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Him That Is Able
It is an especial delight for a gospel preacher to preach from a passage so full of the Lord Jesus Christ as are these two verses. Jude brings his little epistle to an end in a doxology that beautifully elevates the glory of Christ and must surely be amongst the highest examples of earthly worship known to man. He is…
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The Death Of Grey Hazlerigg
We sincerely hope the Church of Christ will be favoured with the record of the life of this faithful pastor, preacher, and editor. Our beloved brother fell asleep in Jesus on October 4th, 1912, at the advanced age of 94 years. For over three score years he was the devoted pastor of the Church meeting for worship at Zion Chapel,…
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Philpot’s And Popham’s Remembrance Of Grey Hazlerigg
Jospeh Philpot: “I remember him as a slim, dapper, little man with a pale, thin face and an aristocratic nose." James Popham, then Editor of the Gospel Standard in the year of Hazlerigg’s death: “It would seem that an archangel cannot be employed in a work so honourable, so glorifying to God, so beneficial to elect men as a true…
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Redeeming The Time
Light and life are communicated from Jesus to his members, not merely to till their heads with gospel truths, as matters of speculation, or to make them fluent talkers about religion, but chiefly to affect their hearts, renew their minds, and cause them to be close and consistent walkers with Jesus. Without this we only seem to be religious; we…
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The Life And Testimony Of Sarah Mortimer (Gilbert)
At Avebury, on February 24th, 1868, aged 69, Sarah Gilbert. She was my sister in the flesh, and I believe, in the Lord. She was one of fourteen who made the church formed at Avebury in 1830. She was convinced of her state as a sinner before God in 1826, and attended the ministry of Mr. Pontin, who then brought…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Mortimer
The Late Mr. Mortimer.—Many of our friends expressed their regret that we published so poor an account of Mr. Mortimer as appeared in our No. for June, 1869. But we published all we received, and could not do more. Last month, a friend at Chippenham sent us a copy of the"Wiltshire Independent" of April 8th, 1869, containing a few further…
