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Mary Tooth
Mary Tooth (30 May 1778 – 15 November 1843) was an early British Methodist preacher who practised long after women preachers were no longer encouraged by the Methodists. Life Tooth was born in Moseley on 30 May 1778 to Mr and Mrs Tooth and baptised on 14 July at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, St Philip’s Parish Church in Birmingham. Her mother's name was Whittaker and she lived until 1803. Her grandparents were religious and they told her of their Christian faith. She had eight siblings but Mary and two of her sisters were to survive childhood. At the end of 1795 she began work at Mrs Micklewright's school in Madeley as a teacher and in the following year she discovered the Methodists who had a society there. She soon declared that this was her interest for life. She became a close friend of the preacher Mary Fletcher (preacher), Mary Fletcher. In late 1799 or 1800, Tooth moved in with Mary Fletcher and Fletcher began to train Tooth as her successor. In 1803 the Methodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moseley
Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and other independent retailers. It is located within the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward of the city, in the constituency of Hall Green. Historically it lay within Worcestershire. History Moseley was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Museleie. St. Mary's Church, Moseley was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405, and the 600th anniversary was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events. In 2012 the church bells which had been named as the worst sounding in the country were replaced. Moseley itself developed around a Victorian shopping area known as ''Moseley Village''. Moseley Hall was rebuilt in parkland in the late 1700s and rebuilt by 1795 after being set on fire during rioting i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |