This one is a book awarded to my nana (Louise Hazelton, my dad's mother) in 1919 (when she was 11) by the local Baptist Church. It appears to be a morality story by a woman called (Mrs) Jeanie Ferry. Ferry was prolific with stories for girls mainly from the late 19th Century into the 1920s. It is another example of the prevenient grace in the family.
I have discovered that as the Corporation Road area of Newport developed and the Orb Steel Works was built, there were large numbers of people living in the area with no immediate access to any place of worship. Summerhill Baptist Chapel saw the need and moved quickly to fulfil the religious requirements of this community. In 1898 they opened Corporation Road Baptist Chapel in a very central position within the area. A church (later rebuilt) and schoolroom served the local needs well and thrived for many years. As is so often the case, there has been a sharp decline in membership in recent years, though the church is still functioning. This is where my dad went to Boys Brigade in the forties.
I have discovered that as the Corporation Road area of Newport developed and the Orb Steel Works was built, there were large numbers of people living in the area with no immediate access to any place of worship. Summerhill Baptist Chapel saw the need and moved quickly to fulfil the religious requirements of this community. In 1898 they opened Corporation Road Baptist Chapel in a very central position within the area. A church (later rebuilt) and schoolroom served the local needs well and thrived for many years. As is so often the case, there has been a sharp decline in membership in recent years, though the church is still functioning. This is where my dad went to Boys Brigade in the forties.
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