174 A HISTORY OF LONGEIDGE. [Chaf. 7. 



Eibchester. In the Church at Walton there is a tablet with the fol- 

 lowing inscription : — " To the memory of the Reverend John Atkinson, 

 Vicar of Eibchester and Curate of this Chapel, who died Dec. 15, 1797, 

 aged 51." 



EEV. B. T. HASLEWOOD, B.A. I 



The Rev. Boulby Thomas Haslewood, B.A., was the son of the Rev. 

 Dickens Haslewood, Miuor Canon of Durham, and was born at 



Durham. For some time Mr. Haslewood was Vicar of Bishopwear- i 



mouth, being appointed to Ribchester in 1829. During his long | 



residence at Ribchester — he was Rector for no less than 47 years — ' 



Mr. Haslewood worked hard and earnestly, and even in his old age he ) 



put to shame many a younger man than himself. Physically, he was ' 



a little man, and in later years presented a venerable aspect with his j 



massive head, white hair, and wavy beard. "As a preacher," says 

 " Atticus," "he is vigorous — wonderfully active for an old man. 

 When in the pulpit, he holds in one hand a small Bible, and in the 

 other an eye-glass ; he starts with a somewhat feeble voice ; as he 



warms up he moves the eye-glass gently, then more rapidly, afterwards i 



looking up at the groinstones in the roof, then puts down both the 

 eye-glass and the Bible, becomes very sincere, shakes himself up and 

 down keenly, gets pathetic ; keeps doing this ; and finally finishes a 

 sermon which j'ou can't help but admire for its earnestness, power, 

 and clearness."' Mr. Haslewood died in 1876, aged 81, deeply de- 

 plored by the people among whom he had lived and worked for nearly 

 half a century. 



REV. F. E. PEEEIN, M.A. 



The Rev. Frederick Eugene Perrin, M.A., came to Ribchester in 

 1876, on the death of the Rev. T. B. Haslewood, who had held the 

 Rectory of Ribchester for the long period of 47 years. Mr. Pemn 

 had been Curate of Whitewell, and Chaplain of Waddington Hospital, 

 near Clitheroe. He was a man of untiring activity ; was possessed of 

 rare social qualities ; and was much esteemed for his genial disposition. 

 During the time he was at Ribchester, Mr. Perrin accomplished many 



'The present ^^^•iter remembers hear- thing to what "Atticus" has said-- 



ing Mr. Haslewood preach, but his even if it were possiljle to supplement 



memory cannot enable him to add any- such a comprehensive and just criticism. 



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