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Percy C. (Percy Clough) Ainsworth
1873–1909
A gifted Methodist minister, preacher, and essayist, he wrote with warmth, clarity, and a strong moral imagination. Though he died young in 1909, his sermons and religious writing left a lasting impression on readers who valued both spiritual depth and plainspoken feeling.
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The Threshold Grace: Meditations in the Psalms
by Percy C. (Percy Clough) Ainsworth
About the author
Born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1873, Percy Clough Ainsworth was an English Wesleyan Methodist minister who also wrote sermons, essays, and devotional works. Reference sources describe him as a preacher of unusual force and style, and later collections of his writing helped preserve the reputation he built during his short life.
Ainsworth served in the Methodist ministry after entering it in the 1890s, and he was remembered not only as a preacher but also as a poet and naturalist. His published works include posthumous sermon collections such as The Pilgrim Church and Other Sermons, along with other religious pieces that reflect his thoughtful, humane approach to faith.
He died on July 1, 1909, at just thirty-six. He was also the father of writer Ruth Ainsworth, and the sense of promise cut short has remained part of how his life is remembered.