Irish Evangelical Society ( IES ), was an organisation founded in 1814 to promote the Protestant faith in Ireland. It was initially founded in London. Its aim was to support preachers and priests of the Reformed faith outside the established Church of Ireland . It was supported by a number of Evangelical members of the Church of Ireland, as well as members of the society in England. As a result, it supported Independent Ministers, priests and Chapels. It became closely aligned to the Congregationalists, and was pretty much absorbed by Congregational Union of Ireland by 1899.
8-738: It was often at odds with the London-based organisation supporting evangelisation in Ireland and it. The IES founded an academy for the training of ministers, in Manor Street, Dublin, this academy was dissolved in 1828. Churches in Dublin it supported included York Street, Plunket Street Meeting House , and Zion Chapel, Kings Inns Street. Rev. William Cooper served as secretary, Rev. Dr. William Ulrick (York Street Church.), James Clarke, and Rev. David Stuart (New Marys Abbey) were involved in
16-490: A number of widows. Rev. John Hawkesworth (who produced a collection of hymns to be sung at church), was an early pastor at the church. The English Independent minister Timothy Priestley preached at the church on the invitation of Lady Huntington, he was followed as minister by Rev. William Cooper (secretary of the Irish Evangelical Society ), who was presented with a Silver Cup for use as a Tabernacle in
24-631: A short time, the Rev. John Alexander was minister from 1730 until his death in 1743. Rev. William Patten, who was minister from 1745 to 1749, he was succeeded by Rev. Ebenezer Kilburn (whose son was the United Irishman, Rev. Sinclair Kilburn, A.B.), from 1749 until his death in 1773. The dissenting church (Presbyterian) existed on the site the eighteenth century which closed, with its new minister Rev. James Caldwell (ordained in Ushers quay in 1763) and
32-770: The Plunket Street Congregation joined up with the Union Chapel. The meeting house closed in 1882, in 1885 the area was redeveloped by the Dublin Artisan Dwelling Company. There was a "free church" close to it, at Swift's Alley Free Church which became under the established church. The legacy of the Plunket Street Meeting House was split between those who went with Morrison, joined the Union Chapel and became Presbyterians, and in 1918 merged with
40-540: The chapel, by Town Major Henry Charles Sirr . Another pastor was a Rev. A. King and a Rev Houston. In 1843 the Rev. Simpson G. Morrison (ordained an Independent Minister, he had earlier been a Methodist in Armagh, he was also from the Irish Evangelical Society), became minister and began reviving the fortunes of the chapel, Morrison became Presbyterian minister of Union Chapel, Lower Abbey Street, and
48-701: The congregation moving to the Ushers Quay church . It was acquired by Lady Huntingdon who funded its refurbishment and reopening in 1773, the church used the Church of Ireland liturgy. The La Touche Family were also patrons of the church. Although not a consecrated chapel in the established church, a number of evangelical Church of Ireland clergy preached at the Meeting house, such as the Hymn writer Rev. Thomas Kelly . The church supported an Alm's House, which housed
56-478: The society. Plunket Street Meeting House 53°20′27″N 6°16′25″W / 53.340874°N 6.273504°W / 53.340874; -6.273504 Plunket Street Meeting House , was the site of two churches, first a Presbyterian Church , then an independent reformed faith evangelical church on Plunket Street (now John Dillon Street and Thomas Davis Street), Dublin. It was situated between Patrick's St. and Francis St. The Plunket Street Meeting house
64-530: Was established in 1692, from the presbyterian congregation in Bull Alley. The first minister of the church was a Rev. Alexander Sinclair who came to Dublin to take up the position in 1692. Rev. James Arbuckle ministered in Plunket Street, but left with some of the congregation in 1713 and joined Ushers Quay Church. Rev. Thomas Maquay ministered from 1717 until 1729. Rev. Matthew Chalmers was pastor for
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