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delight . . . His sermons were conceived in a simple mould, and expressed with characteristic plainness of language". Less sympathetic was the commentator who opined that "had his spirituality of character borne any proportion to his literary attainments, his ministry might have been extensively successful; but the chapel became almost deserted, and the things which remained were indeed ready to die". Baptismal records indicate at least ten baptisms for every year between 1805 and 1809 which is not consistent with the idea of a congregation deserting in droves. On the other hand, when his successor took over in 1809, only ten names were listed on the congregational membership roll. Then again, by 1807, Bennet had been gone for two years, and it is not unreasonable to expect a two-year interregnum to coincide with a decline in congregation size.
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