JAMES, ISAAC (1766-1840), Calvinistic Methodist preacher;
b. in Cards., either in the parish of Lledrod or in that of Llanilar; his father, Richard James (on whom see Meth. Cym. ii, 56-7), was a shoemaker. Married at 17, the son moved to Pen-y-garn, and there began to preach. His sermons and prayers, full of striking remarks, were greatly appreciated by such men as Ebenezer Richard, Evan Harris, and Richard Jones of Wern (qq.v.); and Henry Rees (q.v.) averred that he was ‘a great preacher, though few thought so.’ He d., aged 74, 14 April 1840, and was buried at Llanfihangel-genau'r-glyn.
Bibliography:
- John Evans, Trydydd Byr-Gofiant, 52-9.
Author:
Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, C.B.E., D.Litt., Ll.D., F.S.A., (1881-1969), Bangor.
