. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . and if there were anyexceptions, the magistrates, acting inconsonance with the noble traditions oftheir borough, did not bear the swordin vain, but took care that the pioneersof our Church should not be at themercy of any low-bred, drunken fellow,who thought the Ranters, as theywere vulgarly called, were fair gamefor insult and annoyance. There were two or three small housesin Chapel Court contiguous to MillStreet Chapel, belonging to the trustees,which at one time were occupied by ourministers. They were the temporaryand humble resi
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . and if there were anyexceptions, the magistrates, acting inconsonance with the noble traditions oftheir borough, did not bear the swordin vain, but took care that the pioneersof our Church should not be at themercy of any low-bred, drunken fellow,who thought the Ranters, as theywere vulgarly called, were fair gamefor insult and annoyance. There were two or three small housesin Chapel Court contiguous to MillStreet Chapel, belonging to the trustees,which at one time were occupied by ourministers. They were the temporaryand humble residence of many men ofministerial power and influence. WilliamSanderson was the last of his brethrento live in Chapel Court, but such menas Suddards and Hewson, Verity andHutchinson, had preceded him asministerial occupants of the trusteesproperty. Here, too, William Cloweshad lived prior to his removal to SpencerStreet. Subsequently, however, theywere let to other people, and, in 1835,we find one Luke Green became atenant at a rent of <£4 5s. per CLOWES HOUSE, HULL Crreen was killed by a steam-packet explosion at the South Pier, June 9th, this untoward event several persons were hurried into eternity with awfulsuddenness. Mr. Green had removed from Hull a little time before, and had been over toHull to attend the camp meeting on the previous day. Fearing he was late he ran to get * St. Paul: His Life and Ministry/ p. 222. 376 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. on board, and in a moment or two the explosion occurred by which he was killed on thespot. From his Journal we learn that W, Clowes had fully intended being onboard the Gainsboro packet that very morning. Mrs. Clowes had arranged to go by it, andhe intended seeing her off; but he had lingered so long at his devotions the night before, that he overslept himself, and was thus unable to be at thepier in proper time to catch the packet. Possibly his drowsi-ness saved his life. Jacob Dawson, another of our minister
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