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
After this, supplies were again obtained from Hoxton. Mr. Jeanes was
invited to become the pastor; his preaching was acceptable and useful;
but a few years after he removed to Market Deeping. Mr. Cave was another
of the students who accepted an invitation to minister here; but after a
few years he removed to Yaxley. The next minister was a Mr. Phillips,
who had been in Lady Huntingdon's connexion, and had ministered in Zion
Chapel, London. He was pastor for a few years, and some success attended
his labours; but the people again wishing for a change, Mr. Phillips
retired in the year 1818, but continued to reside in Peterborough, and
preached occasionally. He was at length seized with paralysis: tried by
long and heavy affliction, under which he was very graciously sustained.
He died in the year 1831.
Mr. J. E. Isaac was the next minister who received an invitation to the
pastoral office. The congregation was in a very low state when he
entered on his labours, but it increased under his ministry; and after
he had laboured for three years, the Church was re-organized, and Mr.
Isaac was ordained May 22nd, 1821. On that occasion, Mr. Jervis, of
Ramsay, commenced the service; Mr. Holmes, of Wisbeach, delivered the
introductory discourse; Mr. Morrell, of St. Neots, offered the
ordination prayer, and gave the charge; Mr. Wright, of Stamford,
preached to the people. In the course of his ministry, Mr. Isaac had
some serious trials to contend with; but he persevered in his labours,
and they were rendered in some measure successful; so that in the year
1832, the Chapel having become too small for the congregation, it was
thought desirable to attempt an enlargement. This was effected, and the
place was re-opened for divine worship in July of that year: on that
occasion, Dr. Pye Smith preached in the morning and evening, and Mr.
Haynes, of Boston, on the following Sabbath. About this time a
Sabbath-school was commenced in connexion with the Chapel.
There are the names of about thirty persons recorded "who," it is
observed, "regarded Mr. Isaac as their spiritual father." But under date
of 1834 we find the statement, that the Church saw the necessity of a
change, on account of the great decrease in the number of hearers; so
that Mr. Isaac resigned in September of that year. Some time after this,
Mr. Penman became the minister, and was ordained February 3rd, 1836.
About this period, application was made to Earl Fitzwilliam for the
grant of a piece of ground on the south side of the Chapel, on which to
build a school-room for the use of the Sabbath-school. This was
obtained, at a rental of five shillings per annum, on a lease of
ninety-nine years. The cost of building, with some alterations in the
Chapel, was about L205.
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