. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . irit expressed itself in hard successful work near home, as well as inpassing resolutions at the first missionary meetings at Turnditch and Belper. :: * See ante, p. 184. 526 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. We have already referred in another connection to the missioning of Winster hyW. Alcock in 1821, and little more need now be added except to note the fact thata chapel was built in 1823 and enlarged in 1833. Hognaston, already named, was missioned by Belper as early as 1817. It was thehome of Philip Bown, a leader and a local preacher
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . irit expressed itself in hard successful work near home, as well as inpassing resolutions at the first missionary meetings at Turnditch and Belper. :: * See ante, p. 184. 526 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. We have already referred in another connection to the missioning of Winster hyW. Alcock in 1821, and little more need now be added except to note the fact thata chapel was built in 1823 and enlarged in 1833. Hognaston, already named, was missioned by Belper as early as 1817. It was thehome of Philip Bown, a leader and a local preacher, whose name stands first on the firstplan of the Winster Circuit. It was he who gave the ground for the village chapel,while another friend, Bichard Wheeldon, by his will left <£50 for the same Bown was a noted evangelist whose fame lingers amongst the Derbyshire hillsto this day. He did a good days work when, at the direction of the circuit authorities,he re-missioned a village nine miles from Winster called Monyash. The village is not. MONYASH CHURCH. large; it has not more than four hundred inhabitants. It cannot be said to be beautiful, though it is not devoid of a certain austere attractiveness. It can, indeed, claim t tin possession of an ancient church—restored without being spoiled—and crumbling village cross. There is, too, the druidical circle of Arbor Low in the neighbourhood, rankingnexl in importance to Stonehenge. Within the enclosure of Arbor Low a famou camp meeting with three stands was once held. But to Methodists of all ection , Monyash will always be associated with the names of John Nelson, who pulled down by the clergyman while preaching at the cross; and of Dr. Bunting, whose mother, Mary Redfern, goi Lasting good from hearing a sermon by Kichard Boardman. Mary Redfern never forgot that sermon on Jabez was more honourable than his brethren/1 and gave the name Jabez to the future law-giver of Methodism. THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT IUEDOMI
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