Thirty years' history of the church and congregation in Prince's Street Chapel, Norwich

Transcribed from the 1847 Josiah Fletcher edition by David Price.
BY JOHN ALEXANDER, Pastor .
NORWICH: JOSIAH FLETCHER, UPPER HAYMARKET, AND JARROLD AND SONS. LONDON: JACKSON AND WALFORD.
1847.
The following history was read to the congregation of the Rev. John Alexander, at a tea party in St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, on Tuesday evening, April 6, 1847, which was held for the purpose of celebrating the thirtieth year of his ministry. It is now published in compliance with their request, and in the same style of personal address in which it was originally delivered. After it had been read, several members of the congregation addressed the meeting; and the following resolutions were unanimously passed:—
I. Moved by Mr. Thomas Banks, seconded by Rev. J. Bryan.
“That the history of the Church and Congregation connected with Prince’s Street Chapel, during the last thirty years, which has now been read, should awaken in our minds devout gratitude to God for graciously enabling us to overcome the various difficulties which have arisen in our course; for the enlargement, peace, and prosperity which have been granted to the Church, and to the Institutions associated with it; and for bringing us together at this time under circumstances which are calculated to awaken encouraging hope for the future.”
II. Moved by Mr. Joseph Colman, seconded by Mr. Thomas Brooks.
“That on this Thirtieth Anniversary of the residence of our beloved Pastor in Norwich, we are devoutly grateful to God for having first directed him hither, and for having permitted him to labour so long and so successfully amongst us: that we affectionately thank him, for his constant and faithful devotedness to the work of the ministry and the welfare of his people; and that we earnestly pray, that for yet many years to come, he may be spared to enjoy richly the blessings of the gospel, which he dispenses to others.”
III. Moved by Mr. Frederic Pigg, seconded by Mr. Charles May and Mr. Josiah Fletcher,