, London, of which John Foreman, of blessed memory, was the renowned pastor so many years. It was in the early days of our Christian career, mainly, that we spent several happy Good Fridays in succession at Hill Street with our beloved wife and her parents and friends, and there we heard Samuel…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Cooper
In the 1889 edition of the Earthen Vessel, the following sketch is given for the life and ministry of John Cooper: The Late Mr. John Cooper, Of Wattisham, SuffolkA quarter of a century ago the names of George Wright, of Beccles, Samuel Collins, of Grundisburgh, and John Cooper, of Wattisham, were familiar to almost every old resident in the county of Suffolk; and for their preaching qualifications they had few equals in the Strict Baptist Denomination. The last time we saw Mr. Cooper, was at Blakenham Chapel; he was then seated in the corner of the building, and appeared to be very feeble in shaking hands and in wishing us a loving farewell. We learn from Mr. S. K. Bland's excellent account of Mr. Cooper,…
