Urney Presbyterian Church, Urney Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Re-opening Following Renovations 1845

Extracted from the Londonderry Standard November 14, 1845

Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

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CONGREGATION ESTABLISHED 1654

On Monday, the 10th November, the Presbyterian Church of Urney, after undergoing extensive repairs, was opened by the Rev. Henry Cooke, D.D., L.L.D., who preached a most eloquent sermon to a very crowded and delighted audience. It was very cheering to have witnessed such a numerous assembly, composed of individuals of every religious denomination in this neighbourhood listening with breathless attention to the justly celebrated preacher’s powerful appeals, and thereby fully verifying the language of the Psalmist – “Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”. The Doctor’s visit to this place will be long remembered much good., and the impression he has made, will, under the Divine blessing will be productive of much good.

There were present on the occasion, ministers of the Established and Methodist Churches, and about twenty ministers of the General Assembly. After sermon, a collection was taken up, which amounted to the sum of £95.7s., including £1 each from the following gentlemen who could not attend:

 

***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***

Name	Residence
Ferguson KNOX, Esq., J.P.	Urney Park
James HERDMAN, Esq.	Ballyfatten

 

and also the following subscriptions:

Name	Residence	Amount
Rev. Robert HUME	Rector of Urney	£10
James HERDMAN, Esq.	…	£10
George HERDMAN, Esq.	…	£5
Miss JONES	Kilwalter Castle, Larne	£5
Rector KNOX	Clonleigh	£5
David SMITH, Esq.	Gallony	£2
Alexander MITCHELL, Esq.	Sion Mill	£1.10s
Rev. John CONROY	Urney	£1
William STEWART, Esq., M.D.	…	£1
Robert SPROULE, Esq	Strabane	£1
John ADAMS, Esq.	Ballydivity	£1
Edward CALDWELL, Esq.	Castletown	£1
Rev. Edward ATKINSON	…	10s.
Rev. Charles ALLEN	…	10s.6d
Walter SCOTT, Esq.	Strabane	10s.
John MAXWELL, Esq.	Strabane	10s.
William GWYNNE, Esq.	Strabane	10s.
William SIGGERSON, Esq.	Holy Hill	10s.
Francis O’NEILL, Esq.	Strabane	10s.
Mrs. SPROULE	Melmount	10s.
Moses SPROULE, Esq.	Spamount	5s. 6d.
Joseph SCOTT, Esq.	…	10s.

and a few less subscriptions, for all of which the Rev. John McConaghey and the Committee of Urney Congregation return their grateful thanks.

The Collectors on the occasion were:

Name	Residence
William STEWART, Esq., M.D.	Lifford
William STEVENSON, Esq.	Strabane
James WALKER, Esq.	Greenville
Alexnder MITCHELL, Esq. M.D.	Strabane
William MACKAY, Esq.	Lismatigly
David McCONAGHEY, Esq.	Tullydonnal

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