During his lifetime the name and ministry of John Kershaw were known far beyond his home town of Rochdale, where he had a pastorate of over 50 years. His name has often been linked with that of William Gadsby in a ministry which led to the establishment of many Strict Baptist Chapels in Northern England in the 19th Century. He was from the working classes, and in his inimitable rugged style, Kershaw recounts the story of his own life and the events he witnessed. There is much, too, of the experience of doctrinal truth in these pages which is of great importance and value.
This new edition of the autobiography is based on the Gospel Tidings 1968 edition but is expanded to include the memoir of Lydia Kershaw, his second wife. It also includes in an appendix two sermons and an address not previously republished anywhere else, together with a complete textual index to John Kershaw’s sermons.
