LITTLE CHARLES-STREET PRIMITIVE METHODIST ROOMS.—Here, in a narrow street
leading out of Kensington-square southward, is a very humble
building—apparently a former dwelling house—converted into what are
termed “Little Charles-street Day and Sunday-schools.” In the upper room
the preachers of the Primitive Methodist Connexion hold services on
Sundays—morning and evening—at eleven and half-past six. The
congregation averages about 40, and the Sunday-school children number
about 60.
PALACE-AVENUE ROOM.—This is a large room sometimes used for other public
purposes, at the rear of the King’s Arms Hotel, High-street, Kensington.
It has lately been engaged on Sundays for religions worship and
preaching, on a professedly _unsectarian_ principle. Hours of service,
eleven A.M. and half-past six.
SHAFTESBURY HALL.—At this hall, situated at the end of the Portland-road,
Notting-hill, a mission preaching service is conducted on Sunday evenings
at seven, by Mr. William Winton, attached to the City Mission in that
district. Mr. Winton is an earnest man, and addresses himself to the
working classes of the Potteries and vicinity, and generally has the
hall, which will hold about 100, well filled at his services.
BLECHYNDEN-STREET MISSION-SCHOOL.—Here are day and Sunday-schools for the
poor children of the Potteries, situated in the lowest part of that poor
district. It is a separate building, and answers well its purpose. On
Sundays, morning and afternoon, there is school, with an average of 30 to
40 in attendance, including infants. In the evening, at seven, there is
preaching by Mr. Norris, a missionary in that part, who gathers a
congregation of from 60 to 80. In the day-school, there are about 120
scholars, boys and girls.
GOLBORNE HALL, GOLBORNE-ROAD.—This hall, situated in the new
Golborne-road, Upper Westbourne-park, is capable of seating 200 people,
and has been opened on Sundays for some twelve months past for Divine
Service. It was first engaged for mission services by a clergyman of the
Church of England, but is now held by the Rev. Mr. Davis, a Nonconforming
preacher, formerly of the Kilburn-park Chapel. Here is something like
the nucleus of a society or church, professing to be _unsectarian_.
There is preaching at 11 A.M. and 6.30 P.M. on Sundays, and at 7 on
Tuesday evenings, and the Sacrament is administered every first Sunday
evening in the month. All the seats are free, and the cause is supported
by voluntary weekly offerings. In the morning the congregation contains
but few adults; but in the evening it reaches an average of 80 or 90.
There is a Sunday-school, with about forty scholars of both sexes in
attendance.
WESLEYAN PREACHING-ROOMS, SILCHESTER ROAD.—The Wesleyans formerly carried
on service in the Silchester-hall, which they hired, but about six months
ago adjourned to the present rooms, upon the occasion of the purchase of
the hall by the Roman Catholics. Thus excluded from a very commodious
place, the present rooms, adjoining Silchester-villas, which are not
convenient, are only held temporarily, until a chapel or a better place
can be obtained, for funds to provide which an appeal is now being made.
There is a good Sunday-school attached, with 300 children on the books,
and an average attendance of 100 in the morning and 200 in the afternoon.
Between 30 and 40 members compose the society, and the adult public
services are attended by numbers varying from 30 to 50 in the morning,
and 50 to 80 in the evenings. The “rooms” are included in the Bayswater
Wesleyan “Circuit,” and the preaching is arranged for on the plan of that
circuit, and principally done by the “local,” with an occasional visit
from the itinerant preachers.