A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . y William Sandersonon December. 26th, 1859. Architecturally it was of amodest type, as the building, including land, cost only^260; but much labour was bestowed gratis by willinghands, the internal fittings being done by our late WilliamSanderson. J. Rigby, D. Heath, and James Firth, ofOldham, who journeyed hither to assist the brethren intheir labour of love. God signally owned the preaching of the Word ; andwonderful conversions took place. In 1865, two school v
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . y William Sandersonon December. 26th, 1859. Architecturally it was of amodest type, as the building, including land, cost only^260; but much labour was bestowed gratis by willinghands, the internal fittings being done by our late WilliamSanderson. J. Rigby, D. Heath, and James Firth, ofOldham, who journeyed hither to assist the brethren intheir labour of love. God signally owned the preaching of the Word ; andwonderful conversions took place. In 1865, two school vestries were built. Again, in 186S,the building was extended to almost double the size ofthe original, at a cost of ^131 10s. This arrangementprovided for Church and school purposes in the same room. i44 LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. but in the year 1875 a School was erected at the rearof the Church at a cos; of £222. A house adjoining was purchased in 1877, which, withthe Chapel, gave a frontage to Tetlow Street of 45 feet anda depth of 39 feet. The Chapel and house were takendown and the present building erected thereon at a cost of. TETLOW STREET. ^1,400. The opening sSanderson, on Novembe In the year 1892 it v,athe school premises, andat a cost of ^350. Agaipurchased at the rearpremises were taken a cost of ^1,560. Ir_of entertaining the Annu ervices were conducted by Williamr 15th, the same year. 5 found necessary to again extendthe enlargement was carried out a, in 1903, 200 yards of land wereof the school; the old school 71, and the present premises erected1 £94 the Church had the pleasure al Meeting. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. I45 LANCASTER. The earliest records of this Church are dated the end of the year 1824 a difficulty arose in theWesleyan Church consequent upon a demand that classpence must be paid under a penalty of expulsion. Workwas scarce and moreover was badly paid for, causing muchpoverty, and the rule rigidly enforced by the ministerestranged some of t
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