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‘A MEMOIR OF SAMUEL BARBER’
A little gem! This little booklet gives a fascinating first hand insight into the life of a young black man who made his home in Burslem, Stoke on Trent. The man was Samuel Barber, son of Doctor Johnson’s famous ‘adopted son’, Frank. He was known as ‘Black Sam’ to his friends in the potbank where he worked. (A potbank is the local name for a pottery manufactory.) This account of his life was taken directly from an article written by Sam’s friend, John Smith. It first appeared in the ‘Primitive Methodist Magazine’ in 1829. Cedric and Jean have meticulously taken the article, word for word, and produced this little gem which has had the effect of reducing its readers to tears!
Amazing Grace! Sam and his friend, Billy Clowes, were young men who lived a wild life until God put them under His spotlight. They felt themselves convicted of sin, and each found himself crying out to God for mercy. They found a God not only ready to forgive, but more than ready to bless and to use them mightily in His kingdom work. In this booklet Sam’s own story is told. How was Sam saved? He got down on his knees in the snow-covered streets of Tunstall and cried out to God: “Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!” Together with Hugh Bourne, and other ‘ordinary’ Potteries folk, Sam and Billy (William) Clowes were instrumental in the dynamic new movement of God which was simultaneously exciting and inflaming the population of Stoke on Trent before it spread throughout the country and then on to America.
Faith. Original entries from the early 19th Century are quoted direct from Sam’s diary detailing his own struggles and victories in his early Christian life. Copies of his letters to his mother and sister are given showing each becoming saved because of his testimony. Sam’s marriage to a lady to whom Hugh Bourne paid great tribute as a soul-winner took place in 1811. The lady was Fanny Sherwin from Burslem. She and Sam went on to raise five children in Stoke on Trent. Sam and Fanny were extremely busy not only raising the children, but in the massive workload Sam undertook in the new ‘breakaway’ revivalist church – The Primitive Methodist Connection.
Works. Sam and Fanny were happily married for seventeen years until Sam’s early death. Apart from Sam’s family life, his Christian ministry consisted of walking up to 30 miles to preach each Sunday, midweek meetings, his high position in the church council, his running a tract-distributing evangelism society and so much more. He taught children to read and write in the Sunday school, he visited the poor in the workhouse and he was a fearless witness for Jesus, his Saviour.
Love. After his conversion, Sam lived and died for his Saviour who had died for him. Therefore he is now alive with the One who is alive forevermore! Hallelujah!!
“He took his last triumphant flight
From Calvary to Zion’s height.”
Motivation! At £1.50, this is a ‘must read’ for every Christian – to stir up the gift within them!
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