. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . so begun a monthly service on the Saturday evening athis own Forest home, at which it was not unusual in the midst of the praying andconversation-preaching and recital of experience, for persons to pass into a state of L 2 148 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUKCH. trance and have visions ; hence the frequenters of these services were widely knownas Magic Methodists. As for Crawfoot, he was a Methodist local preacher in theXorthwich Circuit when Hugh Bourne, with the cordial co-operation of his brother,agreed to give him ten shillings a week un
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . so begun a monthly service on the Saturday evening athis own Forest home, at which it was not unusual in the midst of the praying andconversation-preaching and recital of experience, for persons to pass into a state of L 2 148 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUKCH. trance and have visions ; hence the frequenters of these services were widely knownas Magic Methodists. As for Crawfoot, he was a Methodist local preacher in theXorthwich Circuit when Hugh Bourne, with the cordial co-operation of his brother,agreed to give him ten shillings a week until Lady Day in order to carrry on evangelisticlabours on the Cheshire and Staffordshire sides on alternate fortnights. The fact thatCrawfoot was in needy circumstances at this time also weighed with Bourne inmaking this agreement. Philanthropy joined with evangelistic zeal in sealing thecontract. Crawfoot was fifty years of age when he thus became an itinerant preacher?and we gather that almost immediately after this his relations with parent Methodism—. TARVIN VILLAGE AND CIICIMH. very much strained already reached tin- decisive breaking point. As we have seen,Crawfoote genius did nol lie in the direction of camp meetings, and he took part in oneonly. Sad to ay, the Journals of Hugh Bourne set forth the rise, culmination, amisetting of :i friendship between him ami Crawfoot, and 1813 witnessed the passing ofCrawfoot from Primitive Methodist Life. Summoned by II. B. to answer certaincharges al tin- Quarterly Meeting at Tunstall he failed to appeal, and judgment wentby default. We I not know that it is necessary to go fully into these the fact that during his itineracy Crawfool had married Hannah Mountford,the Long-time faithful Bervanl of the Bournes, the visionary, and as is most likely, theperson tn whom II. B. himself proposed at ;i class meeting, may have had something to SOUKCKS AND ORIGIN. 149 do with the breach, especially when we remember that Crawfo
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