William Wilberforce: Abolitionist, Reformer, Evangelical
“God Almighty has set before me two great objects … the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.”
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“God Almighty has set before me two great objects … the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.”
The story of John Newton’s conversion is legendary. His hymns, like “Amazing Grace,” perennial favorites. His pastor’s heart, exemplary. His fight for an abolition of the slave trade, monumental. But none of this came quickly or easily.
The hymn Amazing Grace started life as a sermon written by a former slave ship captain.
The hymn Amazing Grace started life as a sermon written by a former slave ship captain.
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