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Title: The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Kendall, H. B. (Holliday Bickerstaffe), 1844-1919
Subjects: Primitive Methodist Church (Great Britain) Methodists
Publisher: London : E. Dalton
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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conviction of the sin of disobedience; and later, during a revival at Burslem he adds :— My convictions were such, that had an experienced Christian taken me by thehand, I have no doubt that I should at that time have been converted ; but beingyoung, I passed unnoticed, and soon lost those convictions.—JournaU, p. 12. The story of Clowes life for the first twenty years, when, to use his own words, hewas in the wild olive-tree which is w^ild by nature, is edifying as a warning ratherthan as an example. It is just the old familiar story of a youth, who is richly endowedby nature, with abounding vitality and strong in social qualities, giving the reins to hislower propensities. And what wonder ! His education was meagre in the extreme,and he had no intellectual interests. He was not inspired and directed by parentalexample and counsel, or restrained by wisely administered home discipline. Besides, theworld seemed fair; pleasure allured, and youthful passion went forth to welcome it.
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CLOWES HOUSE, BURSLEM, AS IT WAS SOURCES AND ORIGIN. 49 When a mere child of ten years of age, he was apprenticed to his uncle, JosephWedgwood, of the Church Works Pottery. He soon became so expert at his tradethat he could easily make up the twenty-one dozen plates which formed his daily taleof work. But what he could do was not always done ; work was sometimes ne^^lected forplay, and then deception was resorted to in order to save him from censure or punishment.Next, he was apprenticed to Mr. Mear in order that he might acquire skill in another branch of the potters art- - turning. In this he soon became so proficient that, as

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