David Williams (Methodist minister)
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David Williams was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and theological tutor.
, Anglesey
, north Wales. He was educated in Holyhead and in Beaumaris before moving to Oswestry
where he was taught by Owen Owen
. He obtained a degree in Greek and Latin from University College, Aberystwyth in 1898, then studied classics
and theology at Jesus College, Oxford
. He was appointed as the pastor of the Calvinistic Methodist church in Clifton Street, Cardiff
in 1903 and was ordained in the following year. In 1905, he became professor of church history at Trefeca
theological college, and became professor of the New Testament in 1906 when the college moved to Aberystwyth
. During the First World War, he was a chaplain with the Royal Welch Fusiliers
from 1916 to 1918, seeing action in Egypt and Palestine. He had a high reputation as a chaplain, preacher (in both Welsh and in English) and teacher. He wrote commentaries on Galatians
and 2 Corinthians, and helped prepare revised editions in Welsh of Galatians and James
. He left Aberystwyth in 1922 to teach at the Bala College
, refusing a promise of the Principalship in Aberystwyth. He died in London on 12 July 1927 after a long illness.
Life
Williams was born on 4 May 1877 at HolyheadHolyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
, Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, north Wales. He was educated in Holyhead and in Beaumaris before moving to Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
where he was taught by Owen Owen
Owen Owen (school inspector)
Owen Owen was a Welsh teacher who, after being headmaster of a successful private school for boys in Oswestry, Shropshire, became the first Chief Inspector of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education.-Life:...
. He obtained a degree in Greek and Latin from University College, Aberystwyth in 1898, then studied classics
Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores is the name given to an undergraduate course focused on Classics at Oxford and some other universities.The Latin name means literally "more humane letters", but is perhaps better rendered as "Advanced Studies", since humaniores has the sense of "more refined" or "more learned",...
and theology at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
. He was appointed as the pastor of the Calvinistic Methodist church in Clifton Street, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
in 1903 and was ordained in the following year. In 1905, he became professor of church history at Trefeca
Trefeca
Trefeca was the home of 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris, located in Wales between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake.-Teulu Trefeca:...
theological college, and became professor of the New Testament in 1906 when the college moved to Aberystwyth
United Theological College Aberystwyth
The United Theological College located in Aberystwyth, in the county of Ceredigion in mid Wales was the ministerial training college of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and an associate college of the University of Wales...
. During the First World War, he was a chaplain with the Royal Welch Fusiliers
Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and the imminent war with France...
from 1916 to 1918, seeing action in Egypt and Palestine. He had a high reputation as a chaplain, preacher (in both Welsh and in English) and teacher. He wrote commentaries on Galatians
Epistle to the Galatians
The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, often shortened to Galatians, is the ninth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of Early Christian communities in the Roman province of Galatia in central Anatolia...
and 2 Corinthians, and helped prepare revised editions in Welsh of Galatians and James
Epistle of James
The Epistle of James, usually referred to simply as James, is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", with "the earliest extant manuscripts of James usually dated to mid-to-late third century."There are four views...
. He left Aberystwyth in 1922 to teach at the Bala College
Bala-Bangor Theological Seminary
Bala-Bangor was a theological seminary belonging to the Welsh Independents , an association of Welsh congregationalists. It was founded in Bala, Gwynedd in 1842 under the principalship of Michael Jones , who was followed by his son Michael D. Jones .During Michael D...
, refusing a promise of the Principalship in Aberystwyth. He died in London on 12 July 1927 after a long illness.