The Politician Who Stayed
In October 1785, William Wilberforce sat in a carriage crossing the French countryside, reading Philip Doddridge's *The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul*....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Mark 1:9-15.
In October 1785, William Wilberforce sat in a carriage crossing the French countryside, reading Philip Doddridge's The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul. The book cracked something open in him. By the time he reached England, the young parliamentarian — wealthy, charming, a favorite of Prime Minister Pitt — knew he had been claimed by God. His first instinct was to leave politics entirely.…
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