Champion of morals - 1787
Reformer and abolitionist William Wilberforce.
Introduction
William Wilberforce is remembered as a vocal opponent of the slave trade, who worked tirelessly in the British parliament to end the trade. He also championed many good causes and spearheaded reform movements in England and elsewhere. He was twenty-seven years old when he recognized the desperate need to become that champion of good. On this day, Sunday, 28 October 1787, he wrote in his diary:
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“[We need] some reformer of the nation’s morals, who should raise his voice in the high places of the land and do within the church and nearer the [British] throne what Wesley has accomplished in the meeting and among the multitude.”
Hancock, Christopher D. “The Shrimp Who Stopped Slavery.” Christian History 53 (1997).