Nimm Zeit dir zur Andacht

Author: William D. Longstaff

William Dunn Longstaff United Kingdom 1822-1894. Born at Sunderland, Durham, England, the son of a wealthy ship owner, he was a person of independent financial means. Although Longstaff had everything he desired, he still had an empty feeling in his life, and attended church one day and was inspired by words of a China missionary, Griffith John, on furlough to England, preaching at a service in Keswick, England, citing I Peter 1:16, “Be ye holy, for I am holy”. That resulted in him giving his heart to the Lord and beginning a Christian life, dedicated to God. He became a generous philanthropist and was influential in evangelical circles. Following his friend, Rev Arthur A Rees, a persuasive Welsh preacher, who left the Anglican pr… Go to person page >

Translator: W. Rauschenbusch

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First Line: Nimm Zeit dir zur Andacht
English Title: Take Time to Be Holy
Author: William D. Longstaff
Translator: W. Rauschenbusch
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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