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Percy C. (Percy Clough) Ainsworth
1873–1909
A gifted Methodist preacher, poet, and essayist, he wrote with warmth, vivid language, and a strong moral sense. Though he died young, his sermons and devotional works left a lasting impression on readers who valued spiritual writing that felt both thoughtful and humane.
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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 became a Wesleyan Methodist minister and was remembered as a preacher of unusual force and charm. Reference works on Methodism describe him not only as a minister, but also as a poet and naturalist, with a powerful command of language and a strong interest in social and temperance work.
He wrote sermons and devotional books that continued to be read after his death, including The Pilgrim Church and Other Sermons, The Threshold Grace, and later collections drawn from his work. Some sources also note that he wrote under the pseudonym Percy Gallard.
Ainsworth died in 1909 at just thirty-six years old. Even with such a short life, the surviving record suggests a writer and speaker whose spiritual seriousness was matched by an appealing, readable style.