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THEIR PARSONS, PRIESTS, & CONGREGATIONS;
BEING A CRITICALAND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
OF EVERY PLACE OF WORSHIP IN PRESTON.
BY “ATTICUS” (A. HEWITSON).
'T is pleasant through the loopholes of retreat to peep at such aworld.—Cowper.
Reprinted from the Preston Chronicle.
PRINTED AT THE “CHRONICLE” OFFICE, FISHERGATE, PRESTON.1869.
The general satisfaction given by the following sketches when originallyprinted in the Preston Chronicle, combined with a desire, largely expressed,to see them republished, in book form, is the principal excuse offeredfor the appearance of this volume. Into the various descriptions ofchurches, chapels, priests, parsons, congregations, &c., which itcontains, a lively spirit, which may be objectionable to the phlegmatic,the sad-faced, and the puritanical, has been thrown. But the author,who can see no reason why a “man whose blood is warm within”should “sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster,” on anyoccasion, has a large respect for cheerfulness, and has endeavouredto make palatable, by a little genial humour, what would otherwise havebeen a heavy enumeration of dry facts. Those who don't care for thegay will find in these sketches the grave; those who prefer vivacityto seriousness will meet with what they want; those who appreciate allwill discover each. The solemn are supplied with facts; the facetiouswith humour; the analytical with criticism. The work embodies a generalhistory of each place of worship in Preston—fuller and more reliablethan any yet published; and for reference it will be found valuable,whilst for general reading it will be instructive. The author has donehis best to be candid and impartial. If he has failed in the attempt,he can't help it; if he has succeeded, he is thankful. No writer cansuit everybody; and if an angel had compiled these sketches some menwould have croaked. To the generality of the Church of England, Catholic,and Dissenting clergymen, &c., in the town, the author tenders hiswarmest thanks for the generous manner they have assisted him, and thekindly way in which they have supplied him with information essentialto the completion of the work.
Preston, Dec. 24th, 1869.
INDEX.
Page7 Parish Church13 St. Wilfrid's Catholic Church18 Cannon-street Independent Chapel23 Lune-street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel28 Fishergate Baptist Chapel34 St. George's Church39 St. Augustine's Catholic Church45 Quakers' Meeting House51 St. Peter's Church55 New Jerusalem Church60 Trinity Church66 Lancaster-road Congregational Chapel70 Saul-street Primitive Methodist Chapel75 St. Ignatius's Catholic Church82 Vauxhall-road Particular Baptist Chapel88 Christ Church94 Wesley and Moor Park Methodist Chapels99 Presbyterian and Free Gospel Chapels104 St. James's Church110 The Mormons116 St. Walburge's Catholic Church122 Unitarian Chapel127 All Saints Church132 United-Methodist Free Church and Pole-street Baptist Chapel137 Church of the English Martyrs142 St. Saviour's Church148 Christian Brethren and Brook-street Primitive Methodists153 St. Thomas's Church158 Croft-street Wesle...BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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