A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . the Churchat Blacko, nearly two miles distant, who felt that an effortshould be made to establish a cause in the village. In1875 a start was made in the home of Mrs. Speak, the leadersbeing Thomas Blakey and Robert Horsfield. The circuitauthorised the opening of a Mission Room. A site wassecured in Pasture Lane at a cost of ^234, and a chapelerected thereon, costing ^1,000. Our esteemed friend,Jonas Sharp, has been a leader and an ardent worker inthis cause from t
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . the Churchat Blacko, nearly two miles distant, who felt that an effortshould be made to establish a cause in the village. In1875 a start was made in the home of Mrs. Speak, the leadersbeing Thomas Blakey and Robert Horsfield. The circuitauthorised the opening of a Mission Room. A site wassecured in Pasture Lane at a cost of ^234, and a chapelerected thereon, costing ^1,000. Our esteemed friend,Jonas Sharp, has been a leader and an ardent worker inthis cause from the beginning. The workers take a deepinterest in all religious movements in the village, and thebest of relationship exists with all the Free Churches. i/4 COLNE AND NELSON DISTRICT. BURXLEY—ROBINSON STREET. This cause was commenced in 1862. A room wasrented in Calder Street and opened for public Lush, who is still living, was a preacher on theday of opening. Success followed their efforts. A chapelwas built in Oxford Road, which did not prove a successand was sold, and again they went back to Calder BURNLEY. In 1S82 six of the friends who lived in the Burnley Lanedistrict took a room in Old Hall Street. Hartley Catlow,Robert Skeath, and Thomas Whitaker were chief six years they decided to endeavour to build a chapel,with the result that the present structure in Robinson Streetwas opened in 1890. CLIVIGER. Up to 1878 there was no place of worship in the few of the members separated themselves from theWesleyan Church at Mereclough—a village about a mileaway. A room was rented, services commenced and achurch formed, and they joined the Colne and Nelson COLNE AND NELSON DISTRICT. 175
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