THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the opening of Hope Baptist Chapel, Devonport, for the use of the congregation under the pastoral care of the Rev. T. Horton, was celebrated on the 11th and 12th Inst. The Rev. S. Manning, M.A., of Frome, preached in the morning and evening of the Lord’s Day to crowded and interesting congregations. On Monday evening, the 12th inst., a large meeting was held in the large hall of the Mechanics’ Institute, J. R. Jeffery, Esq., of Liverpool, in the chair. Prayer having been offered, the financial statement was read by R. S. Pinsent, Esq., Treasurer of the Building Fund, and the very gratifying announcement was made that the whole debt on the chapel was extinguished, more than £4,700, the total cost, having been raised in about five years. The Rev. J. P. Haddy, of Ravensthorpe, formerly a member of the church at Devonport, also presented Mr. Horton with a purse containing £100, as a token of the affection and esteem of the congregation Mr. Horton very feelingly acknowledged the gift, briefly referring to the hearty co-operation and kindness he had met with in the work so successfully accomplished, and to the blessing of God upon his labours in Devonport for a period of nearly forty years. Among the ministers present three were formerly members of the church and were introduced into the ministry by Mr. Horton: — Revs. J. May, of Saltash; J. P. Haddy, of Ravensthorpe; and R. G. Moses, B.A., of Lymington.
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GRO0741 Devonport: Richard Steele Pinsent: 1820 – 1864