. Contemporary American biography . en among the lovelywomen of that period in the Old Dominion, for beauty, grace, and refinement. In 184S W. M. Williams accepted the pastoral care of the Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Thischurch was increased and strengthened by his ministry and he also exerted a great influencein the country around and beyond, where many were added to the churches through hispreaching. On January 1st, 1851, while yet in early manhood, he entered upon the duties ofpastor of the First Baptist Church of Baltimore, Md., where he has remained until the present,now more


. Contemporary American biography . en among the lovelywomen of that period in the Old Dominion, for beauty, grace, and refinement. In 184S W. M. Williams accepted the pastoral care of the Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Thischurch was increased and strengthened by his ministry and he also exerted a great influencein the country around and beyond, where many were added to the churches through hispreaching. On January 1st, 1851, while yet in early manhood, he entered upon the duties ofpastor of the First Baptist Church of Baltimore, Md., where he has remained until the present,now more than two-score years—an earnest, zealous worker in the Masters vineyard. TheFirst Baptist Church is an old church, having been organized in Januaiw, 1785. When became the pastor, the congregation worshipped in the large, imposing circularbuilding at the corner of Sharp and Lombard Streets, erected in ISIS at a great expense forthat day. As early as 1792 subscriptions were raised in this church to educate young men for.


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