. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . owes?—We opened Mercaston, Hulland,Turnditch, and Weston-Underwood. At each of these places much good was donefrom time to time as we visited them; indeed, they became much noted in what 182 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. was then called the Connexion (Journal, 116). During the spring months ofthis year, 1813, the work flourished at Mercaston, Hulland, Turnditch, and Weston-Underwood; and a number of zealous, useful, praying labourers were raised up.(Bournes History, 1823). As to the we of Clowes statement: it must not be overlooked tha
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . owes?—We opened Mercaston, Hulland,Turnditch, and Weston-Underwood. At each of these places much good was donefrom time to time as we visited them; indeed, they became much noted in what 182 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. was then called the Connexion (Journal, 116). During the spring months ofthis year, 1813, the work flourished at Mercaston, Hulland, Turnditch, and Weston-Underwood; and a number of zealous, useful, praying labourers were raised up.(Bournes History, 1823). As to the we of Clowes statement: it must not be overlooked that John Bentonand Eleazar Ha thorn had been and were still in these parts. It was not merely theHulland Tract Mission or the powerful ministrations of Clowes when paying hisperiodic visits, or both these, that fully serve to explain why there was just nowso much life and movement at this extremity of the Connexion. Have we not seenHathorn missioning Weston, and Benton, Hulland ; the former bringing down JohnRide as his quarry and the latter John Harrison?. EEV. T. JACKSON (1). EEV. T. JACKSON (2). REV. T. JACKSON (3). The Advance on fit time had now come for an advance, and the event showed the advance was tobe made on Belper. Mr. Ride, of that town, Herod tells us, being at a lovefeast led byBenton at Weston-Underwood, invited Benton to mission Belper, promising if this weredone to lend his house for a prayer meeting after the holding of the service in the openair. On this basis an agreement was arrived at, the day and hour probably being fixed,and a general plan of operations sketched, which was to include the co-operation of thevillage societies. But before the decisive day came Benton, it would seem, quietlyreconnoitred the ground; for one day, as three youths were sauntering along to Belpe;rMarket Place, loudly talking and indulging in foolish jesting, a plain man overtookthem, halted, fixed them with his eye, and solemnly addressed them— Stop, poor sinners,
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