The Maryport Advertiser Friday, July 21, 1882 Workington Primitive Methodists 5

Workington Primitive Methodists 5

The Maryport Advertiser - Friday, July 21, 1882

THE WORKINGTON PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL continued..................Page 5 The fourth stone was laid by MR. C. J. VALENTINE, who said that he was glad to notice that members of all the congregations in the town took part in the proceedings of the day. This had always been the case since he had been in Workington - about nineteen years - and he thought it was a good sign when fraternal feeling existed between different denominations (applause). The Primitive Methodists of the town were at a very favourable juncture. The town had largely increased in population within the last few years, and was likely to still further increase. Other denominations he was glad to say, were far from being inactive; but, however active they might be, there was plenty of work for them all to do. He was pleased that the new chapel was to be on the site of the old one; for there were old associations connected with a place of worship which he did not like to see altogether disappear, and to do away with a chapel altogether ought always to be avoided if possible. __________________ The REV. R. AYRES announced that MR. VALENTINE had contributed £25 to the building fund (applause). And in a subsequent statement he said that the fund commenced with £100 in hand, and the trustees had promised £108, leaving the balance between this and £1,700, the cost of the building, to be yet raised. A collection was made, and the proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to the gentlemen who had laid the stones - moved by MR. R. JOHNSON, and supported by MR. C. GOODALL - and the benediction pronounced by REV. T. DICKIN. The collection amounted to £36 4s 8d. ``````````````````````````````` Subsequently a tea meeting was held in the Assembly-room, at which over 500 sat down; the children of the Ragged - school, by the kindness of MISS LITT, of Stainburn, being also entertained. The trays at the tea were provided by the following ladies of the congregation: MRS. KENNAUGH MRS. MARTINDALE MRS. SHERWOOD MRS. JACKSON MRS. W. JACKSON MRS. RIMMER MRS. TODHUNTER MRS. LITTLE MRS. WARD MRS. ARMSTRONG MRS. J. CARMICHAEL MRS. SLOAN MRS. FERGUSON MRS. GAUDY MRS. J. E. CARMICHAEL MRS. ROBINSON MRS. J. CARMICHAEL, sen. MRS IRELAND MRS. PUGMIRE MRS. NICHOLAS MRS. TYRELL MISS BURROW MISS KENNAUGH MR. T. BARBOUR had promised to take the chair, but the REV. R. AYRES explained that he was unavoidably detained in Manchester, and MR. J. MORDY was voted to the chair. ===========================

 

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