. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church. n youllhe satisfied. Daniels proposal was novel, yet seemed eminently suitable. So acceptablewas it to the people that it was repeated the next Sunday. The twice-given not fall on heedless ears, hut the people began to take it up, and months andyears after they conceived that the first proposal of a days meeting was providential. Another fixed and favourite idea of Hugh Bournes was variety in class maintained that this method of multiple leadership also was quite in accordancewith the practice of early Metho
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church. n youllhe satisfied. Daniels proposal was novel, yet seemed eminently suitable. So acceptablewas it to the people that it was repeated the next Sunday. The twice-given not fall on heedless ears, hut the people began to take it up, and months andyears after they conceived that the first proposal of a days meeting was providential. Another fixed and favourite idea of Hugh Bournes was variety in class maintained that this method of multiple leadership also was quite in accordancewith the practice of early Methodism, and he refers for corroboration to Wesleysexpressed views in the Minutes of 1744. We are not sure whether, in his view, theideal class would not have been one in which every member should take his or herturn at leading. Be this as it may, he believed in variety in class leading, and, asfar as lay in his power, practised it too. The class which Hugh Bourne first joined was conducted on these lines, and when Daniel Shubotham was made leader. JOSEPH POlNTONs HOUSE ON THE SIDE OP MOW COP. of the Harriseahead class, he would not consent to act unless he were assisted. SoHugh Bourne, Matthias Bay ley, and T. Cotton would lead in turn, and sometimesothers. When a class was formed at Norton the same course of procedure was adopted,and we infer that the class at Kidsgrove was similarly conducted. To this same revival time—the time of beginnings—belongs also what is known as •The Camp Meeting without a Name. So far, Hugh Bourne had never, to use his own quaint phrase, stood up in the pulpitway, though he had, despite his shyness, become an adept in talking in the Midsummer of 1801 he was pressed to preach. It was thought a man whoknew so much and had done so much could do still more. Reluctantly he service was to be held at Joseph Pointons house on the Cheshire side of there was a small Sunday morning class and a fortni
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