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Memorable Women of Irish Methodism in Ireland in the Last Century
Memorable Women of Irish Methodism in Ireland in the Last Century Author:Charles Henry Crookshank Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MES. JANE CUMBEBLAND, LISBURN. Talk not of talents : what hast thou to do ? Thy duty, be thy portion five or two. Talk not of talents ; is thy duty do... more »ne ? Thou Ii.-nI: i sufficient, were they ten or one. Lord, what my talents are I cannot tell, Till Thou shalt give me grace to use them well : That grace impart; the bliss will then be mine, But all the power, and all the glory, Thiuu. J. Montgomery. f O Lisburn probably belongs the honour of being the first town in Ulster into which Methodism was introduced. As early as the year 1751, the Eev. George Whitefield preached not only in the town itself, but also in the neighbourhood at the Maze and Lambeg, where so many attended, and the prospect of doing good was so promising, that the eloquent evangelist was grieved that he had not come to the north of Ireland sooner. At the first Irish Conference, held in Limerick in the following year, it was arranged that quarterlymeetings should be regularly held in Lisburn, as well as in other places outside the province. Amongst the earliest who went to hear the Methodist Preachers when they visited the town, were Mr. and Mrs. Haxs Cumbeeland, a decent, worthy couple, who kept a bakery. The word preached arrested their attention and awakened their consciences. For some time Mrs. Cumberland was in great doubt whether or not to believe the glad tidings she had heard, at times hoping they were true, and again fearing they were not. In this state of uncertainty she prayed earnestly to the Lord for guidance, and determined to continue to do so until she received the needed direction. One day, when she was in her garden, engaged in prayer, the words were impressed powerfully on her mind, ' And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations ;...« less