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THE

GENERAL BAPTIST

MAGAZINE.

JANUARY, 1861.

MEMOIR OF REV. HENRY EVERARD, OF SPALDING.

REV. HENRY EVERARD was born April 8th, 1780, in the village of Fulbeck, on the cliff-row between Lincoln and Grantham. His parents were small farmers, made no profession of religion, were industrious, well-meaning people, and, in common with their neighbours, attended the Established church. When little more than three months old, Mr. Everard lost his father, who was killed by a fall from his horse. His mother, by the advice of her friends, removed with her children, the eldest a daughter scarcely three years old, to Horbling, near Donington, and afterwards to Postland, near Croyland. While at this last place, Henry was the sharer in the kind interposition of a very merciful Providence. He was sent by his mother on Christmas-eve, to Croyland, to purchase some 'shop goods' for the family. The pools and dykes were frozen, and Henry skated there. As he returned, night came on, and he lost his way. The ice broke and let him in. He called loudly for help, but no one at that bleak place (Cowbit Wash') heard the voice of the sufferer. He crawled out of one hole in the ice only to sink in another. At last, nearly exhausted by effort and by fright, he providentially caught hold of the weeds and grass growing by the side of the bank, scrambled out, and with his clothes as

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Soon after Mr. Everard became of age, he took a farm of eighty acres, at St. James's, five miles from Fleet. Being impressed through grace with the claims and value of eternal things, he asked one of his labourers if he knew any preacher in the neighbourhood who held the doctrine of universal redemption, through the death of Christ. 'O yes,' said the servant, Mr. Burgess, of Fleet.' It so happened that Mr. Everard's farm adjoined the one occupied by Mr. Benjamin Ewen, a good man, about his own age, and a member of the church over which Mr. Burgess was pastor. An intimacy arose between the young neighbours. They went together to the house of God, and by the way had much pious and profitable discourse. In the course of twelve months, Mr. Everard saw it his duty to join the church at Fleet, and was requested to give his religious experience to them by word of mouth. He and his wife, with some other friends, were soon after baptized.

Only a short time elapsed before the church at Fleet, with the concurrence

and goodwill of the pastor, seeing their young friend had a talent for speaking, invited him to take part in the weeknight meetings. These essays were generally approved. Expressions of the most cordial esteem and attachment were uttered by members and hearers. His desire to be doing good now led him to open a room in the village of St. James, on Sabbath evenings for praying, reading, and expound. ing the Scriptures. Many comfortable and profitable meetings, with the Lord's presence, were thus enjoyed by himself and his neighbours. Mr. Burgess, hearing of this, went to his young friend to enquire further about it, when Mr. Everard said that he began these meetings, thinking they might be useful to his neighbours, but with no view of becoming a preacher. My dear brother,' replied Mr. Burgess, I have not come to forbid your speaking, but to encourage you in it. We must have you regularly called out; for the harvest is great, and we want labourers in the field.'

| Mr. Everard's help. He yielded. His labours were successful: the congregation increased, and many were added to the church. Mr. Everard now received a unanimous invitation to become their minister.

Two years previous to this had proved very disastrous to farmers in Lincolnshire. Continued inundations had destroyed much property. Mr. Everard lost upwards of £400 besides labour and seed. He was advised to sell the remainder of his farming property, and give himself wholly to the ministry.

A considerable revival took place among the Baptists at Spalding. The old chapel was found too small; and, partly out of the old materials, a new chapel was raised on the site. To defray the cost, (£300), the friends exerted themselves worthily, and Mr. Everard travelled upwards of 800 miles and collected £200. Having now relinquished his farm, he was ordained pastor of the Spalding General Baptist Church, by the joint advice of the Quarterly Conference, on the 21st of May, 1812.

Hitherto his various services had been mostly of a private nature. His modesty made him shrink from taking A Sunday-school was soon after part in any public services. His opened, which has proved a great blessfriends, however, thought that he un-ing to the church and neighbourhood. derrated his abilities, and that as he grew in years and experience he would become increasingly useful. He was called out by the church at Fleet to preach. A few months previous to this he was appointed to take the afternoon service at Mr. Kirkham's. He had not been speaking more than ten minutes when he felt that all his thoughts had suddenly fled. He sat down. His pastor, seeing what was amiss, stepped up to the desk, and said, Our young friend was quite right in his observations; and the words of the text naturally suggest a train of remarks in the following order,' &c. The service was thus concluded without any but the most momentary interruption.

In 1810, the church at Spalding was suddenly deprived of their pastor, by a fall from aladder while he was pruning a fruit tree against the wall in his garden. Under this mournful bereavement the friends, through their brethren, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Butters, requested

While our friend was a youth and in his carnal state, he gave way to the turbulent passions of his corrupt nature, and profane swearing was bis besetting sin. A young man, who lived servant with Mr. Everard's mother, was also a dreadful swearer, and the young master and servant used to try who could outdo the other in profane oaths. Soon after Mr. E. was settled at Spalding, there was seated one Sunday in front of the pulpit, among others, this servant, who had come out of curiosity to hear the new preacher. The presence of this man brought vividly to mind former things, and for the moment, Mr. E. was upset. He lifted his beart in prayer to God, and was graciously heard. He proceeded with the service without any further difficulty.

The cause still continued to prosper. More room was required. The chapel was re-built, after seventeen years, at a cost of £800, and afforded accommodation for 800 persons. This is the fourth chapel erected on the spot.

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