Introduction

Biography

Of Welsh des­cent, Py­er joined the Me­tho­dist So­ci­ety in 1803, and sub­se­quent­ly be­came, for a while, a lo­cal preach­er in that con­nect­ion.

He was then en­gaged for some time in what was known as The Tent Mis­sion. This ev­an­ge­li­cal work led him in 1830 to join the Lon­don Ci­ty Mis­sion.

In 1834, he be­came pas­tor of a Con­gre­ga­tion­al cha­pel at South Mol­ton, De­von. He lat­er held sim­ilar posts in Cork and De­von­port.

His Mem­oirs, by his daugh­ter, Mrs. K. P. Rus­sell, were pub­lished in 1865.