. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 539 points. Nor are we left entirely to inference ; for Hugh Bourne distinctly says thatMacclesfield was entered early in the year 1819, and that Congleton was opened bythe exertions of our Macclesfield friends. When Primitive Methodist missionariescrossed the hills and opened their commission in these two towns they were but payinga long-standing debt; for we do not forget the visits of the Stockport Revivalists toCongleton which led to the Harriseahead revival, and how the earliest
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANCE AND ENTERPRISE. 539 points. Nor are we left entirely to inference ; for Hugh Bourne distinctly says thatMacclesfield was entered early in the year 1819, and that Congleton was opened bythe exertions of our Macclesfield friends. When Primitive Methodist missionariescrossed the hills and opened their commission in these two towns they were but payinga long-standing debt; for we do not forget the visits of the Stockport Revivalists toCongleton which led to the Harriseahead revival, and how the earliest camp meetingscould scarcely have been held but for the help of men from Macclesfield and these towns were to feel the warmth of the fire they had helped to kindle. Hugh Bourne intimates that though a society was soon raised up in Macclesfield, inits infant state, it had to contend with many difficulties ; the burden of it was heavy ;. BEECH CHAPEL, MACCLESFIELD. and the circuit was obliged to make great exertions to keep it on its feet. Asconfirming this general statement, S. Turner records a particular experience of his : howhe and T. Clowes went about Macclesfield to beg a little towards the debt incurred inthat place, and got three shillings and sixpence. But the collectors were unfortunatein their selection of a day; it was August 18th, the day after a destructive RadicalReform riot in Macclesfield, and eight days before Peterloo, so that, perhaps, allthings considered, they did not do amiss. For some time before this, the society hadthe use of a large room near the old church; and though in December, Hugh Bournespeaks rather dubiously of the proposal to build a preaching-room, he notes with 540 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. evident satisfaction that there is preaching every Sunday night at eight oclock nearthe new church and at Hurdsfield. But, difficulties or no difficulties, the cm votingwork rolled on i
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