DAVIES, CHARLES (1849 - 1927), Baptist minister
Date of birth: 1849
Date of death: 1927
Parent: Margaret Davies
Parent: Daniel Davies
Gender: Male
Occupation: Baptist minister
Area of activity: Religion
Author: David Myrddin Davies
Born at Llwynhendy, 3 November 1849, son of Daniel and Margaret Davies. He studied at the Graig Academy, Swansea, a grammar school managed by G. P. Evans, minister of York Place, Swansea, and was later admitted to the Baptist College, Llangollen. He was ordained in 1870 and accepted charge of Penuel, Bangor. In 1877 he moved to Liverpool to take charge of Everton Village Baptist church; in 1888 he followed Nathaniel Thomas (1818 - 1888) as minister of Tabernacle, Cardiff. Charles Davies was regarded as one of the outstanding preachers of his generation, noted for his saintliness and evangelical fervour. He published Cyfrol o Bregethau, 1910, and was a frequent contributor to the denominational periodicals and to Y Geninen. He was elected chairman of the Baptist Union of Wales and Monmouthshire, and delivered the presidential address at Penuel, Rhymney, in 1899. He died 11 January 1927.
Author
- Reverend David Myrddin Davies, (1895 - 1980)
- Charles Davies, Caerdydd (Cardiff 1933) (ed. J. Williams Hughes), 1933
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Charles Davies
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q20732692
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
Article Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
The Dictionary of Welsh Biography is provided by The National Library of Wales and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. It is free to use and does not receive grant support. A donation would help us maintain and improve the site so that we can continue to acknowledge Welsh men and women who have made notable contributions to life in Wales and beyond.
Find out more on our sponsorship page.