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
In the evening the Rev. C. J. Hyatt, of Northampton, read and prayed--J.
W. Percy, of Warwick, preached to the people, from 1 Thess. v. 13,
14--W. Gray, of Northampton, concluded with prayer.
The following reference is made to the services of the day, in an
advertisement prefixed to the printed charge:--
The ordination was attended by a number of his brethren of the town
and neighbourhood, of several denominations, who gave on that
occasion an instance of brotherly love and concord that will not
soon be forgotten. The young minister, with his only remaining
parent, and the patron of the Institution from whence he had
emanated, seated on either side, received the following address from
a minister of his native city, who was well authorized to bear on
that occasion a public testimony to his respectable attainments, his
unblemished reputation, and his amiable manners, which from a child
had procured him the esteem of a large circle of friends and
acquaintance. A spirit of fervent love, of ardent prayer, and of
devout seriousness, characterized the services of the day, and
inspired the hearts of all who witnessed them with hopes of the most
pleasing results.
Twenty-two years have passed since then, and those pleasing results
have, through the blessing of the great Head of the Church, to a great
extent been realized. The Church, which was originally formed of eight
members who had received dismissions from Churches to which they had
previously belonged, has received from the commencement to the present
time 315 members. The present number of communicants is about 150. The
number of scholars in the Sabbath-schools is about 400.
Since the decease of Mr. Wilson, a marble tablet has been erected in the
porch of the Chapel, with the following inscription:--
This Chapel was built A.D. 1829, at the sole expense of the late
Thomas Wilson, Esq., of Highbury Place, London.
This tablet is erected in grateful commemoration of his liberality.
The congregation have erected galleries in the Chapel, with organ, and
an additional school-room, at a cost of nearly L1000. A commodious
school-room has also been lately built, on a site adjoining the
Chapel-yard, for Sunday and Day Infant-schools, with class-rooms for
senior scholars. The daily Infant-school numbers more than 120 children,
and the Sunday Infant Class about 170. A tablet in the school-room has
the following inscription:--"This School-room was built A.D. 1851, for
the use of Sunday and Day Infant Schools in connexion with Commercial
Street Chapel, and in memory of Stephen Prust, Esq., of Bristol, who was
only prevented by death from erecting it himself."
In looking at the whole, encouraging indications, we consider, may be
very clearly discerned of the Divine blessing attending the word of
heavenly truth, and giving sanction and success to the efforts of his
servants.
CHAPTER II.
MEMORIALS OF THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH AT ROWELL.
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