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The First Strict And Particular Baptist Church In Lincoln
On Friday evening, June 26, 1874, a Church of Baptized Believers was formed in Newland Street, meeting in Lincoln, and Mr. W. Simpson was called to and publicly recognized as the pastor. The order of service is here given, it may be useful to others: W. Simpson read and they sung a hymn. C. W. Banks read the Word, pleased for the Lord’s blessing, and gave short addresses on Paul’s words, “God is not the Author of confusion but of peace, as in all the Churches of the saints.” Two brethren then gave lengthened accounts of their experience, faith, and of God’s dealings with them, in bringing them into fellowship of the Gospel. All the friends who desired to be united together expressed their desire…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Simpson
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The Life And Ministry Of William Simpson
Mr Winters,—Dear Brother,—-In answer to your kind request, I send the following brief account of myself. I, William Simpson, was born in the City of Lincoln, Dec. 2, 1828. My father was a master builder, but neither he nor my mother ever took me to a place of worship but once. No one cared for me, spiritually, and I cared for none. Yet I became a singer in the Church of England. I was apprenticed to a joiner, and served my master faithfully, who afterwards employed me as manager. I left his service and enlisted in the Dragoon Guards, but my friends bought me off. I had early desires after good things, yet again and again broke through them all, till the set time came.
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The Life And Ministry Of Giles George Whorlow
It is with deep feelings of regret that we record the death of Mr. Giles George Whorlow, a faithful and loving minister of the Gospel of Christ. Our departed brother was esteemed by a large circle of friends, because of his unassuming manner, genial disposition, and firmness in the truth of God. We have spent many happy and profitable hours with him in days past, and always reluctantly parted company, feeling the better for having been with him. Our kind friend Mr. G. G. Whorlow, of Sudbury, son of deceased, was the first to apprise us of the solemn event in the following note:— "Sudbury, Suffolk, Nov. 10th, 1889 "My dear Mr. Winters,—It is with a sad heart that I write to tell you that…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Kennard
It seems but a short time since we first heard of the serious illness of our dear brother in Christ, Mr. William Kennard, of Croydon. We were then told that—"He had been near unto the golden gate; Serene he waited for the Master's calling;" and soon the solemn tidings of his departure reached us. His ransomed soul peacefully passed the border-land of time to the regions of eternal and untold felicity on Monday noon, November 12th, 1888. How apropos are the words of Milton— "'Twas a death-like sleep— A gentle wafting to immortal life." We had not the privilege of a long and intimate acquaintance with our deceased friend and brother, but whenever we met him we found him to be tender, genial, and truth-loving.…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Bull
With deep and solemn regret we record the sudden, but not unexpected, death of Mr. William Bull, the venerable and highly esteemed pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, Wellingborough, which occurred at an early hour on the morning of Tuesday, February 28, 1888, at the age of 74 years. Personally, we only remember to have been once in the company of our departed brother, Mr. Bull, and that was in July, 1876, on the memorable occasion of the settlement of our beloved brother, Mr. G. W. Shepherd, as pastor of the Church at Dorset-square, London. However, we have since then received many kind letters from him, especially relating to the welfare of the cause of truth at Clifton, and our deceased brother, Mr. Charles Lenton, with…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Webb
I first saw the light in the village of Cowlinge, in Cambridgeshire, on February 5th, 1822. About three years after my birth my parents removed to London, taking me with them, and settled in an eastern district of our great metropolis. In the course of time it pleased God, in His infinite mercy, to call by His grace both my father and my mother. They attended a Baptist Chapel, and used to take me with them. This I intensely disliked, and at a comparatively early age I broke away from parental restraint, and determined to have my fill of the pleasures of this world, but soon found that "the way of transgressors is hard." At the age of eighteen, I tried hard to convince myself…
