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John Rippon tells the remarkable story of a preaching occasion when Benjamin Beddome had forgotten what he was to preach on. Rippon begins:“Amongst the biographical traits given of this respectable mi … read more

As John Rippon drew his funeral oration for John Collett Ryland to a close, he prayed, “God grant that when we come to die, our defects may be as few as his, and our Christian virtues half as many. Am … read more

“Though he was not a man of natural elocution, nor ever took pains to form himself for a public speaker; yet such was his knowledge of the Scriptures, his acquaintance with the deep things of God, his … read more

The final three decades of Beddome’s life were fraught with earthly trials. . . . his eldest son, John, died at the age of fifteen. A second son, Benjamin (born 1753), died in 1778 of what Rippon call … read more

In the essay on James Fanch (1704-1767), Karen E. Smith writes: While Fanch embraced religious enthusiasm and readily engaged in evangelistic outreach, he also took seriously the need to challenge peo … read more