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The Life And Ministry Of Charles Lawder
On Oct. 3rd, 1861, Charles Lawder, aged 52. The subject of this brief memoir was born in London, Aug. 15th, 1809. When he had arrived at the early age of 10 years he had lost both father and mother, and was thrown upon the wide world on his own resources. About the age of 20 he was brought to the knowledge of the truth, and remained ever afterwards stedfast to it. The first Christian church he joined was Mr. Abrahams's, Regent Street, City Road, but we do not know exactly the time. In the year 1847 he was transferred to the church assembling in Woodbridge Chapel, Clerkenwell, and continued a member until his death. In the autumn of 1847, he was powerfully impressed with a…
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The Life And Death Of William Bussey
Death. On Aug. 18th., 1859, at an advanced age, William Bussey, of Hemblington, Norfolk. He preached the gospel in his humble way at Framingham, for some years towards the close of his life. He was a humble, consistent man. Not much is known of his experience. He was in early life a rigid Methodist; but the Lord so laid his sins upon the ground would open and swallow him up, with the beast that was under him; and that like Dathan and Abiram, and their company, he should go down alive into the pit. About this time an opportunity offered for him to hear an experimental gospel minister; and such was the effect of the sermon upon his terror-stricken spirit that all his bonds broke,…
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The Life And Testimony Of John Kay
On the wrapper of our last No. we briefly mentioned the decease of our lamented friend and brother, John Kay, well known to most of our readers, and by many of them highly valued as a writer, at various times for many years, in our pages, under the signature of “J. K., Abingdon." As we enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance for more than 25 years, and much esteemed him as a friend and brother in the Lord, and have every reason to believe that not only by the immediate circle of his spiritual friends, but that by many of our readers also who never saw him in the flesh, he was greatly valued for his earnest contention for the “faith once delivered unto the…
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The Life And Testimony Of Mary Churchman
"Agreeably to what my parents educated me in I was zealous for the Established Church, thought all fanatics who dissented from it, and had as great an inclination to persecute them as Paul had. As a proof, there layaway through my father's yard for Mrs. M., a godly woman, to go to meeting, which she did every Lord's Day; and I really thought it my duty to set his great dog upon her to molest her, and used sometimes to encourage hiin for half a mile together with the most bitter invectives, such as saying, 'My dog would smell the blood of fanatics,' &c. The cur was thought savage to others, but such was the preventing providence of God, that he never once fastened upon…
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The Life And Death Of George Isbell
Died. At Bath, on March 6th, aged 45, deeply regretted by his attached congregation, MR. G. S. B. Isbell, minister of the gospel at Bethesda Chapel, Bath, after an illness of about four weeks. On Lord's Day evening, February 5th, he spoke from the words, "Behold the Lamb of God,” with much unction, but with evident difficulty from illness. He went from the pulpit to his bed-room, which he never after left. Ulceration of the tongue and throat set in, and increased till danger was anticipated. On Lord's Day evening, March 4th, the bowels were attacked, which ended in mortification. His agony was great. He said, "The great struggle is now begun." Large doses of opium, by the advice of the medical attendant, were administered,…
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37 An Examination Of Gill’s Goat Yard Declaration Of Faith (1729)
I would like to welcome you back to another study in Bible Doctrine. In our previous study, I laid out for you a historic backdrop to Gill’s Goat Yard Declaration. For this study, I would like to look at the document itself. However, it seems appropriate, given the fact that the Declaration was designed for a single congregation, that we first take a look at that congregation, to gain a bird’s eye view of its history and doctrinal positions. The Goat Yard Declaration was named after the church for which it was drawn up. It was known as the church meeting at Goat’s Yard Passage, on Fair Street, in Horsley-Down, Southwark, and they met in the Goat’s Yard Chapel. The origin of the church may…
