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The Life And Ministry Of John Moore
It was amongst you that I drew my first natural breath, being born at Okeworth Hall, in the parish of Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1662. It was amongst you that I had my education in my childhood and youth, under the care of my religious parent, and by instruction and tutorage, chiefly and especially Mr. W. Hustler, of Bingley, Yorkshire. It was from amongst you that I took a damsel to wife, who, as a faithful consort and helpmeet, indeed hath ever since to this day been my companion, in my pilgrimage and removing from place to place in prosperity and in adversity. It was amongst you that I drew my first spiritual breath, being convinced of my undone state under sin and the law, as…
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The Life And Ministry Of Robert Sears
God said unto Moses, "I will make all My goodness pass before thee;'' and it passes before us in our own personal experience, and we record it here in praise of the sovereign grace and matchless love of our covenant God. I might have been left to perish in my sin, for,— “Why was I made to hear Thy voice, And enter while there's room; When thousands make a wretched choice, And rather starve than come? 'Twas the same love that spread the feast, That sweetly forced us in; Else we had still refused to taste, And perished in our sin." My Birth And Parentage I first saw the light of natural life on the 22nd of May, 1838, and it was my happy privilege…
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The Life And Ministry Of Philip Dickerson
It is to be hoped that the readers of the Earthen Vessel will not mistake the few memorial notices here recorded of the late Mr. Philip Dickerson for a biography of him. Personally we knew but little of Mr. Dickerson, not having heard his voice since he preached to an overcrowded house the funeral sermon of the late John Foreman, of blessed memory. Having, however, at hand, by the great kindness of Mr. Samuel George Ince, of Bishopsgate-street, all the original materials for a biography of Mr. Dickerson, it would be comparatively easy to write and publish his life in full, if time and means were at command. From a real love of all good men and a felt sense of the worth of their…
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The Life And Ministry Of William Knibb Dexter
Dear Mr. Editor,—Circumstances are constantly transpiring around us testifying to the fact that whilst the spirit is immortal the body is mortal. Lately a time-honoured and faithful minister of Christ, a beloved brother in the Lord, has been called from these scenes of labour and conflict to higher service in the glory world. William Knibb Dexter, the youngest son of Benjamin Bull Dexter, a missionary in Jamaica, co-temporary with William Knibb, of anti-slavery notoriety. He was born on December 29th, 1840, five years before the death of Knibb, and was named after his distinguished relative, Knibb, being related to the family. The child grew, and at an early age began to display some force of character, having a will of his own, and showing strong…
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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 wayward feet seemed most to need a mother's guiding hand, the loved one was taken away. I shall never forget gazing upon that cold, lifeless form; the whole scene appears to me as vividly now as though it were only a few days past. From that time forward I was terrified by a great fear of death; at night when trying to go to sleep…
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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 attended the Independent Chapel in Old Bethnal Green-road, where a Mr. Williams was the pastor. On one occasion, while attending service, the Lord showed him what a great sinner he was. This revelation had such a powerful effect upon him, that he fell fainting to the floor, and had to be carried to the vestry. He found no peace or satisfaction until one week evening,…
