. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . ST. Peters church cross, Chester. * On September I7th, S. Turner spoke from a table at Hampton Heath in Mr. Davis croft, andremarks : A table or a stool has been my pulpit, and the open air my chapel, most of this summer. 550 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Hanbridge, and preached at ten to a large concourse of people. I believe goodwas done. I then visited some sick, and while praying, two women were muchaffected, and began to cry for mercy. I intended to jjreach in large company assembled, but the weather was so unfavourable
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . ST. Peters church cross, Chester. * On September I7th, S. Turner spoke from a table at Hampton Heath in Mr. Davis croft, andremarks : A table or a stool has been my pulpit, and the open air my chapel, most of this summer. 550 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Hanbridge, and preached at ten to a large concourse of people. I believe goodwas done. I then visited some sick, and while praying, two women were muchaffected, and began to cry for mercy. I intended to jjreach in large company assembled, but the weather was so unfavourable that we wereobliged to divide into companies and go into three houses, and hold prayer-meetings. I then gave an exhortation. I believe much good was done ; manywere in distress, and some obtained pardon. When we had done in ChesterI went to Tarvin, and preached to a many people. By this full good days work Primitive Methodism got foothold in Chester, and it isworth noting that both IS^antwich and Chester came on the Burland Plan beginning. CASTLE GATES, CHESTER. April 29th, 1821, together; as the latest additions their names standing at the Chesters reception of Primitive Methodism was anything but cordial—indeed it wasrough. The rowdy element invaded the preaching-room in King Street, shouted Amen, hooted, howled, and sometimes ran up against the worshippers as they leftor went to the services, in a way hardly distinguishable from assault and make matters worse, the disturbers were emboldened in playing their godless pranksby the chilling response of the magistrates to their appeal for protection : No; itserves you right. Why dont you stop at home, and not come here disturbing thepeace of the city. Matters reached their worst, and began to mend when John Ridevisited the city. We have already accounted for his presence in this region, and THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 551 ...,»,.^ observed that he opened Wrexham in March, 1821. On
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