Rishworth Independent Church: Miscellaneous MIs

This is a collection of miscellaneous Monumental Inscriptions from Rishworth Independent Church, Parrock Nook

This document was prepared from text kindly supplied by Alan Shaw from his CD Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area

See Rishworth Independent Church: Graves

• Inside the church, on the wall to the west of the door, in the entrance hall, is a plaque:

  
  In Memory of
  JOHN WADSWORTH
  He was one of the first
  teachers at this Sabbath
  school begun in A.D. 1818,
  He was a Deacon 20 years
  He died August 24th 1864,
  in the 68 year
  of his age.
  
  
  AUDI, CERNE, TACE
  
  [hear, discern, be silent (?)]
  
  P WADSWORTH
  

• Upstairs, on the wall west of the organ, a plaque:

  
  [W-H]
  Sacred
  to the Memory of
  DAVID WADSWORTH
  who died January 9th 1898,
  in the 93rd year of his age.
  
  
  
  
  Also WILLIAM HUNSWORTH
  who died April 14th 1901,
  aged 87 years
  
  
  
  
  Two of the leading men
  of this Church
  and Sunday School for
  over 50 years.
  
  Blessed are they that trust in the Lord
  

• A brass plaque, to the east of the organ:

  
  In Memory of
  GEORGE EASTWOOD
  1910 – 1996
  who gave a lifetime of
  service to this Church.
  

• In the corridor, to the right of the entrance: A framed picture of a three-masted schooner, the John Williams V:

  
  Presented to RISHWORTH CONG. CHAPEL 1930
  in grateful acknowledgement of contributions collected for the
  building of the Missionary schooner John Williams V
  1930
  
  
  
  
   
  W Charter Piggott
  Chairman
  London Missionary Society
  James E Parsons
  Treasurer
   
  Nelson Ritton
  Home Secretary
  
  

See Rev George Hunsworth, John Hunsworth, William Hunsworth, Harry Maslen, Parrack Nook, Rishworth Independent Chapel: MIs, Rishworth Independent Chapel Memorials, Rishworth Independent Chapel: Graveyard, Rishworth Baptist Chapel, The Story of Parrack Nook and Mr Worthing

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