“So, as William honed his skill at Bengali, his thoughts vacillated from triumph to failure. ‘Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God’ he reminded himself. What could be more ambitious, festering in a muddy forest with a… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“Next morning at 10 o’clock William had a unique opportunity. For it was he who would deliver the sermon for the meeting. And to the discomfort of many there he preached on Isaiah 54. “‘Enlarge the place of thy tent,… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“The energetic Thomas soon had William and Ram Ram Basu with him as he began itinerant preaching. They traveled by boat and by foot… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“William and Dolly had still not come to terms with infant baptism. So baby Ann remained unbaptized. It was clear William was leaning toward… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“To his amazement Doctor Thomas advanced into the midst of the market and began to preach. People gathered to listen. That was a very… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“In Towcester he listened to Thomas Skinner. Skinner was a Dissenter called a Baptist. One of the ways Baptists differed from other denominations was… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“That October twelve of the ministers finally committed their congregations to the society they defined in a resolution: Humbly desirous of making an effort… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“The ‘pamphlet’ urged by Thomas Potts he now titled An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“And praise God, William recovered his health again, if not his hair. He began tutoring students in his shop in the evenings to make… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“By the beginning of May he was so disturbed by Dolly’s constant unhappiness, often goaded into great outbursts of complaining by unthinking Kitty, he… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“As he learned more from his father in school he was led to reading every book he could find as long as it was… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“His conclusions were staggering to those complacent souls who considered themselves safely ensconced in a Christian world: The inhabitants of the world, according to… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“So Newton introduced the two travelers to William Wilberforce., About the same age as William, Wilberforce was said to be a force in the… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“If you really try to know the Hindus you will observe that all castes have several very formal ceremonies. Three are most important. Twelve… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
