Lancashire Nonconformity, or Sketches, Historical and Descriptive, of the Congregational and Old Presbyterian Churches in the County, Vol. 6

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Excerpt from Lancashire Nonconformity, or Sketches, Historical and Descriptive, of the Congregational and Old Presbyterian Churches in the County, Vol. 6: The Churches of Southport, Liverpool, and the Isle of Man Several ms. Volumes of the late Dr. Raf¿es, who himself intended to write a history of Lancashire Nonconformity, came into my hands when this concluding volume was in type. I regret that I had not the advantage of them earlier. They are, however, too valuable to remain unpublished, and I have interrupted the story in one or two places to find room for considerable extracts, making large use of them also in the shape of notes. The reader will pardon the digressions because of the interesting informa tion they supply, whilst some further justification for their insertion may be found in the fact that this is the concluding and in some measure supplementary volume of Lancashire Nonconformity. Only a part of the Liverpool District of the Lancashire Congregational Union is covered by this volume, and it may be said to present unto us Congregationalism in the watering places. The picture is full of inspiration. The growth of these watering places during the present century has been quite phenomenal, and Congregationalism has not been behind in providing for their religious requirements. It is not the least respectable, vigorous, and aggressive form of Free Church life which is at work in our seaside resorts where multitudes of weary toilers Spend a good share of each year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.