. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . Henry heardall with respectful calmness with-out yielding to the intolerantmandate, or wavering in the faceof the threatened annihilation ofhis stud and mud habitation,where he lived rent-free. For a number of years theWesleyans had had a society inthis village, whose preaching ser-vices were held in the house ofMr. Nathan Bailey, a respectablefarmer of good report. It was now,currently said he had received orders to allow nomi »re preachings on pain of being turned out of his farm. Preaching services ceased inthat house, and were no
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . Henry heardall with respectful calmness with-out yielding to the intolerantmandate, or wavering in the faceof the threatened annihilation ofhis stud and mud habitation,where he lived rent-free. For a number of years theWesleyans had had a society inthis village, whose preaching ser-vices were held in the house ofMr. Nathan Bailey, a respectablefarmer of good report. It was now,currently said he had received orders to allow nomi »re preachings on pain of being turned out of his farm. Preaching services ceased inthat house, and were now confined to the National Church and Fukescottage, madeof unbaken clay and straw-thatched roof. There, at this period, we often worshippedwith delight, amid saving power, streaming glory, and flowing tears, in the close]jpacked congregation inside, and among those standing without on the high roadunable to gain ingress, while the preacher in the nook or the open doorway waspouring forth in simple eloquence the simple truth of God with all the fervour of. HENRY FUKES HOUSE, 274 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUKCH. a heart full of its saving energy and power. It was not uncommon then to seenumbers present from East Briclgford, Newton, and other adjacent villages andhamlets ; for the conflict for principle, and the determined retention of the villageby this infant cause of Christ, was noised abroad and brought together sympathisers,scoffers, and the curious. As threats proved powerless on pious Henry Fukes, our modern Obed-Edom,a regular discharge was sent to him, but with no more effect. Then followed anejectment, which was equally unable to make the desired impression ; but one eveningafterwards, on returning from his labour as a husbandman, he found the spoilers hadpulled down his house, and had turned his pious wife and their furniture on to thehigh road. God, however, provided them both with shelter and a home in the houseof friends ; and although thus plunged into trouble for some
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