Minister. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, England. He was educated for commercial pursuits, but subsequently became a Congregational Minister. He began preaching at 22 years of age, and pastored at Rodborough, Gloucestershire; Sheffield in 1783; Carr’s Lane Chapel, Birmingham in 1798; Rodborough Baptist Church in 1799; and the Livery Street Chapel, Birmingham. His best known hymn is "Hail, Sovereign Love, that first began." A Memoir of him appeared in the Evangelical Register, in 1835. He died in Birmingham, England.
Minister. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, England. He was educated for commercial pursuits, but subsequently became a Congregational Minister. He began preaching at 22 years of age, and pastored at Rodborough, Gloucestershire; Sheffield in 1783; Carr’s Lane Chapel, Birmingham in 1798; Rodborough Baptist Church in 1799; and the Livery Street Chapel, Birmingham. His best known hymn is "Hail, Sovereign Love, that first began." A Memoir of him appeared in the Evangelical Register, in 1835. He died in Birmingham, England.
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