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E. J. Poole-Connor
Edward Joshua Poole-Connor (27 July 1872 to 20 January 1962) was an evangelical preacher and Christian leader whose ministry spanned a most turbulent period in British church life, from the time of Charles Spurgeon to the 1960s, and whose record and analysis of its events has been widely observed. Bible League Quarterly He edited this quarterly magazine, alongside Bishop D. A. Thompson, first founded in 1892 to defend the inerrancy of the Holy Scriptures.Bible League Quarterly Official Website The magazine was started shortly after Charles Spurgeon's death. Following Spurgeon's lead in the Charles Spurgeon#Downgrade controversy, Downgrade Controversy, he felt a strong responsibility to advocate ecclesiastical separation from churches he perceived to be in profound theological error. He wrote: Founder of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, FIEC is an association of churches, affiliated together in distinction from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. Spurgeon was pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions. While at the Metropolitan Tabernacle he built an Almshouse, the Stockwell Orphanage and encouraged his congregation to engage actively with the poor of Victorian London. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously. Spurgeon authored sermons, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
