RICHARD HOBSON OF LIVERPOOL
The autobiography of a faithful pastor
Banner of Truth. 359 pages. £13.50
ISBN 0 85151 845 1
Here is a 19th-century vicar devoted entirely to the service of his Lord and for whom he achieved great things. It will warm and challenge the hearts of all.
Who was Richard Hobson? He was born in Ireland in 1831 and knew poverty and hardship in the days of the potato famine, his father dying at the early age of 46. When he was 21, Richard joined the 'Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics of Ireland', and served with them for 11 years, experiencing persecution from those he loved and sought to reach for Christ. On leaving the Mission he entered St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead, was later ordained and became curate at Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhead for three years.
