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Title: The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Kendall, H. B. (Holliday Bickerstaffe), 1844-1919
Subjects: Primitive Methodist Church (Great Britain) Methodists
Publisher: London : E. Dalton
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ERPRISE. 321 Ashby-de-la-Zouch was first visited by John Harrison and a friend on Saturday,June 16th, 1818. They entered the town singing the usual battle-hymn: Turn tothe Lord, &c., and soon had hundreds of people after them. They had expected arrest,but not a dog moved its tongue against them. The people gave great attention to theWord, and showed the missionaries no little kindness. They left the place as they hadentered it, singing the praises of God, and were attended out of the town by more thana hundred people, who could not be persuaded to go back until Ke had given a promiseto come again and preach to them. Evidently acting under instructions, Wildburvisited the place in July, to test whether those who had received good from theoccasional visits of the missionaries were willing to form themselves into a society.The account of what took place on this visit, as found in the first volume of theMagazine^ betrays the hand of Hugh Bourne ; and reflects his well-known views with
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ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH. regard to youthful piety, and the practical interest he took in all plans and efforts forlaying hold of the young for Christ and His Church :— He spoke much at large on the subject (of joining a society), and showed ifthere were no prospect of good it would be best to give it up, as there were somany other places which were anxiously waiting for their coming. He put thematter upon issue, saying he should go into a friends house at hand, and if anycame forward to encourage the preaching they would continue to come, if not, theywould decline. He went into the house, but neither man nor woman followed : in a fewminutes a few children came in with tears in their eyes, requesting to be takeninto society. The number increased, and fourteen names were at length enteredupon a class-paper. He took the children into a parlour and formed them into Y 322 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. a circle round him. It was a truly affecting sight to behold fourteen babes inChrist (and compa

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