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William Wilberforce: Greatest Works
Edited by: James Snyder
Item: 3701
Softcover, 288 Pages
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The 29th Pure Gold Classic, William Wilberforce presents the
very best of this great man’s life and work. It includes his
Practical View of Christianity, historic papers, and a
wonderful biography of the man who became the conscience of the
world and helped bring an end to the practice of slavery in the
civilized world.
William Wilberforce, the son of a wealthy merchant, was born in
Hull in 1759.William’s father died when he was young, and for a
time William was brought up by an uncle and aunt. William came
under the influence of his aunt, who was a strong supporter of
John Wesley and the Methodist movement. Disturbed by these
developments, Mrs. Wilberforce brought her son back to the
family home.
 In
1784 Wilberforce converted to Evangelical Christianity. He
joined the Clapham Set, a group of evangelical members of the
Anglican Church, centered around John Venn, rector of Clapham
Church in London. As a result of this conversion, Wilberforce
became interested in social reform and was eventually approached
by Lady Middleton and was asked to use his power as an MP to
bring an end to the slave trade.
As a member of the evangelical movement, Wilberforce was
sympathetic to Mrs. Middleton’s request. In his letter of reply,
Wilberforce wrote: “I feel the great importance of the subject
and I think myself unequal to the task allotted to me.” Despite
these doubts, Wilberforce agreed to Mrs. Middleton’s request,
but soon afterwards, he became very ill and it was not until
12th May, 1789, that he made his first speech against the slave
trade.
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