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Brighouse Congregational Church History up to 1868.

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BRIGHOUSE.*
(NORTH-END CHAPEL, CONGREGATIONAL).

In 1662, Rev. William Ashley was silenced at Raistrick, though he had no living.

Among those who came from considerable distances to the preaching of Venn and that of his curate, the Rev. -- Burnet (afterwards of Elland), was Benjamin Morton, a farmer of Brighouse. When Venn removed from Huddersfield, Morton and his neighbours, feeling their need of Evangelical teaching, invited some Congregational ministers to preach to them, and at length resolved to erect a chapel, opened about 1778. It was small, and without galleries; capable of containing about 300 persons. Its completion was not accomplished without much difficulty, owing to the want of sufficient funds.

The pulpit of the chapel thus erected was occupied during some time by Mr. Scholefield (father of the late Greek Professor at Cambridge). He remained, however, but a short time, and left for Henley-on-Thames. He died at Over (Cheshire). Rev. -- Smith, who was afterwards at Leek, succeeded him, but his stay was also brief. Neither of these was ordained. The successive pastors have been :-

NOTES:-
* Aided by Rev. R. Harley, F.R.S.


Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2014
from the Appendix to
Congregationalism in Yorkshire
by James C. Miall, 1868.

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