Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >
Display Title: The Lord, how kind are all his waysFirst Line: The Lord, how kind are all his waysMeter: C. M.Date: 1814Subject: Repentance and Conversion |
Display Title: The Lord, how kind are all his waysFirst Line: The Lord, how kind are all his waysAuthor: DoddridgeScripture: Hosea 2:6-7Date: 1812Subject: Penitential |