. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . ion occurred by which he was killed on thespot. From his Journal we learn that W, Clowes had fully intended being onboard the Gainsboro packet that very morning. Mrs. Clowes had arranged to go by it, andhe intended seeing her off; but he had lingered so long at his devotions the night before, that he overslept himself, and was thus unable to be at thepier in proper time to catch the packet. Possibly his drowsi-ness saved his life. Jacob Dawson, another of our ministers,was on board when the catastrophe occurred, but escaped witha sli
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . ion occurred by which he was killed on thespot. From his Journal we learn that W, Clowes had fully intended being onboard the Gainsboro packet that very morning. Mrs. Clowes had arranged to go by it, andhe intended seeing her off; but he had lingered so long at his devotions the night before, that he overslept himself, and was thus unable to be at thepier in proper time to catch the packet. Possibly his drowsi-ness saved his life. Jacob Dawson, another of our ministers,was on board when the catastrophe occurred, but escaped witha slight wound on his arm and the loss of his hat. Mill Street was not the first chapel built north of theHumber; that distinction belongs to North Cave—also foundon this same plan—whose chapel was opened by John Harrisonand his wife and John Woolhouse, on July 26th, 1819. Yet,though Mill Street just missed this distinction, and cannot claimto be the oldest Connexional chapel still in actual use, thereis no existing chapel of equal size and importance still. JACOB DAWSON.
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