1765 SLAVERY - ABOLITIONIST. Fine Watercolour of Granville Sharp's Call to Abolitionism. Vellum

1765 SLAVERY - ABOLITIONIST. Fine Watercolour of Granville Sharp's Call to Abolitionism. VellumA wonderful 1904 original watercolour of an important moment in the development of the abolitionist movement in England. Born in 1735, Sharp's father and grandfather were both ministers. He, however, pursued business and became quite wealthy as a linen draper. Then, in 1765, his faith, his knowledge of what it meant to experience a "calling," and a cruelly discarded slave named John Strong all collided in a moment that would change his life. Walking

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Bennet was an important early agent of the London Missionary Society

In November 1627 he was licensed as a preacher throughout London

1824 Engraving of John Wesley preaching by Fry after Bland of 1765

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during the division between Old Light and New Light Presbyterians

Often thought of as one of those who started the revival

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Whereas Robert Lewis Dabney had written fiercely of "God in his punitive providence having punished Christ "legally and righteous for the guilt of sin imputed to him