Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire: with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county.Coleman, Thomas
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Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire: with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county.
Coleman, Thomas
Clergy -- England -- Northamptonshire; Independent churches -- England -- Northamptonshire; Puritans -- England -- Northamptonshire
Mr. King, it is stated, was succeeded by Mr. David Bradbury, who left
Wellingborough about the year 1764, and was succeeded by Mr. French, who
kept a very respectable boarding-school while residing here. He had
studied under Dr. Doddridge, at Northampton. He afterwards removed to
London. Mr. Orton was the next minister; but in early life he died of
consumption, about the year 1776. Then succeeded to Mr. Orton Mr.
Thomas, who had been a student at the academy at Daventry, first under
Dr. Ashworth and then under Mr. Robins. He was ordained about the same
time as the late Mr. Toller was settled at Kettering, they having closed
their academical course nearly together. Mr. Thomas resigned his charge
about 1786, after having been pastor about eight years, and went to
Enfield. He was succeeded by Mr. Robert Jacomb. He had been in a very
unsettled state of health in London, where he was assistant to the Rev.
Hugh Worthington, at Salter's Hall; and being called to experience here
a very heavy domestic trial, in the almost sudden death of his wife,
when they had been married but a short time, his depression of spirits
became so great that he left, though very reluctantly, and went to Bath.
The successor to Mr. Jacomb was Mr. Henry Summers. In reference to this
change we find the following statement:--
In consequence of the removal of the Rev. R. Jacomb from
Wellingborough in 1791, the Church and congregation usually meeting
for divine worship in Cheese Lane became destitute of a pastor and
teacher. In this situation it became necessary for the society to
look out for a successor; and in March, 1792, Mr. Henry Summers, who
was assistant to the Rev. Robert Winter, of Hammersmith, after
sufficient trial was made, received a unanimous invitation to the
pastoral office, of which he soon after declared his acceptance. But
short was his time of service: soon was he called to close his
labours on earth. He died of fever, when he had sustained the
pastoral office scarcely four years in this place.
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