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An Appreciation Letter Upon The Death Of John Kershaw
Dear Friends,—I knew Mr. Kershaw for about 32 years, for about 27 intimately. Before I knew him I heard him spoken of as an Antinomian. I at that time was under deep distress of soul from law-work. When I heard him preach for the first time, I had never in my life heard a gospel sermon before. His sermon was the means of taking such a weight off my mind that I went home rejoicing in the God of my salvation. It was preached in a large club-room at Wadsworth, near Hebden Bridge, and the room was filled. Many of us went home talking of his sermon. By the Holy Spirit's power and grace of God, the sermon just fitted my case, and gave me…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Kershaw
Last month it was our painful duty to announce the death of Mr. Philpot; and this month our pain is renewed by our having to announce the death of Mr. Kershaw. The hope which was raised, by a little improvement in his health, that he might be spared yet a short time longer as a blessing to the churches, though only for lighter labours than formerly, has been dashed to the ground and shivered as a delicate china bowl falling from the hand. We have been favoured with the following from the pen of a once kind and faithful servant, but now a married wife (who was much with our dear departed one), aided by the bereaved and sorrowing widow: Mr. Kershaw returned home from…
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The Life And Ministry Of H. F. Doll
Superintendent Of The Strict Baptist Mission In Southern India It affords us very great pleasure to present our readers with a portrait of our highly esteemed brother in Christ, Mr. H. F. Doll, of Madras. The labours of Mr. Doll, during his five weeks’ stay in England, were indeed great, and it is to be hoped that much good fruit will result in due time from them, to the glory of God, and the wide-spread interest of the Mission. Various notices of Mr. Doll's life and work appear in other parts of our Magazine, and which prevent the necessity of giving more on the subject here.—Editor
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The Life And Ministry Of William Westhorpe
The Lord convinced him of his awful state as a sinner when young, residing at Billericay, in his native county; which convictions never left him finally until he was brought into the liberty of the gospel. A severe thunderstorm taking place at Billericay laid the foundation of his convictions. He became seriously impressed in his mind and dejected in spirit. A fair coming off some time afterwards, he promised himself he would not go there; but when the time arrived he found he had not power to withstand the temptation. Still he felt conscience testifying against him, and when he entered the dancing-room, guilt and shame were felt within, and he could not take pleasure in it as heretofore. He felt determined to mend his…
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John Gadsby’s Remarks On The Editorship Of The ‘Gospel Standard’ After The Death Of J. C. Philpot
Dear Friends,—Few of you have experienced more changes during the last thirty years than I have experienced, and fewer still have suffered so much from those changes as I have suffered. I have suffered from dangers and perils oft, by sea and land; I have suffered from deep affliction, and have several times, to all human appearance, been at death's door, once when hundreds of miles from my family and friends, and I still suffer, never knowing what it is to be free from pain; I have suffered, and still suffer, from intense anxiety on account of the long-continued illness of my dear wife, hardly a day or a night passing in which she is not more or less almost doubled up with agony and…
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Sympathy Letters Occasioned By The Death Of Joseph Philpot
Dear Sir, I enclose a letter from the church at Stamford, expressing our sorrow and grief at the death of our late pastor, Mr. J. C. Philpot. The letter was unanimously adopted at a church meeting, held on Wednesday, Jan. 5. It was also decided to have a marble tablet erected in the chapel to his memory. The Lord, whose faithful servant he was, highly honoured him by blessing both his sermons and writings to the establishing and building up of his people in their most holy faith, as well as making him an able disputant and defender of the truth of God against all error and heresies. His warning voice was raised at the first sound of the enemy. His reproofs, mingled with kindness…
