ABSTRACT
Joseph Cooke was expelled by the Methodist Conference in 1806 for propounding heretical views, and formed a new movement centred at Rochdale. One of the principal speakers, William O'Bryan gave his vote for to take a plan in common with the local preachers of the mission, on the Lord's-days; and on the week days go as a missionary; and offered on these conditions to support the author's interest. Brother Spettigue observed, that he thought this might be inconvenient to attend a local preacher's plan on the Lord's-day. It was established in 1790, and it deals in general with matters of less importance, or at any rate of more restricted scope, than the men's meeting. It is, however, neither unusual for men Friends, 'under religious concern,' to visit the women's meeting, nor for women Friends on a similar ground to visit that of the men.
