. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . RIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. Circuit, and though Nottingham had its Circuit Committee, and Leicestershire was notwithout its capable officials, there was left a gap in discipline which the PreparatoryMeeting of 1819 was intended to supply. As to the separation of R. Winfield,growing out of his refusal to accept his appointment to Hull—that will moreappropriately be dealt with in our next chapter. The retirement of Benton must detain us a little while. Had he died, or emigrated,or seceded, our task would have been a simpler one. But he
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . RIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. Circuit, and though Nottingham had its Circuit Committee, and Leicestershire was notwithout its capable officials, there was left a gap in discipline which the PreparatoryMeeting of 1819 was intended to supply. As to the separation of R. Winfield,growing out of his refusal to accept his appointment to Hull—that will moreappropriately be dealt with in our next chapter. The retirement of Benton must detain us a little while. Had he died, or emigrated,or seceded, our task would have been a simpler one. But he lived for thirty-eightyears after his retirement; and yet he became in a sense dead to Primitive is the fact that needs explanation. We are not specially prepared for this retire-ment by anything we have met with or observed. We might, possibly, have predictedthe retirement of Crawfoot; scarcely that of Benton. The event comes upon ussomewhat as a surprise, and we are almost ready to bring in the verdict—Silenced bythe visitation of ROUND HILL CAMP MEETING SITE. In the month of May, 1818,—two months after the opening of Leicester—a greatcamp meeting was held at Round Hill—a popular site for such gatherings. Withcharacteristic precision Hugh Bourne thus describes the position of Round Hill. Itis an elevated piece of ground, about three and a half miles from Leicester, and issituated at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way with the Melton Turnpike and place were favourable for a large gathering; and there was one. From everydirection people came, on foot and in vehicles of all kinds, until it was computed therewere ten thousand persons present. The meeting was well supported by preachers andpraying labourers. The morning service had been powerful, yet marked by noon the converting work broke out, and the cries for mercy were loud aildcontinuous. Benton was in great force; and as he spoke on the great day of Gods THE PERIOD OF CIR
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