Hull, Yorkshire, Baptists

Hull, Yorkshire, Baptists. The following account is taken from W. E. Blomfield, “Yorkshire Baptist Churches in the 17th and 18th Centuries,” in C. E. Shipley, ed., The Baptists of Yorkshire: Being the Centenary Memorial Volume of the Yorkshire Baptist Association (Bradford and London: [n.d.], 1912), 41-77.

Robert Rutherford pastored from 1765-1770, followed by John Beatson of Sutton in 1771.  He authored The Divine Character of Christ considered (1773) and The Divine Satisfaction of Christ considered (1774), as well as a sermon titled The Slave Trade and a pamplet, The Divine right of a Christian to freedom of enquiry and practice in religious matters.  He resigned in 1794 and died in 1798 at the age of 55 (67).  William Pendered officiated for a time after Beatson’s resignation and the church split, with Pendered’s group forming George Street Chapel, which opened in 1796 with Robert Hall preaching.  Soon thereafter Pendered baptized William Ward there (68).  John Hindle followed Beatson at the former church in Salt-house Lane in 1794, and he was succeeded by Mordaunt Cracherode, an Independent minister who had been baptized by John Rippon in London.  Pendered was followed by James Lyons of Plymouth (68).   Bishop Burton church was formed in 1764, and David Kinghorn came there in 1770 from his role as assistant at Tuthill Stairs in Newcastle.  He was ordained in 1770 by Mr. Hopper and Mr. Gawkrodger of Bridlington.  Kinghorn remained there until just prior to 1800 (68). Scarborough church was formed around 1771.  William Hague (b. 1736) was a Wesleyan living in Scarborough at the time, and he was baptized by Gawkrodger at Bridlington.  Soon a church was formed with Hague as pastor at Quay Street.  A meetinghouse was erected in 1776 and enlarged three times.  Hague remained as pastor until 1824, and died at 94 in 1831.  Benjamin Evans ministered there from 1826-62. A congregation was formed at Driffield in 1787, and William Wrightson became the pastor.  He resigned in 1795 and the church used local supplies thereafter (69). From 1794-1819, William Terry ministered to three small groups meeting in homes in Masham, Beedalee, and Snape (70).