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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - - -Title: Thirty years’ history of the church and congregation in Prince’s street chapel, Norwich - - -Author: John Alexander - - - -Release Date: September 27, 2020 [eBook #63315] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - - -***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THIRTY YEARS’ HISTORY OF THE -CHURCH AND CONGREGATION IN PRINCE’S STREET CHAPEL, NORWICH*** - - -Transcribed from the 1847 Josiah Fletcher edition by David Price. - - - - - - THIRTY YEARS’ HISTORY - OF THE - CHURCH AND CONGREGATION - IN - PRINCE’S STREET CHAPEL, - NORWICH. - - - * * * * * - - BY JOHN ALEXANDER, - Pastor. - - * * * * * - - * * * * * - - * * * * * - - NORWICH: - JOSIAH FLETCHER, UPPER HAYMARKET, - AND JARROLD AND SONS. - LONDON: JACKSON AND WALFORD. - - 1847. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -THE following history was read to the congregation of the Rev. John -Alexander, at a tea party in St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, on Tuesday -evening, April 6, 1847, which was held for the purpose of celebrating the -thirtieth year of his ministry. It is now published in compliance with -their request, and in the same style of personal address in which it was -originally delivered. After it had been read, several members of the -congregation addressed the meeting; and the following resolutions were -unanimously passed:— - -I. Moved by Mr. Thomas Banks, seconded by Rev. J. Bryan. - - “That the history of the Church and Congregation connected with - Prince’s Street Chapel, during the last thirty years, which has now - been read, should awaken in our minds devout gratitude to God for - graciously enabling us to overcome the various difficulties which - have arisen in our course; for the enlargement, peace, and prosperity - which have been granted to the Church, and to the Institutions - associated with it; and for bringing us together at this time under - circumstances which are calculated to awaken encouraging hope for the - future.” - -II. Moved by Mr. Joseph Colman, seconded by Mr. Thomas Brooks. - - “That on this Thirtieth Anniversary of the residence of our beloved - Pastor in Norwich, we are devoutly grateful to God for having first - directed him hither, and for having permitted him to labour so long - and so successfully amongst us: that we affectionately thank him, for - his constant and faithful devotedness to the work of the ministry and - the welfare of his people; and that we earnestly pray, that for yet - many years to come, he may be spared to enjoy richly the blessings of - the gospel, which he dispenses to others.” - -III. Moved by Mr. Frederic Pigg, seconded by Mr. Charles May and Mr. -Josiah Fletcher, - - “That an increased acquaintance with the doctrines and influence of - the gospel of Christ, deepens our conviction of the importance of - steadfastly adhering, in our Christian profession and practice, to - the great and essential truths of evangelical religion, as declared - by this church at its formation; and of promulgating them - universally, in connection with those principles of ecclesiastical - polity, which we believe to be alike in accordance with sacred - scripture, and with religious liberty.” - -The speeches delivered on this interesting occasion were reported in the -_Norfolk News_ of April 10, 1847, and the following account of the -meeting is extracted from its columns:— - - “On Tuesday evening the congregation of Prince’s Street Chapel, - Norwich, held a Soirée in St. Andrew’s Hall, for the purpose of - celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the ministry of the Rev. - John Alexander. About eight hundred persons of all ranks, and - including some of various religious bodies, were present, in - testimony of one who has earned in no common degree, the esteem of - his fellow citizens. We may refer to this tea party as an admirable - example of the mode in which occasions of public interest may be made - the means of stimulating social sympathies, and of promoting that - harmony between the wealthy and the poor, which in England has been - so long and so unhappily interrupted. We may refer also to the - review of the history of Prince’s Street chapel, and of the church - and congregation assembling there, which was read by Mr. Alexander, - as a narrative not only full of interest to all who desire the - advancement of religion, but full of instruction to all who question - the power of the voluntary principle. Here we have an account of a - chapel raised, of a church formed, of a congregation collected to the - number of 1000 persons, of missions planted in two neighbouring - hamlets, of a large Sunday school established, and of the active and - efficient maintenance of all these during thirty years, by a - comparatively poor body of persons, at an expense altogether of - upwards of twenty-two thousand pounds. Such a result is no mean - proof of the efficacy of willinghood, when called into exercise by - the ministry of a faithful and zealous pastor, and exerted by an - affectionate and devoted people.” - -The history which our esteemed minister read at the meeting, and which is -now printed from his manuscript, it is hoped will be an interesting and -useful document, especially to his own church and congregation, because -it will call to their remembrance “all the way which the Lord their God -hath led them” these thirty years; and, as a few additional copies will -be published for the use of the public, it may serve to show to persons -in general, the principles and working of a congregational church, during -a long and varied period of its existence. - -Some beautiful verses composed for the occasion, are inserted at the -conclusion of the history. - - JOHN VENNING, - Chairman of the Meeting. - - - - -THIRTY YEARS’ HISTORY. - - -THIRTY years are an important period in the history of an individual, and -even in the history of the world; and during the last thirty years, many -events have occurred, especially in this country, by which society has -been materially and extensively affected. Civil and religious liberty -has been advanced; parliamentary representation has been reformed; Test -and Corporation Acts have been repealed; Catholics, and Protestants of -all denominations, have been rendered equally eligible for civil offices, -and for senatorial seats; slavery, throughout the British Colonies, has -been abolished; commerce has been brought into fellowship with freedom; -the power of steam has increased the facilities of manufacturing and of -travelling a thousand fold; and various institutions, for benevolent and -religious purposes, have been established in our land. But, during these -thirty years, while these remarkable changes and improvements have been -taking place, a whole generation of human beings, not less in number than -eight hundred millions, have finished their earthly course, and have -passed into eternity! - -During that important period, it has been my privilege to reside in this -city, and to exercise my ministry among you the members of my church and -congregation; and the close of such a period, affords a suitable -opportunity for presenting you with a brief history of the erection of -our place of worship, of the formation and advancement of the church, and -of other circumstances, connected with our spiritual and ecclesiastical -affairs. - -Early in the year 1817, while I was pursuing my studies preparatory to -the christian ministry, in the college at Hoxton, now removed to -Highbury, I received an invitation to visit Norwich, and to preach, for a -few Sabbaths, in the Tabernacle. This invitation, being sanctioned and -urged upon me by the Committee of the Institution, I accepted for a -period of three weeks, and I left London, by the Day Coach, on the -morning of Good Friday, April 4th, 1817. It was a cold and comfortless -journey; the North-east wind blew bitterly; a passenger on the coach -filled me with anxiety and alarm by his account of the state of things in -the Tabernacle; and a few miles before we reached the city, we were -informed that, just as the Packet was starting to Yarmouth that morning, -the boiler had burst, and eleven of the passengers had been frightfully -mangled and destroyed. On arriving at the city, I went, as I had been -directed, to the Tabernacle house, where Mr. Phillips, the aged minister, -resided, and where I expected to lodge. The good old man and all his -household had gone to bed; and when, after loud and long knocking at the -door, I awoke him from sleep, and told him my name and my object in -coming, he replied, “I really don’t know you, Sir,” and instantly shut -down the window. This reception, or rather rejection, though afterwards -in some measure explained and apologized for, was sufficiently -discouraging; but as it was impossible to return to London that night, I -determined to sleep at the Inn, and to wait for the disclosures of the -morrow. I was then introduced to a few of the people, who received me -kindly. The good old minister, too, interested and amused me by his -lively and picturesque descriptions of his ministerial life; and I began -to think that perhaps I might remain till the three weeks had expired. -On the first Sunday evening, I preached a sermon in reference to the -Steam Packet catastrophe, which had happened on the Friday. The text was -Matthew xxiv, 44: “Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye -think not, the Son of man cometh.” The place was crowded. The Lord -himself stood by me and strengthened me. The congregation listened with -impressive silence and attention. Many minds seemed to be deeply -affected; and I left the pulpit that night, thanking God, and taking -courage. On the two following Sabbaths, the congregations were equally -large; and when they were over, I returned to London, partly to pursue my -studies, and partly to prepare an oration on the subject of Ancient -Heathenism, which I had been appointed to deliver at the anniversary of -the college; but, before I left, I promised to return, and to preach -during the whole of the Midsummer vacation. - -My labours at the Tabernacle were resumed on Sunday, July 6th. During -this visit, the congregations were very encouraging; and the people were -so earnest in requesting me not to return to London at the end of the six -weeks’ vacation, that, after consulting with my tutors, I agreed to -remain till the legal opinion was given, which would determine whether -the pulpit and the place of worship were under the control of the church, -or of the Trustees. That opinion did not arrive till the fourteenth of -December. It was the sabbath day. On going to the Tabernacle, I was -informed that the decision was in favour of the Trustees; and as I had -been invited, not by them, but by the church and congregation, I had -therefore no legal right to continue to occupy the pulpit. I had -prepared two sermons for the day. The text in the morning was, 2 -Corinthians iii, 18: “We all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the -glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, -even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” At the close of the service, I -informed the congregation of the legal decision which had been given by -the Barrister to whom the question had been referred, and I gave notice -that my last sermon in the Tabernacle would be preached in the evening. -A very large congregation assembled, and much excitement and perplexity -prevailed. My text was, Psalm xxx, 5: “Weeping may endure for a night, -but joy cometh in the morning.” That text, it was often said afterwards, -built the new chapel. The people felt as if the language was prophetic; -and amidst their night of weeping, they began to look forward to the -morning joy. My own mind was, however, rather relieved by a decision -which seemed to open the way for my retirement from Norwich. I had -received the most affectionate kindness from the people; they were -evidently exceedingly desirous to secure me as their minister; and they -were willing to make any sacrifices to induce my continuance. But the -prospect of having to build a chapel; to re-organize the church; to -instruct and train up the people in congregational principles; to -originate Sunday Schools, and other institutions; to control and calm the -feelings which had been excited by the collision with the Trustees of the -Tabernacle; and other circumstances, led me to shrink from an undertaking -for which I felt I was incapable, owing to my youth and inexperience. -The invitation to become their minister, which was given me, and which -was signed by four hundred persons, was therefore declined on the second -of January, 1818; and I took my place in the coach, to return to London, -on my way to Kidderminster, where I had been requested to supply. But on -the day of my departure, a deputation from the people waited on me, and -pressed upon me the invitation with such affectionate earnestness, and -with such assurances respecting the building of a new chapel, that I felt -the appeal to be irresistible, and I promised to lay the whole matter -before my tutors and friends, and to make it the subject of serious and -prayerful re-consideration. The result was, a determination to return; -and I did return to preach my first sermon in the Lancasterian School, on -the twenty-fifth of January, 1818. The text was, “O Lord, I beseech thee -send now prosperity”—a prayer which, from that time to the present, the -God of mercy has abundantly answered. In that school room we worshipped -twice on the Sunday, and in the French church on the week evenings, for -nearly two years. The congregations on the sabbath, and especially in -the evening, were as large as the place could contain; many “times of -refreshing” were granted to us from the presence of the Lord; and we -often said, “This is none other than the house of God, and the gate of -heaven!” - -We were now anxiously occupied in seeking for a suitable piece of ground -on which to build our chapel; and after long delay, and many -difficulties, the present site was purchased, and I laid the foundation -stone, on the 16th of March, 1819. An address was delivered on the -occasion, which was afterwards published; and the following inscription -was engraved on a brass plate, which was laid on the top of the stone, in -the centre of which were deposited several specimens of current coin: -“This plate was deposited the sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight -hundred and nineteen, and in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of George -the Third, in the foundation stone of a Protestant Dissenting Chapel, -erected on a piece of freehold ground, in the City of Norwich, and in the -parishes of St. Michael at Plea and St. Peter Hungate, by the -congregation attending the ministry of the Rev. John Alexander.” The -building was completed in about eight months; and the time drew near for -us to enter it. The last sabbath which we spent in the Lancasterian -school room, was on November the 28th, 1819. The last text, was the -prayer which Moses addressed to God, in Exodus xxxiii, 15: “If thy -presence go not with us carry us not up hence.” During our meetings -there, we had enjoyed many tokens of the divine presence; the cloud of -his glory had blessed and sanctified the place; and the preacher and the -people unitedly felt, that it would be better to remain in that humble -dwelling, God being with us, than to enter our new and beautiful chapel, -unaccompanied with his presence. On the Wednesday following, December -1st, 1819, the chapel was opened for divine worship. The sermon in the -morning was preached by Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool, and many of us -remember how our hearts glowed with holy delight when he read his text, -Exodus, xx, 24: “In all places where I record my name, I will come unto -thee, and I will bless thee.” On leaving the School Room, we offered up -the prayer, “If thy presence go not with us, carry us not up hence;” on -entering the chapel we received the gracious answer, “I will come unto -thee, and I will bless thee;” an answer which has been verified from that -day to the present. In the evening Dr. Leifchild preached a most -impressive sermon from Hebrews, xii, 25: “See that ye refuse not him that -speaketh.” - -Having thus entered the chapel, our attention was soon directed to the -desirableness of forming a church. After much deliberation and prayer on -the subject, thirteen persons of good report among us, agreed to unite -together in christian fellowship, believing each other to be the -disciples of Christ, and having the sanction of the minister, and of -various christian brethren. On the 8th of March, 1820, they held their -first ecclesiastical meeting in the vestry of the chapel. The Rev. -William Hull, of the Old Meeting, Norwich, and the Rev. Alexander Creak, -of Yarmouth, presided. After prayer and the reading of the scriptures, -Mr. Creak described the nature and duties of a christian church; after -which Mr. William Parkinson, one of the members, read the following -declaration. - - “Having invited your presence, as ministers of Jesus Christ, to - recognize and acknowledge our formation into a christian church, we - deem it proper to give you a brief account of those doctrines of - religion which we profess to believe and to experience. - - “While we disclaim all regard to doctrines derived merely from the - word of man, we find that the religious sentiments we profess, and - which we receive as the word of God, correspond with the doctrines - commonly called Calvinistic, and that our sentiments respecting - church discipline correspond with those which are maintained by the - body of Protestant Dissenters commonly called Independents. - - “The doctrines contained in our religious creed, and which we firmly - believe to be recorded in the scriptures of truth, comprise the - being, perfections, and unity of God; the union of the divine and - human natures in the person of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; the - personality, deity, and influences of the Holy Spirit; the fall of - man, and its awful consequences in the universal depravity of human - nature; the atonement made for sinners by the obedience and death of - Jesus Christ; the sovereign and gracious election of the people of - God to faith, and holiness, and eternal life; their justification by - faith in ‘the Lord our righteousness;’ their regeneration and - sanctification by the Holy Spirit; their adoption into the family of - heaven; their certain perseverance in grace, and final acceptance - with God; the resurrection of the body at the last day; and the final - judgment of all mankind at the bar of God. - - “We consider a christian church to be a congregation of believers, - voluntarily assembling together, and submitting, in all things, to - Jesus Christ, their only Lord and Master. Such a church we desire to - become; recognizing a pastor and deacons as our only officers, and - asserting our exclusive right to make our own independent choice of a - minister, to watch over us in the Lord, and of deacons, to attend to - our temporal concerns. - - “The ordinances of the church we consider to be Baptism and the - Lord’s Supper. The former to be administered to unbaptized and - believing adults, and also to their infant offspring; and the latter - to be administered to those only who profess their faith in Jesus - Christ, and are joined in fellowship with his people. - - “Having made this declaration of our faith and practice, in which we - all most cordially unite, we confess that, as guilty sinners, our - only hope is in the righteousness of Jesus Christ; and having, we - trust, first given ourselves to the Lord, we desire now in your - presence, and in the presence of Almighty God, to unite together in - church fellowship, that we may enjoy the communion of saints, and - walk in the ordinances and commandments of the Lord blamelessly.” - -This declaration having been read, the ministers present acknowledged the -persons assembled to be a church of Christ, and gave to them the right -hand of fellowship; after which, the members shook hands with each other. -My dismission from the Independent Church in Liverpool, under the -pastoral care of the Rev. P. S. Charrier, was then read, on which I was -received into membership with the newly-formed church. Of the fourteen -persons who thus composed this infant church, seven are alive and remain -unto this day: six hundred and sixty-eight persons have since been added -to them making the whole number six hundred and eighty-two; an increase, -for which devout gratitude is due to Him by whose gracious power alone -sinners are constrained first to give themselves to the Lord, and then to -his people according to his will. - -But though a church had thus been formed and recognized by the pastoral -representatives of other churches, and though I had become united with -it, my membership did not, of course, constitute me its pastor; but, on -receiving an invitation from the church to sustain that office among -them, I at once accepted it, and it was agreed that my ordination should -take place at the end of May. The independent ministers in the county, -and some of those in the neighbouring counties, were invited to attend on -the occasion, as the representatives of their churches, in order that -their sanction might be given to our proceedings; and the following -extract from the Church Book will shew the manner in which the service -was conducted. - - “The solemn service of Mr. Alexander’s ordination to the pastoral - office over the church assembling for divine worship in Prince’s - Street Chapel, Norwich, took place on Wednesday morning, May 31, - 1820, in the following order. - - “The Rev. Isaac Sloper, of Beccles, implored the divine presence and - blessing by a suitable prayer, after which he read the third chapter - of the first of Timothy. - - “The Rev. Thomas Craig, of Bocking, delivered the introductory - discourse, which contained a statement of the reasons of dissent, and - of the principles of a christian church. - - “A brief account of the circumstances which led to Mr. Alexander’s - residence with the people was then read by Mr. Gurney, one of the - members of the church; after which all the members testified, by - holding up the right hand, that they had unanimously invited Mr. - Alexander to the pastoral office. - - “In reply to questions proposed by Mr. Craig, Mr. Alexander gave an - account of his religious experience, and stated his motives for - entering the christian ministry; his reasons of dissent from the - Established Church; his cordial acceptance of the call of the church; - his determination, by the help of divine grace, to approve himself as - a minister of Christ; and his belief in the great doctrines of the - everlasting gospel. - - “The Rev. George Collison, of Hackney, then offered up a most solemn - and impressive ordination prayer, connected with the imposition of - hands; after which each of the ministers present gave to Mr. - Alexander the right hand of fellowship. - - “The Rev. Peter Samuel Charrier, of Liverpool, Mr. Alexander’s late - pastor, addressed to him a very affectionate and appropriate charge, - from Acts xx, 24: ‘So that I might finish my course with joy.’ - - “The Rev. Edward Hickman, of Denton, very affectionately and suitably - addressed the church and congregation, from Philippians i, 27: ‘Only - let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ.’ - - “The Rev. Richard Fairbrother, of Dereham, read the hymns selected - for the occasion; and the Rev. John Dennant, of Halesworth, concluded - the service with prayer. - - “The above service was conducted in the presence of a very numerous - and attentive congregation, and evidently in the enjoyment of His - presence, who says to his ministers, ‘Lo! I am with you always to the - end of the world.’ It was indeed a time of refreshing from the - presence of the Lord; and never may the minister, and never may the - people forget the vows which they then formed, nor lose the - impressions which they then received. May the union, thus solemnly - and publicly recognised, continue uninterrupted and unbroken till - terminated by the stroke of death; and may the pastor and all the - people hereafter meet and dwell together in that holy and happy - world, where sin, and death, and sorrow, shall be known no more.” - -A church needs however not only a Pastor, as its Bishop, who is to “give -himself continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word,” but -Deacons also, to superintend its temporal affairs, and “to serve tables.” -The church therefore, in the first instance, chose two of its members to -that office; a number which has been increased again and again, as the -necessities of the church required. In addition to the meetings of the -church for devotional purposes, it has always held a meeting once a month -for general business, and these meetings have been chiefly occupied in -the reception of members. Sometimes, when a member has been going to -reside in some other town, we have had to grant him a letter of -commendation and dismission to the church with which he has wished to -unite, and on which that church has received him. Sometimes, we have had -to discuss questions relative to the best mode of proceeding in the -election of officers, and in the transaction of other business. And -sometimes, we have had to investigate charges against character, and -solemnly to exclude an unworthy member. And when a church can keep “the -spirit of the world” from mingling with its proceedings, its very -discussions, as well as its devotions, are highly beneficial, and -contribute to the acquisition of “manly piety,” and to the exercise of -holy wisdom and of brotherly love. On such occasions, when every brother -is free to hold, and free to express his own convictions, it is a degree -of liberty which, though liable to abuse, is one of the invaluable -privileges of the church of Christ; and when used in his spirit, and in -accordance with his directions, is one of the sources of its strength and -security. Amidst the great variety of proceedings in which, as a church, -we have had to engage, it has been our mercy “to keep the unity of the -Spirit in the bond of peace.” The people have been “kindly affectioned -one towards another, and towards their pastor, in brotherly love;” so -that, amidst our many imperfections and infirmities, God has dealt very -graciously with his servants, and the cloud of his glory has continued to -rest over our assemblies. Our church meetings, from the beginning, have -been seasons of much spiritual enjoyment and edification. The letters -which have been read to us, from such candidates for communion as have -been disposed to write them, and the reports of the faith and experience -of the various candidates, which have been related to us by the brethren -who have visited them, have often filled our hearts with gladness and our -eyes with tears, and have been, beyond all description, edifying and -animating to our souls. Hundreds of those letters, still in the -possession of the pastor, many of them from the hands of beloved young -persons, and some of them written by hands which have long since “forgot -their cunning,” are among the richest rewards of pastoral labour, and the -strongest attestations to the power and excellency of the gospel of -Christ. - -In connection with this abundant degree of peace and prosperity, our -course has however been attended, externally at least, with difficulty -and tribulation, and we have had to build the walls of our Zion in -troublous times. It was no easy thing for a young and inexperienced -minister to have the formation and guidance of an infant church committed -to his care, and at the same time to have to give attention to reading; -to have to prepare three, and afterwards four sermons every week; besides -visiting the sick; attending a weekly prayer-meeting; conducting two -separate Bible classes, which at one time he had in charge; preaching -occasionally at Thorpe and at Trowse, two village stations in connection -with the chapel; and attending the committees and public meetings of -various religious institutions in the city and county. In the earlier -periods of these labours, the debt which remained on the chapel began to -press with most burdensome weight; and those who had advanced the largest -sums of money, became more than wishful for repayment. Once, the income -of the minister was taken for the payment of the interest; but it was -immediately returned to him, doubled in amount, by an affectionate and -sympathizing congregation. One difficulty became, however, the -forerunner and progenitor of another, as is generally the case when a -chapel is burdened with an oppressive debt; and at length the state of -things became so harassing and intolerable, especially to the pastor’s -mind, that after many struggles and much mental suffering, he wrote a -letter resigning the pastoral office, and sent it to the church on -February 4th, 1825. That letter, though sent, was never opened; for just -as the church assembled, an arrangement was completed by which the burden -of debt was diminished, and by which some persons, whose pecuniary claims -had been urgently pressed, were satisfied. Thus our extremity became -God’s opportunity; and the minister and the people, instead of being -separated, became, through mutual suffering, still more closely and -affectionately united. - -As the congregation had become pledged to raise between eight and nine -hundred pounds in five years, to effect the proposed liquidation of the -debt, every hand became engaged in the work, and great labour and -liberality were manifested. But our troubles were not yet terminated. -At the end of two years, out of the five, it was discovered that the roof -of the chapel, which had been constructed on a false principle, was -giving way, and that it, together with the upper part of the walls, must -be taken down. The expence of doing this would be full three hundred -pounds; we had yet to raise more than that sum towards the debt; how was -it possible to do both? especially as the congregation must, for some -time at least, leave the chapel, and perhaps be irrecoverably dispersed; -for it was now the beginning of winter, and four or five months must -elapse, before the place could be repaired, and rendered fit for our -return. We were perplexed, and almost in despair. But again, by God’s -great mercy, our light rose in obscurity, and the night of weeping was -followed by the morning joy. The Lancasterian School, the Old Meeting -House, and the French Church, were kindly granted to us, for our Sunday -and our week-day worship; the congregation, instead of sinking into -despondency, was roused to exertions the most zealous and liberal; our -Christian friends in the Old Meeting, and in St. Mary’s Chapel—Baptists -as well as Independents, affectionately sympathised with our -circumstances; and in the course of a few days presented to us the noble -sum of upwards of a hundred guineas; the walls were re-built; a new and -substantial roof was raised; and we returned to the place on the 16th of -March, 1828, with as large a congregation as we had when we left it, and -which from that time continued to increase till every seat was occupied! -Then too, the God of all grace began to enrich us with a greater increase -of spiritual prosperity. Many sinners were converted; the church was -enlarged, and confirmed, and edified; our Sunday Schools were -invigorated; our interest in the place, and in each other, was -strengthened; and God himself seemed again to repeat his gracious -promise, “I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.” - -Since that period we have made several alterations and improvements in -our place of worship; and on one of these occasions, in 1842, we -worshipped in the Dutch Church for the space of two months. Our own -service was in the morning and evening; and the service of the Church of -England, conducted by the clergyman of the place, was in the afternoon. -On one of the afternoons, the service was conducted by the venerable and -excellent Bishop of the Diocese, who preached from the same pulpit that -had been occupied in the morning by the Dissenting minister; and during -our stay there, we had sermons from ministers belonging to almost every -evangelical denomination of the Christian church. In our own place of -worship too, it has often been our privilege to contribute, in some -degree, to the general communion of saints; especially at the Lord’s -table, the first place at which Christians should meet, and the last at -which they should separate. There we have been joined by Episcopalians, -Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists, who have eaten with us of the -same bread, and who have drank of the same cup, in devout remembrance of -Him, who purchased the church with his precious blood. - -One of the objects to which we directed our attention, soon after the -opening of the chapel, was the formation of a _Sunday School_. Several -young persons, of piety and zeal, offered themselves as teachers, some of -whom continue to the present day, honourably and usefully employed in the -beneficial work. We began in July 1820, with eighty-one scholars. The -pastor advised the teachers to form the committee out of their own body; -to have no more rules for the regulation of the school than circumstances -rendered necessary; to conduct all their affairs religiously; and to -apply to their minister, whenever they needed help or encouragement. -This undertaking, which has been pursued with unabating ardour and vigour -to the present day, has been abundantly prospered by the divine blessing. -Not less than three thousand children have, from time to time, received -from it some degree or other of religious instruction. Many of these -children have become teachers; some of them have died in the Lord; and at -our Sunday School anniversaries, we have listened to many affecting and -spirit-stirring details of the resignation and the joyful hope, which -they have expressed in the prospect of death and heaven. The school too, -has been a fruitful nursery for the church. For many years past, we have -seldom had a church meeting without receiving some one as a member, whose -religious impressions were either derived or deepened from his education, -or from his employment, in the school. At this time, in addition to -twenty-three youths in the monitorial class, preparing to become -teachers, there are no less than a hundred and twenty, chiefly young -persons, belonging to the church and congregation, who are actually -engaged as Sunday School Teachers in Prince’s Street, and in our other -schools; and though, during nearly the last thirty years, they and their -predecessors have conducted the general business of the schools entirely -by themselves, yet they have co-operated steadily and cordially; no root -of bitterness has sprung up to trouble them; and, by the grace of God, -they still continue to feel and to manifest “how good and how pleasant it -is, for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Such an institution, it -will easily be perceived, must have afforded great help to the interests -of religion in the congregation, and great encouragement to the pastor. -It has indeed often been his solace in adversity, and one of his chief -joys in prosperity; and his heart is glad of the opportunity, which this -festival affords, to acknowledge the large circle of Sunday School -Teachers, by whom he is surrounded, as his fellow labourers in Christ, -and as the joy and crown of his ministry. - -Our Sunday School operations however, have not been confined to the -chapel in Prince’s street. We have supplied Teachers to the school in -_Pockthorpe_, two of whom were mainly instrumental in raising money for -the erection of the present spacious building, which is used for an -Infant School during the week, as well as for a Sunday School; and we -have also supplied Teachers to the school in _Stepping Lane_, and to some -others, while we have entirely supported the schools and the chapels in -the villages of Thorpe and Trowse. Mr. Alexander began to preach in a -Room at _Thorpe_ in the year 1819, which, several years afterwards, began -to be supplied by some of the members of his church. The attendance -there became at length so numerous and encouraging, that it was -determined to build a chapel; and after encountering many discouraging -difficulties, a suitable piece of ground was obtained; and the present -building was erected, at a cost, including the ground of £450, towards -which one liberal friend contributed £100. The chapel was opened for -divine worship in 1839, and the Sunday School was formed in the same -year. Four religious services are conducted in the chapel weekly, by -members of our church; about eighty children are instructed in the Sunday -School; and there is a Vestry Library for the use of the congregation. -The Sunday School at _Trowse_ was established as early as 1821, and about -seven years afterwards, we began to preach the gospel there; but we did -not occupy the present chapel till 1830. There is religious service in -it four times every week; a Sunday School containing a hundred and fifty -children; and a circulating Library for the use of the village. We hope -soon to be enabled to erect another chapel there in a better situation, -which may also be used for both Day and Sunday Schools. During the last -eight years, Mr. Barnsdale, who from the beginning has devotedly laboured -for the welfare of Trowse, has been employed by us as a Missionary in the -two villages of Trowse and Thorpe, on the plan of the City Mission; and -the Reports which he has read at our quarterly meetings, have made us -acquainted, not only with the peculiar difficulties which the gospel has -to contend with in villages situated near a large city, but also with -many blessed triumphs which that gospel has gained over human depravity, -in the regeneration and salvation of the souls of men. - -Our thirty years have therefore been spent, not only in overcoming our -own difficulties, and in establishing and increasing ourselves, but also -in endeavouring to extend the knowledge and influence of the gospel in -the regions beyond. This indeed is the combined duty of every religious -society. The church was instituted by its divine Lord, not only for -preserving and professing the truths of the gospel, but also for -propagating them. This, you know, has always been urged upon you from -the pulpit as a solemn duty, and though you have perhaps sometimes felt -as if you had been urged too much; and though your pastor has sometimes -been kindly warned that his own resources would be diminished, if he so -earnestly pleaded for foreign objects; yet, I trust, many of you have -found that the money you have given, and especially the personal efforts -you have put forth, for the spread of the gospel, have not been in vain -in the Lord, but have been spiritually advantageous to yourselves, as -well as to others. As one consequence of these appeals and urgings, your -pastor has always been associated with many fellow-labourers in the work -of the Lord, who have been distributors of tracts, collectors for public -Institutions, christian Instruction Agents, Sunday School Teachers, -conductors of prayer meetings, and preachers of the gospel in the -neighbouring villages. And by so doing, you have been the means of -converting sinners from the error of their way, and of saving their souls -from death; your personal piety and the prosperity of the church has been -advanced; your pastor’s heart has been strengthened and comforted; and -the name of Christ has been glorified. May the Lord of the harvest never -fail to supply us with such labourers, and may all succeeding pastors and -members of the church, be constrained, by the love of Christ, “to live -not to themselves, but to Him who died for them and rose again.” - -Several other Institutions, which it is needful or desirable should be -formed in connection with a church of Christ, exist among us; some of -which are more particularly for the use of our own congregation, and -others for the general interests of humanity and religion. The Society -for the relief of our _sick and aged poor_, was instituted in 1821, and -has all along been most economically and efficiently conducted by a -committee of ladies, who meet for business once a month, and who visit -and relieve the needy and afflicted objects. They have thus distributed -full £330. The _Provident Society_ was instituted in 1835, and affords -an opportunity for any person in the congregation, or for any child in -the Sunday School, to secure a sum of money weekly during sickness, and a -pension for old age, by paying a proportionate monthly subscription -during health. It has received from these payments about £200. The -_Vestry Libraries_, connected with the chapel in Prince’s Street, contain -nearly a thousand well-selected volumes on various subjects, but -especially on religious subjects; to which any persons in the -congregation have access, on subscribing a shilling a quarter, and to -which the Sunday School Teachers and children have access gratuitously. -Our _Christian Instruction Society_, was formed for the purpose of paying -religious visits, and for distributing tracts, in several districts, -chiefly in the neighbourhood of the chapel; and though the subsequent -institution of the City Mission has, in some measure, superseded its -labours, there are now about fifteen agents connected with it, and it -occupies a room in King-street for religious worship on the Sabbath. We -have also auxiliaries and associations formed among us on behalf of the -_London Missionary Society_, for sending the gospel to the heathen; on -behalf of _British Missions_, embracing the Home Missionary Society, the -Irish Evangelical Society, and the Colonial Missionary Society; on behalf -of the _County Association_ for the spread of the gospel in Norfolk; and -on behalf of the _Norwich City Mission_; besides granting collections and -subscriptions to various other religious institutions, formed for -promoting the spiritual welfare of our fellow countrymen, and of mankind -at large. - -The amount of money required for these various purposes and for the -support of the ministry, has of course not been small. A careful effort -has been made, to obtain a full and correct account; but it has been -found impossible to ascertain all the items. Since the chapel was -opened, many public collections have been made, of which there is no -record, and which are now entirely forgotten. The following account may -be considered correct as far as it goes, and at the end of it something -may be added for omissions. - - _Expences connected with the Building_. - £ s. d. -Cost of ground, building, frontage, and 4834 8 8 -walls, 1819–1820 -New roof and connected expences, deducting 200 0 0 -£100 given by other congregations -Enclosing the chapel inside, and improving 91 17 9 -the free seats, &c., 1832 -Children’s gallery, singing pew, 1839 178 0 5 -Replastering ceiling and walls, 1842 176 11 9 -Quarterly subscriptions paid by the seat 8797 14 3 -holders, from 1818 to 1846 - _Institutions connected with the Chapel_. -Sunday School collections, from 1821 to 533 11 3 -1846 -Collected at Christmas, in several years, 100 0 0 -for clothing poor Sunday School children -Received and distributed by the Sick and 330 11 0 -Aged Poor Society -Collected at Christmas, in several years, 153 2 0 -for the poor -Collected at the Lord’s Supper, for 888 9 8 -expenses, and for the poor -Purses presented to the minister 150 0 0 -Purchase, in part, of library books 70 0 0 -The Provident Society 192 12 1 - _Thorpe and Trowse_. -Towards the building of Thorpe chapel 250 0 0 -Rent of Trowse chapel, 1830 to 1846 196 0 0 -Thorpe and Trowse mission, from 1839 348 4 4 - _For Norwich_. -Towards the erection of the school at 150 0 0 -Pockthorpe -Towards the support of Pockthorpe Sunday 50 10 0 -Schools, for 18 years -Towards the erection of the Peafield 140 0 0 -Schools -The Christian Instruction Society 10 0 0 -The City Mission 450 0 0 -The Norwich and Norfolk Hospital 25 2 6 - _For Norfolk_. -The Norfolk Association for the spread of 432 18 2 -the Gospel in the county, from 1821 -Towards various chapels in the county, &c. 187 4 0 - _For Great Britain_. -Irish Evangelical Society and Irish 50 0 0 -Congregational Union -British Missions 68 15 0 -British Society for the Jews 22 5 8 -Scotch Free Church 21 0 0 -Nonconformist Colleges for education of 75 8 0 -Ministers -Collection for the distressed Irish 166 3 6 - _Foreign Missions_. -London Missionary Society, including sums 2381 17 3 -for Baptist Missions, Moravians, and Irish, -from 1820 -Tract Society 478 11 1 - -The total amount of all these sums is £22,200 18s. 4d.; and we may safely -add at least £300 for subscriptions and collections which cannot be -remembered; so that, in about twenty-nine years, there has been -collected, for various purposes, the large sum of £22,500. - -All this money, it must be remembered, has come from a congregation, -which though numerous, has not been rich; and it has been contributed by -them, not as a compulsory tax, but in addition to the compulsory taxes -which they have been compelled to pay towards the Church Establishment -from which they have conscientiously dissented. We have, therefore, “not -robbed other churches” for the support of our own; but all our -contributions have been given on the voluntary principle, and as a -freewill offering, which in many cases have, no doubt, been given as unto -the Lord, and not unto men. It has indeed been contributed by a people -who have often been taught the duty and importance of giving both money -and personal efforts to the cause of Christ, as a testimony of allegiance -to their Lord and Master, and as a means of personal prosperity and -usefulness. And let any people, under the influence of religion, which -is the true voluntary principle, be suitably appealed to by their -minister for pecuniary help, on behalf of institutions for the spread of -the gospel, and he will be far from injuring either them or himself. -They will become better and happier by helping others, and he and his -family will be the better and the happier too—at least such is the -testimony which the pastor of Prince’s Street can bear, relative to -himself, and to his liberal congregation. - -Such, brethren, is our eventful and varied history, as a church and -congregation, during the last thirty years—a history which, on the -review, most impressively reminds your pastor of many imperfections and -infirmities, which have been connected with him as a man, a christian, -and a minister; and on account of which he finds it needful every day to -humble himself before God, and to say, “Enter not into judgment with thy -servant, O Lord;” and yet a history which, even so far as he is -concerned, has afforded many remarkable manifestations of divine love and -mercy. He had, for many years, an abundant degree of bodily health, -which enabled him to do the work of the Lord laboriously and happily; he -has had a large share of domestic comfort and privilege, and now is -surrounded by a beloved family, most of whom are his spiritual as well as -his natural relatives, and some of whom are gone to be for ever with the -Lord; he has been privileged with a large degree of public friendship and -approbation, and has many beloved and esteemed friends in surrounding -churches, some of whom are of other denominations, and some of whom are -the fruits of his ministry; he has, above all these things, been -abundantly honoured and blessed by the Great Head of the church, in -promoting the conversion of sinners, and the peace and union of the -church, in whose affectionate confidence it has been his privilege to -live; and though latterly health has occasionally failed, and now and -then he has been admonished that his master will soon require his -services in another world, yet, thanks be to God, for that degree of -vigour and buoyancy which yet remains, and which he is more desirous than -ever should be consecrated to your spiritual welfare; and, thanks be to -God, for that good and joyful hope which he cherishes, that when his -earthly labours are concluded, he shall be gathered to the fellowship of -the redeemed and the Redeemer, in the many mansions of his Father’s -house. - -But, beloved brethren, the history of the last thirty years affords many -subjects for grateful and humbling review to yourselves, as well as to -your pastor. You have erected a noble chapel, which will be, I trust, -during future years, as it has been during the past, the spiritual -birthplace of immortal souls; you have had a Christian church formed -among you, in which “one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are -brethren,” and which, through the power and grace of the Holy Spirit, has -increased, from fourteen, to nearly seven hundred members; you have -enjoyed, amidst the services of the sanctuary, many a time of sweet and -heavenly refreshing; you have, in connection with your own place of -worship, many valuable institutions, conducted by zealous and laborious -individuals, and which are the salt and savour of the church; you have -two very important and interesting village stations under your care, in -one of which you have built a chapel, and in both of which you support a -worthy missionary, preach the gospel, and teach Sunday Schools; you have -cheerfully and sufficiently supported your own minister; you have paid -your own congregational expences; and you have contributed to various -religious objects and institutions the noble sum of twenty-two thousand -five hundred pounds; and now, at the close of the first thirty years of -your ecclesiastical history, you have assembled together, to review the -past with humble gratitude to God; to testify your unabated attachment to -the pastor of your voluntary choice; and to enter upon another thirty -years, which, as they roll along, will bear away many of you, and me -also, into the eternal world. “LET THY WORK, O LORD, APPEAR UNTO THY -SERVANTS, AND THY GLORY UNTO THEIR CHILDREN. AND LET THE BEAUTY OF THE -LORD OUR GOD BE UPON US; AND ESTABLISH THOU THE WORK OF OUR HANDS UPON -US; YEA, THE WORK OF OUR HANDS ESTABLISH THOU IT.” - - - - -THE GOOD PASTOR. - - - THIRTY years have rolled away, - Since that holy, happy day, - When amongst us first he came, - In his Master’s cause and name, - Hearts to gladden—souls to win - From the power of death and sin. - - Thirty years their dews have shed - On his loved and honoured head, - Since, in all the glow of youth, - Champion of celestial truth, - He his hallowed task began, - Holiest work of fallen man. - - Since that holy, happy day, - Many a soul hath passed away— - Many a soul that listened long, - To the pleadings, soft, yet strong, - From his kindled lips that fell, - For the Lord he loved so well. - - Since that holy, happy day, - Who amongst us all can say— - Say how many hearts have felt - Stubborn pride within them melt, - As, with tenderness and love, - In the Saviour’s cause he strove? - - Who shall say how many a mind, - Erewhile erring, weak, and blind, - Hath, beneath his guiding hand, - Sought and found “the better land,”— - Seen its darkness flee away - In the blaze of gospel-day? - - This we know and this we feel:— - Something of his quiet zeal; - Something of his holy love, - (Likest that which blooms above) - Ever quick to soothe and bless - With its tones of tenderness; - - Something too we all have known - Of that wisdom—all his own, - Wherewith in our darkest day - He can guide us on our way; - Something of his genial heart, - Wherein all the world hath part. - - Spare him Lord! and spare him long! - In thy strength may he be strong. - Spare him still to lead us on - To the fight that must be won. - But as thou wilt one day, Lord! - Take him to his high reward, - Unto us and him be given, - One eternal home in heaven! - - R. 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