Reading Observer 10-1919

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Chapels en.ting in 1m ,bero at , MiI)lltA.HIIr~~
along

ThOmna Noon at i1Jroad-stteet
HIS
Anan preaching 1$ eaJd · oo have , 'f., fiIPanod" the
DaUSO, and be r~movcd to Iklth l.n rla) . t.o~ the old
Prcsbvtcn&D meeting m 'n"llD."Strcot. 'rho" Plo-WIth

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test.a.nt Dissenting lfa.gazme, tI vo} . •• po 120J Ma-reb.
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has . _ u A shon time .go the Rov. Mr Ann~
died. Hc was 8evor81 ,;rea.rs tho au:uster ot

&tronP'

t.ho Proabyw>nan cause m Batb. &lid t.h. pr « 1 _
of tbo la.to :Mr

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ROMANTIC HISTORY. OF PRESBYTERIANISM
AND DISSENT IN 'rUE TOWN.

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oxtrl cnos, t ot wb.l lo it, \\as th e birth place ot Wilham
Laud, ATC\l b lshun of ClI.nterbU!"), 01). the c"'c band,
on Lbo othl'r It has assoClat·On.<; '" Ith J oli n Firth.
tbo Irl(llld of lybdalc, \\I(h WIlham TvolSS, 01
!'\ew b.ll y" cl(>.tk La ILbc ' \ estnuDst.er A.ss;embly of
1643, WIth C,pn'~, the hymn ""Titer, t.bo frlend of
"«csky amI \ \ hlt..fi91~t , wah W D Cadof:'a.n, the
l10Lc ::l c a.u(1.('h ~~al , "ho "as Vical of Sl (i,lcs' In
1 b tt
the 13th c( ,ltU r! '7" I additIon La b CIll g' tie Ir I
placo of (h.llics SlIlo'On a.nd DI Ma rsh oltt.s~an4m '" parncs III t he ~ DI!lO ecclc"mlSt.J c:J.l cam!>
ril ey
ha';l stTong affimtll'S ....1t.h the P u.rltanLSnl of a.n
.a,"'" tl""
far
Lho daj s plcccd l!1ti th e Com
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St-:l\\ S ' f...l1glts h n lul('h 16W 50 " gl\CS In t he
Ils!s 0 1 .. A UgHl I ntatlons " f rom the sale of D van
unci Chapt. I lands' fOI Punt.an mmls t.ers t.hE' tiUIU
o f £37 63 Sri J11 ~hl~t ) e ar [ 16-t9J to Thomas Gd bcrt,

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READING BOROUGH BENCH. PRIMITIVE METHODIST
ANNIVERSARY.
S.'TURDAY -Before, Mr F B Parfi tt (in tb e
cbm) and Mr L E. Quelch
J ohn Clark , of· 22, Bn.mmersnl1th road. Lon.
dOli, a. pa.mt.e l , wa s cbaI1!ed WIth steahng , on
Octooor 17th, a purse <tnd It.S contents, toge:t h ~r
va.I Iled £1 Os lld, fro m Mrs AlIce Spn nglctt,

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J'IFTS TO THE HOSPITAL.

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19)2 he was presented wlth a roId w.Mch. and
M.Ts .ArmM.rcmg witb i" sihm- tea 8erv1CC, Wlt.h aJl
The fonowrng contn"babonll hAve been r ec~lvcd
~w-l.ecigtncnt aJso from t be loca.l Free Cbttroh
Coumil of which he was secret.&ry. U An EftlCr'o during the week eudwg October 21st .g etlic miwster. ono who oprobed d~:ioto the Word
N ew and other Subscribers :
of God» He reared from the JlU[WI.try m .1.918..
£ .. d. £ .. d
M<:nrbra.y, La..dy, Wa.[ennea

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JOHN STEELE, M.A •• 0.LiIt.-1919._
Wood. Mortimer
Mr Steele, woo has been cbos~ to ~ ldT .. :LdreH, M:.ea..en Bros. 9 Marlow
Armstrong a£ter a. year"s mtern.!, ha& been smce
Employees of (per Ml Fuce)
I ~ & m~ber of tJhe mUri:steriaJ staff of the Eng_ LoOM, MajOr W. 4. Oakaab,

~ner, as

more faqt& Mt "COltlgan g IVes rogflrdmg h im. that o[ fo rcllgn tnl5S10nMlCS.
ho pubh«hcd two ~nnon.'!, one of them on tb e
Gunpowder P lot, i nd t.ho unlDa~a.l lne of b 1:!l
bOll1g it. .ba.chclor.

B:mdfield P S A.
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Rhodes, Ml3I! M a, Hennorton,

4 16 6

115 17 8

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10 0 0

Henley-on-Thame.& (proceed5
of pnvat.e Snb. Da.nee)
• . 25 1 0
VI- ST. PAUL'S, YORK ROAD.
La:wrODce, 0 Esq. , 32. DerEl8GEORGE BENS~' 0.0.-1723·30._
ford Ko.d. Reading (result 01.
Jt'.eeoa.rd~ who
the" Dict.i.onarv ot/'Natlonal
& bet) _ . .
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Biogt"a.pby" glvc.s the £olloWlng nb'Wec _ " Goo
The second Presbyteri..aIn foundation in Readmg Bra.mley Village Hall, HMta,
B~, 1699-1762., . rn. a.t Great Sa.lteld e.duc&ted was due So the llLlt.J.a.t.1VO a.nd ~6lIez:O&ty of the late 1 proceed2! of Da.noe (per MUl3
at DixOll'& Academ Irl Wbit.eb&ven.,
at GIIiS- Willi&m Mcllroy, J P., a. somewha.t. ~kable
Brown..
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4 0 0
g-ow U'Q\vqry~y! ..- 'CE'l!l8ed by the Presbytery of
""-';"6 of the north of J:rel&nd J born lU League of Mercy..
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300 0 0
Londan 1Il I.T~" • IiVlIlg ...,th Edmund Cafam
man. 4
_ _ _ _ £311 8 0
D D~ ' Onl&inod:I.:E;..!.blDgOOn. in ~
oounty Derry '" Apnl, lBSO. he UDl<> to' England
10 and Out-.Patieul>
15 12 0
Ma.rclt 27th, 1m
y and five o!.ber"""';ten '" tim and
bai.ng WIth. drapery firm m
officiti.t:ing Rem ·
there 1OO'Ve.u yean re trlOVUlg Hull fo~ A yetJ&r Mld Wlth &notbar III Soath.a.u1pton
'rOUL
£177 14 2
tp I"'rc5byte.r1&D. caz4se.s at King J ohn's eoUtt
~ 1B75 110 bee
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wB:rk:; tbeoce to
whore n it d hia for t¥. o years, IJl
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dcg.roe of D.D fro Aberdeen'ln 1744
1749 ' lZl Rea.din.r, with such ~ t.hAt ~ less th&n 00
*:0 Poor Jennn-rQ.D
0rutCbed. Frt.a.rs, L;;don u
yeans be 'Vo-.s at the head of one of the la.rge;st firma
There JI5 little
tha.t while at. Abi-ogdcm be lD the town, wlth branchaa at. liackne,y~,
cxcrciaed a dual
n1l!ltry at Lbe uelt:'bbourmc Pt-es.. I CroJ~ Aylea~ and '-'.l~~l, W
WR8
byteria.u m eetmg t Sun-lane, B.o&dilur. a.nd lust : e.enWally tumed into a. limi.ted .ua.DUlt.y ~ J
.... littl. tJh..t 1Us ¢-~.". there woul"d 'ntraduce ...th hIm.oell .. obaiMllllll IWII dlOeClor. _

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1705, but died

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rlfIlUllgha.m

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pnntod, and t.hat stllch«l up wlLh them were
ac\'eral 10060 sbeets hoa.dcd .. W,lli.m and Mory -Bye ~ oy Act of

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SUfFERED FROM
ITCH~ING~ . a

Parh.mont for those ban!Jts<>d not by the him, ' HIS iaDllly t'll'O """"""'" 01 RIgJilo·. COIICr" l Dili_t III busiDes8. 1)0 1... ~c~~ r.~.1OU&
DUnlSter 01 the parish lIJ the rCa.!' of our Lord gatwo at Salkeld.1 H o "IS 000 of the latter', life III Hull. Sootb&m.Dton and.-.wio At !.he
l695 It
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Sa.Ikeld \ J&qleS
066land' bence the litt.le cause YlcepAOD, many ye&nJ \iIoIt elder a.od • aeneroa. oo:nTb~ bave five pntnes for 1696, clghL for 1697 , had It6'p:I
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of tb
reateat ' triiNtor to Its s upport., a.ad at the time of hie d.eatb'

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W. D. COOPE

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ita .eptesenta.tne

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t.be London Prc5rb,r.tcry.

OonOfSVlrI&' th~ idea t.ha.t tRere 111M roam III
Roadi,,*, f or .. .......00 ~ Ia ..,.,
dl&met of C&~ whiIo !.ho· otm.. com-

new

1730.-

n.-IN THE BROAD STREET
MEETING,

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Inv"UiIIg bag.
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111 the- <;po,l- )"

ih ,Q'a.therm rr
goals to 011;.

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OBSERVER"

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M ~ rn:R8 LOOKED n i l Y Ma.t tera looked 'ierv m;:lv ior

ud mlsh il p befell them

The

f\t ron C!;h" md('nrl
press' ng ,md
thl.i!l the home 91de Later ,

pb.V Ul g ...-eTV
mo~t r-f the

TbG'Mini$ter apprecUl.tes that dunng the war It hns
not been pO!:!8lble for the B8.1De close atrentlou to be
~ven to the cutting of t eel'S nnd hedges &.'t for merly,
bnt lie desll"es us to exprus the hope that alhnntage or
tho present sea son WIll be takon. till obstructions 1 t'!I maTed, a.nd hedges lopped a5 proVIded for by statute.

MR. COALES SUCCEEDS
The NatJoDOJJ W ar RanD.'
be known 86 tbo ~ a.t.iouaJ
The reaaon for the chau~ IS
A m.etmg of the Rwdmg
Mocda.y C!I'Oectn g In t bA l o",,"n
honorary- secretanes O! loca l
ot.hers Interested di SC'fIS6efi t he
a.nd t he fut.W'fl ~Ih' I t. l'::. Of
R~:u\d'n$!

Mr F A SarJe'.l.nt (l h,
a.t the meotwg ~nd.1

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F Coales ( R.~Ul g l...' ll l"'n ... '
ARant) had kindly ponst'ntt>-d t·)
bonora.r, secretary tn rII ..
the place <l f Mi~ C T D ~rkt-'!
Mr CoaJes said that ",It I

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,to fill the v=ncy ""used
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Miss

Darker .
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ing su ch" a predooessar as Mi55
DOt, hope to <qual, I", I,.., to
e%MlUent ~l: Me bAd dO'lle

Mr Wllti:a.m &honltll "::
tieum, thep

A MOTlIER'S WERYOUS
BREAKDDWfi.
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,onstipation
Iffering.

WONDERFUL CURE .. Y

KER ·N~ K.

Mr. D, Ro ...

and. hea1t.b.y. TIle other chJldien must have
been IlOilected fdr- mon.tha.
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Fredk. W Dunn on ;".peeto. of the N.t,oual
SoCiety lor ihe P"';"'DtlOn 01 Cruelty I.e Cb,ldren. I
.ve .imilar ..,;dOn... &11"-. said tbo c1111~ aad
be taPn to t.be<' ~ for tt-eaiment
Mr T It. get': ",hi" ~ OD behalf nf
the N 8.11'.0.0. .d' hi' dld DOll wi.oIl to lftSS t ...
nst U;;
~ ~d the """'~
to be prDllarily. reop(>!loible
d ...

\Vt>'l d()(Je

traffic.

Biliousness arid
added to Her

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tb '9 pa.J.n froJll w l)l( 1:1 h" "lifT rr-d
foncO to lMve t.h e h,ld nIH

ca.llil!g &ttention to the serious dallger tq p:lS ~ cllgc u
usmg tb.ese ,.~, due to the OVCrhwl~!lg b l :1n c n l.!~
m tHeil, which &:I'e not at a. snflLClen t helght to gn e
cJea:nn.oe to paaaeogers aud conducteD!_ 'nus dlUlf:'cr
IS m6st pronouuced whon the 'febicles havo to dra.l .. III
to th& 8Lde of tho l oad on meeting or pasSIng other

dU5m18sed. ;

' 'l.l 1.hl r> ",~i'"

Vf!n

tholomew-(lff thf' fi eld ,nJll'''<>rl
a se--/ere kick In th '" rl.?'ht r h<.:

The MiIllsi:er of Tra.nsport has receIved nllm erOIl!!
colUplamts from omnibus !lnd ckar~ u.- banc pl oplle tol S

""sis, £3 ~s
lIfILK CASE DIS1USSED
Edwa.rd J ohnson , of 6, Wa.ter;roa.d, 'WM Sllm~
maned. for "ollmg, to the preJudloo of t h e pur ..
cba.ser, some Dew Illllk: ,.. b lcb was defiCient In fats
H e pTea.d.ed not gullt y.

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oentlll'!~ la.tter'. motJber 'J:II'OI6I!tod • ,,1..1' """';lII~ -- .u.1I~ " BlUNG ' TJIlII _ BIGHT ~, PlI@~LK
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VUlO to the ~n.
Tit.~. ~ of ,'. '. ·'l'(iGJrrmm.....Wll.n 1"" •• t.e ~ " ...,.
the pew C&IIIe us{ ...bed Dr. CoOb Ia
I.... tiline • ..n ~~Jnlto or · ozCh.... 0!I,!1:IU.... '.1M.
Irilk _
lor
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of t.J;-> -poolo oMulI _ k ~MlI .Iif!J.iIe. ! H ...... ad~ In tloo 001';".. 01 _

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W It b the e:rCf'<pt l"n ,1' • h ~
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in thetr mat ch "dh ~ w ,h'm.,t (" l
.R.eadmg wifOlCd fl {)1 1l 1 \ ..,- \ hi

DANGEROUS OVERHANGING TREES.

Mr Tame prosecuted
'Mr J. Dodd. Inspector of N m sa.n ces for the
Borough, saId he 'Purchased some rrulk fro m t he
the defendant Oil September 12th H " submitted
the sample : to the public analyst who r ep orted
l tS dcfiCl(mcy 'l'he sample wa.s defiCient t.o the
extent of 20 7 per cent 111 fa.ts
The def~ nd ant sald btl! {!,ot his m ille. from 3.
Burghfie ld fa.rmer named Mr Ha.nntmrton
He
h oW been a ml ~eller for abont twentv "ea.rs in
R cadi~ except for a per iod of two ;md a. half
yoors whIle h e was sel'Vl.n~ m the for ces
He
had D8'V("T been III troubl e before

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P~b- Mao With Mr. Cc;;;kOI tmd

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wt.'Te not labelled at an
Mr Ratcliffe snbml.ttcd that t h e o ffen~ wa.!\
due t.o Inadvertence or an unfo rtunate ove r sl 9,'h t
Although t he rece.pta.cles ..... ere not la.belled them
W :\S a. notlCe In the shop to the effect tha.t tke
cream ~Id there was preserved crea.m .
The Rench Impo ~ d fine s amountmg to £9 ancf

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Of work. &lid iw

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28th
Mr ,A W. Tam. pro,"cut.ed 011 bebalf of the
Corpor..t.lon, an d ]\oIr F J R a.tcllffe itopeared for
t h e defence an d a4mt~ a. techntcal ofTen(e
For the prosecutIOn It ~ a.s stated t.pa.t the
amount of preservattve whlch 'W as a.llowed In
creanl WM 4 In one (){ tbe sa.mples t..J.ken toere
w.tS 5 oC boriC I\cld preservatlv o The recepta'cles

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cx:ccllen th' 0'1 th~ l... t t nt
Ha,c;t..~ at.. or l r( it'll1ft:u d
ey e of tho spect:l.tor-::I

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a eomp h ment to the otiH'r L H ,'t h e ir W'(ll k ~ Ii"hh. .
ce ntre ·hn:Jf

four yee.r. Io1ld nme months, and Milry. aged
three 'YMTS and one month
Thn m"n was du~qha.rged, and t.he woma.n was
bound over. th~ N.S P C C mspeetor bemg .,ked
to koop his .y•
the case
Dr E. EdmlDldo. 15. CoI.:r·hill\ saId tb. child·
ren W1!ro well roll hot dirt.y a.nd tlleir be&ds "01'6
•oo'"rered Wltb
The hou~ WQS not clean.
Tho youngeot child, a hov aged nin. month .. "1 0,

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Loeated .. pracb.. w -.."e 'ar tJiree months
...-I ordaiIIed .. lIB Am mizPot,er ... ~
11th of A,uault. 18Il8o 'lIbe fOODdor, liz.
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for neglootmg \.wo 01 thm chIldren . Rmlly, . god

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~ ct ati::ll!l t h e ~ ~dlnro; ., !C" ~ 'r
l!Sehes \\'1tb glor,'
Thrrf' 1" - -""
qu estion as tn t he f,.trt' I'~ h
an d H hat t.hl s departm ent 111 111~
thf' tea.m I ii flo rea ll v flo\rl'r! I
fact t h at t b at "nllnrl ~r" iIT1"

CREA...>.i PRESERVATIVE

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t.W'C a nd , A'ene ralh ~11 P;)klll C:
mll ch a~ t hp-v 1"CI:fOI\ I' d
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i\Te un anImous
n th,.o lr nl'l'lir n
t eam p la yerl the ir h['~ 1 ': IIIJr of 'h"
,,)1 the mo'"e l' t':ll "A I" dl '" tr"l P "'l r[ln
1 1(;~ cd t.he m bj Ihn"e ~o:1i ... if) rInD I

AN n-llOLDlER'S FAMILY

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house 1k[J(1".s.1l"'1 t./"l') \,. (In' , ,,c,,,,',,Ll v

The salt condltlop of the ch.ildren of R. diS'
cbarged a.nd disahletl lI'Olrlle r WaIJ rela.ted on Wed9estiay when HMry Wngbt and ~IS wife, Kath·
leen Wrigkt. of 10, Hosler·street, were s ummoned

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IWII _ala .., ........... '" kkIdlJ ~ ... Ilia old ~,

ours ,

all out., :lT1d th"\ ... Lond

T he R eadm.tr Dal.'l'> Co, Ltd., Broad !'. tree f..
were summQfletl for selhn g cream lfl unlabelled
receptacles on AUg1Ist 26t.h
There were two
furtb er summonses for slml la.r offences on Augus t

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&.nmnl'Sa.ry sen"1.Ce8 Buch i gl"e~ t U ecess Mr D;l.gnnll
a.180 ma.de Texy a.pprecla.tlve remarks regarding MI ,
Mrs. and MiSll Bla.ckwcll, members of ilia Church • .". ho
a.re lell.Tlng Rca.dmg at an early dnt.e for AmeucaRefrelfhmonta were s'3rved lU the schooh oom a.t the;
closo ot the meetm g .

WEDNESDAY -&fo1"6 1lr W. Poulton (in tho

AU Over Back and Chest.
Also Head. Unbearable.
CUticura Heated tn.aMeRth.

~ardJJlg w
fow »arI.irulara aro to be
oleaned. "'p """
y m.... like his two prodecea- m_o-~piooopoJiaD. ~ aiIcI, Hetbo"""'. bi8 """""\.I'y
to nave _
• short one ! ~
tile ido&~ • ,.....,...
r b ..... ~ tbe man
or lruooh ~.
as ~ ..
\ at Reading. .
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tha.t name miIlIa
..t the old Pr,ob;i.,rj ... lOUDda· mu of - . - . . I ,........ ID ork....
and
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1 t.i(m ..t. Gorton L
who :IVOO: t;o a. ooci old age ~ 1SJIIl biUlt. tlI.8 .... • ha.ll ..upon d. at a ClOSt of
After thetr e~ect.ion from t he .pn.n.slt chu.rclie8, and publisbed ' 10
a. vo lumo at ~ort poems m,500, and bt.Dded It 0VIlIl' to the ~ ,
thc NOllconformlS16 of ltea.dmg, ~ Pa-otcsta.nt Dis- "Poet.ic:a.l Bl08SDmS," f or YDUp& p60!)1o to repeat <Ururch ~ EnelaDd u • pa.. m ' aclditKm ~
' sontcrs , wOnlhipped for tho next f,'COOrakm m the from memory
bimstJlt 1'eIpooeib..le tor tbe i:npp,rt 9f a :minister
. ecrat
tb. hoonoed rooms. and 1.1.e< ! . b e .
tor. _
01
"""";"g the ~ f
dom",tiQ
mgo ad.pted for wonJbin " II the J. KEMP.of 8,,- .. lIIB6, AM 1iII&Il.1 ~ ~ ;ood
buildmg 01 tb e... fin;t penna.n.",t meetU>g house
- "~ed
d"
• ..
_
.ntb ... ;,,;,u,.I &itt nf £1,000 _ ..... the _t
after the Revolution. Messrs Orippoo 9000 Sta.DJf! 1
One JS 1D......,.
to regar • In ..... 6 &-~DCO of any of the c:iJmd:a. wkiah became ~ :In 1SOZ..
!
liL,..rroo with traditton .. tha.ti t.h18 was 10 lea), but l~ .~d or
to
~ Coo~&
8e6t.ed for acme till, it baa tar lIOme ~ exthat claw L8 uncertain"
W& are on more iltU'e ~J' ~~~ D a.tnfl &Dd
~
Gi!!II!ded the older louodailioa in po:ia.i; of· ~p
ji!round Ul tho
of 1$38 on ~, a
ril:md
p • ........-..J'. 8IJd Bunda.y &ahool ~. aWl iD iddit.ion 'Wi the
H
Reading Wcaim:arela.Dd m.D., and I. f
a.:Ild nOl!Ull.fte cit ordiaary f~ ~ .. lana 1iH of 8OC:1a1 won:
Non"Pllroci11.a..l
Broad
_
'orworio<i Biall!f B<maoD, !.be !&t.t.er jriril• • till II! Loodon fUJI! """"'
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Y""- !D itr _
...

tho

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Chaddleworth..

tbe lo.tt.er "' now a n&tJTo _ , 0 1 t.bo Presby·
,
himsolf ~~ls it ~I!tIBby f
&ens.n Church of Ohm&. Ut that conn:try he was
Church and Cha.pel CollecOn May 13t.h, l~. he ~U&tRd M D at EdlD- stationed at Sw&ton a..nd largely ~ III the
hous
~b U ruv ers1ty In 1718 1"'fe find him 'it R.eadinr ! cduoat.i.vo branch of' the cbureb'. wor-k, far- which
D onations :
as tho first. m1n1Sth' of U).O Sun-ta.nc mootlIlg, \ he had 8pec:ta.l fitn e8Sy bavmg gt'adu~ B.A., 8ta.rSupplV Stores
and lD the folloWInG'. ),ear !lie took t he Slde of the M A a.nd ~.tor D LiLt He has also been !Seen>- Hew\!ftt, Miss, 21, Addlllgtof1
~bserlbers a.t ' h e SaJtipT's Ra.1l Syn.....d
Two tary"'to the Boa.rd of StudiM for the preplLl"ati.()Jl
Rea.ding

hof"", L7(J/ A Prosi>jt.mia.n, he mmistored to botb
J;l'ci!ons of t.he Pro~st&nt DissentRrs of ih o toVon
There lS ld.t.lo r ecord prosorvcd fr om t.hcs.e dare ,
but a. fudcl'ght. IS thrown from the p a..nsb re,rtslcrs
lI pon tbo perJod mont.iQZl~
From Cox's "l"a.rJ.s b
Rctt"lSlers of England," we l oarn tha.t , t Readme,
S t M&ry s RoglSWrs from 1538 to 1812 have been

tw elve for 1698, 1 &nd a.n a ... era.ee of kn down till
1706, occa.slO'D&1 ones till 1754

2 2 0
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wllslbe accomp.~m :; t

On M on dar e\"cumg the Rov, P T F isher, .... 110 ,., 1:'1
out m France over tour years as Chllpi.n.m to tbe 1 O t L: t'~ .
dehverecl n. lcc ture on "lhe Church d S seen from the
Battlefi eld" to a. f~l.Ir1y J llrg~ nml ,ery appreemln a
aud l6nce The chair was tnk:en h,· Mr .r K. H Mbel t.
A finllDClal at.:U:ement was made \\ hleh mdlcllted t hat
the Church finw.nces w ore III a very S4b~factorv COlldltionaud that the lIlcome for the anDJ.ve~u.ry· 8er~lce!:
WMS over £~o
The Rev. 1:: J T. Bagnall, ReSident Mllllllter. \ Oleed
the thanks of the 'l'tastees to! all ~ ho had ma.de th€

U

muusl.e, at Durh,o", m l.65O.1 A. North Country , mU>ed for 15 yean. o.nd from wWch be, '"'" ~
m an. La.neashrre, a.nd a. &'I'"f'dua.tc Ln InOOicme., as la.t.od i-o Readwg m 1.891 to the con~a.tion where
many of b.LS cxmtewpot'&l"l£-'6 Wero ono of t.he repat- w lifo's wot'k ha& been done
At his seml-)ubllec

l,jII

The anniversa.ry sen'lces in con nechon Wi th Pus
.)hurch wele b elil on ~ ullda.vnlJd i\folld~y T he ~PCC! !ll
plea.cher \\ a.s the H c ~ P h il J Fishcr, of LIT ~ljjQ O [
"bo went mto the ]>mn In~ M6thod lstl:aIl Ilstr) ~ro, 1l
tho neadlU g:ClrcUJ t 14 ellS a::,o L:u !fe cOIll'rregatlollO
R.ttclI ded the SUlld I.
!\ ICC S amI h::; teued 10 Mr.
F'lsher s able d lSl;O llr ~ (;" ~\ ell . .{ I eat pleasUie
At the ,JOS6 ot the C V,! 1Ig' ~it'rVlCe.m excepcnt M crod
concert .... a~re ndcred 1 \ tht; (;holr ,lII t.l m end", under
tho cond uctorsh,p of :\l r ~ \V Ore'" a.ud pte::.tdel\cy
of Mr. I l G ,n Tho chOIr gavo Be\eral chor u~ c s ~nd
the solOiSts \\ erc MIMI! Do wth ) B ottrlll, MISS E Spence!
Miss G race Waltc <'t llcl MI '1 It Moore Mr A. F h,m u
g S.V6 two vcr,.} uc ,. pt \ble vlolm solo~. MISS P W ilson

Inrse

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Cala.my n as 'r1 I01nas Jmcc, mmlste r of tit
Nu: holas' 10 W'Ol"'C:t.tiWr, and 60n-w... l.a.»; of Simeon
A sober, gra.\e,
Moore, of the Cathedral t here
<;cnoll."1 po&O!a.bIO~
1 b la.meless and 8-ble 1DlDlstor, \\ 110
lost £100 POl" a.. \lm by IllS ('Joctlon, and who
a fterwards for a l ... clillood for lUUlsclf. Wife a.nd
throe chi ldrOR t.. ght a htt.le school, till th~ (Jor
poratlOo Act. fo~ rum t.o abscond H o Nas aitcrwards nastor to aJ J..ock at- Reading , loll Ber ks l whe-ro
h e dled soma t.IInCI !'; m oo
[C:"'La.my wrote 1705 J
JUice ~"" the I""t o[ tho Epu;eo!T.. lt r,o'~amod and '
tJm\onilt.y-t.z;n.mcd Presbyt,erla.n munstry .J1 Rend1113, .. ho exorclscd t hCJr 1l11n16trv thoro alt e r tho
EjectIOn lD seerct, or as licensed t..ca.cherg VI too
TK!rloo from the RcStora.tlOll to U10 Re volution
Stan1 eT . l.n blt8" Lest. wo F orget.... nys be was at.
~g m 1674. and toe Rev T G Cn."PCtJ (lIJn·

SPEOIAL SERVICES & MEETING
AT LONDON STREET.

wili

:n

f" , l h;tll

'\10U-"= ilo\\

Itlcfied t.ha.t. h". \HI "- ! 1" I Pt n ", n
tbe position oi , pntrf' fr.-\\ Ird
clded tn kcpp bUll 1.1 £'1""
\nrl

Na.tll r,dh " (' :"If" d· J. ., htcn. ,1 1th
trI ck " itt ~-mt h 7lTflpt(";n ()I I (..: .. t
pleasure at t hl" ~p' i'n<hd blnn;>, '
overlnok Jthe st.rong ""p ror! \, r,
b lm bv L,lell t R .. ll ev 11l ri 111(' ot
J ,en _-\nd re ws
'fli es<' ,,,"'n 1

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f

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remova l fro m lbf. rl~\I' ''1 Jlvi rd
had the auda clt .. t.0 I' , ~ t . . .. I I
cou.rce. But forLlln :J.t (,l \
and a. few dlicI' t ~I c AI ! h

HASTIE S fL\T HlIC:i: -

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You know

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And 10 ~g:l:rd to the
]lllnd, t h eY! ' aB ;{l rNul\

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D. ANNAL M.A. - 1900-07.Of S t+ sh birth Ia.nd p a.rcntap'e 'M.r Ann a l ..... a!'i
I oduca~ ;:1 arts a.t 5t
A.nqrcw'\; ' UlUverslty, and
.
d
t
t tl
N
College
Edmburg h
. ~rda~':l ~ 1~ atlOJ~:-Qn_Tync, ' a.nd mdUct.OO

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hs h Ph-byieri&D Mi.ssion m CMna.,

w e m OVt! :Loout tn~\ 11 IV \\ rli
a t>e cond Foster " lt L . 11 TI
WIll d evelop Into onc , RII
front for som~ people to "b r, ,~

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Bis hop of the Dlo~o m th e veal 1800 and passed
f rom the Presbyt el"ta..n tnlnISt.T-Y.

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sutlic',i:,,'V,t;ar.lv

Mlnd you , 'W&. are n rtt. (' \elt !l()\'
H astiC 1 ~ a g~d.t cent-Ie, ll' I" nl, t
hus " cnemlCs " pnol M S;U,urn"

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B a.etJe,
we
a l",jl.YS showmg
tall t his lDolllSIOn
the Rcad ' n;
1\o&1 (] t hat he W&8 Do 30uu d pI:)., er .Iod
had to become acchm a.tlscd !o 110('
lW5 potntloD .o\.Ild tbat. np ml' II
q~ers \vh lcb our practical e :-; .
11\ to expref08, ha.a h~ l1 h ....tfl~ I

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01 tbo W"". would pen

Whatever the price, you tet tho fall ,
ad_C. ofo_r-,-,.....·"i\-oimoo

1llliHUH 11~111J III 101111111 till

IJets

ablc meaDS of ekin~ out ~ s~ty lnoomes, and
of ml~t.onn~ to f O bodies as to the souls of
t~Oll' peop~ The I Tra.1I~ of the Cougregatl~a l Hi3t.onnl
cty " O't May 1911 has _
.. Chorlton s AcadQtUy, l688-1115, ~ Ul '!Us hsta
of puplls Richa.rd ~gby , who entered on June
24th, 1699. From li"103 to 1'1j1B he was .t th e ol d
Prosbyter;"".ohu:rcl; at G~ Salh>ld Cuu.bcrllolld
first as Proba:.tlonor~ID~e.. ' laler-' u
ordaJned
muustcr II The R,e;o.: J. H Collio;.<Y1tI1. M.A ... the
hls to:ria.n of that ~o. spet}s his n&me U RIgby>e,"
but t.n tho t'CfrlSt.ot- Of u Briots" pre6erve.d bov that
oongr-eg.t_. azul"a.f date ,November 24th, 1108.

in sbl€t,

KTNG-TAILORED
120184/·

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MINST R

Of \\ hom htnra.lly not.hing is known .n ere were
t.hrccof tJ1C &UIUamOlll Calamy's lists of th o e-]eet.cd,
but hiS name ()('(';llI'S on ly m the lLSts of P resby~
t C'rta.n ,. t.cadl(!rs" liron.<;ccl at tl'e Indulgence
lhe 't.ca.chc r ,"
the EplSCopal d ('lpf"DClatJoD ot
MlC Pl csborLcrJan unrust.ry
Regan:ir:n g: his col ..
ka,.,<""UC Fov.; [~.r, h~ (Wldent.ty Jef t Roathng a.ftor t he
.."thd"••1 of tbIo ,1odulge.n,,, In 1613, and rl",d
in Southwark at the dale glwm by Oa.lam r K ~
v;as probf,\.tly tho man m entlQrloo by the latter as
III 111 and a.bout tho Cit.y oI London prca cblng occa·
"onally."
f HOMAS JUI .rE - 1~74.170S.-

EveD
loot. week I read m a local pap"r
.. hope for HastIe" Rope IQdc-c.d 1

IN REGAJtD TO rHI H

Loat
ffid1od907 dTh o tkvd...
Jeft rey, o,u'
an (,w
con n UCIlt~
60l"V1CC,
le a Vtn 2 Rcn.d ulg \\ 000, m l l~ ,. 0 Clt.ngs 0
'0
MEETING c:. N LANE LATER Slom Since " GO, a \Va.'\s Nl . . l g-re__ a,cr-C!l allOO, [0r I wluchOIltb eprcsl
Rev 'l 'lloma.s
c LookI,oJ.lC
!J arL , and thl3
CIC'rgy I> calls 111m thc l">, ('sb):t.cIl<1n cpl t.aph ma..kCI' \
• "' 1
I
:MiT" G'll llcn WM not, only & milon of ai!au"B, but a. , folloWID' Sund a. th o ncw mUllster ,\as mLroduccd
STREET.
man of God Opt.lm lstIc , c\cn enthuSi8.<;t lc, a grea.t b t.bc
D ~ Or.lla.nd, of P orth Mr Alnna.1 s o f 33, Cralg . a.venlJ e
a.nd Calam y oonthllls lhls by S,lywg that ho took
Lompl ,tl1l unt sa.Id t hat s ho w en t out. for a. few
it great d c h.g-hL 111 pocfly, beUl g fl good Latlll poet , : : l i
(>vanjZ'CncaJ, fLJld a. ho rn prC'a~h cr to dhl ld~('In he
wero thoso of a. ma.n of t.noo eha.ra.der. 01
hm1.<:;Qlf and III o.te of Ius poc m s ht) g l\ C3 all I
!r - I
was one of tho best products of the wn ()n ollogc fe n' o t cva.ngehc-..Ii s plrlt lD ",b lo Tlrcacb cr a.nd a mlllutes t.ba.t aiteM100Q a nd, on her return , sa.w
Jl.('count of t he JL .. \olutlons of 16:.1.$ lOr ho lil ed ' R("gflrdn~ tho Pr4~'bytenan iFounda.t,on In SUn- N A. ROSS, M.A., LL D. - 1884-88. harl y.;orl~cr, an d t h e;)' l~d am:p.lo -op.POl tu~ty for t.he pnso ll e l co mmg out of t he Side d oor of bel
tIll tho a!:!'e of 00 dJmg 111 1694
H c S"'K'l1t t he: lan e, t her,. '!l C vllribu.... aC(.'Ounts as to It.S orlglD
use m t ho lIfe of the Read tng (.'Oull're.-.atlOl1 which bouse. To hiS que::;tlon .IS t o ,vhf'l t.h er !Sh e could
la Uer pall of Ins li fe UI OxIOld , .... he r" to the las t Qut.! 10r.nI11l~t~:ltIa.n luJ; It '" tilll\t. m 1718 there \lcre
Mr R()S!> was With out doubt on ~ of t l'e roost
e
to t.l) exf.cnt of InakLnrr the "'new ~h urch
gn"c hml any lodg Ings she rephed "No" On
lll'~ ha.d tho I l~ l~ci of many 01 t.hl~ cl c:rz) of the dl "senSlolls among t 'to peop lc at B t oa.d ..s.i..rect. llnd a:b tfl and popular mOll c\er IlceD!'iNI by t.ho lnsb ~pe~ccl twoll:\c~rs- .t.ft.cr h e C1l.m~ , n. necessity After gOin g mto t he h c usc she found tha t ber h an dbn.p;
epIscopa l " q
.J\ n ancient dl\ ll1(, a.n cxC',,[ lont th e P u'shylcruUl I){h{toioll of the cong regation Wlt,ll- l)r~ byt.c na.u Chu rch
~Ilcr n. s ho rt nwust.ry at , a bus,.} llUl1lLStry of sc\cn yean. , Mr A.nna.l wa... h .~d been nfled and t h e purse mlsslUg S he went
~hol.IIJ of rX l ra01r!lnfl.l\ a.cuif'"n cSs .wrl (~'hICI !=t("ncss dre w, fOTllnnJ,.f a. ch)1}ch In S lIn· ]u.u e, one of t ho fir.;t Bu.llo) 1l101lc}, h e \\ as c;l ll ed and mductcd a.t t,ranslatoo to t ho lm porta.llt chll.l'ge of FmclJley 111 aPer the p osen e r , oVe.lLook h im a nd aak ed for
oj f't} 10, h o ha.d a.1I Lho schoolmen 'rIL ulS tinSC-' - ll!"o ll B-rrOW t.h oroU~""
l lt a.rcs wblcll now comprise R ca.d mg', St Andrew's , 10 lo.~1
!\s was said a.t 1907 where ho at p res~t IS
the return of the
He took It. from h iS
ends"
,
Kmg-s t.reet" Anot r ha..<; It lt hat. .. l~r01l.d'"Stlc et t.hc tlrru), " R. man of rarn cu lturo a.nd of the
I{et un SfolYO It. to ber, at the Ra m e
trousers
poe
JOHN JENNETT. - 1648."' &'3 tho o rl g'l.na l Ilt
m g hOll sc lit win ch Samuet atudOIlt s ha.blt, It IS fu lh cxp,cctNl tha.L h(l w ill JAMES MITCHELL. - 1908.,
D oo litt le III 11lstcred I from 1700-17
Geo Burnett I ma.K o his m<l.rk 1Il h LS calhtH!
It was a. t&lrly
S
I
I J I til '" tlmo a..sklll,'! her to let him g o. Shc deta.lOcd him
..>\to St (1111'S', ""he r o C.lflog an 11) :1. tat.e r llme was was h ls co l1 ca.;rue, a n d on t h ¢ doath of Doohttle safo proph ocv and a.mply ftLlfillcd dw·rn.g hiS sbort
~ ftl'St m1f&o~ l of d \ pua a
~~l ,
of un t il P C Hopso~ fLTrW ei'J.,
The officer, 1111 hi:':> e'ld once, sLa.ted that C lark
V'tC'R.I Walke r m c ntU)llH GflO \ V'lld e- LL D , of St t.h e ro was lIWN;t l\1}IICh u [t.tn1n.tc l) tonm na.tod In tnlJllStry of four yenrs at J'wCfld~, thc' l onrcr &lld sec
was a.~ thlriI a.n 1 ~as Ul En e li h CS8 b
J ol in 's CoHe<,;e, . 1.8 s(",q lJ cstel-ed a.t tbo l)r~bytcrla:n a Socos.s lOO to SUI;-la.ne (af terwa rds Sa lem Cha p o!)" moro unpod,an t aDO a.t TnmLv ..,NcwC8Iltle. a.ud the ! ~lD~Sa.!~tt.u:u!
tl s l:
IXl a.~h ~ S m~
O!:nlf]
f.4 That IS t.l1e pmSa r
g,'''e be r
I d on 't
a5Ce.nd(lJlCY , :.tnd Shaw 111 IllS list ot PUrl t.an
\Vht lc a th ird sa.'y ~ H t hat :lfter Doohttlc's d c-at.h 1&St a.nd outstandmg oolonla.l pasto!"a.to a.t Joh.a..nnes- TI::h
a. tgix> ~
t.i. a t AJ e ckl von;~ \ h e tbmk "he onght tn ma.ke a fuss a.bout 1t now"
• SetLlemoou;" o( da.te Sept.ember ?OLh, It.i48, th o P rC's bvtoTlaJls ~['Ccd ['d under R ichard .& "'by "
burg' Soutb Afnca
H e d lr.d t.hero a. rew ~rs p~' nca.r~U
1.
v~ dnl\'l , an to his When ch a rger! tit the p Oll CC sta.tlon, said wJtness,
gl\f'$ ., J ohn J cn.n"tt to Sl. GIles' , .1 cadl.n~,11 r cTh er o are n.<;occt.s;of thc troth 10 eacll otthcse ' a..!'o' Tril'ut) eroctod Ii. mcmonal WVldow to h:i.s
yteri&ll
ega a. 1~ nwge Pl'1O:ao near the 'PTl SO n el mad e no rep lv
I
gardin g "born cont.cmporn.ly hIStory of botll partics but the melusl \ 6\. fAfts would bo U1a.t It. was tJl~ ni'cmory and qUito rC'CCUtly, III r CSOQn96 to m&ll.y ord:ino.tron at ~ ",in
.
e ZTC,
k
TIl
I
k d f
d In ord e r t h at
e
po
lee
ns
c
Or
:1
rem
a.n
JS silont. , and whose ua..mc. does not. o~r iller cl tJJ cr Ini~blC
clca.\ &.ge l for gotci nmrnt,n l r eaS()lIS r equC'8t.s: a volum o of lUs Rcrmons wa., "published ~ M.i~c~lltotl-:rt~::tY~~
as a. confonmst 01 nonronfornnst la-vlo r , G'I lbert be ec.n P.rc.shyter!ap and Inuc.!>Cnd ent.
Geo rge b y Ebot SLock, "SoC'mg tbo lnV1S1blo.,
dea..h!tg h
~ a..mpI fuJfiUed H o and his
;TCgltlo- they mIg ht obtn.m more mtonnahon con cermllg
a.nd Jennett ", er c all Prcs bytcnans . but lt6 rcu.1 B
ett. belonged to! the JIlLt.e} party ....nd at the WltJl the great t.hemcs, as beca.mo t.he, groa.t I ~e h
Y to like
d tru t
h
to t he pnoonel", w h o w a.s a ~t ra.n!lrr to tb o t own
The p qsoncr was .rema nded fOT a v. eek tn cng- \
founder Ul tbo to ....TI was tho eJccted Vicar of :s t.. tl
of t.ho Salter'R IHall oont.ro\{~n;v ~as a "sub- prca.chet- ibOl.t ho w a.s
~ ~t ~7 h
~l
s
orr er shls
Ma.tY R of , .. hom Lho fol lov.lng tl.CCOUll t IS Slim .. sCl lbcr" H IS SOIl JoIm.. who was latcr bls asslStant
t e n . wen a _ ~ came
om.
tody.
m.flsoo !rom Caw.my's " ACWUDt o[ We EJectro" \ and ,uccessor ~ Os afte.wol.l. at D'.ger.l&De SAMUEL McCOMB. B.0.-1888·91.DatiVE> Norlh~~:';~..." h't did ~':'.....~~OM'
to
"b
-r:\ Probably <>w1Dg to their ruoooss Wlt.h lIIr. Ross , set
g;regatlion
of m.I. W~llJ"","","""
was ~.... ~
CHRISTOPHER FOWLER, M. A.-lIiS0-62.- mootUlg hQuse,
n w Sprmgbanlt
Pr""byt.bria.n
It &Sid.
t.ho m£o"",ts 0 of:Reading.
It was MONDAY.-Belore the M,vor (Mr S U,vwa.rd)
In tire chair Mr C G, Field. 1>1r E. JacKson
Chllrch Hall .
~
I
tho CODgrr:rra.t.ton looked once IilOf"C to Il'ela:nd, a.nd .. SOI:nQ" Ba.crtnce for a. N&rlb l..>otmtry man t.o
H:Bom 1610 a.'Ild eduC"d.t.ed a t Onorc] , where he
The now cause Ul Sun-Ia.no hewer seems to bave ca.lled tho fie,,- Sanmel McComb, a brilliant student make Let us hope It ~~ill hie H.pproo.a.ted.
and Ml"o A G. 'Vest
j
.... as for some tlDlO a preach er afLcr hocn ce. AU,cI " ntta.iDed tllC standi
of the ~rellt one ill Broad- a.od lioon.tla.t.e of Lhe PreElbyt.ena..n Cb.u.reh c;.t' tha.t
UNUSUAL MILITARY PROCEDURE
w aMs dW"Dl(:" tho Commonwen. lt. h nunister of St stroot
It Wag 111 the na.ture of thin2'S at t.ho oou.n t ry Thoy were Dot allowed to keep hUri lone:.
Robert CarlH;ic W ySOclH, a. ta.llor's (:utter, Ilvin~
Ma.r,:ra.rcts lD Lothbur), from ~c:.nce ne ~e to begumUlg' of t ho 1 t.b century that "he fo rmer Fmrt. came a caJl from Low8l" Abbey1rt.roct, Dublin,
a.t 6Oa. (;I\versbam ..roa.d, was charg-c d on remand
Jtc.a.dinJ:!', whero ho wn.s V"1c;u.r of St Manes IUld should decrease "hi 0. tbe la..twr sbould increasc ! a church Whore William III... and blS ooosort bad
WIth bemg an a bsentee from t.ho 2nd Field Co ,
also Fellow of Elon College A , t he Rc;tora.ldon DlSt.nco from tbb ,J,"IrcsOyter"ln ,deal m tho Com. ' wo",hipped IS Its palmy days Two others f o _ ,
VI.-AUTHORITIES QUOTED,
New Zealand Engmeers, BdurotlOn D epa.rtment,
h o lost. h lS Fcllowsltip, a.nd. 1n 1662 ho was <'Jectc<1 monweaJth pcrlod a:nd tli't) .l epr4~nvo l eglslat..rcn of I a.nd s.t the foart.h from A.nnagh they w ere suoeessf rom H,cadmg- Ho dJcd 10 1678, a.t t.c l hltlovUlg there t ho tunes a ll favoo.Â¥ that Ul t.llings ecclesiastical, ful m mducmg Mr McComb to ~e Reading,
of Gra.ys Inn .. roa.d, London , SID Ce a bout Aprtl 1st,
1919
and ill Rea.dlll.g cxcrClSoo hlS mnlSL.ry In private and a. f urt.hcr roa.soo. &Oems to ba\TO bcoo t.ha.t the , whero he had done good work, 6.::Jd w.h.ere they wero
Shaw's" English Church, 16CQ...6O/' Walker fi
H iS fUIICD"lI.l se.nDOll was prcacl\Cd ~ hlr Cooper, mmisteflal roB at &un-la.no. wbile orthodox at lUI 1 sorry to lose him Lat.er be was :mduc;t.c:d at Elm~ u ~eM.Dgs of the Olergy," Ca l&mY's " Account; of
The Chief Constable (Capt J S Hende"",n)
who slud h o had a. s mgular gift 1Il U"on~logy, not beginn m R' , !!i00Jn." to ,ha.vB ha.d la.n Ana.n profession, ! wood .Presbytoria..n QI;rureh, Bol:fast., from which tbe E.roctec.1" Bu.t;o 11.00 Atkmsons U K.ings' Indul- @a.ld ho had recelved a. letter flOm t.he mlhLa.l'Y
f or m;.nous s l'~cula.t.lon or ostentat.lon, hu u as a kC'y the la ter a.t lc&St! of them bcing moro or less he W&S tn.nslated. to-nut.gen: Pre5b~ ChurtJ2l.,
autbontJes t o the effect tha..t, In "le w of certaJn
and mc.'\Suro to sho\\; tho 8 1g11S of t h e f,lrues and ~~odor.
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tho fulfilling of p l"o!)bcsy r cl;u..mg to C h rlSt a.l'd
Kt a. do.t.e a.f ter: "b e n uddle of tho. cc.ntury {he locai-IOIrl as ProfeMor McOorub D..D. of Queen'& Wilson 8 dltto, 180&, Thompson ~ dit.Lo, 1773, St:a.nW ysockl In respect -of hiS absence
H e requested
8.n t l"Christ., ""herellS lie \\as not rash 8.lld pt'remp- congrcga.t.'ian m~ to a. n~ meetlng how;o ID Uru¥Ol'Blty, Kingst,on, Oota.rio '
101'3 ~·.Lest we Forgot, 1862," "~'on-Parocb.ial t hat he should be discbarged and be forma lly
tory, but. SObOl, \\ al km g hy rule and hne H o \\;3S Mmstcl"-st,re<ri; and 'lD 17aO aHer t he rtSSl2Da.liOll
~ R<.mort., 1636
t.b o Olngrcgwonal 1:lIs ..
h
an
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over
to
the
eooort
who
would
rc lease hlDt
t.hc anthol of sc\"oral \oIumcs of pro.p"elaeal sub-- of the last. mmlStcr, I,. U1 ey 'bOcame extl'l1ct ~ the WlU.lAM ARMSTRONG, M..A.-1891.. 1!J18.
I Soai.ct. .. Tr~a.c:IliODS " illa.oka ... &Jots
on lea.ve , Wltbout pa y, until su ~h time as Q cable
1'= ThQ Socrct.vy 01 the Congregational HIS· chapel was boughl<~by t ho Indepoodnnls a.nd rcEnglish b birth the Ii/ln of "" officer in the ton""
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a.nd. ~rom ~ybood, brollght UV lD tho coo- I' Churches U'l London,
lhction a.ry of Na.tlona l ":.L<; rcc~ivcd from Nell Ze.'lla nd Instructmg- t.hem
to dIscharge him
1672, but t.hout:: h dlaft.c.d. It ' \3S not lssucll 1808 t.ho Mms l..cr.. s
mcetmg hOUtie '<tll..'! bought
Yi,
f St Andrew's WOMW1Ch where he was Biography/' "Protestant D issen ters' Magaz:m6,
AI,tm.."oll n.nd Bate in t.h cll 11!':t,.Q ot h ccnccs 'l indcr a nd r cs.torod by the Congrcgat.lOua.1 Clmrch a.nd ! r[n:'I~ ~st atld to tho' mllllst.ry
Hls Church I Co;rs Pansh.R.e.,,"1St.ers of England," the R.c::ul~
ThiS was accordin gly done.
the
Kmg !; In dul,g'oncc" of 1612-J ba.\c -" B Clks g-tvnn t.he ne.me by wlucb It 18 still known of Salem:"
dU1l~ of Gla.sgo'" III arts a.nd m theology a. Psnsh ~istcrR. "Essox HaJl Yea.r Book.," Notes
No 9
ChrLStopi.lc r F o\{' le.r, house ot' ylt'lffitlt Cba.pel"
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TUESDAY -TIefol"P. Mr J J Coopel (m t he
& Ihby
Rcadm"0
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.. Berks !'I(o 16 ' Ri ('b~ud Kmg, R.ead lng, a. Preg- ' RICHARD DIGBY, M.D. -17113-23.-"
~cd
1877 h
mo th a.fterwards
Jeant
bJ t.cnan hCC1lct''' 10 addltrion t o t\\ 0 othel licensed
An d proba.bly a Isqn of J otw. 'Rigby, Pn:.sbyterlan aUed ~ S\l~erbill,' St e ~:ds. ~berC! be r eh ouses Presbytenan and Independent
RICHARD KING.-1672_-

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JDt1Wru 'r of St wlu encc , l< eadmH" Calaroy, mIlls
I ACCOlll lt. of t1.l(· ("1>"'Clod III 1662," mf"ntlOns him
ItS it. ~Ta.dl l ato of s.t Edmund s Ha.1I
Oxl ord,

At th o stonc-JaYlDg Ulo mWlster made a. statement to tho cffoct tha.t s mce November, 1877, 240
members had been enrolled For t.ho ~ract tor
t.ho now church £4,000 had to bo r &l6oo, ~ f which
tho oo Dg rega.t.lDn nromliloo ;£1.000, humelf to rlUSe
SAMUEL OOLITTLE.-1700.17.£1 ,000 from fnonds III the t<>wn £100 was ..peeted,
Rcg&rdmg ",boom t.h ';t " T I Q.nso.ctlOllS of tbe. Con- a.nd a. grant of £7 50 fro m t.he Home M18s lon Fund ,
grcgatlO:r:a-l H lSW-Y OOClCty ' say _ " Co"pastor :£!i()() had been lent for two yea.rs by & fnond to
WIth J UICC from 1700 and s Uc('eSsor 1705 ti ll hls pay for the fr eehold of the SLW, and £333 was laId
rl ea..t.h Azml 12t.h, 1~7, H ts father wa.s fi G f amous t 0'1 the swne , lUcreased to £3.5() &t the e vetUO:;
Thomas Dollttle, ,M1A., of LOlHloll, we ll llnown as se l mon
a tutor H e .... us o;/uca.tcd at Ius fathers academy
Th e ,general phn, r eJÂ¥l()Ted n ecessa.ry hy t be
fllolI,t: ~Ith t ho cveI~ bettor known Mat:t..h e w H enry, Sf"Jlla.rClIl ~ of the Situ, JIl t.ha.t of a. s quare, su Danti orda ~ncd as ~1I C3g ue to Th omas J Uice n.t dlVldoo by four grawte columns mw a Gr eek. crOSS.
R eadIDg''' D rysd:llr Slit'S that. h iS fu.t.hc r \\ as the l The foot. of the cross OTO)CCted :-oo form a.n end
first to op nn a M ~tjing H ouse In Lqndotl a fte r the g-allcr,) . (,J::ternall, pres ent.Lng' a nove l " ppear&Dce
~;; g~stU~~IOv~Jt.~irJ~~~~~~II~~rc~~ l~~~~~Ct~ ~;~g to tho large gables m&rkiDg tho arms of tbe
1shngionl fer t.raill1p<l' young d l\lncs 50 as to
At thQ mectm~ of the Tld~es a.n ornarnentaJ
p etu l\t.o n. Presbvterl';,n mlruslrv outsldo the palo vcntdat.1D.Jr . h&ft IS nln.ccd , and near tne ent.rance.
Of the Na uc'I411 Churqh , and the Inst C;UTV1VO r ot ! In an !lugle, a sm&il slate roofed tower g Ives a. ptetho cleetcn 1n London hVl.ng ou bll 1707 Some luresquo outlIne
The material 15 red brIc k ex·
of 1 1I~ Vo'T1Lmgs rony- l s t.' 11 00 met wlt.h, r ol tglous. and I tcrnaOy a.nd v;hite m tern aUy
There lb slttlJlK
('(lucatne Tho so,! of 1\ h kermlfr.ded ma.n to hiS accommoda.t.lon for OWJ' 600, which ca.n be m crcaaed
famol'S contemporary, !tI atthow Henr} CXC ICISOO a.~ II b,v: t ho addItion of sldo ga.llcTlcs to 850
C''lunlly wfiue-nt lnl mm lSt..ry a.t Roading, fi l'-s t. IC"I , The com pl ct..o plan proVIdes. for the a.ddltlOn or
co llcaJrU6, t hen'SllCC('S80r to JUlC~, and 'or the last Sunda.v schools 8.1ld ha ll at t.be rear r f the 81te ,
ycar S&QJor pa."It<'lr, haVIng' Bi colleagu e and silc- \\lth a mal;lo'iO at tho sldo, but'lL "'as l.o~ tIll w e ll
cessor frem InS-16
on In t.he thIrd tnLlUStr y t.ha.t tho ongwa.1 bulldmg'3
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wcra frced f r om a. d ebt of £1 ,150, Wb lCh long
GEO. BURNETT: -1716_40._
hampered the progress of the congrega t.IOn, and
MflY 1Ia.\ 0 been th o son of lhe He \' Samue l even thon tho lla.ndlca was contmu ed by tho lack
~1f'I,eJth M
c~ectetl mdllmtei of Ellston m of Th~~:t.~r:~r ° JatsZ l;c:~~:JU!ld:;:~~~l~
Ql.
S lrc,
~ 10 , a L.cn'at .s app hed lwnscl f to
f 132
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bo t
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t.he s t.udy and practlco of phvslc" LHl llS' lists sa)s 0
com munrr-.Jo,.'l8, a u a1 m&ny
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h o cu.me as col1cag uo ahd sllcces~or In 1716- Crlppll\ scholal s, 8. congregational m oomo of £357, local
a ye'5. l earlier
H e contUluoo LlIl 1740, wh en he mISSions £36, benevolen t ob)cct.s £1, teruxnra.tJ
" as succc('(led by Ill" 11;011, Johh I:iLJ rn ('t.t~ who rc. \ ~h Svnod ~cherr;esS/t.t 1lth • a ht.l pcn~tuoJod£200.
s igned 174(; E\'ld entlv hiS bec:qml.ng "UCCCSSOI \V!lS
0 nunlS ry 0
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as m
t ho causo of the cl ea \a go I II Broafl·f;t.r f'ct. bet;w c~n J. T. C. GULLEN. - 1876.. 84.- _
Inde pen d e n t a.lId Prcsbv{.(' llU.n t he fOl mCI fflvour . /
lnl'r BUrnett, Voho ~aal 'evln entl y of that " .... ay,"
II Campbell "
Gulleu, as he w as known to hIS
1[10 l att~1 WI C Prcs b) t.cllan ca..nd ldatc Rlcbn.td frlMHJs-and t.lH'y ,," cre mun y-after his Unl\ e rs 1tY
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trammrr III &:otland beca.mo a.. student o f th o Pn.~ '
lif~r the Pl csh t4na.n sccr..sslon Broa.d.strcct h ) Ler.{n College In London , n.nd a.ftcr h eenee as a
contJ:nuoo U!ld cr
ministry of J ohn Burnett prf'a.chc r WI\S ca.llcd to Swansea ll'l 1865, wherc be
1740 Eun J ones 1 48, ThomiUI ~oon 1765 A.. [ f,'1:Ll.herod a. congregatIOn a.nd bU11t a church, and
Dous:laA 17t'S T G
t.aIlH)CS 1823 T C Everalt. It. wa..<; m tbe fa1th th at h o wuJd do t he RRm ~ 3'
] 826 W I[h i n; Legg 1839 D MossootOll lM3 S (j Rca.dtng- Lha.t pr oml)t.cd t hose In lJ.Utho nty th{'l e
OortloJl 1866 (l ~lli:>~ 1870 and fO
I n to roll hlm to tho latter wwn , wne h' ho WAA In T1lOmpson 's /, Lish> of f D1SScntu1 rr C hanols m 177.3" duct.od as the nl"sf. DlUlLStcl of St ..... ndrow·s in Lhe
It.. .... as sti ll descrIbed flJ'. PrC'S b"tc.na.n " _ I I ReadUlg
year of t.ho Uruon 1876 H e was .lguJ.n succcsstu l
two PrL'6bytCTliUl charleIs MlliG t,c.n:;, 'fhomaJ'! Noo~ l.n bot b, and It 15 duo to IllS Ewe taste l hat the
Mid Ed .... a.rd Annstroljlg, " b u t. 111 t.ho Regis ter Rc- oongrc£:'atlon pos.scss a c hurell ""Ieh oombLOCS
por ts of 1333 v.:lth A Dollrrlas and Wm Lcgg o.s ~a.co of styJc and smtablilt.j for worshm
mm1f~ters it IS dcsJrl'¢,od M~ Ind('nrmdont wh ich It
After a lm..nLSt.t) of cI¢lt ven.rs ho wa!'i called t.o
ha.ll been for no . . . a. century at Ica s~..
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10 t.h e ccclcsJa&t.ica.1 svsft' rn kno\\11 as r l\!sb, t eTliJ,n HIm , It p'o\cd Itsclf Ica,dy la',d wlllmg to take O'icr
thc ;rO\ C'llHlnOO of tIll} Est.a.blishod Church
I ts W.,.lOr) In t.!1 0 na.rls hcs at thc ~n 15 best
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rr(><:b}korlan ' \\ IY" t h e filst. of v.hom "as
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DIO ~~1 ar:h:-,
iii snC'lk mg
of Ill S brct.her, JameS
Ta)lor sa~'s •. t1~at. b e \\as educater! nt Cam'b rrdge
Roa.d
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Jrolhc l , J oh [1 Ta)lor, ' lC3.r of SL Ll:lu lc n ce ')' lIey
I\HO bot.h l" "'I(,an" 8.I1d Mound t hl'm qUite ~
nurserY' of ~oun~ l'Ulltu.ns galhcled t..il l Tbomas
tra.n~laLlon t ~ 8, M....rys l!l Aldr:rma.nsbu IY, Lon ..
Llon U1 1625
IDs brother ,"as Vlcal of Hea.dwg
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follo9.od m t he Victoria. H all , Mr Robert Morton
prcsidmg, a.nd Dr :Fra.&er, of LondOD , bemg t he
PrtnCLPal speaker, as Dr D yi.es bad been. at the
openmg, preo.ch mg ag 8JJl ill tho Town J:lall In the

PRESBYTERIANISM IN READING. 1'619-1919.

Oboe".r ·

The .. Reading

U1 1875 In that YC:lr servIces we1"~ beGun unde'r
t h o a.usplCCB of tho London Presbytery . a~ d their
sucoosa Jus tified tIle ca.uso baing ccmg:regatcd a.nd
theJ:l" calling' th ctr first. muustcr th o follOWing ye-&r
For the fi rst f our years of Lb etr hi6t.ory th e eongl ogatlon worshipped 1n temporary ' prCl1lI'es
On Ma.rch 2nd, the momor.al ISton(l ~ of the
n ew church, St. Andre .... 's , 10 London-road. was Ia.ld
by Mr James Goodman, of London
Lunch eon

The Rever end John Steele. M A. . D Litt .• ie to be in'ducted as minister
of St. Andre w's PresbyterIan Churoh. Read1Og. on Tue'lday. November 4.
The history o f t heoenom1Oat!on 10 the town has a speCIal 1Oterest.
For that r easo n partly. alld also for. Its own intrinsIC interest and value
to all to whom the hIstory of then· own town appeale. we gIve the
followmg authOritative s k e toh of the looal hlsto!,y of Presbytenarusm and
the F ree Churches dUrl D2" the last three centurles.

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t be Church 01 Scotland in 1860. orthodox Prcoby·
tcria.rusm,v aIte r l te ext.i.o~ at the U Meeting,"
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IV.-IN ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
LONDON ROAD.

THE NEW MINISTER OF ST~ ANDREW'S.

[By R, S, RO BSON. Newcastle·on.Tyne,]

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