on , ▁an ▁E lection ▁S erm on , ▁and ▁a ▁Convention ▁S erm on , ▁suggesting ▁he ▁was ▁highly ▁este emed . ▁ ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁Web b , ▁in ▁the ▁pre face ▁of ▁Ad vice ▁to ▁A ▁Child , ▁writes ▁of ▁Phill ips : ▁" The ▁disc ourses ▁he ▁has ▁published ▁her et of ore , ▁have ▁given ▁him ▁this ▁testim ony ▁in ▁the ▁cons ci ences ▁of ▁all ▁good ▁Christians ▁who ▁have ▁read ▁them . ▁ ▁That ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁well - qual ified ▁and ▁faithful ▁minister ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ." ▁Phill ips ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁African ▁American ▁servants , ▁S alem ▁and ▁R ama . ▁ ▁After ▁Phill ips ▁died , ▁they ▁became ▁servants ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Jonathan ▁French , ▁the ▁next ▁past or . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁child ▁named ▁C yrus ▁( b apt ized ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 7 0 ) ▁and ▁another ▁Tit us ▁( b . ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 7 4 ). ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁remained ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 1 , ▁serving ▁nearly ▁si xty ▁years . ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁French ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁second ▁past or . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁children ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁White ▁( 1 6 9 1 ▁– ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 7 7 3 ) ▁of ▁Ha ver hill , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁White ▁of ▁Ha ver hill ▁and