JOWETT, William.

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A Memoir of the Rev. W. A. B. Johnson. First edition, in a charming contemporary binding, of Jowett's memoir of the beloved priest William Johnson, whose popularity as a minister in the village of Regent saw the residents nickname him the "Apostle of Regent". William Augustine Bernard Johnson (1787-1823) travelled to Sierra Leone in 1816 and became an ordained minister in 1817. He was placed in the nearby village of Regent as a minister, a position funded by the Church Mission Society. Johnson's popularity saw the church's congregation exceed its 500-person capacity, and a gallery was built to accommodate the additional 200 attendees. Johnson was forced to travel back to England after falling ill but never reached his destination, instead dying at sea aged 36. William Jowett (1787-1855) was an author and missionary who volunteered overseas for the CMS. He wrote several works and memoirs of Christianity and missionaries overseas and helped organise the publication of the first Amharic Bible.

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