HISTORY

OF

METHODISM IN

IRELAND.

VOL. III.

MODERN DEVELOPMENT.

BY

C. H. CROOKSHANK, M.A.,

Author of "A Methodist Pioneer," and "Memorable Women of Irish
Methodism in the Last Century."

LONDON:

T. WOOLMER, 2, CASTLE STREET, CITY ROAD,

AND 66, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

1888.

BX

8281
сть
1885

v.3

Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury,

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.-1820.

Two branches of Methodism. The work in the counties of Mayo and Wexford.

Labours of Ouseley. Retributive providence. A Dublin Methodist. Fer-

managh. Belfast. Dromore. Armagh. Co. Down. The Conferences-

Chapel Fund Committee appointed. Sound and homely advice. Co. Down.

Athlone. Roscommon. John Summerfield. Bandon-defeat of oppo-

nents of the Bible.

PAGE

1-15

CHAPTER II.-1821.

The Catholic Emancipation Act. Proposed union with the New Connexion.
An encounter with the devil. Co. Antrim. Rowdies discomfited. New
chapels in Bandon, and in Abbey street. Reports from mission stations.
An English minister's impressions of Ireland. The Conferences. Sympathy
of the British Conference. Sligo. Change in hour of morning service.
Hamilton's Bawn. Thomas T. N. Hull. Co. Wexford. Ouseley and
Feely. Conversion, labours, and end of Philip the prophet..

Revival in Bandon. The general

Origin of the August District

The Primitive Conference. The

Public services. £600 nearly

Two preachers lost and found.

CHAPTER III.-1822.

Conciliation and its effects. Co. Wexford.

missionaries. The Connexional debt.

meeting. Bandon chapel and schools.

Magazine. The Wesleyan Conference.

lost. A brand plucked out of the fire.

Enniskillen circuit. Co. Down. Co. Wexford. The general missionaries.

Co. Cork Cork, Bandon, and Skibbereen.

CHAPTER IV.-1823.

16-33

34-52

Letter of Dr. Clarke. Co. Wexford. Cork. Killaloe. The general mission.

Rathmullan mission. Labours of the Primitive Wesleyans. Cookstown

chapel. Tour of Dr. Clarke. Wesleyan Conference. Ordination service.

Primitive Wesleyan Conference. Increase of Wesleyan missionaries, and

appointment of a general superintendent. Queen's county. Meeting of

Bible Society in Sligo. Monaghan and Aughnacloy circuit. Revival at

Ballynacoy. Labours of the Primitive Wesleyans.

53-65

CHAPTER V.-1824.

Death of three ministers. Queen's county. Monaghan. Efforts to arrest

intemperance, etc. Connexional debt. Wesleyan Conference. Primitive

Wesleyan Conference. New Connexion Home Missions. Bandon. Con-

version of James H. Swanton. Athy. Boyle and Killashandra circuit.

Ballymena mission. Labours of the Primitive Wesleyans. Portstewart

chapel. Visit of Rev. George Morley. Visit to a quarry and its results.

Public discussions on the right of the laity to read the Scriptures. Labours

and opponents of Ouseley.

CHAPTER VI.-1825.

PAGE

66-76

The general missionary. Revival at Lurgan-the introduction of Primitive

Wesleyanism. Nenagh. Revival on the Newtownstewart circuit. Skull

chapel. Primitive Wesleyan Conference. Visit of Rev. R. Waddy.

Wesleyan Conference in Cork-the lovefeast. Bandon. W. P. Appelbe.

Mountrath circuit. Castlereagh chapel. Newtownstewart circuit. Archi-

bald M'Elwain. Coleraine-an infidel club broken up-Sabbath desecra-

tion stopped. Ballymena mission. The general missionaries. Warings-

town. Banbridge. A Young Men's Association. Manorhamilton.

CHAPTER VII.-1826.

77-88

Summerhill chapel. Death of Bennett Dugdale. Revival on the Maguires-

bridge circuit. Writings of Ouseley—their success. Conversion and early

labours of Robert Huston. Ballinasloe chapel. Ballymacarret chapel.

Ballymena mission. Billy chapel. Daily schools. Primitive Wesleyan

Conference. Wesleyan Conference-the Pastoral Address. Financial

help from the British Conference. The debt. Carlow circuit. Public

discussions with Romanists. The general missionary. Miss Lutton at

Newcastle. Bushmills chapel. Bellaghy chapel. Lurgan chapel. Ennis-

killen chapel. Labours of the Primitive Wesleyans.

CHAPTER VIII.-1827.

89-101

William Feckman-his labours-a backslider reclaimed-personal fidelity.
Co. Limerick. Origin of the annual Missionary Deputation. Newcastle
chapel. Revival at Maguiresbridge-at Charlemont. Boyle and Ros-
common. Oldcastle. First Primitive Wesleyan missionary meeting in
Cork. Primitive Wesleyan Conference. Wesleyan Conference in Belfast
-public services. Founding of a Presbyterian church at Ballymacarret.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd. Larne chapel. Hammonds' Marsh chapel.
Death of John Noble. The Cavan mission. Magherafelt mission. Fossey
Tackaberry in Dublin. Feckman in Co. Limerick. T. T. N. Hull on the
Wexford circuit. The New Connexion. Labours of the Primitive Wes-
leyans on the Lisburn and Cookstown missions, and on the Newtown.
stewart circuit.

102-15

CHAPTER IX.-1828.

Public discussions in Patrick street chapel, Cork, and in Omagh. Life and
death of a convert from Popery. Death of a promising young minister.

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Rosscarbery mission. A retributive providence. Conversion of Robert

Wallace. Co. Donegal. Cavan Primitive Wesleyan chapel. Revivals at

Maguiresbridge and Tanderagee. Primitive Wesleyan Conference. Wes-

leyan Conference. Connexional debt paid. Mountrath circuit—conver-

sion of Dr. Power. New chapels at Hyde Park, Ballyclare, Island Magee,

and Moira. Ardmore. Outrage on a chapel. Revival on the Bandon

circuit. Reports from Primitive Wesleyan missionaries and preachers. 116-27

CHAPTER X.-1829.

Catholic Emancipation. Ouseley's proposal. The New Connexion. Down

mission. Revival at Mallow. Presentation to Mr. Waugh. Richmond

chapel. Drogheda circuit. The work in Belfast. Primitive Wesleyan

Conference. Wesleyan Conference in Cork. Belfast. The Temperance

reformation-its origin―first meeting in Belfast. Newtownbarry circuit—

a homely experience-conversion of Benjamin Bayly-of an old lady.

Drogheda circuit. Antrim. Romish intolerance at Armagh. Reports

from Primitive Wesleyan mission stations. "A fulish auld Methody

body." Inch.

128-41

CHAPTER XI.-1830.

New Primitive Wesleyan chapels. Revival on the Charlemont circuit. Death

of Mr. Shillington. Controversial writings of Ouseley-persecution and

prophecy. Calvinistic controversy. Miss Lutton in Dublin. Visit of

Dr. Clarke. A wild and unruly rabble subdued. London Missionary

Anniversary. Reports from mission stations. Primitive Wesleyan Con-

ference. Wesleyan Conference-the Temperance movement-the Book-

room-a slave redeemed. Ringsend chapel. The New Connexion.

Accident to Ouseley. Revival on the Newtownbarry circuit. Conversion

of George Grant. Methodism introduced into Killorglin. The Donegal

mission. Ballynure. Lisburn.

CHAPTER XII.-1831.

142-55

Schools established by Dr. Clarke. Miss Lutton at Bushmills. Catholicity

of a rector. Lissacaha chapel. Mission schools. Temperance movement.

Banbridge Primitive Wesleyan chapel. Primitive Wesleyan Conference.

Wesleyan Conference. Conversion and early labours of Robert Hewitt.

Labours of Ouseley. The preacher and the priest. Methodist co-opera-

tion. Methodism introduced into Whitegate. Reintroduced into

Aughrim. Hospitality of a Romanist. The daily schools. National

Education.

156-65

CHAPTER XIII.-1832.

Sligo chapel. Testimony of a clergyman. Tour of Ouseley. Revivals at
Killashandra-Tanderagee-Manorhamilton-Enniskillen, and other cir-
cuits. Primitive Methodism introduced. Dr. Clarke's last visit. Primi-
tive Wesleyan Conference. Wesleyan Conference. The cholera-its
progress-Cork-Stonyford-Westport-spiritual results-death of two
preachers. F. Tackaberry in Bandor. R. Huston in Carlow-revival-