. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . rials, andof all trials Church-trials are, as Paulvery well knew, the most trying Itis those who have been tried thatare to receive the amaranthine crown,and so the Church should reserve itschoicest laurel-wreaths for those whostand faithful amongst the faith-less ; who do not desert their post,but calmly go on with their workin the midst of discouragements,unpopularity, and even amid Churchbroils and secessions. Church-lifeis not all rapture, or such as to evokehallelujahs, and fidelity to truthrequired us to show that, not solong a
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . rials, andof all trials Church-trials are, as Paulvery well knew, the most trying Itis those who have been tried thatare to receive the amaranthine crown,and so the Church should reserve itschoicest laurel-wreaths for those whostand faithful amongst the faith-less ; who do not desert their post,but calmly go on with their workin the midst of discouragements,unpopularity, and even amid Churchbroils and secessions. Church-lifeis not all rapture, or such as to evokehallelujahs, and fidelity to truthrequired us to show that, not solong after the great Revival, therewere hindrances and reverses, to beaccounted for naturally enough, aswe shall see, but only serving in manycases to bring out the finest qualities of men. It is not alone of Robert Hutchinson weare thinking or writing; he is one of a type, and we shall meet him again and againunder other names and in other places, and to these life-long, tried, and trusty leadersof local Churches Primitive Methodism owes more than she can ROBERT Hutchinsons house, in which services were HELD FROM 1841 TO 1848. John Wedgwoods Imprisonment. The labours of Sarah Kirkland and John Benton, chiefly in Nottinghamshire, during1817, have been described; but John Wedgwood, followed by William Clowes, alsocame on the ground, and the part these, along with William Lockwood and others, tookin the work of evangelisation must be glanced at. Car Colston Green was a favourite 252 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. place for the holding of large open-air gatherings. The village stands hard by theFosse Way—the famous Roman road that runs diagonally across the country from Bathto Lincoln. George Herod was present at one of these early gatherings, at whicha thousand persons were computed to be present, and he tells how he saw severalpersons—notably a man he knew, some six feet two of stature—fall to the groundgroaning and writhing under the influence of Bentons prayers and preachi
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