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Of the following United Methodist Church ministers who were superannuated at the Conference of 1910:.

  • [Robert] Brewin
  • [Thomas] Scowby
  • Edward Lang
  • Jabez Percival
  • [William Blake] Lark
  • [William] Angus Fryar
  • [Benjamin Joseph] Tungate
  • Jabez King
  • [William] Toppin
  • [James] Shiphardson
  • [Thomas] Foster
  • [Arthur John] Walkden
  • [Enoch] Rogers
  • [Samuel] Tomlin

Notes .

  • [Robert] Brewin (1842-1914) was born at Mount Sorrel near Loughborough in Leicestershire. He was converted in 1855 and became a local preacher five years later. Brewin entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1864 and exercised an active ministry of over forty-five years. He was editor of the Welcome Words magazine between 1877 and 1879. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Thomas] Scowby (1837-1935) was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. As a young man he came under the influence of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Scowby entered the Methodist New Connexion ministry in 1860, serving as President of Conference in 1893 and Correspondence Secretary in 1890. Scowby was present at the uniting Conference in 1932, one of seventy-two Conferences which he attended. At the time of his death as a result of a domestic accident in 1935, Scowby was one of the four oldest ministers in the Methodist Church and was still preaching at the age of ninety-eight. Source: Beckerlegge and M R October 3rd 1935, p.4
  • Edward Lang (1849-1925) entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1876. He exercised an active ministry of thirty-four years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • Jabez Percival (1840-1923) was born in Middlewich, Cheshire, into a Wesleyan Methodist family. He became a local preacher in 1859 and left the Wesleyans for the Free Methodists a year later. Percival entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1862 and exercised an active circuit ministry of forty-eight years, most of which was spent in the North of England. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [William] Angus Fryar (c.1844-1929) was born on Tyneside. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1868 and exercised an active ministry for forty-four years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Benjamin Joseph] Tungate (1856-1938) was born in Alford in East Anglia. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1877 after training at Victoria Park College. Tungate exercised an active circuit ministry for thirty-three years before ill-health forced him into early retirement His brother William Robert was also a Free Methodist minister. Source: Beckerlegge and M R February 24th 1938, p.4
  • Jabez King (1844-1917) was born in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1867 and served an active circuit ministry for forty-three years. King was President of Conference in 1904, Connexional Secretary 1899, Correspondent Secretary 1898 and Evangelical Secretary 1896-98. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [William] Toppin (1850-1928) was born in Wington, Cumberland. He entered the free Methodist ministry in 1871 and exercised an active circuit ministry for nearly forty years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [James] Shiphardson (d.1927) was born into a Primitive Methodist family in Haxey, Lincolnshire. He became a Methodist New Connexion local preacher and entered the full-time ministry in 1872 after training at Ranmoor College. He exercised an active ministry of nearly forty years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Thomas] Foster (1835-1919) was born in Great Hamerston in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1863 and exercised an active circuit ministry until 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Arthur John] Walkden (1845-1914) was born in London and was converted in about 1860. He jointed the United Methodist Free Church four years later and entered the ministry in 1868. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Enoch] Rogers (1843-1928) was born in the Forest of Dean and entered the Bible Christian ministry in 1865. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Samuel Thomas Triggs] Tomlin (1844-1916) was born in Polperro, Cornwall. He was converted as a young man and entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1869. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
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Notes .

  • [Robert] Brewin (1842-1914) was born at Mount Sorrel near Loughborough in Leicestershire. He was converted in 1855 and became a local preacher five years later. Brewin entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1864 and exercised an active ministry of over forty-five years. He was editor of the Welcome Words magazine between 1877 and 1879. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Thomas] Scowby (1837-1935) was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. As a young man he came under the influence of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Scowby entered the Methodist New Connexion ministry in 1860, serving as President of Conference in 1893 and Correspondence Secretary in 1890. Scowby was present at the uniting Conference in 1932, one of seventy-two Conferences which he attended. At the time of his death as a result of a domestic accident in 1935, Scowby was one of the four oldest ministers in the Methodist Church and was still preaching at the age of ninety-eight. Source: Beckerlegge and M R October 3rd 1935, p.4
  • Edward Lang (1849-1925) entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1876. He exercised an active ministry of thirty-four years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • Jabez Percival (1840-1923) was born in Middlewich, Cheshire, into a Wesleyan Methodist family. He became a local preacher in 1859 and left the Wesleyans for the Free Methodists a year later. Percival entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1862 and exercised an active circuit ministry of forty-eight years, most of which was spent in the North of England. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [William] Angus Fryar (c.1844-1929) was born on Tyneside. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1868 and exercised an active ministry for forty-four years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Benjamin Joseph] Tungate (1856-1938) was born in Alford in East Anglia. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1877 after training at Victoria Park College. Tungate exercised an active circuit ministry for thirty-three years before ill-health forced him into early retirement His brother William Robert was also a Free Methodist minister. Source: Beckerlegge and M R February 24th 1938, p.4
  • Jabez King (1844-1917) was born in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1867 and served an active circuit ministry for forty-three years. King was President of Conference in 1904, Connexional Secretary 1899, Correspondent Secretary 1898 and Evangelical Secretary 1896-98. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [William] Toppin (1850-1928) was born in Wington, Cumberland. He entered the free Methodist ministry in 1871 and exercised an active circuit ministry for nearly forty years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [James] Shiphardson (d.1927) was born into a Primitive Methodist family in Haxey, Lincolnshire. He became a Methodist New Connexion local preacher and entered the full-time ministry in 1872 after training at Ranmoor College. He exercised an active ministry of nearly forty years. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Thomas] Foster (1835-1919) was born in Great Hamerston in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1863 and exercised an active circuit ministry until 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Arthur John] Walkden (1845-1914) was born in London and was converted in about 1860. He jointed the United Methodist Free Church four years later and entered the ministry in 1868. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Enoch] Rogers (1843-1928) was born in the Forest of Dean and entered the Bible Christian ministry in 1865. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge
  • [Samuel Thomas Triggs] Tomlin (1844-1916) was born in Polperro, Cornwall. He was converted as a young man and entered the Free Methodist ministry in 1869. He exercised an active circuit ministry until superannuation in 1910. Source: Beckerlegge