Midland Churches: A History of the Congregations on - General ...

STOURBRIDGE.
PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL, HIGH STREET.
Opened 6 July, 1788.~
First Meeting-house in Coventry Street built circa 1698.
MINISTERS.
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Benjamin Carpenter . .
Herbert Jenkiiis ...
George Flower
John Edge
Benjamin Carpenter, 2nd dime.. .
James Scott ...
Thomas Warren ... ..
Alexander Paterson, M. A. ...
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Alfred William Worthington, B. A., J. P.
John Dendy, M.A. ...
Robert Henry Gibson, B.A.
David Maginnis ...
Arthur William Timmis
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As in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> Shrewsbury and Richard Astley, so again this society
and its schools have been fortunate in having had <strong>the</strong>ir history written by
<strong>the</strong> exilerienced hand <strong>of</strong> Mr. Alfred Wm. Worthington in 1886-1889-three
pamphlets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatest arch~ological value and interest. It will not
be necessary here to do much more than deal with references to <strong>the</strong> parts
taken by thi ministers <strong>of</strong> this society in <strong>the</strong> Double Lectures and <strong>the</strong>
&nth& Meetifzg.
The first recorded name, at present, <strong>of</strong> any Dudley Double Lecturer is
that <strong>of</strong> George Flower, who, in 1723, was <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two lecturers that
year, his companion being James Tliompson, minister at Bromsgrove,
Stourbridge has, from <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nonth9 Meetzizg, in 1782,
always been one <strong>of</strong> its regular ga<strong>the</strong>ring places. The first time was on
"Inscription over door :- A. D.
1788.
Hoc TEMPLUM AEDIFICATUM.