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enough he often, even after this, preached in the Church, as Dr. E. 

 Calamy, in his " Nonconformist Memorial " quaintly remarks, " He 

 did not conform, he often preached in the Chapel after his ejectment, 

 for, this being an obscure place, -with a small salary, there was no 

 great striving after it." 



There exists in Longridge to-day what will be in all probability a 

 lasting Memorial of this conscientious man, viz., the Independent 

 Chapel. For, in the preliminary circular issued by the promoters of 

 the Chapel appears the following paragraph : — " At Longridge a 

 devoted Minister of Christ, the Eev. Timothy Smith, was ejected from 

 the Parish Church in 1662, because he could not, with a safe con- 

 science, subscribe to the Act of Uniformity. What more suitable 

 memorial of that event than to erect a substantial Place of Worship, 

 in which the glorious truths and principles held by the ' Noble Con- 

 fessors ' of 16G2, may be proclaimed and perpetuated fi-om age to 

 age." 



Little did the Eev. Timothy Smith imagine that such a noble mon- 

 ument would perpetuate his adherence to the dictates of his conscience. 

 But it is only one more instance of the truth, that " the good men do 

 lives after them." 



He died very poor, in 1679, aged 60. 



It may be interesting to give as full a list as possible here of the 

 local clergymen who refused, and of those who assented, to conform to 

 the Act of Uniformity of 1662. The Nonconformers were : — 

 Timothy Smith, Longridge. 

 ' Isaac Ambrose, Garstang. 

 Mr. Sandford, Great Harwood. 

 William Moore, Whalley. 



The Conforming clergy were : — 



John King, Chipping. 

 •William Ingham, Goosnargh. 

 Mr. Ingham, Eibchester. 

 Leonard Clayton, Blackburn. 



'A very interesting account of the ^Fishwick doubts whether Jtr. Ing- 



life of Mr. Ambrose is given by Colonel ham was at Goosnargh in lti62 ; but he 



Fishwick in the " History of Kirkham," was not one of the " ejected." 

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