Historical Memorials of Broad Street Chapel, Reading

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851. Excerpt: ... Cnphr jfntfy. FRom 1831 TO 1850. The Rev. W. Legg supplies at the Chapel in the Spring of 1831--Departure for Cork--Resolution of the Church to invite him to the Co-pastorship--He accepts the invitation and is Ordained--Testimonials from his Tutors--His Confession of Faith--Statement of Conversion and Religious experience--Almshouses purchased--Select Congregational Library--Formation at Broad Street of the Castle Street Congregational Church--Erection of Upper Galleries and New School Rooms--Excitement respecting Socialism--A Secession--The Church revived--Jubilee of the present Chapel--Reflections. In March eighteen hundred and thirty-one, the Rev. William Legg, B. A., who had studied at Marischall College, Aberdeen; at the University of Glasgow; and at the Theological Academy in the latter city, under the care of the Rev. Greville Ewing and the Rev. Ralph Wardlaw, D. D., preached for two Sabbaths at Broad Street Chape, having previously engaged to supply for three months the Congregational Chapel in the city of Cork, vacant by the removal of the Rev. John Burnett to Camberwell. The impression produced by this transient visit was favourable, and a request was made to him to return on probation after fulfilling his engagement in Ireland. He received a call to the pastoral office at Cork on the termination of his three months' supply, but having promised to return to Reading, and having been much gratified with the aspect of the Church there, and his own reception among the people, he declined the invitation to settle at Cork. Having commenced his probationary labours on Lord's-day, June nineteenth, he received at the end of three months a call, founded on the following Resolutions, --viz.: At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Broad Street, Reading, Be...