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Thomas Kelly: Man of Faith

5/1/2014

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Known as the Charles Wesley of Ireland because of the number of hymns he wrote, Thomas Kelly (1769-1855), was born in County Laois the only son of a judge. Thomas intended to follow in his father’s footsteps, and so
studied law at Trinity College, Dublin, and then in London. While completing his studies there, at age 23, Kelly was convicted of sin through studying the Hebrew Bible Concordance written by well-known, powerful English Evangelical preacher, William Romaine. Finding that all his efforts to reform were useless, Kelly at last obtained "peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ". 

Kelly abandoned the study of law and went home to become a clergyman in the Church of Ireland, but his radical preaching on ‘Justification by Faith’closed pulpits to him. He was considered, “too hot to handle and too
born-again to put up with”, so he left the Church of Ireland. But Kelly continued to preach the Gospel tirelessly for the remainder of his long
life.

At age 30 he married a born-again, Wicklow girl, from a very eminent family, a Miss Tighe. Their combined personal wealth allowed them to fund their ministry and the building of several chapels in Ireland (Wexford, Portarlington, Dublin and Athy) where Kelly preached. Congregations in the Chapels in Dublin and Athy, considered Kelly their Pastor. Kelly was a very popular preacher and crowds flocked to hear him wherever he went. 

During his more than 50 years in ministry, he also published hymns of which he wrote not only the lyrics but the music too. His hymns (765 in total) were most particularly popular within the “Brethren” movement. He was not only poet and musician, but a skilled linguist. 

Kelly was the friend of good men, and the advocate of every worthy cause. During the years of famine he used his personal wealth (often to his own peril) to save the lives of many families, particularly in the slums of
Dublin. Above all though, Thomas Kelly loved the Word of God and lived to do “all to the glory of God.” His peers were more impressed by his godliness than his poems, hymns or preaching. A contemporary journalist wrote of him, “Of all humble men, Mr Kelly seemed to be amongst the most humble.”  

While preaching at the advanced age of 85, he had a stroke and died the year following. His last words were, “Not my will but Thine be done”.

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Frank Jenner: Man of Faith

29/12/2013

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Frank Jenner (1903—1977) was born in England the son of a hotel pub owner who had previously been a sea captain. As he grew it was evident that he was a born rebel and utterly unruly. As a result at 12 years old during the First World War he was sent to work onboard a training ship geared for such young tear-a-ways. After the end of war upon his return to England he joined the Royal Navy but deserted in New York and joined the United States navy. In Australia he again deserted and after meeting and marrying a local girl he joined the Royal Australian navy. He was an addicted gambler through most of his navy life. 

In 1937 he heard the Gospel for the very first time from a group of Christians who were standing outside the local bank who were preaching in the open air. One of these men invited Frank to his home where he led him to Christ. When he returned home and told his wife what had happened she thought he was crazy but was later converted. The Lord soon placed a great burden on his heart for souls. In gratitude for all that Christ had worked in his own life he set himself to reach out to people with the Gospel. For the next 26 years he daily shared the Gospel with everyone and anyone he met and made a discipline of rising at 5am to pray. During the Second World War he would reach out to sailors on Saturday nights. He invited them home where he continued to share the Gospel with them. He always kept a pile of tracts in his pocket and most frequently went down to George Street in the centre of Sydney. He would approach people as they prepared to cross at the traffic lights and as he passed them a gospel tract he would ask “If you died within 24 hours, where would you be in eternity? Heaven or Hell?” Most often he never saw these same people again and only few stopped and talked with him who were then saved. Even though there seemed to be little fruit from this work Frank stayed faithful over the years in sowing the good seed of the Gospel. 

In 1953 a preacher tracked him down after coming across Christians in different cities and countries who told of this strange messenger on George Street who had been instrumental to their salvation. As the preacher told the 50 year old Frank these wonderful testimonies he wept with joy. Until this point he knew nothing of this fruit. Only after his death did the full story come to light of preachers and missionaries in various countries who received the Gospel from Frank who then went on to lead many others to Christ. 

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