Frederick Brotherton Meyer (8 April 1847 – 28 March 1929) was one of the most significant Baptist ministers of his day and was referred to in his obituary In the Daily Telegraph as “The Archbishop of the Free Churches”. A contemporary of C.H. Spurgeon he became a good friend of D.L. Moody and arranged Moody &…
Today’s free book is a classic of Baptist hymnology, Henry S. Burrage’s Baptist Hymns and Their Hymns. This title is in the public domain. Henry Sweetser Burrage [1837-1926], Baptist Hymn Writers and Their Hymns. Portland, ME: Brown Thurston & Company, 1888. Hbk. pp.682. [Click to visit the download page for this title] Table of Contents
Today’s free book is a H.M. Gwatkin’s 2 volume set on historical development of the knowledge of God. This public domain work was digitised from the copies held in Spurgeon’s College library that were formerly owned by F.B. Meyer. Henry Melvill Gwatkin [1844-1916], The Knowledge of God and its Historical Development, 2 Vols. Edinburgh: T…
Today’s free book is James A. Hessey’s 1860 Bampton Lectures on the Christian Sunday. Several of the lectures helpful survey the history of the observance of Sunday through Christian history. A copy of this public domain title was provided by Book Aid for digitisation. More resources on Sunday observance can be found here. This post…
