A Sketch of the Life of REV. Henry Williams, D.D: Late Pastor of the Gilfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, with Ceremonies Incident to His Death, and to the Erection of a Monument to His Memory (Classic Reprint)
A Sketch of the Life of REV. Henry Williams, D.D: Late Pastor of the Gilfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, with Ceremonies Incident to His Death, and to the Erection of a Monument to His Memory (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of Rev. Henry Williams, D.D: Late Pastor of the Gilfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, With Ceremonies Incident to His Death, and to the Erection of a Monument to His Memory In coming into our midst, he added a jewel to the society of women in the person of his amiable, Christian wife, Mrs. Made line Williams, nee Carter, to whom he was married in June, 1843. He was tall and of large stature, though well proportioned, and not at all awkward. His massive chest and neck gave evi ...
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Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of Rev. Henry Williams, D.D: Late Pastor of the Gilfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, With Ceremonies Incident to His Death, and to the Erection of a Monument to His Memory In coming into our midst, he added a jewel to the society of women in the person of his amiable, Christian wife, Mrs. Made line Williams, nee Carter, to whom he was married in June, 1843. He was tall and of large stature, though well proportioned, and not at all awkward. His massive chest and neck gave evi dence of grand vocal ability and lung power. While a young man, like many others, possessors of fine physique, he tested his strength one day in lifting an exceedingly heavy bar of iron, in consequence of which he injured a bone in his back, hence a slight stooping posture at the shoulders. In 1870 he was elect-cd a member of the Council of the City of Petersburg, and served with that manly courage and devotion to his duties which characterized all his doings. He was also a member of the Board, which had for its object the distribution of wood to the poor, and no one under his immediate care was ever heard to complain of any negligence on his part in allevia ting their wants. In the 7 0's he began the agitation of colored teachers for the colored schools of Petersburg, the results of which are seen to-day. Rev. Williams was of a dignified, seemingly austere manner, but in the company of his friends he was the equal of any in wit, humor, and repartee. He was not a Minister of the Gospel for the sake of loaves and fishes, as he had more than one call from churches of varies cities, offering him salaries exceeding what he was getting, but money did not tempt him. At a time when retrenchment held sway in this city and in others, he voluntarily requested and insisted that the church deduct $200 per year from his salary; in other words, he insisted that he be paid $200 less than formerly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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