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John O. Lewis's "Early Nonconformity in Frome and District", 
part of a transcript of a lecture given to members of the Zion Church Guild in Frome about 1929. 

HUNTINGDON, Countess of, Received an appeal to send students to preach to the Zionists at Frome, 1770s
 
CLIFT, Mr Pastor at Zion after Edmund Denham 1790s 

HYATT, John Pastor at Zion after Clift; went to London 1799

EAST, Timothy Pastor at Zion after John Hyatt 1800s

Mr. Denham was succeeded by Mr. Clift, who exercised the ministerial office at Frome for only a very short period.

In 1799 Mr. John Hyatt became the Pastor of the Church, but resigned that office in May, 1805, to become the co-pastor of the famous Matthew Wilks at the
Tabernacle and Tottenham Court Chapel, London. In relinquishing his charge, much to the distress of his people, he said: "Their love and liberality are
unbounded. I have been a master, without the necessity of ruling; a servant, without being ruled; and a friend, without being slighted."

In December, 1805, Mr. Timothy East, a student under Dr. Bogne, of Gosport, was invited to supply the vacant pulpit, and his services proved so acceptable
that a call was, in due course, presented and accepted. Great prosperity followed: the congregation became too numerous for the capacity of the Chapel,
and it was decided to "arise and build," so the present Chapel was built, with approaches from Whittox Lane and Chapel Barton, Catherine Hill. It was
opened for Divine Service in July, 1810, the famous William Jay being one of the preachers on that occasion.

The liturgy of the Church of England was used at their services until the advent of Rev. Edmund Denham, who introduced extempore prayer. His successor,
Rev. John Hyatt, who subsequently became the co-pastor of the famous Mathew Wilks in Tottenham Court Road, brought the church into closer union with the
Independents; a policy followed by Timothy East, for whom the present chapel was built in 1810.