William Williams of Wern
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, the promoter of the "General Union" movement of 1834. He was one of three "giants of the Welsh pulpit", along with John Elias
John Elias
John Elias was a Christian preacher in Wales in the first half of the 19th century, as part of the Welsh Methodist revival. His preaching was noted as being exceptionally powerful, "as if talking fire down from heaven". On one occasion it is said he preached to a crowd of 10,000 people. He was a...
and Christmas Evans
Christmas Evans
Christmas Evans was a Welsh Nonconformist minister, regarded as one of the greatest preachers in the history of Wales....
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