William Young Fullerton (8 March 1857 – 17 August 1932) was a
Baptist evangelist, administrator and writer. He was born in
Belfast, Ireland. As a young man, he was influenced by the preaching of
Charles Spurgeon, who became his friend and mentor. Fullerton served as President of the
Baptist Union and Home Secretary of the
Baptist Missionary Society. He was a frequent speaker at
Keswick Conventions. His published works include biographies of
John Bunyan, Charles Spurgeon,
James William Condell Fegan and
Frederick Brotherton Meyer; missionary histories and devotional writings. He also compiled several
hymnals. He is remembered for his hymn entitled "I Cannot tell why He, whom angels worship", which he set to the traditional Irish melody "
Londonderry Air".
He died at
Bedford Park, Middlesex, at the age of 75.
Selected works
At the sixtieth milestone: incidents of the journey (1917)
Charles Haddon Spurgeon: the prince of preachers (1934)
C.H. Spurgeon: a biography (1920)
Christ and men: Studies in the human side of the Christian life (1900)
The Christ of the Congo River (1928)
The Christly life: a study of the Christian graces and how to attain them (1930)
Frederick Brotherton Meyer: a biography (1929)
Fronded palms: a collection of pointed papers on a wide range of subjects (1884)
God's high way: old ideals and new impulses (1919)
Life's dusty way: old failures and new ideals (1918)
New China: a story of modern travel, with C.E. Wilson (1910) New China : A story of modern travel[1] (digitized by
University of Hong KongLibraries, Digital Initiatives,[2] "China Through Western Eyes."[3])
Souls of men: studies in the problems of the church of today (1927)