Samuel Martin remembered as a devout Nonconformist leader
The obituary recalls Samuel Martin’s thirty six years in London ministry, his gentle voice and tender preaching, and his opposition to the State Church. Westminster Chapel hosted his funeral with Dr Simon and J C Harrison eulogies, followed by a procession to Abney Park.
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Westminster Chapel
Martin
London
Dr. Brock
Binney
Bidgood
Cumming
Newman Hall
Mellor
Edmond
Mr. Martin
Liberation Society
Whittington Club
Congregational Union
Samuel Martin
God
St. Margaret’s Church
George Hadfield
Francis Crossley
Barnes
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Men’s Association
Sarah Smith
Lady Powerscourt
W. Braden
Earl of
Shaftesbury
Congregational Ministers
Simon
J. C. Harrison
Christ
Dean Stanley
Abney Park
The Earl of Aylesford and seven livings debated
Jocho questions the Earl of Aylesford as patron of seven parishes Ashby Magna Saxelby Bedworth Bickenhill Meriden Packington Ditton with two actually presented. He cites alleged intoxication and dissolute association and urges scrutiny by bishops and royal commissioners.
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Earl of
Aylesford
India
Peterborough
Alhambra
Cremorne
Jocho
Excerpt on Heinrich A. W. Meyer’s life and work
A biographical sketch by his son chronicles Heinrich A. W. Meyer born 1800 in Gotha died 1873, tracing his schooling at Gotha Gymnasium Jena studies, early pastorates in Osthausen Harste, naturalization as Hanoverian, and his influential grammatico historical exegesis. It notes his shifts in view and steadfast rejection of confessional narrowness, plus his role as a leading English-known commentator and Reformation hopeful. The piece also hints at Meyer’s personal and family afflictions and his political neutrality amid 19th-century upheavals.
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Meyer
Gotha
Angheim
Lower
Franconia
Heinrich
Jena
Gymnasium
Heinrich Meyer
University of Jena
Thuringia
Osthausen
Grone
Harste
Géttingen
England
Hanover
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Matthew
Heinrich A. W. Myer
Peter CoRistin
Edinburgh
T. and
T. Clark