A History of Upper Chapel, Sheffield. By J. E. Man-
ning. M.A. (Independent Press, Sheffield.)—Upper Chapel was founded, says Mr. Manning, by Independents. The con- gregation began with the expulsion of James Fisher, vicar of Sheffield, in 1662. The authentic founder, however, was Timothy Jollie, in whose time (he ministered to his people from 1679 to 1714) the present chapel was built. Mr. Jollie, besides preaching, had a successful academy, where he had Thomas Sacker, after- wards Archbishop of Canterbury, among his pupils. He was an orthodox divine. One at least of his successors was an ultra High Calvinist. Then came a succession of Arians, and finally, as at present, the dominant faith is Unitarian. Various persons of more or less distinction have been connected with the chapel, but perhaps the best known names are those of Brooke Herford (1856-64) and George Vance Smith (1875-76). Both are happily still living.
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