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Have you ever felt lost in the labyrinth of scripture, wrestling with complex theological concepts and struggling to apply them to your everyday life?.
At Calvary - William R. Newell
Dr. William Newell was a gifted preacher, faithful and effective teacher of the scriptures, author of multiple popular Bible commentaries, and author of the classic gospel song, At Calvary.
William A. Newell, delivered at Freehold.
Born in Savannah, Ohio, on May 22nd, , his childhood was surrounded by the ministry as his pastor father dedicated his life to others. In adulthood, Newell earned degrees at Wooster College and Princeton and Oberlin Theological Seminaries, and he served as pastor in several churches before he was appointed assistant superintendent of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
Here he was responsible for teaching several Bible classes in the Institute but also chose to travel by train to multiple cities nearby to hold regular Bible classes.
His widely known hymn of personal testimony, At Calvary, was written at the Institute one day when, as he walked to his next lecture, he was struck with the idea for this song.
Ducking into an empty classroom, he quic