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The Life And Ministry Of Walter Ranson
Dear Brother,—By your request, I send you a brief sketch of my life. I was born on August 31, 1859, in the parish of Hitcham, in the county of Suffolk. I was blessed with a godly mother, my father was the reverse. But the Lord placed him in the furnace of affliction, and I believe made it a blessing to…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Flack
Our readers, after the various references of late to the state of health of the universally-esteemed pastor of Salem, Wilton-square, were not taken by surprise on reading the brief announcement in the August number of Earthen Vessel and Gospel Herald, that Mr. William Flack had "Crossed the narrow sea." This took place on July 17, 1895, in the 80th year…
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The Life And Ministry Of James Clark
My Dear Brother,—In acceding to your earnest request, I herewith send you a brief account of the Lord's dealings with me. I was born into this world of sin and sorrow on April 27th, 1841, in the town of Tring, in Hertfordshire. It was my privilege, from my earliest days, to be brought up under the influence of a godly…
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The Life And Ministry Of Hiram Maycock
In compliance with the request of many friends, I herewith send a few details with respect to the life, call by grace, and ministerial career of our late friend and brother, H. G. Maycock. He was born in India, near Delhi, on December 3rd, 1823 (his father being of the military profession), and brought to this country when about fifteen…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Brand
Our departed brother was born at Thundersley, Essex, on August 8, 1843. While the influence and training of his godly parents (to which he often alluded) was not lost upon him, he soon gave evidence that he was born in sin, though presented from going to the excess of wickedness to which many have gone. From a child there were…
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The Life And Ministry Of Harry Chilvers
When asked by the beloved editor of our Magazine to send an account of the Lord's dealings with me in providence and grace, the text came to my mind, "What is man that Thou art mindful of him? By nature, a poor sinful wretch, living without hope and God in the world: all his powers and passions, like so many…