"God has set before me two great objects: the abolition of the
slave trade and the reformation of manners". These immortal words
penned by William Wilberforce in 1787 were the beginning of his
lifelong crusade as a Christian statesman and philanthropist. He
became a member of the British Parliament for his hometown of Hull
in 1780 and represented Yorkshire in 1784, a seat he retained until
1812.
This moving biography of Wilberforce tells the story of his
religious conversion in 1784 and his rise to leadership of the
Clapham Sect -- a group of evangelicals active in political,
philanthropic, and religious causes. Under his leadership, the
"Saints", as they were called, championed parliamentary and prison
reforms, missionary endeavors, Bible distribution, and a host of
other charitable efforts and organizations. These causes included
the Church Missionary Society (established in 1799) and the British
and Foreign Bible Society (founded in 1804).
Statesman and Saint also describes Wilberforce's unrelenting
forty-year crusade against slavery, in spite of many defeats in
Parliament. He labored for eighteen years to secure the abolition
of the slave trade, enduring personal criticism, deep-seated
prejudice, and threats on his life for another twenty-six years
before he saw the Emancipation Bill finally passed in July 1833.
His influential book, A Practical View, laid the foundation for the
moral elevation of the Victorian Era that followed his death only
three days after the Emancipation Bill was passed in
Parliament.
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