HILL, Howl-AND (1744-1833). An English preacher of great popularity. His father was a baronet, and he was born at Ilawkstone Park, Shrcpshire, on the border of Wales, August 23. 1744. He graduated WA. at Cambridge in 1769, and while there made the acquaintance of White field, preached in the surrounding villages be fore taking orders. and conducted religious ser vices in the houses of the sick and poor. He was appointed in 1773 to the parish of Kingston,Som ersetshire. where he preached in the open air and attracted great crowds to the services which lie held nearly every day of the week. Having, on the death of his father in 1780. inherited con siderable property. he built for his own use Surrey Chapel. on the Blackfriars Road, London. The chapel was opened June S. 1733. Although he now occupied a position as a dissenting minis ter. Hill eonducted his services in accordance with the forms of the Church of England. in whose communion he always renmined. His chapel soon became filled with a larger eongre gation than any other in London. In the sum
mer months he made what. lie called 'gospel tours' into all parts of the country, sometimes extending them to Scotland and Ireland. attracting. wher ever he went, crowded and interested audicime:. After these tours he used to return to his duties at the Surrey Chapel. where lie bontinued to officiate to the end of his life. He published amounts of two journeys through England and Scotland (17:19 and Isuo) ; a very popular hymn book (1783) ; nun( roil., st Timms, but especially 1 illage Dialogu.s (1st/1. 34th ed. 1S39). He was among the founders of the Religions Tract Society and the British and Foreign Bible So ciety, an early and courageous defender of vac cination, and himself vaccinated thousands of in-rsons. lie in favor of the port limb. Wed and leecommend,11 from Matters of Fact (London, 1506). Ile died in London. April 11, 1833. His life has been written several times: by Sidney (4th ed. don. s4 4 S57 : Charles worth (London, 1879).