[1] He was previously a minister in Manchester but died suddenly in 1864, three days after collapsing while preaching in the pulpit.
This reflected the growing political tensions within nonconformity in the Aberdare Valley following the election of James Keir Hardie as MP for Merthyr Boroughs eight years earlier.
The chapel secretary sought to play down the division claiming that they involved only a small proportion of the membership.
[4] However, 24 members were said to be supported of Campbell's views and were said to include all those who attended a Bible class on Sunday mornings.
[1] The new chapel had an elaborate interior including a ceiling covered with roses and a substantial gallery with an organ chamber at the far end.