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The Life And Ministry Of James Frederick Applegate
James Frederick Applegate, whose portrait we have just looked upon is no more. Truly, "he walked with God," and now he is for ever with his Lord at home…Our dear brother was born at Westbury, near Trowbridge, on January 29th, 1822, of godly parents. He was one of eight children, and it was the joy of his heart to know…
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Public Worship
One of the many painful evidences of spiritual declension in numbers of our Churches today is the indifference of not a few professed Christian friends to the public means of grace. A great many persons do not accustom themselves to attend public worship more than once on a Lord's-day, and rarely, if ever, on a week evening; and others still…
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The Life And Ministry Of J. W. Humphreys
I was born on July 12th, 1873, at Tring, a little town in Hertfordshire. My soul praises God for the untold blessing of being the son of a saintly mother, one who, as soon as I could utter words, taught me to pray. At the early age of five years, the first sorrow that I can remember came. When my…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Kempston
The late Mr. William Kempston was born April 1, 1844, in the parish of Shoreditch. He was left an orphan when very young, and was educated at the Forest-lane Schools, Forest Gate, and confirmed, when a boy, at the parish church, West Ham. After leaving school he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker in Bethnal Green, and, during his apprenticeship, he…
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The Life And Ministry Of Frank Lockwood
I was born on April 1st, 187l, at Richmond, in the county of Surrey, but unlike many did not share my parents home very long, for at the age of three, my uncle brought me into Suffolk to live with him. However, when at the age of seven, it was decided I should again live beneath the parental roof, and…
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The Life And Ministry Of Wilson Milbourne
Our late dear friend and brother, Wilson Milbourne, we knew well, and very highly esteemed him for his faithful adherence to the gospel of Christ, which he dearly loved. As a preacher of Christ he was solemn, savoury, and intelligent. Also "Affectionate in look, And tender in address as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men." In Sunday-school…
