A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . ed in November, ata cost of ^900, and will accommodate 350 persons. Wigan Circuit has now 13 Churches and one Mission, with905 members, 2,976 scholars, 316 teachers, and propertyvalued at ^18,405. NEW SPRINGS. p>mrjcejwfzf, QRTY years ago a number of the members ofK^\ firr^$\ i/M the Church at YYigan resided at New Springs,and the distance being considerable, cottagemeetings were started in several of themembers homes. There was at that time noplace of worship
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . ed in November, ata cost of ^900, and will accommodate 350 persons. Wigan Circuit has now 13 Churches and one Mission, with905 members, 2,976 scholars, 316 teachers, and propertyvalued at ^18,405. NEW SPRINGS. p>mrjcejwfzf, QRTY years ago a number of the members ofK^\ firr^$\ i/M the Church at YYigan resided at New Springs,and the distance being considerable, cottagemeetings were started in several of themembers homes. There was at that time noplace of worship there, the nearest being theParish Church of Haigh. An effort was made to form aChurch here. In 1859 services were held in a small build-ing, which was used as the village day school, taught by oneDame Molyneaux, and for the modest sum of 2s. per weekarrangements were made for the use of the place for aSunday school and a mid-week service. Our agedmembers refer with pleasure to the memory of this building,so packed with worshippers that it was found necessary toadjourn to the garden and there hold the services in theopen NEW SPRINGS. 138 NEW SPRINGS. The demand for room was so imperative that after sometwo years a new Church was decided upon after muchprayer by the few who assumed the lead. Notably amongstthese were James Tricketr. Henry Hackett, Thomas James,Joseph Lancaster, Henrv YYhitmore, William Tickle,Ralph Eckersley, and James Chivers. The work of thesefriends was beyond all praise, and a building was reared inthe autumn of the year 1S61, at a cost of some ,£650,towards which the Kirkless Hall Coal and Iron Company,now the Wigan Coal and Iron Company, contributed ^ late William Pickard. Miners Agent, then a memberof the Wigan Church, also took a deep interest in thebmlding. The foundation stones o: the present edifice were laid byThomas Ashton, of Wigan. in what was then a beautifulfield of waving corn, and thorn trees had to be cut down tomark out the sit
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