. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . WESTki;\v FIRST PREACHING -PLACE. W<- ten Underwood was the home of John Hide, destined to become a laboriousmissionary in other parts. John was convinced of sin under Eleazar Hathorn, whenhe missioned Weston, and be at once joined the class as one who had a desire to fleefrom the wrath to come and be saved from his sins. One Sunday morning, whenreturning through the fields from his class, he found what he had been seeking, and inthe exuberance of his joy he shouted Glory ! glory ! ! and Bung his hat into the Sarah Kirkla
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . WESTki;\v FIRST PREACHING -PLACE. W<- ten Underwood was the home of John Hide, destined to become a laboriousmissionary in other parts. John was convinced of sin under Eleazar Hathorn, whenhe missioned Weston, and be at once joined the class as one who had a desire to fleefrom the wrath to come and be saved from his sins. One Sunday morning, whenreturning through the fields from his class, he found what he had been seeking, and inthe exuberance of his joy he shouted Glory ! glory ! ! and Bung his hat into the Sarah Kirkland received her first ticket he too received his. His father becamethe leader al Merca ton, and William Ride, jun., the leader at Bourne was always on the look out for fresh promising labourers. So after a full. THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. L79 days work at Weston-Underwood, Turnditch, and Ilulland, on May 18th, 1813, heputs down :— I was much drawn out to pray to the Lord to raise up labourers ; and I trust He will do it here as in other parts. I think John Wilson, William Warren, and the two Rides (father and son) ought to labour, even as preachers ; if this be right, they would form a strong ministry, and there are others who I believe might be made useful in a public way. John Ride, for one, 1 think will be a preacher. William Warren, who is mentioned in the preceding extract, and William Hickingbotham deserve a permanent place in the history of Derbyshire Primitive Methodism. Both of them were men of that special type, who, as we have remarked, were raised up to do the work of evangelists in this first period. They were men after the type of Wedgwood, Benton, and John Oxtoby; but while equally eccentric with these, they were probably gifted with a greater degree o
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