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James Phillippo
Pastor · 1798–1879
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About James Phillippo
James Phillippo was an English Baptist missionary who served in Jamaica from 1823 and became a prominent opponent of slavery. He helped establish Baptist congregations and supported the development of an indigenous Jamaican ministry through institutions such as Calabar College. Phillippo also wrote several works on Jamaica, including *Jamaica: Its Past and Present State* (1842).
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“With all my sins around me, and with an earnestness and fluency I can never forget, I supplicated mercy through the blood of Christ as the greatest boon that Heaven could bestow.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“Slavery is most certainly doomed; —the only fear is the results of the conflict for its abolition.”