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F.B. Meyer

F.B. Meyer

F.B. Meyer (1847 - 1929)

A contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody and A. C. Dixon, was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic. Author of numerous religious books and articles, many of which remain in print today, he was described in an obituary as The Archbishop of the Free Churches.

Meyer was part of the Higher Life Movement and was known as a crusader against immorality. He preached against drunkenness and prostitution. He is said to have brought about the closing of hundreds of saloons and brothels. Meyer wrote over 40 books, including Christian biographies and devotional commentaries on the Bible. He, along with seven other clergymen, was also a signatory to the London Manifesto asserting that the Second Coming was imminent in 1918. His works include The Way Into the Holiest:, Expositions on the Epistle to the Hebrews (1893) ,The Secret of Guidance, Our Daily Homily and Christian Living.


Frederick Brotherton Meyer, a contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic. Author of numerous religious books and articles, many of which remain in print today, he has been described as The Archbishop of the Free Churches.

Meyer was part of the Higher Life movement and preached often at the Keswick Convention. He was known as a crusader against immorality. He preached against drunkenness and prostitution. He is said to have brought about the closing of hundreds of saloons and brothels.

F. B. Meyer wrote over 40 books, including Christian biographies and devotional commentaries on the Bible. He, along with seven other clergymen, was also a signatory to the London Manifesto asserting that the Second Coming was imminent in 1918.

Frederick Meyer spent the last few years of his life working as a pastor in England's churches, but still made trips to North America, including one he made at age 80 (his earlier evangelistic tours had included South Africa and Asia, as well as the United States and Canada ). A few days before his death, Meyer wrote the following words to a friend:

      Meyer was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England, born in London. He attended Brighton College and graduated from London University in 1869. He studied theology at Regents Park Baptist College.

      Meyer began pastoring churches in 1870. His first pastorate was at Pembroke Baptist Chapel in Liverpool. In 1872 he pastored Priory Street Baptist Church in York. While he was there he met the American evangelist Dwight L. Moody, whom he introduced to other churches in England. The two preachers became lifelong friends.

      In 1895 Meyer went to Christ Church in Lambeth. At the time only 100 people attended the church, but within two years over 2,000 were regularly attending. He stayed there for fifteen years, and then began a traveling to preach at conferences and evangelistic services.

      His evangelistic tours included South Africa and Asia. He also visited the United States and Canada several times.

      He spent the last few years of his life working as a pastor in England's churches, but still made trips to North America, including one he made at age 80.

      Meyer was part of the Higher Life movement and preached often at the Keswick Convention. He was known as a crusader against immorality. He preached against drunkenness and prostitution. He is said to have brought about the closing of hundreds of saloons and brothels.

      Meyer wrote over 40 books, including Christian biographies and devotional commentaries on the Bible.

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F.B. Meyer

All these men of war, that could keep rank, came

All these men of war, that could keep rank, came to make David king. I Chron. xii. 38. THE crowning of David secured the unity of Israel. Because all these men of war converged on the chosen king, they met each other, and became one great nation. The enthroning of David was the uniting of the kingdo... Read More
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All these were the rulers of the substance which

All these were the rulers of the substance which was King David's. Chron, xxvii. 31. THERE was great variety in office and gift. He who cared for the work of the field could not have known how to care for the flocks. The overseer of olive‑yard and vineyard would have been a poor hand with the camels... Read More
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All these were under the hands of their father

All these were under the hands of their father for song. 1 Chron. xxv. 5, 6. WHAT a glorious family was here! The household was a band of choristers! From morning till night their home must have been full of holy song and psalm, or talk about the order of the Temple service, in which they were all s... Read More
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Amusements

THIS difficulty about amusements, where to go and where not to go, is not a new one. It agitated the Christians at Corinth centuries ago as it agitates us; and led up to one of those questions which the Apostle answered in his first epistle. Dean Farrar, in his graphic style, explains the difficulty... Read More
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And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me,

And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine enemy? 1 Kings xxi. 20. AHAB got his garden of herbs, but he had Elijah withal, who stood at the gate like an incarnate conscience. Men may get the prize on which they have set their heart; but if they have obtained it wrongfully, the conscience of... Read More
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And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song. 1 Chron. xv. 22. THE carrying of the Ark to its right place was associated with every expression of gladness on the part of king and people; but there were some who were specially set apart as the exponents of the general joy. In the old time such w... Read More
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And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly

And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 8 (R.V.). HIS sin lay in the spirit of pride and display. He vaunted in the growing numbers of Israel, and credited them to himself, as the result of his own prowess and prudence. All such boasting is very a... Read More
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And David said, I shall now perish one day

And David said, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. 1 Sam. xxvii. 1. WHAT a fit of despondency and unbelief was here! We can hardly believe that this is he who in so many psalms had boasted of the shepherd care of God, who had so often insisted on the safety of God's pavilion. It was a f... Read More
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And David took him more wives out of Jerusalem.

And David took him more wives out of Jerusalem. 2 Sam. v. I3. THIS is terribly disappointing! According to the ideas of the surrounding nations, the greatness of a monarch was gauged by the extent of his harem. But the law of Moses put severe restraint on the multiplication of wives, "that his heart... Read More
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And David was afraid of God that day.

And David was afraid of God that day. 1 Chron. xiii. 12. THERE was no reason for David to be afraid of God, if he conformed to the rules laid down in Leviticus. There it was expressly ordained that the Ark should be carried on the shoulders of the priests, because the cause of God must proceed throu... Read More
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And David went to Rabboh, and fought

And David went to Rabboh, and fought against it, and took it. 2 Sam. xii. 29. VICTORY might seem to have been for ever forfeited after so great a fall. We could not have been surprised had we been told that from this time onward the course of David's conquests had stayed. And yet this thought would ... Read More
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And David's heart smote him.

And David's heart smote him. 1 Sam. xxiv. 5. IT is well to have a tender conscience, and to obey its least monitions, even when men and things militate against it. Here was an opportunity for David and his band to end their wanderings and hardships by one thrust of the spear; but though it was a ver... Read More
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And Hezekiah spread it before the Lord.

And Hezekiah spread it before the Lord. 2 Kings xix. 14. AMID the panic that reigned in Jerusalem, the king and the prophet alone kept level heads, for they alone had quiet, trustful hearts. We hardly realize the crisis unless we compare it with the march of 200,000 Kurds or Turkish soldiers upon so... Read More
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And his mother's name was Hephzi‑bah.

And his mother's name was Hephzi‑bah. 2 Kings xxi. 1. HEPHZI‑BAH means, "My delight is in her" (Isa. Ixii. 4). How strange, supposing that her name was any indication of her character, that such a woman should have borne such a son; for "Manasseh did wickedly above all the Amorites did which were be... Read More
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And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan.

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan. 1 Sam. xix, 6. IT was a noble act of Jonathan. He might have withdrawn from his friendship with David when it threatened his relations with his father; but, instead, be stopped into the breach, and pleaded for his friend, endeavouring to eradicate the f... Read More
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And the city was quiet after they had

And the city was quiet after they had slain Athaliah with the sword. 2 Chron. xxiii. 21. THIS was a great revolution, admirably planned and carried into effect. It was intolerable that such a woman as Athaliah should desecrate the throne and temple. Jehoiada, by his prudence and courage, deserved we... Read More
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And the kine went along the highway,

And the kine went along the highway, lowing as they went. 1 Sam. vi. 12. THAT two milch kine which had never borne the yoke should move quietly along the high road, turning neither to the right nor to the left, and lowing for the calves they had left behind, clearly indicated that they were possesse... Read More
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And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel!

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel! 1 Sam. iii. 10. SEE the urgency of God! Four times He came, and stood, and called. Mark how He stands at the door to knock. At first He was content to call the lad once by name; but after three unsuccessful attempts to attra... Read More
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And the Man of God wept.

And the Man of God wept. 2 Kings viii 11. ELISHA foresaw all the evil that Hazael would inflict on Israel, and it moved him to tears. Though he was a strong man, able to move kingdoms by his message and prayer, yet he was of a tender and compassionate disposition. This was he who one moment upbraide... Read More
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And the oil stayed.

And the oil stayed. 2 Kings iv. 6. WHAT a sorrowful confession! There was no reason why it should stay. There was as much oil as ever, and the power which had made so much could have gone on without limit or exhaustion. The only reason for the ceasing of the oil was in the failure of the vessels. Th... Read More

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