A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . to pay the _£8o bill. On his way he was stoppedby a friend who encouragingly inquired as to what progressthey were making, and then putting his hand into hispocket drew out a/io note, which he handed to WilliamLyon. Thus was the bill paid and building operationsrenewed. On Sunday, May 9th, 1869, the opening serviceswere held amid great rejoicings, the preachers being SOUTHPOKT DISTRICT 179 William Lyon, James Trickett (Ince) and Henry Draper, ofNew Springs. In 187
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . to pay the _£8o bill. On his way he was stoppedby a friend who encouragingly inquired as to what progressthey were making, and then putting his hand into hispocket drew out a/io note, which he handed to WilliamLyon. Thus was the bill paid and building operationsrenewed. On Sunday, May 9th, 1869, the opening serviceswere held amid great rejoicings, the preachers being SOUTHPOKT DISTRICT 179 William Lyon, James Trickett (Ince) and Henry Draper, ofNew Springs. In 1875 it was found necessary to build aschool behind the Church ; accommodation was thus pro-vided in the two places for 500 people. In 1S76 a dayschool was established and it flourished for a number ofyears. In 1898 the Church purchased a large piece of landin Old Park Lane, covering, 1605 square yards, on which toerect a new Church and new school. The foundation stone,of the new Church was laid on November 1st, 1902. Thetotal cost of the building and land was ^1,620, towardswhich sum R. Nicholson (Quaker) contributed ^100, and. A GROUP OF SOUTHPORT PREACHERS. Reading from the left the names are:—WilliamLyon, John Wright, William Rigby, JohnRimmer, Richard Spencer, Samson Lloyd. Mrs. Unwin (Church of England) ^100. The membersnow number 55, scholars, 139; value of property, ^2, is hoped to soon build a new school, whichneeded. sorely SKELMERSDALE. The meetings were commenced in 1884 * a hired premises consisted of a double cottage, of which themiddle wall had been removed. Curiously enough thisbuilding has been the cradle of all the Free Churches ofSkelmersdale. When the cottages were built the owner i8o SOUTHPOKT DISTRICT desired to build a chapel there, but was not permitted to doso. He therefore left the two end houses of the row with-out middle walls and used them as a meeting house. TheWesleyan Methodists commenced a cause there, and aftertheir removal the P
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