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Thomas Walsh of Limerick: Man of Faith

23/2/2014

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Thomas Walsh was born in Ballylin near Limerick in 1730. He was ignorant of the Gospel but prayed to saints and angels. He desired to be religious but was filled with pride, anger, self-will, revenge, evil speaking, lying and other sins. It was his brother who first pointed him to the written Scriptures which revealed the error of his Catholic religion. Then one day when 19 years old he heard the true Gospel preached for the first time from a travelling Methodist preacher on the streets of Limerick on St. Patrick’s Day. He soon joined the Methodists. After a long period of terrible internal wrestling he experienced a mighty conversion. In this church he experienced the power of God and the love and joy of Christian fellowship. The preaching was frequently drowned out by the prayers and praise of those gathered. Old friends who knew him called him mad, deceived, a hypocrite and worse. 

A quick work was done in his heart and God began to raise him up to preach the Gospel. Beside Irish he mastered English, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. While John Wesley was on a three month preaching tour of Ireland Thom-as talked to him concerning the call of God. He was soon preaching twice every day on the streets of Limerick. Souls who heard him began to come under deep conviction of sin and as a result were saved. He left his work as a schoolteacher and began to travel to preach to little groups of scattered believers which began to grow and thrive. His sermons were rarely less than an hour and were as loud as they were long. He would preach two and three times a day in the open-air with great success. People would drop to their knees and cry out for mercy. He preached on mountains and highways, in meadows, private houses, prisons and ships. He was attacked and frequently had to run for his life from a stone-throwing mob. 

In 1752 Wesley held his first Irish Leaders Conference in Limerick. Thomas was one of only nine itinerant preachers in Ireland. He was given responsibility for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and those counties around Belfast in the North. He travelled with Wesley preaching by his side to large gatherings. In 1754 he attended the main Methodist conference in London. Wesley said of him that he did not know any preacher who in so few years was the instrument of converting so many sinners from the error of their ways. He also said of him “Such a master of Biblical knowledge I never saw before, and never expect to see again.” He believed that if he had six men like Thomas Walsh he would turn England upside down. After only nine years as a Christian Thomas went to his reward at the age of just twenty eight. He had literally worn out his body in abundant labours.

2 Comments
Mike McCue
26/2/2014 06:08:26 pm

What a man of God, I never heard of this man before, They said he literally wore out his body in abundant labours. Died at age 28, and was a Christian for 9 years. Travel with John Wesley.
What is going to be said about us if we die before the Rapture? Brother Mike

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Brian Titchener
27/10/2018 10:27:57 pm

There is surely a Reward laid up for this dear servant of the Lord that will be given to him in that Day. An account of his going to be with his Lord at the young age of 28 brought me to tears.
On his deathbed he cried out "He's here, He's here! My Beloved is mine and I am His. His forever" He then passed into the presence of his dear Saviour. He will surely hear those wonderful words "Well done" and enter into the joy of his Lord.

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