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The Rev. Daniel Davies, D. D. (15 November 1797 – 19 February 1876) was a
''The Baptist Encyclopedia''
(L. H. Everts 1883): 309–310. In 1815 he was admitted as a student at the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool, where he not only learned manual skills such as basketry and weaving, but also learned to speak English.
''Old Llanelly''
(1902): 170.
The Rev. Daniel Davies, D. D. (15 November 1797 – 19 February 1876) was a Welsh Baptist
The Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) is a fellowship of Baptist churches in Wales.
History
The General Baptist minister Hugh Evans was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys ...
preacher, also known as "Y Dyn Dall" (The Blind Man).
Early life and education
Davies was born at Moelfre,Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
Llanfair-y-bryn is the name of a sparsely populated, rural community and Church in Wales parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Covering an area of some 95 km², it lies along and to the northwest and southeast of the A483 Swansea to Chester road ...
, Carmarthenshire. His father was Joshua Davies. He was living in Dowlais
Dowlais () is a village and community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. At the 2011 census the electoral ward had a population of 6,926, The population of the Community being 4,270 at the 2011 census having excluded Pant. Dowlai ...
, Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...
as a boy when he became blind after surviving smallpox.William Cathcart, ed.''The Baptist Encyclopedia''
(L. H. Everts 1883): 309–310. In 1815 he was admitted as a student at the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool, where he not only learned manual skills such as basketry and weaving, but also learned to speak English.
Career
Davies was 19 when he started preaching in Wales, at first as a Presbyterian, but soon as a Baptist. In the 1820s he had a stint preaching toWelsh Baptist
The Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) is a fellowship of Baptist churches in Wales.
History
The General Baptist minister Hugh Evans was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys ...
congregations in London, but he was called to a position at Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel in Swansea in 1826, and served that church until 1855. Late in life he preached at various churches in Wales. He took a favorable position on state education and English-language education for Welsh children. He was noted for his intellect and his passion for learning; one acquaintance recalled of his preaching, "He was like one of those transatlantic steamers that must be seen in deep waters to be appreciated." Rev. D. T. Phillips listed him as one of the "princes of the pulpit" in Welsh history. When a visiting pastor preached in English, Davies translated the message into Welsh for his congregation. Noted Welsh preacher Christmas Evans died at the home of Daniel Davies in 1838, and Davies preached at his funeral.
He sat for a portrait with photographer John Thomas
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as an old man. Rev. Dr. Davies died in 1876, age 78. His gravesite is in Swansea, in a vault at the former Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel. He was married; his wife died before 1856. They had at least one daughter who survived him, a Mrs. J. Rowlands of Llanelly.John Innes''Old Llanelly''
(1902): 170.
References
{{reflist, 2 1797 births 1876 deaths People from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh blind people 19th-century Welsh Baptist ministers