Northern primitive Methodism : record of the rise and progress of the circuits in the Old Sunderland District

Emmanuel - University Of Toronto, William M Patterson

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BX 83^ ?3ier?u b NORTHERN PRIMITIVE METHODISM.W. M. PATTERSON. Frontispiece.NORTHERN METHODISM.PRIMITIVE Rise and of theA Record of the Progress in Old Sunderland District.Circuits the W. M. PATTERSON.By 1909. LONDON : E. ALDERSGATE STREET.DALTON, 48/50,EMMANUELFOREWORD. what is called scientific ItThis book is not history. of the rise and ofis a statement progressjust simple in the North in it is butPrimitive Methodism ; truth, a for the could havea of story, compilersummary great size. There arefilled several volumes of this sections, such as theof the old Sunderland Districtindeed, and theDales, Carlisle,Cleveland, original Darlington, North ShieldsandNewcastle,Hexham, Sunderland, ofCircuits which could each a booksupply bulky interest.engaging The of the condensation which had to beseverity to the work into the allottedpursued get present space have made it inartistic inmay bald, lop-sided,scraggy, and from the nature of the recital theplaces ; very use of the same terms and was inevitphrasesfrequent able. and character sketchesDescriptive writing being an earnest effort has been made to save theimpossible, volume from a mere of statistics. Forbeing compilation want of also as well as for other reasons thespace critical element had to be andexcluded, everything which men and movements have contributed to the flow of connexional has beengeneral expansion brought into prominence. will be haveMany correspondents disappointed. They the s fullest Itcompiler sympathy. may be, however, that will occur before when some ofopportunities long their contributions will be to the world.givenIV. FOREWORD. As is this work was undertaken atgenerally known, the of the Sunderland and Newcastle Districtrequest Committee and while it would be invidious to name ; of the host of s the enertheany compiler helpers here, of M. T.services and the editorial overgetic Pickering, of H. Yooll in bare haveshould,sight justice, apprecia tive recognition. With all its this record of nobleimperfections, achievement is issued in the that thehope generation now in service be stimulated to use theirmay superior in socialacquirements education, political freedom, and church with samethe consecrastatus, equipment tion of and which characterisedtime, opportunity, spirit their splendid spiritual ancestry. W. M. PATTERSON. Monkseaton,Rathgar, April, igog.