Born into a poor min­ing fam­i­ly, Thom­as start­ed work­ing as a coal min­er at a ve­ry young age. After be­ing in­jured in a min­ing ac­ci­dent, he at­tend­ed Ri­chards Acad­e­my in Aber­a­fon, where he start­ed preach­ing. He went to Pon­ty­pool Coll­ege in 1881, and from there won a scholar­ship of £30 to go to Ban­gor Un­i­ver­si­ty. Af­ter his first year at Ban­gor he was awarded a bur­sa­ry of £50 by Lord Pen­rhyn. He re­ceived his MA de­gree in Philosophy and Metaphysics at Lon­don Un­i­ver­si­ty in hon­ors. He served as pas­tor at Sal­a­dine Nook, Hud­ders­field (1887-93); Myrtle Street Bap­tist Church, Li­ver­pool (1893-1914); and Sutton (1915-20). In 1903/04 he tra­veled ex­ten­sive­ly in Eur­ope and the Ho­ly Land with his wife Deb­o­rah. His works in­clude:

• Philosophic Founda­tions
• The Dynamic of The Cross
• The Mysteries of Grace

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Hymns

1. Dear Mas­ter, in Thy Way