William Wales Horne was born at Gissing, in Norfolk,
England, in 1773. He commenced preaching when he was
about twenty years old, and shortly afterwards he settled
over a Baptist church at Yarmouth in his native county,
where he remained for about five years, before he went to
Leicester. Subsequently, about 1806, he removed to London.
He was no slouch: his practice was to give a lecture at seven
in the morning at Limehouse; another at Trinity Hall,
Aldersgate Street, at eleven; another at Limehouse at three;
and again at Aldersgate Street in the evening – walking
about seventeen miles to carry out these duties. The two
churches (Limehouse and Aldersgate Street) were united a
short time before his life drew to its close, and assembled at
Ebenezer Chapel, Commercial Road, where he preached
until his death. Horne was afflicted with gout, dropsy, and
finally consumption. He died on July 27th, 1826. |
