A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . January27th, 1S94, the cost of same being ^150. Alterations and additions to the building continued for aspace of five years. Towards the end of the year xvehad the pleasure of witnessing the dying struggles of thedebt on the chapel. In 18 years, the mortgage, ^800, withthe interest, ^600, making a grand total of ^1,400, was paidoff. So on April 13th, 1900, Good Friday, a grand gather-ing of old and new scholars, teachers and membersassembled at the Chapel t
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . January27th, 1S94, the cost of same being ^150. Alterations and additions to the building continued for aspace of five years. Towards the end of the year xvehad the pleasure of witnessing the dying struggles of thedebt on the chapel. In 18 years, the mortgage, ^800, withthe interest, ^600, making a grand total of ^1,400, was paidoff. So on April 13th, 1900, Good Friday, a grand gather-ing of old and new scholars, teachers and membersassembled at the Chapel to commemorate the event. Some two years later the Church was re-decorated andelectric light was installed, which involved an expenditureof some ^ is expectedsome time inthe comingyear we willbe able tofinally pay offall accountsowing on thatscore. A newschool mustnext claimour attention. With allour moderninnovationsthe spirituallife of theChurch hasnot been neg-lected. TheChristian En-deavour, theclass meetingsand prayermeetings con-tinue to dosilent servicefor the Church and the glory willtam oxley, of God. MANCHESTER DISTRICT. BRADFORD—(MANCHESTER) 91 In 1865, a few connected with Hanover Street Church,prominent amongst them being William Oxley, commencedto hold open-air services in Bradford, the first taking placeon May 8. The services were attended with good results,so the house and shop, 123, Mill Street, were rented andopened as a preaching room and school on July 1st of thesame year. There was a Church membership of six, twoteachers and 48 scholars. Next a piece of land was boughtin Mill Street, and on December 22nd, 1867, William Sander-son preached the opening sermons of a school-chapel whichhad been erected upon it at a cost of ^602. In 1885classrooms were added at a cost of ;£i68. William Oxleyand his sisters Mary, Emma and Rebecca, laboured devotedfvfor the cause, and give generously of their means. OnlySister Rebecca Oxley is left to see the f
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