Vol 2, pages 1-100 - My Primitive Methodist Ancestors

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28 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. pillar once stood, right on until the days of the Chartist agitation, when the authorities put their veto on al fresco meetings political or religious at that favourite stand. The magisterial mind of that epoch could not make subtle distinctions. It was by lingering at one of these New Cross services when returning from Oldham REV. T. HINULEY. KACHEL WHITEHEAIJ. MR. NATHANIEL XAYLOK. Street Wesleyan Chapel, which they attended, that Nathaniel Naylor and his wife fell in love with the <strong>Primitive</strong>s. They thought it right to join the denomination, and became active workers and liberal supporters of the Jersey Street and New Islington societies. The youngest daughter of the house became the wife of Thomas Hindley, so widely known and respected as a minister in the Manchester District. There are other names of early workers, that ought to be more than names to us, but space forbids little more than the mention of them. There were : John Turner, for many years the courteous, prudent, efficient choir-master ; Thomas Sharrock, an early Sunday School superintendent, much beloved, though he had an awe-inspiring presence and the reputation of knowing more than most ; W. Williams, Thomas Sugden's successor in the confectionery business, circuit secretary and afterwards steward, a thoughtful, acceptable preacher, and a good District and Connexional man, at whose house, in Ancoat's Lane, ministers and friends from a distance would drop in for rest and talk ; Samuel Johnson, a local preacher for many years, a man of wide reading and large outlook, whose discourses were listened to with interest and profit by many Lancashire congregations ; Barnabas Parker, Charles Malpas also, and Job Williams, and Eachel Whitehead, and John Crompton, and Charles Taylor, who, in their several spheres, lived the Christian life and served the interests of Jersey Street Society. This brief chronicle of departed worth may pleasantly end with a reference to good but eccentric David Bailey, of whose devotion and oddities tradition still loves to speak. He would " shut to the door " even of his MR. 8. JOHNSON. MR. C. TAYLOR. shop while he retired for prayer, and so immersed himself in evangelistic work that his brethren feared his business would suffer; he was a dealer in earthenware near Shudehill Market, and his superin-
THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 29 tendent was appointed to admonish him. "David," said Rev. W. Antliff, "are you never afraid you'll break " " " " 1 Break ? said Pot " David " ; not till the fiftieth Psalm breaks at the fifteenth verse, ' Call upon Me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee.'" The answer was distinctly good, though it is to be feared David put a strain upon the promise it was never intended to bear. SALE; WALK.DEN MOOR; MIDDLETON. Though, for the time being, we have done with Manchester city, we have not quite done with Manchester Circuit. At first, as has already been intimated SALE CHAPEL AND SCHOOLS. MR. JOHN E. WRIGHT. Manchester Circuit was almost the first rough draft of the Manchester District of to-day. Important circuits were formed from it at an early date ; but at present our concern is not with these, but rather with one or two places that were missioned at an early date and continued to be an integral part of the Manchester Circuit all through the first period, though now, in nearly every case, they have become heads of circuits. Sale, we are told, was missioned as early as 1824-5. At that time the people around were " uncommonly rough and ignorant," and being chiefly employed in market-gardening, domestic
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