Bell, Robert (1)

Bell, Robert (1), an Irish Methodist preacher, was born in 1815, in the County of Cavan. The Methodist preachers lodged and preached in his father's house, spoke kindly to the boy, and at the age of eighteen he was converted and joined the society. He began to preach soon afterwards, and entered the ministry in 1844. He died peacefully, Nov. 2, 1866. His preaching was earnest and powerful.