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

g July, 1782, a month after <strong>the</strong> first reorganised meeting at Coseley. The
day's proceedings are recorded thus in <strong>the</strong> MS. Minutes :-
Rev. Mr. Wells preached fro~~ PhiZ$. iii., 8. The question mentioned at <strong>the</strong>
previozts nteeling held at Coseley, viz., What is <strong>the</strong> best manner <strong>of</strong> conducting ourselves
when we are called, as minzj-ters, to visit persons in dying, or apyarently dyifig
circunzstances, whose characters are ei<strong>the</strong>r bad or doubgul? Wood.
The following was proposed for <strong>the</strong> next meeting at Dudley, 6 August:-
Whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> historical parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Old Testanzelzt, excepting <strong>the</strong> 5 books <strong>of</strong> JRoses,
were written by ins-irathon? Carpenter.
Rev. Mr. Grz.his, <strong>of</strong> W. Nanzpton, zeus afloi~tted to preach. W. Procter,
absent.
The second <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mo?zth& Meeting's visits to Stourbridge was fixed for
4 March, 1783, but <strong>the</strong> brethren were prevented meeting by <strong>the</strong> i?zclemency <strong>of</strong>
<strong>the</strong> season; <strong>the</strong>y managed, however, to get <strong>the</strong>re on 6 May following, when
<strong>the</strong> secretary, William Procter, preached from I Thess. i., 10-
And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from <strong>the</strong> dead, even
Jesus, which delivered us from <strong>the</strong> wrath to come.
The following list <strong>of</strong> Mo?zth?y Meztz'rgs, held at Stourbridge, from 1784
to 1855, preserves many interesting names and data :-
YEAR.
1784, 3 Feb.
1784,3 Aug.
1785, 8 Mar.
1785, 4 Oct.
1786,4 Apr.
1787, 6 Feb.
1787~6 Nov.
1788, 8 July
1789, 3 Mar.
PREACHER.
Sam. Griffiths
Wm. D. Wood
Wm. Procter
Sam. Griffiths
Wm. Procter
Robt. Gentleman
Wm. D. Wood
Rd. Amner
' Wm. D. Wood
1789, Oct. I Robt. Gentleman
TEXT. 1 No-res IN MINUTES.
St. John i., 17
I Sam. xxiii., 16
Num. xxiii., 10
Eph. ii., 7
PS. xxvii., 14
St. Mat. X., 29-30
St. John iii., 19
Heb. ii., 15
St. Markiv., 26-29
Mr. Procter, at MY. Amner's
request, repeated
<strong>the</strong> sermon whi~h he
delivered at <strong>the</strong> Month&
Lecture at Coseley, in
1 December, 1784.