History of the Primitive Methodist Church

Definitive account of the origins and development of the Primitive Methodist movement between 1810 and 1918, first published in 1919.

Holliday Bickerstaffe Kendall (Author)

9781108024846, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 December 2010

188 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.25 kg

Holliday Bickerstaff Kendall (1844–1919) was a Methodist minister and a social historian. Born into a family of Primitive Methodist ministers, Kendall himself served as a minister between 1864 and 1903. This volume, written during his retirement and first published in 1919, contains Kendall's history of the origins and development of the Primitive Methodist movement. The movement originated with Hugh Bourne (1772–1852) and William Clowes (1780–1851), who attempted to restore the mass evangelism they thought had been lost in the Wesleyan Church after 1810. Kendall explores the social and political context of this period, and discusses Bourne's and Clowes' influence on the origins of the movement. He then describes the growth and development of the movement in the nineteenth century, discussing the expansion of the church until 1918. This clear and concise volume is considered the definitive work on the history of the movement.

Foreword
1. England in 1800–32
2. The well-head of Primitive Methodism
3. The start of Primitive Methodism and its course to 1819
4. The geographical extension of Primitive Methodism from 1819 to 1833
5. The spirit of the pioneers and their probation of toil and suffering
6. A yeasty, transition period: 1832–60
7. The 'Connexion' in mid-Victorian days: 1860–85
8. Maturing church-life: various manifestations: 1885–1897
9. The church period and the centenary years
Epilogue
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB]