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John Henry Jowett
British Protestant preacher and author
John Henry JowettCH (25 August 1863 – 19 December 1923) was an influential British Protestant minister and preacher at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, who wrote books on topics related to Christian living.[1]Warren W. Wiersbe called him "The greatest preacher in the English-speaking world."[2]
Early life
[edit]Jowett was born 25 August 1863 at Beaumont Town, Northowram near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, one of six children born to Josiah Jowett and Hannah Marshall, who attended the congregational church in Halifax. Jowett's father was a master tailor and draper. His great-aunt through his mother was the notable English soprano singer Susan Sunderland.
Career and influence
[edit]Jowett was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School. He was influenced by the congregationalist Reverend Enoch Mellor (incumbent at Square Chapel, Halifax, between 1867 and 1881), and determin
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John Henry Jowett
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Jowett was born in Halifax, England in 1864. "I was blessed with the priceless privilege of a Christian home," he later remarked. His love for reading manifested itself early as he spent his evenings in the town's Mechanics' Institute, devouring volumes from their library.
Jowett's father had arranged for him to begin working as a clerk for a lawyer in Halifax, but the encouragement of his Sunday school teacher, Mr. Dewhirst, turned Jowett's heart toward the ministry.
After theological training at Edinburgh and Oxford, Jowett assumed the pastorate of the Saint James Congregational Church. His six effective years of ministry brought him to the attention of the Carr's Lane Church in Birmingham, England, on the death of their pastor. For the next fifteen years the church grew and prospered. Their pastor's vision led them to increase their efforts to bring people to Christ. In 1917, the mayor of Birmingham said
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John Henry Jowett
(Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923)
Books from the extended shelves:
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: Apostolic optimism and other sermons (Hodder and Stoughton, 1901) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: "Come ye apart", daily exercises in prayer and devotion (Revell, 1920) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: The Epistles of St. Peter (Hodder and Stoughton, 1905) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: The Friend on the road and other studies in the Gospels (Hodder and Stoughton, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust; US tillgång only)
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: God--our contemporary; sermons for the times (J. Clarke, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Jowett, John Henry, 1864-1923: The high calling; meditations on St. Paul's letter to the Philippians (Fleming H. Revell company, 1909) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Jowett, John