. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . were quartered. Some of these watched the fight with evident interest, but when it wasover they claimed the combatants for His Majestys Honourable Corps of being escorted by the poHce, Clowes made a bolt for it, running down GrimsbyLane into Market Street, finally taking refuge in his masters china-shop. But for theintervention and appeals of the keeper of the tavern where the captain lodged,and of his own master, Clowes would undoubtedly have been pressed as a captain let the brawlers off, warning them never
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . were quartered. Some of these watched the fight with evident interest, but when it wasover they claimed the combatants for His Majestys Honourable Corps of being escorted by the poHce, Clowes made a bolt for it, running down GrimsbyLane into Market Street, finally taking refuge in his masters china-shop. But for theintervention and appeals of the keeper of the tavern where the captain lodged,and of his own master, Clowes would undoubtedly have been pressed as a captain let the brawlers off, warning them never to be out after nine oclockat night. But thoroughly frightened, Clowes was off by nine oclock next left Hull and his debts behind him, and tramped to Tunstall, paving the waywith good intentions. These dark passages in Clowes unregenerate life are referred to with reluctance—withno thought of dishonouring the memory or sullying the reputation of one to whom ourChurch owes so much. The passages in question could not be omitted from any history. SOURCES AND ORIGIN. 5;^ of the Connexion worthy of the name; for, while they may serve to throw somelight on the events, the manners and morals of the time, especially of the class whichClowes in the years to come was most mightily to influence and to which he himselfbelonged, they are referredto mainly here for the samereason that Clowes himselfreferred to them in hisJournal—to magnify thegrace of God in him. Heshowed how in his case sinhad abounded, and did itrelentlessly as though reso-lute not to omit the leastdetail or soften the darkestcolours of the condemnatorypicture; and he did this inorder to show more triumph-antly that where sin hadabounded, grace did muchmore abound. His fervidevangelism had a great ButI obtained mercy at theback of it. Did any onein the liey-day of Clowesfolly and wickedness thinkand speak of him as thegraceless potter 1 Thejudgment was a naturalone and in a sense just;but in a higher sense
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