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The Life And Ministry Of Joseph Billing
Mr. Joseph Billing has gone from us, and is now at home with the Lord. Born in Bermondsey, he was the son of Mr. Thomas Billing who, for many years, was connected with the Printers’ Pension Society. The fear of God was planted in early life in his soul, and we have heard him tell with that pathos that moved…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Smart
The subject of this short sketch had the great privilege to be born of godly parents. His father was a member of the Church worshipping at Providence Chapel, Bath. His mother, though a godly woman, was one of those, "who through fear of death are all their lifetime subject to bondage," and only enjoyed deliverance at the eleventh hour. Concerning…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Bush
My Dear Brother,—At your request, and with the earnest desire that the Lord may help me, and that He may bless to your readers the recital of His mercy and lovingkindness to one who is unworthy of the least of all His mercies, and continually led with the poet to say:— “O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Andrews
Beloved Brother In The Lord,—ln acceding to your wish to give a brief account of my call by grace and also to the work of the ministry. I must of necessity omit various details, my time being limited, seeing I have much to attend to in connection with my removal [Removing from Ipswich, Suffolk, to Hilperton, near Trowbridge, Wilts., to…
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The Life And Ministry Of James Mote
The following narrative has been compiled at the request of the Trustees of this Magazine, as the subject of it having been connected with the Strict Baptist body for half a century, his knowledge of the changes that have taken place in it during that period to which it refers, they think may prove interesting to our readers:— It was…
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The Life And Ministry Of J. C. Thurston
Mr. Thurston was born at Colchester, Essex, and in mature years was called by grace, and soon after engaged in local preaching. He subsequently had a settled pastorate at Harwich for a period of about five years. From thence he removed to Halstead and was pastor there for a similar period. During the latter part of this pastorate, he preached…
