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John Harper (29 May 1872 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish Baptist pastor who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Dec 1, 2015 · One of the unforgettable stories of the fateful event is of the Titanic preacher John Harper and his passion to save souls. When pastor and widower John Harper, his neice and six year old daughter Nana boarded the Titanic, they were enroute to Moody Church in Chicago, named for its famous founder Dwight L. Moody.
Four years later, when there was a reunion of the survivors of the Titanic, the man to whom Harper had witnessed told the story of his rescue and gave a testimony of his conversion recorded in a tract, I was John Harper’s Last Convert.
John Harper was aboard the Titanic when she set sail from Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage. An evangelist originally from Glasgow, Scotland, he was well known throughout the United Kingdom as a charismatic, passionate speaker who led many to Christ through his gift of preaching.
Oct 3, 2023 · John Harper, a Scottish evangelist headed to preach in Chicago, was one such passenger who ended up witnessing in the moments before his death. Dr. Erwin Lutzer of Moody Church described his story,
The Little Known Story of John Harper. True Hero of the Titanic. We all know the story. The Titanic, a British passenger liner, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on the night of April 14-15, 1912, and sank. There is part of that story, however, that is not widely known.
Sep 25, 2024 · One such man went by the name of John Harper. As the renowned steam-liner Titanic hit a deadly iceberg on the Atlantic strait that fateful night, 14th April 1912, Harper cried out for women, children and the unconverted to quickly get onto the lifeboats.
Rev. John Harper was a Scottish Baptist minister who tragically lost his life during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. He was 39 (thirty-nine) years old at the time of the disaster and was traveling with his daughter and a family friend to Chicago for a series of revival meetings.
Sep 24, 2024 · Born: May 29, 1872, in Houston, Scotland. Died: April 14, 1912, in the Atlantic Ocean. Hero of the Titanic. Harper was converted at age 13, on March 28, 1886. From 1897-1910, he pastored in Govan, a suburb of Glasgow, where the church grew from 25 to nearly 500. That church was renamed the Harper Memorial Baptist Church.
Apr 15, 2009 · John Harper. Reverend John Harper, a baptist minister travelled with his daughter Nina Harper and Miss Jessie Leitch from London en route to Chicago. Rev Harper was on his way to Chicago to begin a series of revival meetings at the Moody church located on West Chicago and La Salle Avenue.
