William Harris was educated at the academy of Timothy Jollie at Attercliffe, near Sheffield. Between 1692 and 1696 he also studied in the academies of John Southwell at Newbury, Berkshire, and James Waters at Uxbridge, Middlesex.
William became an assistant to Henry Read at Gravel Lane, Southwark. Then in 1698, at the age of only 23, he was called to succeed Timothy Cruso at Crutched Friars, and received presbyterian ordination. He was the pastor there for 42 years.
In 1703, he was given the private papers of Nathanial Taylor in order to edit and publish them.
In 1708 he was a preacher of the Friday evening lectures at Weight-house, Little Eastcheap, which he continued for 30 years. One series of lectures that was subsequently published, was on the practical discourses of singing in the worship of God, of which William gave the third lecture out of the six. His sermon was “ Of the Excellence of Singing.”
He was one of the original trustees of Dr. Daniel Williams' foundations in 1716. Several foundations were established at the death of Dr. Daniel Williams in order to administer the £50,000 which he left to various charities. He stipulated that some of the money was to aid the foundation of seven charity schools in North Wales, and to provide scholarships to the University of Glasgow for candidates to the ministry in the Nonconformist church.
In 1725, he was again entrusted with the private papers of another pastor, and wrote the “Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Manton.”
In 1727 he became a preacher at the Merchant’s Lecture at Salter’s-Hall.
He received the degree of D.D. from the University of Edinburgh on November 8, 1728.
In 1735, there was an alarm among Protestant ministers concerning the increase of Popery within the country. Several ministers of differing denominations United to preach against what they perceived as the error of the Church of Rome. William’s designated topic was the “absurd doctrine of Transubstantiation ( according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood).
William died, after a short illness and was buried interred in Dr. Daniel Williams' vault in Bunhill Fields.
William bequeathed his considerable collection of books (over two thousand volumes) and personal papers to Dr. Daniel Williams’ Library, at Red Cross Street, London. The library was established with designated funds from Dr. Williams’ estate, as a theological library, intended for the use of ministers of religion, and for students and others studying theology, religion and ecclesiastical history.
William became an assistant to Henry Read at Gravel Lane, Southwark. Then in 1698, at the age of only 23, he was called to succeed Timothy Cruso at Crutched Friars, and received presbyterian ordination. He was the pastor there for 42 years.
In 1703, he was given the private papers of Nathanial Taylor in order to edit and publish them.
In 1708 he was a preacher of the Friday evening lectures at Weight-house, Little Eastcheap, which he continued for 30 years. One series of lectures that was subsequently published, was on the practical discourses of singing in the worship of God, of which William gave the third lecture out of the six. His sermon was “ Of the Excellence of Singing.”
He was one of the original trustees of Dr. Daniel Williams' foundations in 1716. Several foundations were established at the death of Dr. Daniel Williams in order to administer the £50,000 which he left to various charities. He stipulated that some of the money was to aid the foundation of seven charity schools in North Wales, and to provide scholarships to the University of Glasgow for candidates to the ministry in the Nonconformist church.
In 1725, he was again entrusted with the private papers of another pastor, and wrote the “Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Manton.”
In 1727 he became a preacher at the Merchant’s Lecture at Salter’s-Hall.
He received the degree of D.D. from the University of Edinburgh on November 8, 1728.
In 1735, there was an alarm among Protestant ministers concerning the increase of Popery within the country. Several ministers of differing denominations United to preach against what they perceived as the error of the Church of Rome. William’s designated topic was the “absurd doctrine of Transubstantiation ( according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood).
William died, after a short illness and was buried interred in Dr. Daniel Williams' vault in Bunhill Fields.
William bequeathed his considerable collection of books (over two thousand volumes) and personal papers to Dr. Daniel Williams’ Library, at Red Cross Street, London. The library was established with designated funds from Dr. Williams’ estate, as a theological library, intended for the use of ministers of religion, and for students and others studying theology, religion and ecclesiastical history.
William Harris was educated at the academy of Timothy Jollie at Attercliffe, near Sheffield. Between 1692 and 1696 he also studied in the academies of John Southwell at Newbury, Berkshire, and James Waters at Uxbridge, Middlesex.
William became an assistant to Henry Read at Gravel Lane, Southwark. Then in 1698, at the age of only 23, he was called to succeed Timothy Cruso at Crutched Friars, and received presbyterian ordination. He was the pastor there for 42 years.
In 1703, he was given the private papers of Nathanial Taylor in order to edit and publish them.
In 1708 he was a preacher of the Friday evening lectures at Weight-house, Little Eastcheap, which he continued for 30 years. One series of lectures that was subsequently published, was on the practical discourses of singing in the worship of God, of which William gave the third lecture out of the six. His sermon was “ Of the Excellence of Singing.”
He was one of the original trustees of Dr. Daniel Williams' foundations in 1716. Several foundations were established at the death of Dr. Daniel Williams in order to administer the £50,000 which he left to various charities. He stipulated that some of the money was to aid the foundation of seven charity schools in North Wales, and to provide scholarships to the University of Glasgow for candidates to the ministry in the Nonconformist church.
In 1725, he was again entrusted with the private papers of another pastor, and wrote the “Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Manton.”
In 1727 he became a preacher at the Merchant’s Lecture at Salter’s-Hall.
He received the degree of D.D. from the University of Edinburgh on November 8, 1728.
In 1735, there was an alarm among Protestant ministers concerning the increase of Popery within the country. Several ministers of differing denominations United to preach against what they perceived as the error of the Church of Rome. William’s designated topic was the “absurd doctrine of Transubstantiation ( according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood).
William died, after a short illness and was buried interred in Dr. Daniel Williams' vault in Bunhill Fields.
William bequeathed his considerable collection of books (over two thousand volumes) and personal papers to Dr. Daniel Williams’ Library, at Red Cross Street, London. The library was established with designated funds from Dr. Williams’ estate, as a theological library, intended for the use of ministers of religion, and for students and others studying theology, religion and ecclesiastical history.
William became an assistant to Henry Read at Gravel Lane, Southwark. Then in 1698, at the age of only 23, he was called to succeed Timothy Cruso at Crutched Friars, and received presbyterian ordination. He was the pastor there for 42 years.
In 1703, he was given the private papers of Nathanial Taylor in order to edit and publish them.
In 1708 he was a preacher of the Friday evening lectures at Weight-house, Little Eastcheap, which he continued for 30 years. One series of lectures that was subsequently published, was on the practical discourses of singing in the worship of God, of which William gave the third lecture out of the six. His sermon was “ Of the Excellence of Singing.”
He was one of the original trustees of Dr. Daniel Williams' foundations in 1716. Several foundations were established at the death of Dr. Daniel Williams in order to administer the £50,000 which he left to various charities. He stipulated that some of the money was to aid the foundation of seven charity schools in North Wales, and to provide scholarships to the University of Glasgow for candidates to the ministry in the Nonconformist church.
In 1725, he was again entrusted with the private papers of another pastor, and wrote the “Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Manton.”
In 1727 he became a preacher at the Merchant’s Lecture at Salter’s-Hall.
He received the degree of D.D. from the University of Edinburgh on November 8, 1728.
In 1735, there was an alarm among Protestant ministers concerning the increase of Popery within the country. Several ministers of differing denominations United to preach against what they perceived as the error of the Church of Rome. William’s designated topic was the “absurd doctrine of Transubstantiation ( according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood).
William died, after a short illness and was buried interred in Dr. Daniel Williams' vault in Bunhill Fields.
William bequeathed his considerable collection of books (over two thousand volumes) and personal papers to Dr. Daniel Williams’ Library, at Red Cross Street, London. The library was established with designated funds from Dr. Williams’ estate, as a theological library, intended for the use of ministers of religion, and for students and others studying theology, religion and ecclesiastical history.
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