The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-01-10
PLACES OF WORSHIP OF THE
FIRST DISSENTERS.

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any account in this country where the
Hollands. But we cannot find that they
ever had any place Of worship, and they
were soon ex,ingnished by the severe
law enacted against them by the hero o.
Agincourt, Henry V. Some Baptists, ol
as ,hey were then called Anabaplisls
fed from the persecution in Holland "a
England in tho reign Of Henry VII
They found little peace or safety under
tie Defender of the Faith; ;but they me, in
private in the suburbs Of London. Under
Elizabeth they seem TO have possessed
few humble places Of worship. The
first Presbyterian church in England was
formed at Wandworth in 1872, and
chapel was butt by them. The Plesbyte-
rians are altogether of Scotch origin. The
first Independent congregation was o.
ganized at the house Of Mr.. Fox IN
Nicholas Lane, Londoa, in 1892; but,
to avoid persecution, they had 10 shit
about from place TO place, and some OF
them were apprehended at Islington, in
the very act Of worsbipping God as their
conscience dictated, in the reign OF Queen
Mary. The uni,arians are Descendants
principally of Presbyterian dissenters'
Many of The places Of worship of the
Presbyterians were endowed some very
richly. They ceased TO appeal strongly
to the feelings of their congregations
but addressed themselves 10 their under
standing, and in many places, where more
stirring ministers appeared, the congre
cations of the Uni!arians fell off. There
is no doubt but that, as in Lady Hawley's
case, they did not continue TO give utter
ance 10 doctrines in thu spirit of that mum.
ifcenr endower, and they were deprived
of their property; but Lord Broug han
and they Legish hture, considering 1t hare
to be turned out after very long posses
sion, amended the law, SO that, in future
an undis,urbed possession for twenty
years cannot be afterwards disputed. The
Quakers met at the house of Slrah Sa"
yers, in Aldergate street. The first meet
ng-house they built was in Grace Churcl
street, in the remarkable year 1868. The.
had another in Ratclilfe, which was pulled
down by All infuriated mob in 1870. Th'
largest Westinghouse dedicated TO tn
toddess Of simplicity IS in Manchester
The Wesleyan Methodists made the arc
Of Heavea their tanaPlos sad Preuoi'c
I with a vigor never exceeded, perhaps
since the days when Peter the Herm
tore Europe up by the roots, and hurle
it on Asia-or since when Luther bleN
a blast and amazed all the paronial an
Rheuish bishops, and the pope himsel
The first "preaching room' the Wesley
ans built was on piece of ground in til
Horse Fair, Bristol. This preaching roor
had, as in times Of old, apartments fitte
up over it for the accommodation of tn
preachers, and they we're used by Joll
Wesley himself, when at Bristol. Whe
he separated from the Molavians, b
formed body of Methodists in London
and rented the Foundry in Moorfield:
A bell was rang here every morning Q
five, for prayers, and every evening ;
nine for family worship. We cannot we
, include The Jews in the term dissenter
for obvious reasons. But we may observ
that, according to the canons Of Ecbrigh
, Archbishop of York, which direct that n
one should eat with Jew, ithere is II
s doubt but that some Jews were settle
: here 50 early as A. D. $50; and it is
e matter of history that all were banishe
!. by Edward I. in 1891, They had sy
n agogue in 1910 in Oxford, and anoth
/. in Cateaton street, London. But on
o one place Of burial in the whole kingdo
e was allowed them, and that was in Re
o Cross st,eet. London, which in Stowe
Q time was turned into, and called the Jew
j. Gardens. The Jews were exilcd fro
s England in 1850. Rabbi Manesseh Be
Israel petitoned Oliver Cromwell 10 allo
$ them to return, for which they ofere
n him E500,000, if he would allow the
!. also 81. Panl's (old cathedraD foy syn
i, gogue, the Bodlelan Library, Oxford ;
0 cemetery; a free trade. The Parliame
demanded Gs00,000; but, though Il
e negotiations for 81, Paui's, &c, was br
] ken off, the Jews were allowed to !
turn.--Brigkton Herald. Eng.
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