Arthur Walkington Pink was born in Great Britain in 1886. Eventually he immigrated to the United States to study at the Moody Bible Institute. He later pastored churches in California, Colorado, Kentucky and South Carolina. In 1919, he became somewhat of an itinerate Bible teacher, even traveling down under for a time. In 1934, he returned to his homeland, Scotland, taking up residence on the Isle of Lewis, where he lived until his death in 1952.

Most of Pink's works originally appeared as articles in Studies In Scriptures, a monthly magazine dealing strictly with Biblical exposition. The magazine never had many more than 1000 subscribers, but Pink found out that many of those who did subscribe were ministers with flocks of their own who passed on what they learned from Pink's exposition to their pastorate, giving him a trickle down effect. He cherished that thought. On the surface Pink's ministry and his writings didn't seem to be of much effect, but now that he has passed on, he is much more widely known and read than when he was with us. Kind of reminds me of something he once wrote in Elijah:

How many ministers of the Gospel have become thoroughly discouraged, though with far less provocation than Elijah. They have been untiring in their labours, zealous for the Lord, faithful in preaching His Word, yet nothing comes of it, there is no response, all appears to be in vain. Even so, granted that such be the case, then what? Seek to lay hold afresh on the grand truth that the purpose of the Lord shall not fail, and that purpose includes tomorrow as well as today! The Most High is not confined to any one agent. Elijah thought the whole work was to be accomplished through his instrumentality, but was taught that he was only one factor among several. Do your duty where God has stationed you: Plow up the fallow ground and sow the seed, and though there be no fruit in your day, who knows but an Elisha may follow you and do the reaping.

Pink faithfully did his sowing of the seed. You may reap the benefits.