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The Life And Death Of William Glasgow
This faithful servant of God received the home-call rather suddenly on March 6th. He had reached the ripe old age of 83 years, and had been for many years in a weak state of health, though he was able to walk out a few steps the day before his decease. He was born at Chesham, Bucks; became the recipient of saving grace early in life, and was joined by baptism to the “Townfield” Church. When quite young he began to preach at Lee Common, Trina, Two Waters, &c. His first settled pastorate was at Gaddesden Row. In 1875 he was directed by the Lord to remove to Suffolk, and, for over seven years, he was the honored pastor of Bardwell. Here he did good work…
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The Life And Death Of Johnson Grimwood
Johnson Grimwood was called home February 7th, 1913, aged 84 years. Our dear brother was Pastor at Charsfield eleven years; Stonham Parva seventeen years and ten months. His last pastorate was Cransford, Suffolk, and the writer will remember the services he has conducted in his house; how sweet their memory still. Though not a great preacher he was a good man, a gracious man, and a diligent man in this world’s affairs. I have heard him say he has been at his work all day, drove home, had some refreshment, walked to Charsfield (eleven miles) on a winter’s night, and home again; sometimes nearly midnight before he reached home. Our dear brother would rise at any hour to show an act of kindness to anyone…
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The Life And Ministry Of James Nunn
During the last fifteen years I have had, occasionally, close acquaintance with the deceased brother; and ever found him a wise, faithful, and tender-hearted friend; but his afflictions—mental and physical—were severe. I always thought him a broken-hearted man—a man of many sorrows—shutting himself almost out from all society: he leaned and lived upon his Lord alone. The last time I saw him previous to his death, he was the same, calmly waiting the Lord’s appointed will and pleasure. There was a stern manliness, a firm adherence to principle, a deep love of the brotherhood, a perfect freedom from everything little and contemptible, and a manifest abhorrence of hypocrisy and deceit, always prominent in all the interviews I ever had with James Nunn. He was a…
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38 Bible Doctrine – Confessional Statements And Their Proper Use
I would like to welcome you back to another study in Bible Doctrine. In our previous two studies, I have given a historic and doctrinal overview of John Gill’s Goat Yard Declaration of Faith. And then, towards the end of our last study, I pointed out some of the major differences between the 1689 Confession and the 1729 Declaration. In a nutshell, the 1689 Confession is representative of 17th century Hyper-Calvinism, whereas the 1729 Declaration is representative of 18th century Hyper-Calvinism. More specifically, 17th century Hyper-Calvinism, represented by the 1689 Confession, is based on a threefold covenantal framework, pushing to the forefront a conditional covenant of grace. Forthwith, saving faith is viewed as a legal duty imposed upon unregenerate sinners, resulting in a conditional salvation;…
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The Life And Death Of George Firbank
Our dear brother, for many years pastor of the Baptist Chapel, Haverhill, passed away to his much-desired rest on December 8th, 1912, in his 85th year, leaving in this vale of tears to mourn his loss, an aged widow, aged 91 years, also a son and daughter, who are looking forward when they, too, shall join their beloved one in the rest that remained and where partings are unknown. During his last illness the writer visited him often. His hope in Christ was firm and his faith in the finished work of his beloved Lord unshaken.
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The Life And Ministry Of Frederick Fuller
Our beloved brother in the Lord was born at Ridgmount, Bedfordshire, in the year 1842, of godly parents, where he followed the Lord in the ordinance of believer’s baptism. Shortly after, he was called to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ, and for 46 years he was well-known as a very acceptable preacher among the Causes of truth, especially in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire. In 1880 he became pastor of the Strict Baptist Church at Aylesbury, where for thirteen years he ministered with the Lord’s blessing and approval. In after days he often referred to the hallowed seasons that he spent among the Lord’s people at Aylesbury. In 1893 he retired from the pastorate, but not from the ministry, and came with Mrs. Fuller…
