Benjamin Wills Newton

Benjamin Wills Newton, (12 December 1807 – 26 June 1899) was an evangelist and author of Christian books. He was influential in the Plymouth Brethren. Although initially a close friend of John Nelson Darby, they began to clash on matters of church doctrine and practice which ultimately led to the 1848 split of the brethren movement into the Open Brethren and Exclusive Brethren.

Read more about Benjamin Wills Newton:  Early Days, Establishment of A Brethren Assembly At Plymouth, Relations With John Nelson Darby, Post Brethren Years, George Muller, Works

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