Past Masters

R. W. Dale was born in London and attended with his parents Moorfields Tabernacle which had once echoed to the ringing voice of George Whitfield.He became a school teacher at the early age of 14. It was at that... Continue Reading...

William Malcolm Macgregor was born at Glasgow in 1861, and served churches at Troon, Renfield, Glasgow, and St. Andrew's, Edinburgh. He was appointed Professor of the New Testament in Trinity College, Glasgow i... Continue Reading...

Wherever the names of the princes of the modern pulpit are mentioned, "Jones of Bournemouth" is sure to be one of them. For almost half a century this "man with the mouth of gold" delighted the people of Britai... Continue Reading...

James Black (1879-1949) was born in Rothesay, Scotland, in 1879.While in school, a teacher described one of his essays as the most original, though not the best informed. Originality was one of the outstanding ... Continue Reading...

Not many people read Joseph Parker's sermons today, but he had his day and a great day it was. His preaching helped make it great.Preaching was the one thing for which God had sent him into the world, and as Ro... Continue Reading...

Frederick William Robertson was born in London in 1816, and was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Brasenose College in Oxford. He was ordained in 1840.Robertson served as a curate in Winchester, Cheltenham, and... Continue Reading...

Only a daring soul would attempt to preach on Job 6:6: "Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?"1 To publish such a sermon would take even more courage. Char... Continue Reading...

A. J. Gossip was born at Glasgow in 1873 and educated at the University of Edinburgh; there he attended Alexander Whyte's Church and was licensed for the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland in 1898.He held ... Continue Reading...

George A. Buttrick was born at Seaham Harbour, Northumberland, England, on March 23, 1892. In 1915 he graduated from Victoria University, Manchester with honors in philosophy.Buttrick began his ministry as a Co... Continue Reading...

I have been preaching for over sixty years and have never missed an opportunity of hearing great preachers in Britain and in America. The two who have made the most lasting impression on me are W. E. Sangster, ... Continue Reading...