William Romaine was born at Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, September 25th, 1714. The house in which he was born is still standing in the High Street, at the corner of St. Mary Street, and is at present used as a butcher's shop. It is encouraging to find that there are those in the county of Durham who so far revere his memory, and love the same truths that he proclaimed, as to erect, only a few years since, a tablet to his memory. Romaine's father was one of the French Protestants who took refuge in England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He settled at Hartlepool as a corn merchant, and appears to have prospered in business. He died at the…

William Romaine, author of the "Life, Walk, and Triumph of Faith" (1714-1795), was born at Hartlepool, and was a member of an Huguenot family of refugees. He was a profound Hebrew scholar, and the brightest ornament of Oxford University during his career there. He was upwards of thirty years of age when the Lord was pleased to let him see and feel the plague of his own heart. He writes: "In despair of all things else, I betook myself to Jesus, and was most kindly received." He endured much persecution because of his discriminating ministry, which was sometimes exercised at his University, and more frequently at St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street, and other London churches where he was curate or lecturer. He died rector of St.…