PLYMOUTH CHURCH                  59
 

PLYMOUTH MEMBERS

QLYMOUTH CHURCH
was born in days of strife.
It was natural that the
militant element should be
dominant. The very way in which
the church was organised was illus¬
trative of their methods. The prompt
improvement of the opportunity to
buy the property, the meeting one
week, the opening of services the next
week, the organisation of the church,
the calling of the council, the invita¬
tion to Mr. Beecher to be their pastor,
all in quick succession, were charac¬
teristic.

Mr. Howard was one who nat¬
urally foresaw the possibilities  for