William Grimshaw of Haworth
ISBN: 9780851517346Faith Cook has drawn on unpublished and little-known sources to produce this comprehensive new biography of the man of whom John Wesley said,
'A few such as him would make a nation tremble. He carries fire wherever he goes'.
Table of Contents: Author: Faith Cook, daughter of Stanley and Norah Rowe, missionaries of the China Inland Mission (now OMF), was born in north-west China. After missionaries were evicted from the country in 1951, she returned to the UK and attended Clarendon School in North Wales before proceeding to teacher training college in Bromley, Kent. She married Paul Cook in 1961, and they served several evangelical churches in the Midlands and Yorkshire before his retirement. Endorsements: 'Perhaps this century has not produced another who could say with more justice and propriety to his hearers (if his great humility would have permitted him). "be ye followers of me, as I am of Christ".' 'A few such as him would make a nation tremble. He carries fire wherever he goes.' 'Grimshaw's unflagging energy and vigorous defense of the faith was matched by a charitable spirit that was a model of true Christlikeness . . . a surprising measure of what he said and wrote is germane to the times in which we live. This is a welcome addition to the rich treasure trove already available from the Banner of Truth. It is also a classic example of what a good biography ought to be.' 'A biography that I hold dear because it is a challenge to my wimpishness, something this Canadian Christian historian deeply laments. Grimshaw was a true radical.' 'Atmosphere, action, great character: it's Wuthering Heights meets Whitfield-Wesley revival.'
Preface
Introduction: Haworth - Now and Then
'Sober and Diligent'
An Ungodly Cleric
The Pardoning Love of God
Harbingers of Blessing in Yorkshire 1734-1742
Haworth - A Barren Wilderness
Showers on Dry Ground
Full Assurance
Haworth - A Garden of the Lord
'Strains of Tremendous Eloquence'
The Care of Souls
A Bona Fide Methodist
Not Counting the Cost
Anecdotes from Haworth Days
Days of the Son of Man
'The Great Haworth Round'
Every Moment to God's Glory
Years of Consolidation
Grimshaw's Unpublished Writings
The Unresolved Tension: Church or Dissent
When Good Men Differ
Friends and Fellow Workers
'What Has God Wrought!'
'For to Me to Live is Christ'
' and to Die is Gain'
Faith has written of her childhood in China in Troubled Journey, and has authored several other books published by the Trust, including Sound of Trumpets, Singing in the Fire, and two major biographies - Selina, Countess of Huntingdon and William Grimshaw of Haworth.
--JOHN NEWTON
--JOHN WESLEY
--JOHN MACARTHUR
--MICHAEL HAYKIN
--MIKE REEVES
Additional Information:
Cover: | Softcover |
Number of Pages: | 342 |
Publisher: | Banner of Truth Trust |
Publication Date: | 1997 |