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A History of the County of Oxford
… and 'calm, civil behaviour' with the 'wild, staring congregation' he found at Henley, and he repeatedly praised …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the parish clergy, financial difficulties, and a declining congregation led to its closure in 1983. 132 The closure, and … altar was moved forward to allow the celebrant to face the congregation. In 19778 the badly decayed clerestory windows …
A History of the County of Oxford
… deeply impressed by the 'plainness and artlessness' of the congregation, and by a prevailing 'spirit of seriousness' … also received 6 a year from the Presbyterian fund, the congregation was claimed to be 400500, presumably including … How far that reflected a general shift among the congregation is not clear, and from the 1820s, as the …
A History of the County of Essex
… was licensed as a Presbyterian teacher in 1672. He had a congregation at Wivenhoe, which prob- ably met in the houses … time the first Independent chapel was probably built. The congregation numbered 150 in 1715, but a division apparently … and the Paedobaptists (perhaps Independents) in the congregation, and each group worshipped separately. 71 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a new vicar was expressing concern that the bulk of the congregation came from the 'better class' houses on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and St. Augustine was built on the Woodstock road for a congregation drawn mainly from the new housing in North … services in 1816; the preacher came from Oxford. 70 The congregation was swelled by the influence of H. B. Bulteel …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… inconveniently timed, at one o'clock, it attracted a poor congregation. There were eight to ten Easter and Christmas …