Bradford

BRADFORD:
Bradford-Salem Chapel Congregational Church History up to 1868.

The increase of the congregation in Horton Lane Chapel and the consequent insufficiency of accommodation had been long felt before, in 1835, a new chapel was resolved on. The building was opened in 1836, by sermons from Rev. R. W. Hamilton, Theophilus Lessey, and Dr. Raffles. The cost of the building was about £7,000. The original mal-construction of the chapel, however, rendered alterations necessary. The only pastor has been-

• 1837. Rev. JAMES G. MIALL (Hoxton Acy., from St. Neot's). Soon after his ministry commenced, the remaining debt on the chapel, amounting to upwards of £4,000, was removed. This led the way to similar exertions for the relief of other chapels in the West Riding. In 1847, Salem Chapel underwent a considerable internal enlargement.
• A school-room at Cambridge Place, Spinkwell, used for regular preaching services, and a room fitted up for a Sunday-school in the Valley Mill (kindly proferred by S. Sutcliffe, Esq.), are attached to the Salem Chapel congregation.
• In 1865, Rev. JOSIAH ANDREWS (from Kingswood) became the assistant minister.
• Mr. Miall is the present pastor.