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William Still

    William Still sa narodil do otroctva, no podarilo sa mu dosiahnuť slobodu a stal sa kľúčovou postavou v boji proti nemu. Sám sa naučil čítať a písať, čo mu umožnilo zastávať pozíciu tajomníka a neskôr predsedu Pensylvánskej aboličnej spoločnosti. Jeho húževnatosť a odhodlanie boli hnacou silou jeho práce pri pomoci stovkám utekajúcich otrokov na Podzemnej železnici. Využíval svoj domov ako útočisko a starostlivo viedol záznamy o tých, ktorým pomohol, čo neskôr viedlo k publikovaniu jeho diel. Jeho celoživotný odkaz zahŕňa nielen tento zásadný príspevok k abolicionistickému hnutiu, ale aj založenie sirotinca a pomoc pri organizácii prvej YMCA pre Afroameričanov.

    Theological Studies in Genesis and Romans
    The Underground Rail Road. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of
    Escape from Slavery: Freedom-Seeker Narratives as Told to William Still
    The Underground Railroad
    • The Underground Railroad

      • 402 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania
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      In the long list of names who have suffered and died in the cause of freedom, not one, perhaps, could be found whose efforts to redeem a poor family of slaves were more Christlike than Seth Concklin's, whose noble and daring spirit has been so long completely shrouded in mystery. Except John Brown, it is a question, whether his rival could be found with respect to boldness, disinterestedness and willingness to be sacrificed for the deliverance of the oppressed.

      The Underground Railroad
    • Theological Studies in Genesis and Romans

      • 344 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Volume 3 covers two important areas of Scripture relevant for evangelism today. These well thought out and thought of expositions are by a much loved figure and edited by respected theologians of today.William Still (1911-97) was a Church of Scotland pastor at Gilcomston South, Aberdeen, for over 50 years. He has had a major influence on the church, both world-wide and in the UK, and with his local community.

      Theological Studies in Genesis and Romans