Good evening all
Can anyone help to throw further light on the following extract?
From Chapter 8 "Ministers of the Ashby Independent Chapel"
1816-1819 - Rev George Goater - a man of much learning and considerable ability, but failed, in his character, to commend the gospel he preached. His pulpit gifts were attractive and the congregation initially greatly increased.
It is reported that what he build up by preaching he destroyed by practice. His conduct was such that, finally, the church and congregation left him and in the end, in 1819, he found it necessary to withdraw entirely from ministry.
I know that he married Sarah Fox in 1810 and was living in Driffield, Derbyshire at that time. His full name appears to have been George Gealer Goater. They had two sons in Ashby:- William Hextell Goater (b 1816) and Aldfred Goater (b 1819).
I would love to know anything about his background and also just what was his extreme 'conduct'.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
David
