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Presbyterian Church of England. McKerrow acted as moderator of this latter organisation in 1877–1878. In addition to these efforts, he also had a significant role in the move of the Lloyd Street Chapel
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Presbyterian church in Manchester and the surrounding areas. He assisted in the foundation of several new churches and also in the creation of the
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Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold; Daily, Jay E. (1976).
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