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, OF THE
F R O G R U
OF THE
METHODIST MISSIONS
IN THE
WEST-INDIES,
AND THE
BRITISH DOMINIONS in AMERICA,
•is.-
In IRELAND, and in NORTH-WALSS.
WITH
A STATEMENT
OF THE[
RECEIPTS AND piS $ UR SEM E NT§
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LONDON:
Printed at the Confcrence-Office, North-Green^ Worjhiy-Street^
Geo. Story, Agent.
1805.﻿﻿( 3 1
AN
ACCOUNT
Of the PROGRESS of the METHODIST MISSIONS.
5sV. $S*r.
/aUR laft Account of the Millions was fo full, that we need not
trouble the Subfcribers with a very enlarged Statement of
them at prefent, except in the cafe of Ireland; efpecially as moft
of the Subfcribers have had the opportunity of perufing the Letters
of the Miflionaries from time to time in our Magazines.
The Weft-India Millions, thro’ the grace of God, have more
than kept their ground, notwithftanding the many obftacles thrown
in their way by the invafions and depredations of the French.
The conftant alarms which thofe invafions, and an expe&ation <j£
the repetition of them produced among the inhabitants of the
Iflands, were more prejudicial to the caufe of religion than any
misfortunes which the French, in the Providence of God, were
fuffrred to infli£l.
In ANTIGUA, the Miflionaries, in obedience to the order?
of the Conference, have exercifed lirifit difcipline among the
Societies. They have, as it were, “ fearched Jerufalem as with
candlesand tho’ this has caufed a confiderable diminution in
the number of the Members of our Society in that Iiland, it has
already been attended with inexpreffible good. The truly fincere
have acknowledged the propriety of our proceedings, and none but
the lukewarm and hypocrites have condemned them.
In St. CHRISTOPHER’S the Work is truly flourilhing. We
have reafon to believe that, at prefent, it far exceeds the work in
any other Iiland, in that Archipelago, for genuine Religion. The
fimplicky, zeal, and piety of thoufands of the Negroes in that
Ifland call for much thankfulnefs and praife to God; and we may
add, that their uprightnefs of conduct, their fidelity to their
Mailers, and aU the Chriltian virtues which they manifeft in their
lives, give us ftrong reafon to believe, that the work in the general,
in that Ifland, is deep and eftablilhed. But what is Hill perhaps
more plealing, the White People begin to have the fpirit of hears-
ing, and many of them delight to attend the preaching of the
Gofpel.
a	a 2﻿( 4 )
'"■"We may make the fame pbfervations, in proportion to theit,
numbers, refpefting the Coloured People in the Ifland of Nevis,
A'defire to attend the preaching of the Gofpel, is become very
general; and feveral of the White People have been lately con-
verted to God.
TORTOLA and SPANISH-TOWN, two of the Virgin
Iflands, have been long favoured by the Lord. They and the
other Britifh Virgin Iflands, are perhaps the fmallelf of the in-
habited Iflands in the Weft-Indies, but have been very productive
of children to God. Several of the fmaller Iflands in that group,
are occafionally vifited by the Miflionaries, in each of which there
are fome precious fouls alive to God.
We cannot fay much of St. BARTHOLOMEW’S. Our
Miflionary in that Ifland keeps a School, by the exprefs order of
the Govemour, who has made his doing fo an indifpenfable con-
dition of his continuance in the Ifland: however, that circum-
stance does in a great meafure exonerate the Miflion-fund from,
any expence. There is a congregation there, and a fmall fociety.
At DOMINICA the Work has lately flourifhed very much.
The Society was raifed from fifty to above a thoufand ; and it
^appears from accurate enquiry, that the power of converting
grace has been experienced by a confiderable number. But the
Chapel at Prince Rupert’s Bay, where the largeft part of our
Society refide, was blown down by a hurricane; and the poor
people were not able to rebuild it. "This has proved a great ob-
stacle to our progrefs there; and perhaps there could not be a
vnore ufeful act of Charity than that which would enable them to
Tebuild their place of worfhip. Boards and fhingles, and indeed
tvery thing, are very dear in that country; but a few hundred
founds would be fufficient for the purpofe. If by any means the
meceffary fum could be drawn from the benevolence of the Piohs
art this Country, thofe dear people would again be enabled to af-
femble together for the woffhip of their God ; but at prefent
the Miflionaries are exceedingly harraffed in vifiting them in a very
imperfect manner. However, our Funds are at prefent far too
low tQ admit of our advancing hundreds of pounds for Chapels.
The lupporting of the - Miflionaries, the expence of fending
them over, &c. are as much as we are able to accomplilh in the
pecuniary way.
Since our gracious King has repealed the perfecuting Law
’whichpafled in the Ifland of St.VINCENT’S, we have enjoyedmuch
peace and liberty of confcience there; and the Work of Gqd
has flotirifiied. Indeed far the greateft part of the White Inhabit-
ants of the Ifland execrated the Law. It palled in a hurry, in a
thin hoyfe of the Afiembly, at the clofe of their Seffion ; and if
I have not been very much mifmformed, the greateft part of the
persecutors fc(l victims to the fury and malige of the Caribba it\﻿( 5 )
the late Caribb war. The prefent inhabitants are all, I believe,
friendly to religious liberty.
At GRENADA we have had from the beginning of the
Million but a fmall Society. The Negroes in general fpeak'the
French Language; and our pious French Miflionary whom we
fent there from the Norman Ifles, foon fell a viCtim to a peftilen-
tial fever, and we have never fince been able to fupply his place.
However, the fmall Society we have in the town of St. George’s,
are, I believe, ornaments to Chriftianity.
We have been, from the firft commencement of our Millions,
to the prefent time, unfuccefsful, in a great degree, in the I (laud
of Barbadoes. However, the Lord has been pleafed to raife a
very precious, tho’ fmall Society in Bridgetown, the Capital of
the Illand : and there is not perhaps a Society in the whole Metho-
dift connexion, who exert themfelves more, in proportion to their
abilities, for the fupport of a gofpel-miniftry, than that Society.
JAMAICA offers to us the largeft fphere of action in the
Weft-Indies; but the perfecuting fpirit which has raged there
with too great fuccefs, has prevented the fpi eading of the Work
in molt parts of that populous Illand. In the town of Kingjlon
we have a large Society, and a very large congregation : and fince
our gracious Sovereign has repealed the dreadful Law, which
ftruck at the root of all religion ; the door has been again widely
opened to us in Morant-Bay. But, as it is in Dominica, fo the
poor Negroes in that part of the Illand of Jamaica, are deftitute
of any place of Worlhip, where any confiderable number may
affemble. The fpirit of hearing appears to be univerfal among
the Negroes’ in that part of the Illand; but the hindrance^ juft
alluded to, prevents the propagation of the Gofpel in that neigh-
bourhood. The Society, however, in Morant-Bay, which .amounts
to above a hundred, equal perhaps the large Society of Kingfton,
fpr piety, in proportion to their numbers. If a few henevplent
people would fubfcribe two pr three hundred pounds to enable
that poor people to have a place in which to worlhip God, what a
diadem would it be in their crown of rejoicing on the great day of
accounts and to all eternity !
In NEW PROVIDENCE, one qf the Bahama Iflands, we
have a fine profpeCt of a rich harveft of fpuls. The work has
been proceeding in a low but progreffive manner; every ftep
has been taken on the fure foundation, the Lord Jefus Chrift,
and has been productive of thofe bleffed effeCts which in fuch
cafe might be expected. The Miflionaries have vifited fome of
the othey Bahama Illand?; anfi ip all of them have been kindly
received,
I have the pleafure of informing the Subfcribers, that a Mif-
Goftary is gone to Demarara, where, I believe, there are not
fewer than 100,000 Negroes. Many hundreds of thofe have﻿( 6 )
been members of our Society in other Iflands, who were re-
moved to Demarara by their Matters, and who have been long a$
Iheep without a Ihepherd.
The Ifland of ANQUILLA lies open to us at prefent. When
Mr. Black, from Nova Scotia, vifited the Weft-Indies with me,
he touched at Anquilla in returning home, where he fpent a few
days, preaching the Gofpel, and was kindly received by the in-
habitants, and importuned by them to continue among them. But
at prefent we have no Miujonary who can be fpared for this
Ifland.*
Perhaps there is no fpot upon the earth, which calls for the
commifleration and notice of the Conference, and all-the friends
of our Millions, more than the Ifland of Bermuda, When that
greatly perfecuted,—highly honoured Minifter of the Gofpel,
Mr. John Stephenfon, was imprifoned in a cruel manner for
fix months, to the irrecoverable ruin of his conftitution, for the
foie crime of preaching the gofpel, there were 150 white people
in our Society, who were, by all accounts, greatly in earned for
the falvation of their fouls The white people in general through-
out the Ifland, were defirous of attending the miniftry of the
gofpel; but a irnall powerful party prevailed on the Affembly to
pafs a Law which would in feme refpedls have been confidered as
difgraceful in the darkeft ages of popery. This Law is now
extinft ; and the pious people of the Ifland, by t.ieir worthy
friend Mr. Pallais, who fullered exquifitely during the perfecution,
intreat us to fend them a gofpel minifter. We want for this pur-
pofe a man who has travelled a few years in our connexion, and
whofe talents are in a meafure improved and eftablilhed by the
habit of preaching. Is there no one of the Preachers, who will
feel diffidently for this caufe, to otter himfelf as a fort of apoftle
for this helplefs people ? Is there no one among us who can
have compaflion upon them ?
Of NOVA SCOTIA and NEW BRUNSWICK I might
fay much. The Towns are fmall, and the Country but thinly
* In the courfe of a few months, I (hall put into the Prefs a Hijlory of th«
Weft-Indies, containing the natural, civil, and ecclefiaftical Hiftory of each Ifland;
that the Subfcribers to our Millions may have the opportunity of being fully ac-
quainted with thqfe Countries, for the Inhabitants of which they are fo much in-
tcreftcd, and where the Lord has fo abundantly repaid them in the falvation of
fouls for all their generous donations towards that great Work. The Hiftory will
he printed in two volumes, or three Volumes at the very utmoft, in o&avo, on a
fine paper, with plates, and will give a very full and fuccimSt Account of the other
Millions which have been eftablilhed in that country. The price will be half a
Guinea a Volume in boards, which will be greater on account of the Plates than
otherwife it would have beer* If any of the Subfcribers to the Miffions choofe to
purchafe this Work, they are requefted to lignify.it to Mr. Lomas, at the New-
Chapel, City-Road, London, As to profit, thofe who are beft acquainted with the
Author, muft be confcious from pafl evidence, that all he has (as far as he can
eonfcientioufly proceed in his prefent pircumftances,) is at the fervice of the
Millions.﻿M )
inhabited ; and what is a ftill greater inconvenience to the Miffiart-
aries, the whole Country is interfered by a great number of
Bays and Creeks. The Societies are therefore fmall: but the
work as far as it reaches, is deep and greatly eftablilhed. The
Miffionaries, in general, are men of talent; and if we had more
Miffionaries, we fliould have, we are affured, under the bleffing
©f God, much greater fuccefs in thofe Countries.
The work in NEWFOUNDLAND is not in a pie a ling fitua-
fion. There are two Miffionaries in that Ifland, but they do not
agree. Two parties had been, in a degree, formed before, the
arrival of the fecond Miffionary ; and unhappily two banners have
now been lifted Up, and the two parties have been further con-
firmed. And yet the two miffionaries are men of zeal, and, we
have reafcn to believe, are on the whole men of piety. Both of
them and their parties are attached to the Scripture doctrines as
held by the Meihodift connexion. Both of them-confider them-
feives as under the direction of the Conference; and both of
them feem to defire a Superintendant, who may be fully autho-
rized to regulate every thing, and, under God, to bring the par-
ties to harmony, union, and love. We hope we (hall be able to
find a proper Superintendant, for this purpofe, by the next Con-
ference.
Our Brethren, from this Statement of our Foreign Millions,
mull fee the neceffity of more miffionaries for this important
work. As the labours of the Miffionaries are chiefly among the
Slaves, it muft be evident that many Preachers who are able to iti-
nerate, cannot be raifed in the Illands. However, the Lord has
been pleafed to raife two Preachers, both of them white men, who
are natives of the Weft-Indies, to that great work; and they are
likely to remain there for life. We expert two of the Preachers
to return home in the courfe of the year, they having travelled, I
believe, ten or eleven years in the Weft-Indies with approbation
and fuccefs. On thefe grounds the Committee and myfelf do earn-
eftly intreat the Superintendants of Circuits to do every thing in
their power to find out Miffionaries for the Foreign Millions, and
to make their reports to their Diftritt Committees, that we ihay
have labourers enough for thefe great, and on the whole, very
fuccefsful undertakings. One Miffionary only in all Great Britain,
was brought forward at the laft Conference ; but it is impoflible
that fo great a fcarcity of Miffionaries Ihould be owing to any thing
but the want of proper enquiries in fo large and religious a con-
nexion as ours.
OUR Millions among the Welch in North Wales in their
own language, have indeed been fuccefsful beyond our moft fan-
guine expectations. In about five years, nineteen Welch Travelling
Preachers, about twenty Local Preacher*, and a Society of near﻿( 8 )
four thoufand, have been raifed under the grace of God. And
what is above all, the members of the Society, at leaft in general,
are holy, pious, and devoted to God. Laft Spring and Summer I
vifited, and preached in many of their Towns; and I can truly
fay that my heart was abundantly refrefhed and profited among
that precious fimple-heatted people. We have repeatedly had very
prelling invitations to eftablifh Welch Millions in South-Wales;
and two Welch Preachers have been accordingly fent, under the
grace t>f God, for that purpofe. Many Sunday-Schools in the
Englifh Language, have,been alfo iniiituted by us in North-
Wales, which are likely to be productive of great good, but are
not fupported in the leaft degree by our Million Fi ad. In fhort,
the labours of our Miflionaries in North-Wales, have been fo re-
markably owned of God, that we are ready to flatter ourfelveS
that the'greateft part of the Principality will toon bow down to the
fceptre of the Lord Jefus.	<
I have the pleafure of being able to inform our Subfcribers, that
our Millions in Ireland in the ancient Irilh Language, are ftill very
fuccefsful. The laft Irilh Conference entered very minutely into
the examination of the progrefs of thofe millions, and were fo
fully fadsfied with the excellence and utility of the Plan, that they
doubled the number of Miflionaries, railing them from. four to
eight. They have alfo brought the plan of thefe Millions more
into a fyltem, dividing the DiftriCts among them as to their fpheres
of travelling, and fubjefiting them to the controul of the DiltriCt
Committees, where they refpedfively labour. This is a very
pleafing circuniftance to our Diftrift-Committees and myfelf. Once
a year, indeed, I vifit Ireland, and regularly fee and converfe
largely with the Miflionaries on fuch occafions; and have fre-
quently had opportunities of feeing more or lefs of the effeCts
of the Millions in thofe places where the Miflionaries have la-
boured. But thefe Millions are at prefent very expenlive, as we
do not judge it expedient to receive any pecuniary aid from the
Roman Catholics, who would be willing to aflift us, and have in
numerous inftances prefled the Miflionaries to receive money from
them ; bepaufe we are certain, that their Priefts would be glad to
take every poflible advantage to reprefent our motives as lucrative.
But I cannot give a clearer view of the great importance of the
Irilh Millions, than by tranferibing two or three teftimonies out
of fifteen, with which I was favoured at the laft Irilh Conference
by Superintendants of Circuits, in whole Circuits the Miflionaries
had laboured the laft year. Moft of thefe Teftimonies will
in due time be printed in our Magazines :	But the Reader mull
never lofe light of the miferable, dreadful ftate of the Roman
Catholics of Ireland.
London, Sept. 24, 1805,	Thomas Coke.﻿( 9 >
Estraft of a Letter from Mr. James M'Keown, to the
Rev. Dr. Coke.
“ THE Irifh Miffionaries, Mefirs. Hamilton and Bell,
vjfited Ramelton Circuit, in the North of Ireland, after Con-
ference 1804.	,
I had not the pleafure of, feeing them, being at a diftance:
and, therefore, cannot fpeak of their fuccefs, with as much cer-
tainty as if I Md been prefent at their meetings. But, from what
I can confide in, as correct information, the Lord was pleafed to
acknowledge their labours. In a town on the Circuit, which had
been many times tried, to little good effe£t, they were heard with
very ferious attention, by the populace in the Market place ; and,
I believe, the religious impreflions made on the minds of a few
people, whom I have formed into a Clafs, in that town, were at
firft, chiefly owing to their inftrumentality. They were a means
of comfort to the eftablifhed Chriftian, a means of encourage-
ment to the backflider, and a means of reproof and alarm to
the thoughtlefs (inner. I believe the Million is of God :—the
more-1 confider the fubjeft, t^e more I am confirmed in this
judgment: and l am certain the Great Head of tfie Church highly
approves of the increafe of their number this year. •
Dublin, July 17, 1805.
Extraft, &c. from Mr. Lanktree, to Dr. Coke.
Rev. and dear Sir,
IT fhould afford facred fatisfa£tion to every fpiritual
mind ; I am fure it wili to yours in particular, to be informed of
the fuccefs of the Irifh Miffionaries on the Carlow Circuit, where,
Meflrs. Graham and Oufeley were much owned of God in the
courfe of the paft year.
In the town of Carlow, they had an open door to preach in
the ftreets, to multitudes of Roman Catholics, and people of
every defcription. The refult of the vifit was remarkable in
preparing the .way for a blefled ingathering of fouls, not only to
the Society, but to the Lord Jefus. Indeed the face of things is
much changed for the better among the Proteftants, who declare
that before the Miffionaries preached in the ftreets, and roufed them
from their infenfibility, they did not know the firft principles of
their religion. Since then, we have large congregations, and
there is a great folicitude among the Proteftants of Cariow for
eternal life.
B﻿< IP .)
tn other parts of the Circuit, they were a!fo inftrumental of
much good. Two years ago, the lawlefs mot purfued them when
they were leaving the City of Kilkenny withftones, fhouting, &e.
Bdt now the fcene is changed. The firft man who attempted a
riot was ordered by the Mayor into prifon; Papilts and Proteftants
heard the word- with ferious attention, and, I truft, with much
profit. This kind interference of the Mayor was politely acknow-
ledged by the Rev. MefTrs. Pidgeon and Roe, (the Minifter and
Curate of St. Mary’s,) with the Church-wardens and others, who,
in a paragraph in the public papers, thanked him for “fuppreffing
Outrage, &c. whilft the Word of Life, with its attendant bleflings
were diffufed, even among the loweft orders of the people.”
The fecond vifit of the Brethren, Was alfo a peculiar bleffing
ih different places. Upon the whole, tho’ the Papifts ftill Hand
aloof from our Preaching-houfes and Societies, being fhackled
by the Unremitting vigilance of their Priefts, yet it is manifeft
the Lord has ripened a great and effectual door, by means of the
Million, to inftruCt them in the doCtrines of Chrift, and they
Will not bereftrained from hearing in that way. To the generality
of the Proteftants, and our own Societies, they are of great ad-
vantage wherever they go.
I look upon this Milfion as an extraordinary inftance of the
mercy of God, to this finful and adulterous I (land. The pro--
vifion made for its fupport by the liberality of our friends in
England; the holy zeal which you have manifefted, dear Sir, for
its continuance and increafe; with the divine goodnefs in giving
us in our Irifh Connection filch an ample increafe of able and
faithful Preachers to engage in the Work, are circumftances which
humble .my fpirit with adoring gratitude before the great Head of
the Church, and excite in me the moft refrelhing hope of the glo-
rious fpread of pure and undefiled Religion, thro’the land ; espe-
cially among thofe who are now fitting in the valley of the fhadow
of death.
I am, Rev. and dear Sir,
Tour affeCtionate Brother and Servant,
in our Lord Jefus Chrift,
Matthew Lanktree.﻿A
STATEMENT
OF-THE
RECEIPTS,
bfc. bv.
RECEIPTS from Sept. 29, 1804, to Sept. 28, 1805.
£. s. d.
Aberdeen collediion *		_		8	0	0
Alnwick ditto			-	6	o	o
Afliburton ditto			-	5	lo	H
Afliby-de-la-zguch cojlcftion	11	1	2			
Ingle, Mr,	O'	5	o			
Joyce, Mr.	o	lo	6			
				11	16	8
Banbury collection,				7	lo	o
Baruard Caftle				9	13	6
Barnfley	*			n	2	3
Bath . n	lo	o	0			
Anonyjnons,	o	14	o			
Arthur, S. Efq.	5	5	o			
Afliton, Mr. ,	o	lo	6			
pitto	0	5	o			
Baker, Mr. .	1	1	o			
Bcpy, Rev. B. B.	2	%	o			
Chadwick, Mr.	o	5	o			
Curtis, Mr.	1	o	0			
Evil!, ^Ir. James	1	1.	_o			
Forlter, Mrs.	0	lo	6			
Franklin, Mr.	0	7	0			
Friend	- O	7	o			
Granger, Mrs.	i	1	o			
Hazard, Mr.	0	5	o			
Love, Mr.	o	7	o			
Orchard, Mr.	o	lo	6			
D^tto, Mr. J.	0	lo	6			
Phipps, Mr.	o lo		6			
Richardfon, Mr*	o	5	o			
Rofe, Mr.	0	5	o			
Schunjm, Meffrs. *	2	2	o			
Sipims, Mr.	o	lo	6			
Carried forward,	.£29	15	o			
P 3 ■ 7,..'.. ■ •'	‘ TT-	—Sr	—£7q u			«*
﻿R E C E. I P T S,
Brought forward
Bath collections and fubfcriptions brought		< 29 15 o
forward, Simms,' Mr.		o 7 0
Sinclair, Mr.		o 7 o
Symes, Mr. Jof.		1 1 o
(Tippett, P. Efq.		1 1 "o
' White, Mr.		1 1 0
Bedford collection,		
Belpar		.
Birftal,		*
Blackburne,	•	
Bodmin,	.	5 8 6
Arthur, Mr.		o lo 6
Barron, Mr. Thomas		o lo 6
Burroughs, Mr.	-	o 10 6
Cock, Mr. -		o 7 o
Craddock, Mr.	-	o lo 6
Edgyean, Mr.		o 7 o
■ Friends,	•	o loo
Gibfon, Capt. 1		o 7 o
Hall, Dr.		o 10 6
Mudge, Mrs.		o lo 6
Philips, Rev. Nicholas		o 10 6
Rdberts, Mr. Sen.		o lo 6
Sibly, Mr.		■ o lo 6
Bolton,		' «.
Bracklcy collection,		3 9 8
Hutton, Rev. Mr.		1 1 0
Wayman, Rev. Mr.		o lo 6
Bradford, Wilts, collection,		6 lo o
Doll, Mr.		o lo 6
F ritends,	• '	o 12 6
Gale, Mrs.		o lo 6
Smith, Mils		2io o o
Brechin collection		
Brecpn ditto		-
Bridlington		
Briftol		i7 i2 4
Anonymous ,		2 2 o
Ditto " \		I 1 o
Ditto	-	1 I o
Aittrobus, Mr.	-	o 7 o
Ball, Mr.	-	o io 6
Ditto		I I 0
£. 8. d.
7o 12 e|
33	12	o
23	1	o
12	3	6
lo	o	o
8	8	o
11 14 o
13 18 o
5	1	2
2 iS	3	6
2	i4	o
6	9	6
i7	9	o
Carried forward £ 23 14 10
' ,&£
e» a﻿RECEIPTS.
Briltol collections brought forward.
Brought forward,
£.
433
23 14 10
Barrett, Mrs.	0	7	o
Barry, Dr.	1	1	0
Bolcy,	1	1	0
Bofley, Mr.	0	7	0
Bond, Mr.	0	10	6
Bolton, Mrs.	0	7	0
Brookes, Mr.	0	10	6
Brown, Mr. Wm.	0	10	e
Calcutt, Mrs.	1	1	0
Cattleman, Mrs.	1	1	0
Coole, Mr.	1	1	0
Ditto, Mr. Richard	1	1	0
Cotton, Mils	0	10	6
Croden, Mr.	0	10	6
Curtis, Mr. John	1	1	0
Davies, Mr. James	2	2	0
Ditto, Mr. Henry	1	1	0
Deboudry, Mr.	1	1	0
Dowells and Ewer, Meffrs.	1	1	0
Dyer, Mrs.	1	1	0
Dyer, Mrs.	1	0	0
Edwards, Mr.	2	0	o
Elton, Mr. William	1	1	0
Eftin, Rev. Mr.	o	lo	6
Evans, Mr. D. 		2	2	o
Ewer, Mr.	1	1	o
Filher, Mr.	2	2	o
Fox, Mr.	o	lo	6
Friends, feveral by Dr. Coke,	7	6	o
Gadd, Mr. Thomas	2	2	o
George, Mr. Stephen	2	2	o
Gibbons. Mr.	1	1	o
Gifford, Mr. Nathaniel	1	1	o
Grimes, Mr.	o	lo	6
Hall, Mr. John	2	2	o
Harding, Mr. Thomas	1	1	o
Harper, Mr.	0	lo	6
Harris, Mr.	o	lo	6
Halftone, Mrs.	2	2	o
Hazle, Mr.	o	lo	6
Hill, Mr. J.	0	lo	6
Ditto, Mr. « Hopkins, Mr. John	o	lo	6
	2	2	o
Holland, Mr. Peter	1	1	o
Hughes, Mrs. .	o	lo	6
Hunt, Mr. William -	1	1	o
Huffey, Mr,	o	lo	6
Jennings, Mifs .	o	lo	6
£79	3 10
.f. d.
5	8£﻿RECEIP T S.
Brought forward, ^33	5 8ji,
Rriltol Collections, brought forward
Jones, Mr. James '
Ditto, Mifs
Johnfon, Mrs,
Lancaftcr, Mr.	.
Lane, Mr.
Lambert, Mr,	T
Lewis, Mr.
Lewis, Mrs.
Ludlow, Mr. (Warminfter)
Mills, Mr.
Nott, Mr.
Oliver, Mr. Sea.
Parfops, Mr,
Pawfon, Mr. John
Pocock, Mr,	T
Pope, Mrs.
Randolph, Mr?.	,
Raiisford, Mr.
Richards, Mrs.
Ricketts, Mr. Richard
Roberts, Mr. Henry
Sandall, Mr.
Scott, Mrs.
Smith, Parfons, and Co,
Thorne, Mr. G.
T. S.
Tripp, Mr.
Vaughan, Mr.	.	.
Waite, Mr. John
Waite, Mr. Daniel, Junior.
Ditto, Mrs.	,
Ditto, Mr. Sen,	.
Weftcott, Mr.
Wilcox, Mr"
Wijcoxon, Mrs.	,
Williams, Mr. J,
Williams, Mr. .	.
Brough Collection,	-
Bui flem ditto	»	,	' .
Burton ditto	s 3L
C-hawner, Mrs, »
Bury Collection, “	-
Camelford ditto1 .	.
Carried forward
79	3	lo
0	lo	6
1	1	0
0	lo	6
1	1	o
0	lo	6
1	1	o
p	lo	6
1	1	o
0	lo	6	
0	lo	6
o	Jo	6
I	i	0
1	i	0
1	i	0
2	2	o
p	5	o
2	2	o
1	1	q
1	1	O
1	o	0
1	1	o
0	7	0
0	5	Q
i	1	0
2	2	Q
1	1	O
1	1	o
2	2	o
1	1	o
2	2	o
1	o	o
1	1	Q
o	lo	6
p	lo	6
o	io	6
1	l	0
1	l	o
■2		c>
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14	5	0
1	1	0
11	15	2
'll	15	’ 2
117 14 1*
10 O Q
lo 2	8
15 6
13 lo
•	10 oi﻿R E C E I P T S;
Brought forward
Camelford Collections brought forward
Friend
Ditto	-	*
Ditto
Friends,
Laurenfce, Mr. J.
Maybin, Mr.
Marlhall', Dr.
Pearce, Mr. P.
Pearce, Meffrs.'
Philips, Mr.
Robb, Mr.
Rofevear, Mrs.
Ditto, Mrs.
Ditto and Co.
Snowden, Mr.
Canterbury Collection,
Brewer, Mr. Wm.
Cobb, F. Efq.
Friend
Gouger, Mr. John
Kingsford, Mr. Wm.
Ditto, Mr. Sampfon
Neal, Mrs.
Cardiff Collection,
Chourth, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Edward
Carjille Collection,
Chefter ditto
Stolterforth, Mr.
Colchefter Collection,
Colne ditto
S’agar, Mr.
* '	Wilkinfon, Mr.
s.
Collumpton Collection
Cftpgleton ditto
Derby ditto ................. ..........
Efejrlbury ditto _______ ________ ______
Difs, Collection -	____
'	Jeffs, Mr. by Mr. Benfon,
Doncaffcr Collection —-
©oughts ditto. '	____
15
jS. s. d.
599 19 2f
11	15	2
5	5	6
2	2	o
1	7	4
0	13	6
1	0	6
1	1	o
1	1	o
1	o	o
1	6	o
o	lo	6
o	7	o
0	7	o
1	1	o
1	4	6
b	7	0
13	13	o
o	lo	6
1	1	o
2	2	o
o	lo	6
5	o	o
2	2	o
1	1	o
6	1	o
1	1	o
o	lo	6
5	13	0
1	1	0
13	3	Of
1	. 1	0
1	1	Of
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8	5	o
lo	o	0
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26	o	0
7	12	e
6	o	0
6	14	Q
7	lo	a
15	5 ’	H\
5	0	O
8	0	o
8	1	lo
11	2	o
18	5	o
2	16	o
4	lo	a
757	4	i﻿16
RECEIPTS.
Brought forward
Dover Collection	....
Downend ditto	” ---
Lackington, Mr.
Dudley collection,
Dumfries ditto
Dundee ditto
Durlley ditto
Eafingwould ditto	. .
Edinburgh ditto,	#. -
Maxwell, Lady
Napier, Honourable Mils
Epworth collection	_____
Falmouth Subfcriptions,	-----
Andrews, Mr. James
Anfon, Mr.	______
Banfield, Mr.
Bull, Mr.
Bullhoufe, Mr.
Burgc(s, Mr. J.
Came, Mr. J. ___________
Duckwofth, Mifs
Evans, Mrs.	....
E. A.
Folch, Mr.
Fox, Mr.	____
Friends
Hawkins, Mr.
J. M.	_____
J. IL .... '
M‘Dowell, Mr.
Peller, Mr.	______
Rice, Mr. YVm.
Snell, Mjr.	...*
Trcvpfo, Mr.
Watfon, Mr. ”..
Fromc Collettfon,	____ ________
Bailey, Mr. W.
Blunt, Me;.	..
Bunn, Mrs. ‘	. .V,
Ford, Mr. >
Friend, . *	. J
Coif, Mr.
Griffith, Mr.	j.
-Carried forward.
5 lo 6
55 o o
--		
19	14	o
5	5	o
1	1	o
o	lo	6
o	7	o
1	o	o
1	o	o
1	o	o
1	1	ov
1	1	o
1	1	o
o	5	o
1	o	o
1	0	o
1	o	o
2	19	6
1	o	o
1	1	o
o	lo	6
o	lo	6
1	1	o
1	o	o
1	o	o
1	o	o
o	5	o
8	o	6
1	1	o
1	1	o
1	1	o
o	lo	6
1	1	o
0	9	G
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60 10 6
5	5	o
2 lo o
7 o o
5 5 o
26
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15 18 8
2o 13 o﻿R E C E I P T S.
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Frome collection brought forward
fludtly, Mr. •	.. ■
©lift, Mr. John-
©itto, Mr. Edward
•Pohjoy, • Mr. ....
Rofeter, Mr. • -	. .
Slade, Mr.--• •	...	•
WayJand, Mr.
Wjllowby, Mr.	T .
Gamlbro? 'collection	. .
Granthapi ditto
llrimfby ditto f	’
. Ti'	Friend
x T. f *
Glafgow collection	....
(ilducefter ditto	..	!
Guernfey ditto
Halifax ditto <	_______
Haverford-Weft, ■	1	______ ■
■Warren, Mifs ___________
‘	\f *
Helftone collection	-js-
Aiidhynious,- *	’
Bolitho, Mr.
Edwards, "Mrs. •	*..•
■Friends^ .....
Gryles, Mr.
Hafflmetl, Meffrs.
Harry, Mrs.
Head, Mr. J. __________
Jones, R. Efq. . .
Johns, Major ‘	* . .
Keiliphorne,-Mr. ' '-
Lanyen, Mr. J.v " i:;.
Moore, Mrs.	...
Ditto, Mrs. Gapt.
Reid, Mr.	.*____;
Roberts, Mrs. ..
Sandys,'Major '
StabbaCh, -Mr. T. •	j,.
Tonkins, Mifs Jarre '
Hexham Collection',	....
Ilinkley -ditto. ■ !
‘Burion, Mrs. "
©rakelcy,1 Mr.
Carried foftvard
G
13 15		6
-a	1	O
i	0	o
O	lo	6
l	o	o
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14	0	o
2	2	o
12	•» * # m ‘l 11	
0	lo	6
16	11	8
1	1	0
o	lo	6
o	7	o
1	3	6
1	1	$
1 11		$
0	lo'	6
1	o	0
2	2	d
o	7	o
1	0	o
1	1	0
3	3	o
1	1	0
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itfittiris,
^	,	S .	if.
Brought forward	1150	3	9
llincklcy collections brought forward	12	16	0
Heathcotc, Mrs.	. .	1	1	o
Miligan, Mr.	. .	5	5 o
Tattorihall, Mr.	..	1	1	o
~	■——-------- 2o 3 o
Higham	Ferrars collection,	  2	o	o
Horncaftle ditto	____ ....	118o
Ilowden	____ ______________ ....	25 o o
Huddersfield	..	..	....	47 5 S
A piece of Kerfeymere for Mil- >
fionaries’ Clothing, _	$
Hull collection,	    24	lo	o
Adams, Mr, Edward	1	1	o
Atkinfon, Mr.	..	oloS
Barker, Mr.	  o	lo	6
Binks, Mr.	   3	3	o
Bowden, Mr.	... o lo 6
Boyes, Mr.	....	o lo 6
Blinking, Mr.-	..	1 1 o
Branltone, Mr. J. S.	1	1	o
Braylhaw, Mr.	   o	5	~o
Briggs, Mr. C.	..	1 1 o
Carrick, Mr.	  o	5	■ a
Clunie, Mr. ________________   o	7	o
Coates, Mr.	  o	lo	6
Ditto, .	..	. 1	1 o
Collins, Mr..................1	1	o
Collinlon, Mr. Thomas	1	1	o
Cookman, Mr.	.. olo6
Cowley, Mr.....................1	1	o
Dickcnfon, Mr................o	lo	6
Ditto, Mr. Stephen______.....o	lo	6
Doby, Mr.....________.........1	1	o
Driffield, Mr................  o	5	o
Ellis, Mr. R.................  o	5	o
El wick, Mr...................o lo 6.
Etherington, Sir Henry........lo lo o
Faulding, Mr..-................1	1	o
Fea, Mr...'..................  1	1	o
Fearne, Mr..........	o	7	o
Ditto, Mr. John...............o	lo	6
Friends........................2	11	6
Frazer, Mr.....................1	1	o
Frolt, Mr. John............... 1	1	o
Ditto, Mr. Thomas............  1	1	o
Galland, Mr. Robert_______2	2	o
Gee, Mr. Jofeph..............  1	1	o
Carried forward £. 05 10 6 .£’12 50 0 3﻿RECEIPTS
19
f. d.
Brought forward 1256 0 3
Hull collections brought forward	65	10	6
G. J. and P.................  1	1	o
Gibfon, Mr. W.................1	1	o
Gibfon, Mr..................  o	lo	6
Gilder, Me...,................1	1	o
Good, Mr.------------------- o	lo	6
Gleadow, Mr.------------------1	-1	o
Grant, Mr.------------------loo
Green, Mr.--------------------1	1	o
Greenwood, Mr.----------------o	lo'	6
■Hall, Robinfon, and Todd,.. 3	3	o
Hade, Mr. John, --------.—— 1 1 o
M. B. and F-------------------2	2	o
Harrifon, Mr.-----------------1	1	o,
Harrop, Mr.--------------,--o lo 6
Hewfon, Mr. Thomas----------- 2	2	o
Hayton, Mr.—----------------- o	7	o
Henwood, Mr. John--------— 0 10	6
Hobblewhite, Meffrs. and Mifs 116	0
Hill, Mr. John--------------- 1	1	0
Hodgfon, Mr.--------*-------0 10 6
Holmes, Mr. John------------- 110
Howard, Mifs--------T-------1 1 o
Jackfon, Mr.-:-------------—- 0 10 6
Jones, Mrs,----*------------0	5	0
Johnfon, Mrs.-^,------------0	10	0
J. H.----------------------   1	1	0
J.	T__________*------------1 1 0
King, Mr. Samuel--------------5	5	0
K.	and H.----=------------0 10	6
Kiero, Mr,------------------ 110
Kirkbridge, Mr. C. ..	110
Gee, R. Efq.	..	110
Legard, Mr.	..	11 O
Levett, Mr..	..	0 10 6
Metis, Mr. G.	..	0 10 6
Middleton, Mr. S.	..	2 2 0
M. D. C.	..	110
Moxon, Mr. (Cothinghgm)	0	10	0
Moxon and Son, Meffrs.	5	5	Q
Newbolfl, Mr. C, ..	- 1	1 0
Ditto, Meffrs. J. and C.	110
Northern, Mr. ..	0	10	6
Overcnd, Mr. ..	3	3	0
Parkin, Mr. & Mrs. (Beverley)2	2	0
Peafe, R. C. Efq.	..	110
Peafegood, Mr. ..	.010	6'
Carried forwjpjJ ■£ 122 9 6 ^£1256 0 3
C %	. t﻿48
RECEIPTS.
<	Brought
Hull collections, &c. brought forward
Popple, Mr. G.
Porter, Mrs.	_____
Purdon, Mr. John
Rayner, Mr. Richard
Raynerd, Mr. J.
R. S. and W.
Riddall, Thomas Efq.
Richardfons, Melfrs.
Richards, Mr.
Robinfon, John Efq.
Robinfon, Mr. ___________
Rult, Mr.	______
Sheppards, Meffrs.
Shields, Mr.	. .
Silverfides, Mr. __________
Simpfon, Mr. W.
Ditto, Mr. John
Ditto, Mr. Wm.
Siffilbn, Mr.	_____
Slater, Mr. and Mrs.
Snowden, Mr. B.
Smith, Mr. W.	....
Somerfcales, Mr.
Stainton, Mr.
Stevenfc®, Mr. ------------
Sykes, Mr. D.	..
Staniforth, Mrs. ----------
Terry, A. Efq. __________
Ditto, Mr. John
Todd, Mr. Wm.
T, H, &S.
Thompfon, T. Efq. .
Ditto, Mr. Samuel
Ditto, Mr. George .
Ditto, Mr. H. Beverley
Tuke, Efq.	.	.
Turner, Mr. R.
Waddington, Mr. N.
Walton, Mr. G.
Watfon, Mr.	.	.
Webfter, Mr.	..	.
Wheat, Mr.	.	.
White, Mr. Cottingham
Wilfon, Mr.	.	.
Wimble & Plasamer, Meffrs
Wright & Co. Meffrs.
forward
£. s. d.
1256 0 3
122	9	6
1	1	0
0	10	6
1	1	0
0	10	6
1	1	0
1	1	0
2	0	0
3	3	0
1	1	0
3	3	o
o	4	6
o	10	6
2	2	o
o	lo	6
o	lo	6
1	1	o
1	1	o
1	1	o
b	7	o
1	6	o
1	1	Q
2	2	o
o	lo	6
o	lo	6
o	lo	6
1	1	o
1	1	o
5	5	o
1	1	o
1	1	o
2	2	o
10	10	o
1	1	o
o	10	6
5	5	o
1	1	o
o	10	6
1	1	o
1	1	o
1	1	o
0	5	o
o	10	6
1	1	o
o	10	6
1	1	o
5	5	a 192 15
Carried forward
1448 15	3﻿Brought forward
Invcrnefs collection
Kettering ditto . - .
Cole, Mr.
Keighley collection
Llarrtiglofs Pearce^ Mr.
Lanncelion collection
Ching, Mr.
Colwellr Dr. .	. .
Derry, Mr.
Edgcomb, Mifs . .
Ditto, Mr.
Friends
Froft, Mrs.
Gilbert, Mr,
Green, Mifs
Ditto, Mr.
Bender, Mr.
Jago, Mr.
Joll, Mr.	. ■ .
Kingdon, Mr. R.
■Martin, Mr.
May, Mr.
Nichols, Mr.
Pearce, Meffrs.
fWrofe, Mr. N.
Philips, Mifs
ProCtor, Mr, J. . .
Rowe, Mr.
Scogcll, Mr.
Sloggett, Mrs. 1
Turner, Mifs
Wallace, Mr. J.
Willmott, Mr.
Lelkard fubfcriptions
Boaze, Mr.	.	,
Budd, Mrs.	.
Burtt^ Meffrs.
liales, Mifs
Ede, Mr.
Fitz, Mr.
F riisnd	.
Glencrofs, Mr.	.	-	.
■James, Mrs.
JLairgford, Mr.
Carried forward
£. s. d.
1448 15 3
9	o	O
10	o	0
23	10	o
0	5	o
1	1	o
o	10	6
o	7	o
o	10	6
o	17	6
o	7	o
1	1	o
1	o	o
o	10	6
0	10	6
o	7	o
1	o	o
2	o	o
o	10	6
0	10	6
o	10	6
1	n	G
o	10	6
1	1	o
o	10	6
o	5	o
1	1	o
1	1	o
0	5	o
1	1	o
o	6	o
o	7	o
o	7	o
Os	15	6
0	7	o
o	10	6
1	o	o
o	11	G
1	1	o
0	10	6
0	10	6
3	3	Q
19	o	O
15	o	O
1	1	a
43 1 6
£6 0 6 ,£1530 0 a﻿Brought forward
Leikard fubfcriptions brought forward	. 6	0	6
Mayor 		o	io	6
Retalick, Mr.	o	10	6
Walkorn, Mr.	0	7	o
Whitehead, Mr.	o	10	6
Leeds eolle&ion			
Leek ditto			
Leicefter ditto	♦		
Lincoln ditto . .	•		f
London ditto	•		
Bow ....	1	8	01
Brentford ....	1	14	7f
Chandler-Street	4	3	6
Chelfca ....	3	11	3
Deptford . , , Lambeth ....	4 8	o .13	3 3
New Chapel	48	o	9
Poplar ....	5	5	et
Queen-Street . . .	31	15	o
Rotherhithe . . .	3	4	8f
Snowslields	14	3	o
Spitalfields , .	11	14	9i
Stratford	0	19	O
Tottenham	1	0	7
Twickenham	1	3	o
Wapping . ,	5	2	S
Woolwich .	1	17	O
Subscriptions.			
Baptift, Particular	2	o	0
Bradley, Mr. Drury.Iane	1	1	o
' Brett,T. Efq. byMr.Butterworth 1		1	Q
Caynes, Mrs-	1	o	0
*> Clarke, Mrs. Brick-Lane	o	10	6
Clifton, Mrs.	1	0	0
Collins, Mr. Spital-Square	2	2	0
Compeigne, Mr. Holborn	l	1	o
Daly, Mr. Poplar	G	10	6
Fitzgerald, Lady Mary	2	O	o
Friend, by Mr. Hallam Ditto, in the Country, by	1	O	o
Mr. Benfon	20	O	o
Ditto		1	l	0
Ditto, at High-Wycombe	1	o	o
Ditto, by Mr. La Trobe	1	1	0
Ditto .....	o	5	o
£■ s. d.
1530 0 9
7	19	o
72	o	0
9	10	0
5	0	o
18	3	0
Carried forward
£ 184 10 4^1642 12 9﻿RECEIPTS,	23
					s.	d.
Brought forward				1642	12	9
London $olle£tions brought forward .		10	4'			
Puller, Mifs, Lombard-Street	5	o	o			
Gilbert, Rev. Mr.	1	1	o			
Goodenough, Mr. .	1	1	o			
Garwood, Mr.	1	1	o			
Grey, Mr. Savile-Strcet	5	o	o			
Hard cattle, J. Efq. . .	1	1	o			
Holloway, Rev. Mr.	2	2	o			
Marriott, William, Efq. . .	10	10	o			
Marfden, Mifs	1	O	o			
Ramfey’s, Mr. (Legacy) .	10	O	o			
Ranlhaw, Mr. Shoreditch	1	i	o			
Renck, Mr. Oxford-Street	1	i	o			
Reyner, J. Efq.	1	l	0			
R. W. E		O	10	0			
Roberts, J. Efq. by Mr. But						
ter worth	l	1	o			
Scott, Mr.	2	2	•			
Simpfon, Ruth, Emerfon, and						
Wallers j Matters, by Dr.						
Hamilton	10	10	o			
Simpfon, Mr. Rood-Lane	5	0	0			
Staynes, Sir William	5	5	o			
Stock & Cooper, Meffrs.	21	0	o			
Sundius, C. Efq.	10	10	o			
Teal, Mifs	1	o	o			
Thompfon, Mrs. Brick-Lane	o	10	6			
Wolff, George, Efq.*	31	10	o			
'				314	7	10
Loughborough collection	14	2	6			
Thompfon, Mrs.	1	1	0			
				15	3	6
Lowth collection . . ■ ■	•	.	.	12	12	6
Lynn ditto 			17	6	8			
Phebe’s Prefent	1	0	o			
				18	6	8
Macclesfield collection	.	•	.	26	9	2
Malton ditto ,	10	5	2			
Cleathing, Mr.	O	10	d			
Rider, Mr.	o	10	6			
Taylor, Mr. A.	o	10	6			
Wells, Mr.	o	10	6			
Friends (feveral)	2	16	o			
				15	3	2
Carried forward £ 2044 15 T
* Many of the Subfcribers in London hive not yst been called upon, owing t*
Cr. Coke’s other engagements.﻿54
RECEIPTS.
						£.	s.	d.
Brought forward						2044	15	7
Manchefter collection						58	o	o
Middleham ditto					•	9	12	8
Myrthyr Tidville ditto	•		.	•		2	3	5
Newark ditto	•		14	7	o			
Gillfon, Mr.			1	1	o			
Griton, Mr.			1	1	o			
Scales, Mr. George			1	1	a			
						17	10	0
Newbury collection . .	•					10	o	o
Newcaftle-under-Line ditto	.					8	16	8
Ditto upon Tyne ditto	,					48	12	o
Northampton ditto	•		. -			2	15	o
Northwich ditto	.					10	11	o
Ditto ditto, omitted latt		year				10	12	o
Norwich ditto	• .		•	•		17	o	o
Nottingham ditto	•		55	8	6			
Curfliam, Rev. Mr.			1	1	o			
F riend			1	o	o			
Parr, Mifs			1	o	o			
Woodrooffe, Mr.	•		o	10	6			
						59	o	o
Oldham collection	*		•	.	•	14	o	o
Otley ditto			12	6	o			
Barrett, Mr.			o	11	o			
						12	17	o
Oxford collections						20	14	7
Peel Town ditto			•	•	.	2	13	0
Penzance ditto			19	3	o			
Balfen, Mr.			2	2	0			
Borlafe, Mrs.			1	1	o			
Batten, Mr. Jofeph			o	10	6			
Boafe, Mrs.			o	10	6			
Bofafto, Mr.			o	5 -	o			
Bodily, Mr. Ralph		%	o	7	°!			
Bolithos, Mr.			2	2	o			
Brand, Mr.			1	1	o			
Branwell, Meffrs.			o	10	o			
Carne, Mr. William			5	5	0			
Ditto, Mr. Jofepfh			1	1	o			
Cathew, Mrs.	,		2	0	o			
Cock, Mr. F.	m		1	o	o			
Cornith, Mr. John			1	1	o			
Cunnick, R. & J.			2	2	0			
Dennis, Mr. J.	.		1	4	6			
Duncan, Mr.			o	10	6			
Edwards, Mr.	•		2	2	o			
Carried forward
43 18 Oa£234G 13 9﻿ftECElPfS.	ti
•£.	S'. d.
P«nzan«e collections brought forward
Fleming, Mr.'J.
Friend, Mr.
Granfelthing, Mr.
Griffith^ Mr.
JTarnis, Mrs.
- Hafking, Mr. G.
Kearne, Mr. John
Lonans, Mr. ’
Luke, Mr.
Mitchel, Mrs.
Ditto, Mr. Thomas
Ditto, Meffrs.
Moore, Mrs.
Oxnam, Mr. Richard
Pafca, Mr. James
Pidwell, Mr. B.
Pope, Mrs.
Richards, Mr.
Ditto, Meffrs.'	,
SampTon, Mr. H.	>
Tonkin, Mr.
Vigors, Mr.	.
Watfon, Mr.
Williams, Meffrs.	.
IfVnryn fubfcriptions ,	.	»
Borlafe, Mr.
Friends, (leveral)	>
Hellings, Mrs.
Hervey, Mr.	.
Hodge, Mrs.
Harris, Mr.
James, Meffrs.
Jo well, Mr.
Lane, Mr.	.
Moon, Mr.
Pafmore, Mrs.	.	,
Pellow, T. & W. Melfrs.
Plomer, Mr. John
Richards, Mr.
Roberts, Capt.
Rogers, Mr. Samuel
Rowle, Mr.
Scott, Mrs.
Simmonds, Mr.
Carried forward
2549 13 a
43	18	0
1	1	o
1	0	o
2	o	o
2	2	p
o	5	o
1	o	o
o	10	0
o	10	6
0	10	6
o	10	o
1	o	o
4	o	o
1	1	o
2	2	o
1	1	o
0	10	6
0	5	o
2	o	o
1	9	o
o	io	6
o	7	o
0	7	o
0	7	o
1	8	Q
69 15 6
O	7	0
i	8	6
o	10	G
0	7	o
o	4	6
0	10	6
o	9	o
0	5	o
o	10	6
1	o	o
o	5	o
o	8	6
0	10	fa
0	7	o
1	o	o
o	10	6
1	l	0
0	10	6
o	5	o
£ 10 10 6^2419 9 3
D﻿£. s.
Brought forward
Penryn fubfcriptions brought forward	10	10
Storyi, Mr.	1	1
Tucker,^ Mr. William	. o	5
Trenery, Mrs.	. o	5
Watk-ins, Mifs	. o	5
/ Wilton, Mr. Thomas	. 1	o
2419 9
6
o
o
0
o,
o
-	13 6
Plymouth Dock collection
Bailey, Mr. fen.
Banks, Mr.
Beard, Melfrs.
Bennet, Mr.
‘ Birt, Mr. J.
Birth, Mr.
Body, Mr- G.
Ch. Mr. T.
Collins, Mr.
Coumbe, Mr.
Courtis, Mr.
Davifon,; Mrs.
Derry, Mr. Richard
Dingley, Mr.
Dove, Mr.
Down, Mr.
Drewitt, Mr.
Diiins, Mr.
Dunny, Mr. Richard
Evans, Melfrs.'
Binepjore, Mr. John
Friend.
Friends
Gibbs, Mr. * j
Gwythcr, Mr.	*
Hayden, Mr.	*
Hawkins, Mr.	-
Heywood, Mr.
Huiband, Mr.
Ilbell, Mr.	a
Johns, ftfifs
Kerr, Mr.
Lee, Mr.
Mac Lenin, Mr.
Mamford, Mr. T.
Mark,, Mr. Philip
May, Rev. Mr.
Ditto, M’effrs.
Myall, Mr.
24	19	3
0	7	0
1	1	0
0	14	0
1	O'	0
1	0	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	l	0
1	0	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	10	6
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
2	0	0
1	0	0
2	7	0
1	0	0
5	0	0
0	14	6
2	2	o
0	10	6
0	10	6
0	7	0
i	1	0
2	2	0
1	0	0
0	10	G
0	5	0
1	0	0
0	7	0
2	2	0
1	0	0
1	7	0
3	0	0
0	7	0
d.
3
6
i
Carried forward .£70 11	9 £2432 15	9
. .1﻿| R*fCElt*T£.	27
jB. s. d.
, ;	Brought forward 2432 15	&
Plymouth Dooh collection brought forward 70 11	9
Philp, Mr.	-	.	0 10 6
Pliinfol, Mr*.	-	-	0 10 6
Pool
Prances, Mr.,	-	-	6	10	6
Prideaux, Mr.	-	-	0	7	0
Rrowfg, MelTrs. *	-	.	i	10	6
Prowto, Mr..	-	_	0	id	6
Ramfey, MeJTrs. R. & J.			1	10	6
Ditto, Mr. Siimuel		-	1	0	0
Roberts, Mr.	•	-	1	6	0
Rogers, Mr-	•	.	0	10	-6
Route, Mr.	-	.	1	o'	0
Rundles, Mr.	-	-	0 TO		6
Smijth, Mr.	-	-	0	io	6
Southwell, Mr.	-	.	1	6	0
Stonehoufe collection		.	o 14		6
Strong, Mrs.	-	-	0	10	6
S. T. Mr,	.	-	0	10	6
Thomas, Mefirs.	_	_	l	7	0
Weft, Mr.	.		Q	7	0
Wills, MelTrs.	-	w	l	11	0
Wilfon, Mr.	_	_	l	0	0
Yealand, Mr.	-	-	l	0	0
collection		m	.	.	
ditto	-	-	-	-	-
ditto	-	•	-	-	A
ditto	.	-	13	2	6
F riend#	-	r'	0	2	6
Kea|, Meffrs. John & James			1	10	6
Jsillock, Mr.	-	m	0	5	0
Wavell, Mr.	•	-	0	7	0
Wight, Ifle, collection			2	7	6
Ction				m	m
o	__	-		24	0	0
Andrews,. Mr. Jofeph			0 10		6
Bevap, Mifs	-		0	10	6
Bolatho, Mr.			0	10	6
Bowden, Mr.	•		0	10	6
Branton, Mr.	•		o-	5	O
Ghrjftie, Mr.			1	1	0
Cox, Mr.	.		0	7	0
Davy, Mr.	m		1	0	0
Rllory, Mr.	m		0	TO	6
Iloney, Mr.	-		0	5	0
88	13	9
16	9	0
7	13	0
10	11	6
17 15	0
4 5 6
Carried forward £ 29 10 6j£2578 3	6
n o﻿28 RECEIPTS,						
					f.	A
Brought forward				2578	3	6
Redruth collection brought forward	29	10	6			
Johns,1'Mifs - 1 -	0	7	0			
Mitch el, Mr. .	0	10	6			
Pearce, Mr. - -	0	' 5	0			
Penrofe, Mr.	2	0	0			
Ditto, Meffrs. R. & A.	1	1	0			
Pollard, Mr.	0	7	0			
Stacey, Mr.	0	8	0			
Trenery, Mr.	0	7	0			
Woolf^ Mr. F. - .	1	1	0			
				35	17	<X
Retford collection -				12	1	3
Ripon ditto ' -				11	10	0
Rochefter ditto .	11	2	6			
Banks, Mr.	1	1	0			
				12	3	6
Rochdale collection ....				14	18	0
Rotherham ditto ....				17	13	0
Rye ditto ....				16	Q	0
St. Auftle ditto ....	18	17	3			
Friends n	0	15	0			
Flamock, Mr. & Mrs.	2	1	0			
Hoate, Mr.	0	10	6			
Kempthome, Mr.- James	1	1	0			
Peter, Mr. Thomas	0	7	0			
				23	11	?
St. Neot’s collection ...	16	0	0			
Goram, Mr. - .	0	10	6			
				16	10	6
Salifbury collection , _ .		_	_	16	0	0
Scarborough ditto - -	18	14	0			
Bootfloor, Rev. Mr. -	1	1	0			
				19	15	0
Sevcivoakes collection . .	a.	« '		11	2	8
Sheffield ditto ....	45	1	0			
- Holy, Mr. . ..	20	0	0			
				65	1	0
Shepton-Mallet collection . -	*			11	8	0
Shrewlbury ditto 1 ...	-	•		6	3	0
Skipton ditto ...	.	-		17	12	0
Spiliby ditto ...	19	16	0			
Brackenbury, R. C. Efq. ■	20	0	0*			
Ditto	19	0	7			
				58	18	7
Smith, V\ illiam, Efq. Dublin, for 2 years	18	9	3			
pitto, Mps. ditto	2	2	0			
				20	11	3
Carried forward			2964		18	Q﻿RECEIPT S.
Southampton collection
Stockton ditto
Bland, Mr.
Garnett, Mr,
Stockport collection
Cartwright, Mr.
Collier, Mr. John
Gerald,. Dr.
Heald, Mr. James
Johnion & Wood, Meffrs
Mayer, Mr."
Middleton, Mr.
Ratcliffe, Mr.
Sharpe, Mr.'G. B.
Sims, Mr. O.
Slack, Meffrs.
Waine, Mr.
^tourport collection
Bennett, Mr.
Carr, Mr.
Colwell, Mr.
F rieiid
llill, Mr. ‘	.
Mecles, Mr.
Howley, Mr.
Wright, Mr.' T.
Ditto, Mr. John
Ditto, Mifs
Stroud collection
Sunderland ditto
Swanfea ditto
Taunton ditto
Thetford ditto
Todmorden ditto
Brought forward
t ruro
Baron, Mrs.	1	0	0
L. B. Mrs. *	5	5	0
Pearce, Mrs.	2	2	0
collection			
ditto	- 20	5	0
Bacbam, Mr.	1	1	0
Beckford, Mr.	1	0	0
IS	4	0
0	10	0
0	5	0
2	1	0
23	18	10
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	10	G
4	4	0
0	10	6
1.	1	0
2	2	Q
1	i	0
1	0	0
0 10		6
0	17	6
0	10	6
8	6	2
0	10	6
0	10	6
0	10	6
2	0	0
1	0	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
2	2	0
0	10	6
0	10	6
99
£. r. d.
2964 18 O
5 0 Q
31 0 0
88 % 4
18	2	8
20	0	0
34	0	O
7	5	10
16	0	0
12	0	0
8	7	6
8 7 0
5 18
Carried forward ■£ 2? 6 Oj£3158 11 0﻿sd
RECEIPTS.
Brought forward
jS. s, <J.
3158 11 ft
on, &c, brought forward Carthew, Mrs. ' - Carne, Mr.		22 6 0 it)		0 6
	_	1	1	0
Chapel, Mr.		0	7	0
Chetterbeck, Mr.		0	10	6
Curtis, Mr.		0	7	0
Daniel, Mr.	-	1	1	0
Eddy, Mr. JameS		0	10	6
Ferris, MeffrS.		1	1	S
Frare, Mr.		0	7	0
F riend, by Mr. Came		1	1	0
Ditto, (feveral)		3	17	0
Harper, Mr.		0	5	0
Hitehen, Mr. John, Mr.		0	10	6
		0	7	0
Jolly, MeffrS.		1	1	0
Kemp, Mr.		1	0	0
Lawyer, Mr.		0	10	6
Magor, Mr. & Mrs,		1	8	0
"Marfhall, Mrs.		1	1	0
Mitchel, Mefirs.		0	10	0
Moyle, Mr.		1	0	0
Mudge, Mr.		0	7	0
NanMirtville, Mr.		0	10	6
.©aftler, Mr. William		0	10	6
Haiti, Mr. William Petherick, Meffrs.		1	0	0
	_	1	1	0
Plummer, Mrs.		0	5	0
Probas,-Meffrs.		0	15	3
Pooley, Rev. Mr.		0	10	6
Reid, Mr. & Mrs.		1	8	0
Reynolds, Mr.		1	0	0
Ditto, Meffrs. & Co.		0	7	6
Rogers, Mrs.		0	10	6
Sampfon,-Mrs.		1	0	0
Spry,- Mr.		0	7	0
Thomas, Meffrs.		1	1	0
Tippett, Mrs.	■*	0	10	6
Trelaver, Mr.		0	5	0
Trcftrail, Mr.		1	1	0
Tuck, Mr.		0	7	0
Turner, Mr.*		0	10	6
Tweedy, Mr.		1	1	0
Vivian, Mr.		1	0	0
Warren, Mr.		0	10	6
Williams, Mr.fWelrofe] Ditt&, Mr.		2 0	2 7	0 0
Carried forward 59	1	6 =£3158 11	0﻿receipts.
						£.	S. 1
Brought forward						3158 ll	
Truro collection, &e. brought forward			59	1	6		
Williams, Mr. Richard		-	0	7	0		
i Wilfon, Mr. T.	•	•	1	0	0		
						60	8
Wakefield collection		.	24	16	At *2		
Scott, Mr. Jofieph		-	10	0	0		
						34 16	
Walfingham ...	-	A					
Hardy, Mrs. & Mifs						2	2
Wednelbury collection	■		-	-	4	a	a
Welch Pool ditto	-		-	-•	-	' 5	5
Wetherby ditto	-		-	-	-	13	3
Whitehaven ditto	-		6	2,	0		
Dlckenfon, Mr.	•		0	10	0		
Lancafter, Mr.	-		0	10	6	7	£
Whitby collection	.		-	-	-	10 10	
Wigan ditto	-		5	0	0		
Singleton, J. Efq.			i	0	0	6	0
Winterton collection • -	•		-	-	-	15	0
Witney ditto	-		ff 10		7		
Taylor, Mr. James			1	1	0	7	11
Wrexham collection - -	-			-		4	0
Worcefter ditto	-			•-		17	0
Woodhoufe, Mr. (Legacy)	T			-		10	0
Wolverhampton collection	-			td		6	2
York ditta *	“			-		sa	7
31
d.
0
6
4i
0
a
o
o
o
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
O
6
Total Receipts £ 3404 7 1 If-﻿( 32 ^
DISBURSEMENTS
• J	■	> ' '
frroiji the 2 9th of September) 1804, to the 28//t qf September, 1805*
—a--.;
, %
I. British Dominions in .America.
	£.	s.	d.
Black, Mr. William, bill of exchange	15	0	0
Mann, Mr. John, two bills Of exchange	22	0	0
Marfden, Mr. Jolliua, one ditto	25	0	0
Sutcliffe, Mr. William, two ditto	51	5	0
Ditto, additional expences previous to his departure . - " - -	1	10	0
----*----- 114 15 •
II. West-Indies.
Antigup.
Baxter,	Mr. John, two bills of exchange	115	0	0
Ditto,	one ditto	1Q0	0	0	,
——----------- 211 0 6
N. B. The above expenecs have been J
incurred, chiefly, by the advance
of money on a chapel at Antigua,
and by extra voyages of feveral
Miffiouaries, occafioned by their
falling in with the French Fleet;
from which, however', they pro.
videntially efcaped.
Dominica.
Shipley, Mr. Robert, bill of exchange 100	0	•
N. B. j£92. of the above was expended
on the chapel and dwelling-houfc.
Shipley, Mr. Robert, bill of exchange to
defray charges for ficknefs	-	-	50	0	0
Shipley, Mr. Robert, bill of exchange for
paffage to England	-	-	.	84	o	o
Pattifon, Mr. Richard, bill of exchange	20	o	o
Ditto	ditto	30	o	o
---------284 o •
St. Chrijlophei'1 s.
Caines, Mrs. Annuity	on	the Chapel	at
St. Ivitt’s	-	.	-	-	30	o	o
Murdoek & Evans, Meffrs, bill of exchance 70	o	o
---------— 100 o o
Carried forward £ 713 15	0﻿DISBURSEMENTS*	&
sS. s. d.
Brought forward	7l3	15	0	.
$7ew Providence;
Rutledge, Mr. Draper and Taylofs bill'	15	18	0
Turton, Mr. William, bill of exchange	60	0	0
Ditto	Books	5	0	0
---------	80	18	(jl
IIT. Irish Mission.
Joyed, Mr. Matthias, bills of exchange	353	0	0
Ditto, fubferiptions received by him in
.Ireland -	-	-	-	-20 113
Oufeley, Mr. Gideon	*	-	-	16 16	0
Joyce, Mr. Matthias, bills of exchange
towards the expences of next year	277	0	0
------------ 667	7	9
IV. Welch Mission.
Davies, Mr. Owen, bills of exchange 309 1 0
Ditto,	ditto, for the enfuing year 100 0 0
---------- 409 1 q
V. Miscellaneous Expences*
Calh to the late Mr. Mc Mullen, by			
Mr. Joyce - . . -	9	4	6
Draper’s bill for ditto . a	19	15	5
Calh to Mr. Morrifon, Miffionary, by			
Mr. Joyce - Mr. Gilgrafs’s expences from Raithby-hall	12	15	6
to Liverpool - Mr. Sowerby, Liverpool, for fitting out and paffage of Meffrs. Gilgrafs and	7	2	0
Morrifon -	198	5	7
Mr. Bradnock, for a licence	1	10	11
Mr. George Johnftone, fitting out and			
paffage of himfelf and family	155	8	8$
Extraordinary expences owing to Mr.			
Shipley’s illnefs, &c. fince his return			
to England ....	108	0	0
Advanced towards his future expences	15	2	o
Mr. Knowles, Guernfey, for the ufe of			
Miffionaries ....	50	0	o
Methodift Preacher’s Annuity Society, in			
favour of Miffionaries	22	1	o
Paper and Printing 5,000 Reports of the			
laft year, and other Stationaries	75	5	3
Carried forward
E
£Q7i﻿M
DISBURSEMENTS*
Brought forward
Delivering Reports in London
Poftage of Letters	-	*	-
Ditto, to Mr. Butterworth, fate Secretary
t)r. Coke’s travelling expences on Mif-
fiopary bufinefs	-
Wow Birkenhead	.	-	-
Mr. Jofeph Taylor, jun.’s Mother -
£. ». 4
674 10 10| 1871 1 S'
0 15 3
20 14 8
6 10 1
37 16 6
12 0 O
10 0 0
-------- 762 7 41
Total Dilburfements £ 2633 8 7f﻿( 35 )
GENERAL ABSTRACT
OF THE
FOREGOING ACCOUNTl
ROBERT LOMAS, Treasurer.
Dr.	Per Contra. Cr.
1805. Sept. 28.	1805. Sept. 28.
£. s. d.	
To Balance of laft year - 54 3 o	By Difburfements at
To Receipts at page 31 - 3404 7 lif	page 34 .... 2633 8 7f
	Balance in hand - - 825 2 4
3458 10 Ilf	3458 10 Ilf
Tq Balance in hand - - 825 2 4	
i^i \j&\ i/yt x/y% x/jr\ y/yt yy\ i£* yy\ yjf/%
The liberal Contributions of many refpeiftable Subfcribers, and
tbe Public Collections, have enabled the Committee to meet every
expence, ftill having a balance in hand; notwithftanding the extra*
ordinary expenditure of the year, incurred by fending out feveral
pew Milfionaries; by the ficknefs of one, which rendered it neceffary<4
for himfelf and family to return home ; and by the death of Mr. and
Mrs. Me Mullen, at Gibraltar.
The Committee wifh to exprefs their gratitude to thofe who have
fo cheerfully contributed to the fuppor.t of the good caufe; and are
perfuaded it will be no grief of heart to any, in the clofe of life, to
refle6t that they have, in any meafure, promoted the preaching of the
Gofpel tq the poor Negroes, and others.
Twq pew Miffionaries are about tq be employed in the. Well-
Indies, which, as ufual, will be attended with confiderable expcnce.
But pall experience of the liberality of the Subfcribers, &c. encourage
the Committee to look forward, with pleating confidence, for that
fupport, by which they will be enabled to carry on and extend tfi®
Work.	f	'
Our Friends at Gibraltar, having now full liberty of confcience,
are very delirous to have a Preacher fent to them; and it is hoped
their wifhes will be gratified, when a proper perfon ihall be found for
that important llation. Other openings for the enlargement of the
Work may be improved, Ihould the Funds be found adequate.
London,
Joseph Entwisee, Secretary.﻿44* id* (0t t*i «6« t4*	t4* t04 t4f i£9
Printed by Geo. Story,
Korth-Green, Worlhip*3tree*<﻿LETTERS
LATELY PUBLISHED AT BRISTOL.
To the Preackers late in Connexion with the Rev. Mr. WESLEY,
and all Others whom it may concern. •
A Partial and erroneous “ Statement of Fails,’’ having been laid
before you, refpefting theExpulfion of Mr. Moore from the
Briftol Chapels by the Truftees ; it becomes highly neceffary that
the real State of the Cafe fhould be known, that the impartial In-
quirer may fee on what Ground it ftands.
In the Years 1790 and 1791, Mr. Moore was in the Briftol Cir-
cuit;—when he came among the People, the Society enjoyed the
utmoft Harmony and Peace. But to fupport the Ordination Plan,
a few Perfons were brought forward and encouraged to build a New
Chapel in the Neighbourhood, under the Pretence oi fupporting
the Methodift Caufe in Connexion with the Church of England, in the
fame Manner it had been ufually carried on there ; and under this
Pretence a Colte&ion was made in various Places for that Purpofe.
But after a while the Difguife was difcover-ed, and upon particular
Inveftigation it appeared, that the Plan was formed before a Stone
was laid, to open the above Chapel in Church Hours, to adminifler
ike Sacrament, and as it has fince turned out, to Baptize, and Bury
the Dead. This Duplicity of Conduft and Deception, which was
managed fo artfully and fecretly as to deceive even fome of the
Truftees of the faid Chapel themfelves, very much affefted the Old
Members of the Society, who confidered themfelves unhandfome-
ly treated by Mr. Moore and his Party ; lor vhile they were avow-
ing one Thing they were profecuting another.—However, they
proceeded in Building the Chapel, denying they had any other
Views but to fupport the old Plan, till it was nearly finilhed ; when
a few Perfons applied fecretly to the Conference to have it opened
in Church Hours, and td have the Sacrament.
At this Time, Mr. Moore, having been in the Circuit two Years
was removed to Bath, (a convenient Diftan.ee for the Purpofe!) and,
Mr. Bradburn fent to Briftol, to complete the Plan which Mr. Moore
had begun. How Mr. Bradburn conduftedfftjfflfelf, is well known,
not only in thefe Parts, but throughout the y/@e Kingdom, by the
various Publications on the Subjeft.—So that the Briftol Society
have‘been kept between Mr. Moore and Met* Bradburn, for thefe
three'Years in a State of the utmoft Dt draft 1 on. A violent Party
has been raifed by Degrees, to carry on their new Scheme, in Op-
A	pdfition﻿pofition to the Inclination of a great Number of the old and molt
worthy of its Members ; and in Oppofition to the public Declara-
tions of the Minutes of the various Conferences fince Mr. Wejley's
Death.-—For there has been no Appearance of Unanimity among
the People, for the Innovations attempted to be introduced ;—there
has been conftantly the moll decided Marks of Difapprobation to
the Meafures ;—and nothirig could be expected but a Divifion of
the People or the Ruin of the Society.—And yet there have been
two Preachers found inconfiderate enough to perfift in carrying; by
any Mentis, this favorite Plan of Self a'ggr andfement, into Execution,
And it feems they would have been willing to keep up the fijmje
Difturbance for two or three Years more, if permitted. As no-
thing is more evident than this, by their getting fhemfelves again
appointed to the Briftol and Bath Circuits by the late Conference.
And as a further Corroboration of this Conjefdufe, the very ftrft
Step taken by Mr. Moore, at the Injlance of Dr. Coke, was the ad-
miniflering of the Lord’s Supper at Portland Chapel, when there
was a Clergyman prefent who was not afked to aflift arid this
the Dofior did after he was told that Mr. Moore's adminiflering
the Sacrament, would prevent his being received here ; as the
Truftees, &c. objefted to its being done but by a Clergyman
of the Church of England.—So that thefe meafures were concerted
to force the Ordination Scheme Upon the People, without their
general Concurrence ;—and which Proceedings gave confiderable
D.iguft to many of the Preachers who were at that Time met to
attend the Conference.
The Truftees therefore, being called upon by their fuffering
Brethren, to put an End to thofe Evils they had fo long laboured
under, (many of whom had mourned and wept, and bled in Silence,
for a confiderable Time part, owing to the Contentions among us)
were at laft painfully urged to exercife that Power invefted in them
by Virtue of their Deed of Truft, and to rejeCl Mr. Moore —And
they conceive that therein they have done that which is perfeftly
Right in the Sight of God, and every unprejudiced Mind,
It may be neceffary to obferve here, that the Briftol Truftees are
obliged by their Deed to appoint Preachers every Month—in doing
of which they always wifh to confirm the Choice of the Confer
rence--only referving to themfelves a Negative, in exceptionable
Cafes like the prefent. .
The Conference have appointed Three old fieady Preachers,
for the Briftol Circuit this Year, via. Mr. Benfon, Mr. jRodda, '<md
Mr. Va/ey, which are quite as many as are neceffary, being the'
fame Number that were there the laft Year, and which Appoint-'
ment the Truftees have moll cordially confirmed. By this Means *
every﻿C 3 )
every Accommodation is provided for this whole Society; Mr.
Vafey, being a Clergyman, is willing to a dtp ini (ter the Sacrament
as often as the People (hall require it.—So that the Contention al
prefent is about one Man.
If there is any Party fo attached to Mr. Moore, as to think it
neceflary to make a Divifion to fupport his Caufe, the Truflees
and their Friends mho zuifh to continue in Communion wtih the Church
of England, hope they will depart in Peace, and leave them to
pilrfue the Otd lPay in which for more than fifty Years they have
found fo much,of the Divine Prefenpe and Bleffing among them!
TheTruftees conceive they have not violated “ the molt facred
“ Privileges of Conference,"—by accepting of three of their
Preachers, and rejecting One, for the Reafons above given. Arid
it is not only their Opinion, but the Opinion of fome Hundreds",
that ftill remain on the old Ground, and are determined to fupport
the old Caufe in this Place.—But they believe they fhall find no
Difficulty to prove that Mr. Moore and all Who aft on his Prin-
ciples, have violated the Relolutions of Conference; in attempting
to introduce the Sacrament, See. where it was not unanimoufly re-
quefled ;—which plainly appears by the following Refolution of
the Conference laft Year, and printed in their Minutes:—
“ The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper fhall not be adminiftered
“ by the Preachers in any Part of our Connection, except where
“ the whole SoCiety is unanimous for it, and will not be cotu
“ tented without it; and even in thofe few exempt Societies, it
“ fhall be adminiftered, as far as practicable, in the Evening only,
“ and according to the Form of the Church of England For we
“ could not bear that the Sacrament, which was instituted by our
“ Lord as a Bond of Peace and Union, fhould become a Bone of
“ Contention; and are determined never to fanftion the Admi-
“ niftration of that holy Ordinance for the Purpofe of Strife and
u Divifion."
Now let the candid Enquirer judge, whether it he the Truflees
Or Mr. Moore that haVe “ ^violated the moft facred Privileges of
Conference P”—Js there any Thing like Vnanimty in the Briftot
Society,? and is not this jbleffed Ordinance brought forward as
a Bone of Contention among , the People ?
Notwithftanding the Reprefentation made in the'Statement of
Tads—“ That the Congregation inftantly rofe up as one Man,
and followed Mr. Moore to Portland Chapel,”—The Truth is,
that near two-thirds were left behind; and thpfe that weht off
were principally his Party, who had prior Notice of the Eliifinefs,
apd came there for that Purpofe. And the Congregations that
affemble both at' Broadmeadand Guinea-ftreet Chapel?, eye.r fince,
(which is now three Weeks) is a convincing Proof Where the
Minds﻿( 4 )
Minds of the People ftand; as the Numbers of a Week Night are
very little leffened, and thofe of a Sunday numerous and refuse-
table.—But it is not Numbers but Peace that the Truftees are con-
tending for ; and they have no doubt Numbers will come invabunr
dancz.from the great Body oj the People that have hitherto /upport.ed
the Methodift CauJ'e, as foon as they can obtain Aflurances j/nat no
Defign will be laid to draw them away into a /eparate Party.
The Preachers and all others who are concerned m-this Bufi-
nefs, will perceive, that the “ Statement of Fads” do not at all go
into the real Caufe of the Difpute. The Writer found it his In-
tereft to keep that out of Sight, and bring forward only one Day s
Tranfadion out of three Year’s Contention : In which Mr. Moore
and his Party expefted to gain a complete Conqueft over the old
Methodifts, and fubjeft them to their dijfenting Scheme, or drive
them from the Connexion, So that the fpecious Reafomng in
the Statement of Fads.” refpefting the Oppofition of the Truftees
to the Conferrence, &c is only calculated to work upon the Paf-
fions of the People and to miflead them ; and is of a Piece with
all that Scurrility and Abufe that have teemed from the Pulpits
where they have got Admiffion, and mull be a Difgrace to any
Caufe, or any Place devoted to religious Worfhip.—For the
Truftees have not oppofed the Conference (unlefs Mr. Moore com-
pofes that great Body,) neither do they defire it in any Inftance ;
but rnoft fincerely wifh to concur with them to the utmoft of their
Powers—as long as they will permit them to Jtand on the old Ground.
The Public at large will alfo confitler, that thofe three Preachers
Appointed by the Conference and accepted by the Truftees, are
all of them old Members; whofe Names appear in the original
Conference Deed, and to whom the mojl jacred Privileges of the
Conference muft be as dear as to Mr. Moore, or any of his Party.
But willing to fuppart the Methodift Intereft on the old tried
Foundation, they could not permit one of the oldeft Societies in
the Kingdom to be torne to Pieces, to fatisfy the Caprice or Ob-
ftinacy of one Man ; and eventually to loofe them from the Me-
thodift Conneftion. And it is hoped the Conference will never
encourage or fuffer any of their Members to ad contrary to their
own Rules ;—To go into Circuits and lay Bates for the Unwary,
to draw them away from their original Profeflions and Simplicity,
to make Parties and fow theSeeds.of Difcord among the'peaceable
Inhabitants—to fet Families and Friends one againft another—
f all of which have been done in Briflol,)—when the Matter in Con-
tention is allowed by themfelves—not to be neceffary to Salvation.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF
THE BRISTOL TRUSTEES,
Bristol, Augujl 30, 1794.﻿( 5 )
aiKJi"	'	..t
f<*me PREACHERS late in Connection with the Rev.
Mr. WESLEY, and all Others whom it may Concern.
DEAR BRETHREN,
WE are forry to be under the neceflity of troubling you
again, fo foon after our former Letter: but the late
conduit pf our Opponents renders it neceffary We find that
they induftrioufly propagate and fpread a report, lft. that we wifh
to divide the body of Preachers, and have taken the fteps which
we have thought it our duty to take, in the cafe of Mr. Moore,
with that view; and 2dly. that we wifh entirely to throw off the
authority ot Conference, and to take the appointment of Preachers
into our own hands. Now both thefe charges we utterly deny.
We fincerely defire that the Preachers may continue to be united,
in one body, and may labour, irr connexion with each other, as
heretoforfc, to fpread piety and virtue through the nation; only
we wifh that this might be done as far as poflible on the old and
tried grOurid, on which we all flood in Mr. Wefley's days,"and that
the Lord’s Supper fhould not be introduced where the people are
not unanimous in defiring it, or where it will make a divifion in
the Societies. And as ' to the appointment of Preackers, we are
well convinced-that it is neceffary, in order to preferve the Itine-
rant Plan, that this fhould remain with1 the Conference; and we
have not taken, nor do we wifh to take it qut of their hands, even
with regard to Broadmead or Guinea-flreet Chapels, and much
lefs with regard to Kingfwood, although-all thefe Chapels are en-
tirely at our difpofid. Notwithftanding the manner in which it was
neceffary to word the Notice ferft to Mr. Moore, in order to make
it legal, we only put a negaiitit on the appointment of one, and
that for the reafbns afligned in our lafl Letter, while we have ap-
proved and confirmed the' appointment of the other three.
But if our Opponents Wifh to meet us on the ground of the
authority of Conference, on this ground we are willing to meet
them. They who comp ain fo loudly of us for rejefting the au-
thority of Conference, becaufe in one /ingle inftance we have feen
it'right to deny the ufe ot two of our Chapels to a man whom we
cdnfider as a principal cauie of the ftrife and divifion in our So-
ciety, and who was lately with us near two years, and has only
been abfent two, if he could be faid to be abfent who was Rationed
within 12 miles, and Was frequently coming and preaching
?tnaong us. Our Opponents, we fay, who fo loudly complain of
us,﻿( 6 )
us, rejeft themfelves the authority of Conference, in almoft every
inftance in which they can rcjcft it.
In the firfi place, they have, if we may believe themfelves,
bought ground, fet on foot a fubfcription, and begun to build a
new Chapel, without any Countenance or authority from Confe-
rence, or even from a DiJiriB Meeting, nay before the Affiftant
came into the Circuit, or was or could be confulted upon the
bufinefs.
adly. They have refufed Mejfrs. Iknfon and Rodda, both ap-
pointed for the Briftol Circuit, liberty to preach in Portland*-
Chapel, although the Deed of that Chapel, gives them no au-
thority fo to a£l, nay exprefsly enjoins them to receive the
Preachers appointed by Conference, and even prohibits any
Preacher whatever from preaching in that Chapel without the
confent of the Superintendant thereof, who is now Mr. Benjon.—*
And this' they have done without any pretence whatever, in the
Cafe of Mr. Benfon, who being an entire ftranger had no hand irt
the dffpute, and before he arrived in Town, wrote to the Truflees
of that Chapel, to give notice for his preaching in it before'he had
preached or offered to preach in the Room or Guinea-flreet
Chapel. Nay, and Mr. Rodda offered to preach there after the
divifion, before he had preached in our Chapels, but was reje&ed,
gdly. They have oppofed the Preachers appointed for Briftol*
in the juft and regular execution of their office in fundry parts of
the Circuit entrufted by Conference to their care, employing for
that pu'rpofe fundry private members and local Preachers, as weH
as any travelling Preachers they have been able to draw over to
their party, feveral of whom they have detained here for weeks to
the neglebt of the Circuits to which they were appointed. For
inftance, on Thurfday night laft, when Mr. Rodda at Mr. Benfon's
defire, went over to Kingfwbod to preach, it being his regular
turn, and to publifh that Mr. Vafey would give the Sacrament the
Sunday following, (the firft Sunday in the Month, and the proper
time for adminifieringit) he was oppofed by Dr. Coke, to the great
difturbance of the congregation, and the exciting of Ibrife and
contention among the people.
And again on Sunday laft when Mr. Benfon, hearing ofthecon-
fufion, went over with a view to quiet the people’s minds, and do
bis duty as an afliftant in meeting the Society, Stewards and
Leaders, and having previoufly, for the fake of peace, permitted
Mr. Rhodes to preach in the morning, he was oppofed in the facet
of the whole congregation by Mr. Rhodes in a way not very be-
coming, in one who was appointed for another Circuit, and had
no right to appear in that pulpit but by Mr. Benfon's permiffion.
And﻿VTJV3 v
(' 7 )
And the fajne day Mr. Vafey met with fimilar treatment from Mr.
Grant, (a young Man appointed for a Cornilh Circuit) at Winter*
bourn. And yet according to the exprefs rules of Conference
and the whole of the Methodift economy, Dr. Cake, Mr. Rhodes,
and Mr. Grants being all appointed for other Circuits, have no
right whatever to preach in any Chapel or place in this Circuit in
the Methodift Conne&ion without the leave and approbation of
Mr. Benfon the Afliftant.
Now, Brethren, we leave you to judge who have moil right to
plead the authority of Conference, they or we? And who the
perfons are that rejeft and throw off the government of it. In one
material in fiance we have now been called upon to alien and werq
glad we had power to affert its authority. We fent on Sunday
iafl, the following Letter to the Leaders and Stewards of the
Methodift Society in Kingfwood, with a view if poflible, to quiet
the difturbance there.
I ‘
“Dear Brethren,	Brijloi, Sept. 5, 1794.
“ WE the underfigned, being the Legal Truftees of the Me-
“ tbodift Chapel in Kingfwood as well as of thofe in Briftol, are
informed,' that Perfons not appointed by the Confirmee jor this Cir-
“ ciut, are attempting to get Poffeffion of the Pulpit, and to ex-*
“ elude the Preachers whom the Conference have appointed.—*
“ We therefore fend you this Notice, that Mr- Benfon, Mr. Rodda}
“ and Mr. Vafey, are the Preachers appointed by the Conference
“ for this Circuit the enfuing Year, and which Appointment we
“ confirm.—Therefore no other Perfons have any Right to preach
“ in Kingfwood or Briftol Chapels but Inch as Mr. Benfon the
“ Afhftant, may think proper to permit, till the Meeting of the
“ next Conference; it being always the Afliftant’s province to
“ manage that Bufinefs.
HENRY DURBIN,
THOMAS ROBERT
You fee by all-this brethren, we are not oppofed to the Confe-
rence : but we are oppofed to thefe men that break at pleafirre
every rule of Conference, and we are determined to aid-you to
the uttermoft of our power to check that rafh, precipitate, and
headftrang fpirit, which^without regard to, nay and againft the
exprefs letter of the Rules of the Conference, will bring forward
thofa innovations among us which have already divided fo many
WILLIAM PINE,
So-﻿( 8 }
Societies, and among the reft that of Briftol, which till thefe things
were introduced, was as united a Society as any in the Kingdom.
We are dear Brethren, your affe&ionate Brethren,
HENRY DURBIN,
WILLIAM GREEN,
WILLIAM PINE,
THOMAS ROBERTS,
WILLIAM BULGIN,
EDWARD STOCK,
NATHANIEL GIFFORD,
JOHN CURTIS,
DANIEL'WAIT, junr.
DANIEL LANE.
Dear Brethren,
Sept. 9, 1794.
ALTHOUGH we do not take upon us tojuftify the ftep which
the above-pamed Truftees took in denying Mr. Moore the pulpit7
although we wilh they had not taken that ftep, as well on other,
accounts, as becaufe their taking of it, has involved us in many
and great difficulties; yet a regard for Truth, and a concern to fee
every rule of Conference trampled under foot by iome who pre-
tend great zeal for the authority of Conference, obliges us to bdar
our teftimony to the fafts mentioned in the above Addrefs. And
we wilh our Brethren to make the cafe their own, andconfidehhow
they would like to be oppofed in the proper and regular execution
of their office, by men appointed for other Circuits, and w ho have
no authoiity whatever for interfering in the'affairs of this? We'
are certain we have yet taken no ftep but what we can juftifyho
our Brethren, and trull we (hall not take anyfuchintime to Come.
Indeed we are not accufed of any thing but preaching in Broad-
mead and Guinea-ftreet Chapels, in which Chapels, among others
in the Circuit, we were appointed by Conference to preach, and
which if we had abandoned, and thereby fuffered them to be occu-
pied by Preachers not in our connexion, we did not think we could
have anfwered for our conduft to God, our Brethren, or our So-
cieties. We judged it, however, to be our duty to preferve them,
if poflible, to the Methodift C mference, together with the people
who worlhip in them, and who are fo firmly attached to the Old
Plan oj Methodifm, as to be determined not to feparate with thofe
whom they confider as making Innovations.
We remain, dear Brethren, yours affe&ionately,
JOSEPH BENSON,
RICHARD RODDA,
THOMAS VASEY.-﻿( 9 )
Portland Chapel, BriJlolf Sept. \6tb, 1794.*
■fc/TTNUTES df the Diftrift Meeting, begun this day.—PrefenL
Samuel Bradburn, (Chairman) Henry Moore, Jofeph Ben-
fon, Richard Rodda, Thomas Vafey, Jofeph Harper, William
Jenkins, jofeph Burgefs, John Dean, James Byron, Jofeph
Sutcliffe, Robert Smith, jimr. Timothy Crowther, Richard Elliott1,
and John Stephens, all-Members of the Briftol-Diftrift : And Dr.
Coke, Thomas Hanby, William Thompibrij Thomas Taylor,
Benjamin Rhodes, Thomas Rutherford, William Collins, Thomas
Roberts, Jonathan Crowther, John Grant} who were invited to
attend'the Meeting, and give their abidance. -
I.	The Truftees of the' Room and Guinea-ftreet Chapel havfe
a&ed-tyratnnically and oppreffively in their excluding Mr. Moore
frpBB^thofe Chapels in the manner they did.
II.	We highly approve of the zeal and love manifefted by the
Stewards, Leaders, and People, in their refilling the oppreffive
conduct of the Truftees, and in fiipporting the rights of the Con-
ference, and an injured Brother.
III.	The necefluy of the cafe jufttfies the conduit of the
Truftees of Portland Chapel, in not permitting Melfrs. Benfon,
Rodda, and Vafey, to preach in that Chapel, till a Diftriib
Meeting.
IV.	The Thanks of rhe DiftriiTCommittee are given to Dr.
Coke, Meflrs. Rhodes, Rutherford, Roberts, Jonathan Crowther,
and Grant, for their tteady fupport of the rights of the Conference,
and of their injured Brother Moore, againft the oppreffion of the
Truftees of the Room and Guinea-Stieet Chapel. <
V.	The Truftees of the Room and Guinea-Street Chapel hav-
ing renounced the authority of the Conference, by expelling a
member of that Body, are now become a feparate party. We
(therefore judge that Meflrs. Benfon, Rodda, and Vafey, in fup-
porting thofe Truftees, have withdrawn themfelves from the Me-
thodift Connection.
VI.	Meflrs. Rutherford and Grant are requefted to aflift Mr*-
Moore in taking care of the Briftol-Circuit till the Conference.
And the Diftriw-Committee recommend it to the Circuit to re-
ceive them,' and any who may aflift them, being Preachers who
fupport the Conference.
VII.	Mr. Moore having declared in a printed letter, in anfwer
to one printed by the Truftees, dated the 30th.'ult. “ That if the
Truftees could prove one charge out of the many which they have
brought againft him, he would give up the point, and acknow-
ledge that he had been juftly treated :—The Truftees accepted the
B	pro-﻿( 1° )
propofal. Six Preachers were deputed (three on each fide) to hear
thiVcaufe between Mr. Moore and the Truftees.—After a long
hearing not one of the charges could be proved ; but on the con-
trary, Mr. Moore's innocence was fully proved to the fatisfa&ion
of the Biethren.
VIII.	We think it our duty to bear a teftimony againft the.coit-
duft of Meflrs. Benfon, Rodda, and Vafey, in their abrupt man-
ner of leaving the meeting in the afternoons of the fecond and
third days of the fitting of the Committee. The rudenefs ofjtheir
conduft, we are perfuaded, deferves this public reproof; but Hill
more Mr. Benfon’s reflections on the Menibers of the Diftrifci-
Committee. He charged them with injuftice. He declared, he
fhould in future be an advocate for Bifhops or Superintendants,
and an oppofer of DiftriCt-Meetings ; and all, becaufe the Mem-
bers of the Diflrifl-Committce could not agree with him in judg-
ment. , ,	■ •
IX.	On account of this difference in judgment, he declared he
.would write to the Hundred. It appeared to us, that he intended
to call the Hundred together; but our judgment was, that there
was no "need of fuch a Meeting before the Conference, as the
DiftriCl-Meeting was the regular, conftitutional Court forjudging
of the conduft of Preachers, and for the fettlement of all difputes
concerning Preaching-Houfes, in the intervals of the Conference,
At the fame time, we are confcious, we have as great a refpefl
for and as high an opinion of the Hundred, as Mr. Benfon and
his Colleagues. ,But we muff with great humility, pbferye, that
the call of the Hundred only, would be contrary to the compa£t
made between them and the other Preachers in full connexion.
X.	As we-bad an opportunity of examining and 'lifting every
thing to the bottom in this whole Bufinefs,. we think.ourfelves
obliged, (though not as Judgesj to inform the whole,body of
Preachers, (to all of whom we wifh thefe Minutes may be fent,)
that we highly difapprove of theiconduft of Mr. Jeremiah Brettle,
in his oppofition to Mr. Moore before the Congregation, when
Mr Mooie read in Public the Attorney’s. letter.
XI.	We alfo inform our, Brethren, that Portland-Chapel is
already fecured to the Conference by fufficient Bonds, and the
Truftees will fettle it completely on the Conference-Plan, as foon
as convenient; And alfo, that the new Chapel, which is now in
a forward Hate, is fecured to the Conference by a legal engage-
ment for 2000I. for the fettling of it on the Conlerence-Plan, as
foon as built,	.	,
XII.	Meflrs. Benfon, Rodda, and Vafey, before the breaking'1
up of the Diftrift-Meeting, made propofals in behalf of the Truf-
tees.﻿( 11 )
tees, which appeared to us entirely fubverfive of Liberty of Con-
fcience and the Rights of the Conference ; and which we therefore
could not confent to. Mr. Benfon alfo propofed, that the Circuit
fhould be divided, which was inadmiflible, as the Circuit and
City are one, and have declared for the Conference.
XIII.	The Stewards, Leaders, and People look up to the Con-
ference for fupport,, and are determined to live and die with them ;
only they never will Jubmit to be governed by the Truflees of the
Room and Guinea-ftreet Chapel.
XIV.	The Thanks of the Committee are given to Meflrs.
Hanby and T. Taylor for their kind afhflance through the whole
of this important buftnefs.	V*
N. B. If Mr. Moore, and Meflrs Benfon, Rodda and Vafey,
parties particularly concerned, be excepted. Ten out of the eleven
remaining Members of the Dillrift-Meeting.. voted for the above
Minutes and Refolutions.
2. Mr. Afhman, one of the Members of the Diftrift-Committee,
who could not be prefent, wrote to the Committee, obferving,
“ I bear my proteft againfl the Truflees in oppofing the Confe-
rence.”
Signed in behalf of the Committee,
SAMUEL BRADBURN, Chairman,'
P. S. The Thanks of the Committee are returned to Mr. Brad-
hum for his Diligence and Impartiality through the whole of the
bufinefs.
We, whofe Names are underfigned, having been prefent at
every fitting of the Committee, are perfeftly fatisfied with the
whole conduft of the Committee, and with all their detfer-
rnihations
T. COKE,
T. HANBY,
T. TAYLOR,
B. RHODES,
T. RUTHERFORD,
T. ROBERTS,
J. CROWTHER, *
J. GRANT.﻿( )
_ To the ■ Preachers, lyti, in Connexion with the Rev, Mr. Wejlty, ,»
Dear Brethren,	(,	,	■
BY the advice of feveral of our fenior Brethren, we take* the
liberty of confulting you in the very critical fituation in which
we {land here at this time. As the bufnn fs admitsof no delay, we
requeft your immediate anfwer addrefled to Mr. Thomplon, at
London, Mr. Mather, at Manchefter, or to Mr, Benfon, in this City.
We are here, you will remember, in our places, not by our own
choice, but by your appointment. Neverthelefs we find ourfelves op.
pofed in every part of the Circuit,'and that in the molt bitter, vio-
lent, and outrageous manner, by Preachers whom you appointee!
for other Circuits, and indeed to other DjftriHs, and to whom you
gave no authority whatever to interfere with the affairs of this. And
why are we thus oppofed ? Becaufe we have any or all of us com-
mitted fome aft of immorality ? No. Becaufe in fome point we
preach falfe DoClrine ? No. Becaufe we break fome rule or rules
of Conference? No. Our fnoft violent opponents do not lay.any
of thefe things to our charge. But is it becaufe we fpeak againfl
the introdu&ion of the Sacrament at Portland Chapel, or at any
other place, and by fo doing throw fome ohftacles in the ‘way of
that Plan, which fome of the Biethren are in fuch haffe to intro-
duce ? No ; neither is this the caufe of their oppofitidn to us; for
we may venture to affirm, we have not, in any one place, opened
our mouths Upon the fubjeft. But the reafon is {imply this we
have not yet feen it our duty, to forbear preaching at the. Room,,
in Broadmead, and at the Chapels in Guinea and George’s-ftreet^
in which Chapels we were appointed by ytui to preach (as Others
had been before us from year to year) at a time when you knew
they were not fettled, ani when the Tru flees would ml fettle them
on the Conference Plan, and which Chapels, therefore, we cannot
think wg fhould be juflified in deferting, now wheti the Truffees
are willing they fhould be fetfled on that Plan, ait leaft as ftr as re-
gards the-chief point,-faid to be in difpute, viz-the fecuring the ap-
pointment of Preachers to the Conference-
It will furprize you to hear that the very fir A motion made at
the Diflrift Meeting, held in Portland Chapel lafl week, and made
by one of us, was, “ That the4 TrufleeVof no Chapel, ought to
have power to refufe the Preachers the Conference appoints, or to
place and difplace Preachers.” This motion Mr. H. Moore was
the firft to oppofe, and upon this motion a majority of the Mem-
bers of the Diftrift Meeting put a Negative. And why ? Becaufe
at the fame time that it would have condemned the late fteps of the
■	■	**'	Truftees﻿( *3 )
Trudees of Broadrhead and Guinea-dreet Chapels, it went to cri-
minate the Trullees of Portland Chapel, in refufing us the pulpit,
and it was determined to pronounce the conunft of the former tyt
Tannical and opprej/ive, and that of the latter meritorious, notwith-
standing that tneaft of the former was at lead legal, being justified
by their Deed ofTruft, and provoked by the fteps taken the pre*
ceding Sunday in oppofition to their earned requed and folemn
warning, refpefiling the confequences that would follow, and that
of the other was againft the exprtfs letter and particular injuatltoh
of their own Deed, and wholly unprovoked.
They have mentioned in the Minutes of the Didrifit Meeting,
which we doubt not, they have taken care to lranfmit to you, Tome
Propajals made by us, in behalf of theTrudees, which they fay, apt-
peared to them “ entirely fubverfive of liberty of Confidence, and
of the rights of Conference, and that therefore they could not con<-
fent to them/’ Of this matter you fhall judge—-It was the earned
wifh of us all, obferving the dreadful effects of this divifion in Town
and Coqnfry, and how the members of Cbrid’s mydical body were
torn from each otherj mangled and left bleeding to death, to try, if
poffible, to effeft a reconciliation between the parties.' As Mr.
Benfon would not have come to Bridol at all, but in hopes of ac-
complifliing this purpofe, as many of his friends at Manchejler, Bir-
mingham, and other places, are wimeffes, fo his fir-d plan, in order
thereto, was to preach alternately in all the Chapels, and without
intermeddling with or mentioning the difpute at all, to call the
minds of both parties to what .is of infinitely more moment, than
iny or all thfe matters in debate between them. This plan, which
was fuggefted to his mind before he left Mancheder, he fpake of to
fundry of the people there, as well as to divers friends at Newcadle,
Birmingham, Worceder, and other places upon the road, and he
had the fatisfa&ion of finding it approved by all to whom he men-
tioned it,But alas! neither he nor they knew the length which
one of the parties had gone in making purchafes and entering into
engagements for building’ &c. andofcourfe.how much it was their
intered to foment the flame and keep up the fpirit of the contention.
In purfuance of this plan of making peace, , when Mr.- Benfon
arrived at Birmingham, it occurred to his mind, that as he had
lodged, during the Conference,, at the houfeot one of the Trudees;
and had frequently vifited feveral of them, they being his old
friends, that if he fhould preach/zry# at the Room, or at Guinea-
Street Chapel, it might make thofe Leaders, Stewards, and people
who had withdrawn from thofe Chapels, jealous of him, and to fufa
peft that he was partial to the Trudees. He therefore, after ada
vifing with ajudicio'us friend, judged it bed to make thejirjl offer﻿( >4 )
of his Cervices to the people that worlhipped inPorland Chapel, and
accordingly wrote to Mr; Ewer, that he hoped to be in Briftol on
the Wednefday following; arid if there were no obje&ion would
preach that night in that Chapel But to his infinite aftonifhment,
when he arrived at Gloucefter, where feveral letters were waiting
ior him, he was informed in one written by Dr. Coke, and figned
by him and H. Moore, Tho. Rutherford, Ben. Rhodes, Jon" Crow-
ther, and John Grant, all except Mr, Moore, Preachers appointed
for other Circuits, that “ unlefs he unequivocally affured theTruf-
tees of Portland Chapel, that he would not preach at the Room or
at Guinea-Street Chapel, they could nor admit him into their’s,”
nay and that “ they could not admit him till he' had given them
that. alfurance under his own hand.” This was a ftretch of power
fuch as he had never been witnefs to or heard of before, efpecially
in perfons who had no bufinefs to meddle in the difpute, and had
no authority whatever in the circuit. The declaration, however,
was confirmed in adetter from Mr. Ewer written with much affec-
tion, in which Mr. Ewer was fo kind as to fend Mr Benfon the
, copy of a letter figned by the Stewards and Leaders of that party,
which letter, he was informed would be prefented to him upon
his arrival in town. Mr. Benfon was extremely affltffed at this
intelligence, as it, in a great meafure, blafted the hopes he had en-
tertained of making peace beiween the parties, and manitefted that
his fphere of ufefulnefs would be very much contrafted in Brifiol
and the neighbourhood. But it opened his eyes, more than ever,
to two things: firft to fee how little it fignified in what manner
Preaching Houfes were fettled: For here a Chapel, laid to be fettled
fu'ly on the Conference plan, is fhut againft the Affiftant appointed
by Conference for the Circuit, and that without any crime or
fault of any kind, either committed by him or alledged to himl
Shut againtft him merely becaufe lie will not promife fo to attach
himfelf to one party, as to negleft his duty to the other, but wifhes,
to the uttermoft of his power, to ferveboth in love. 2dly. .He faw
the abfolute neceffity of fome more effe&ual meafures being taken
by the Conference to execute our laws and keep1 better order, as
he was convinced if Dr. C. and the Preachers who had figned
the above mentioned Letter, had been in their own proper places,
minding their own bufinefs, and had not meddled with the affairs
of others, either the breach would never have happened, or it
would foon have been healed. And he has been more fully con-
vinced of this fince he arrived in Town, and has had an opportu-
nity of converfing with fome of the parties concerned. If Dr.
Coke had taken the advice repeatedly given him, and in the moft
earneft and folemn manner urged upon him- by Mr. Gifford on
the﻿( >5 )
the Sunday morning; and either had omitted adminiftering the
Sacrament at Portland Chapel, (where it had been aclminiflered the
lortnight before) or bad declined afking Mr. Moore and .Mr*
Tho. Taylor’s afliftance, of which there certainly was not the leaf!
need, as Mr. Vafey was there and was' appointed by Conference
to adminifter it, what occurred next evening at the Room would
not have taken place. And afterwards if hajly, ra/h, and violent
meafures had not been encouraged and adopted by, the Preachers
above named, the matter after all, we doubt not, would have
been.made up, as will evidently appear by what follows.
Mr. Benfon finding that he could not, without ufing violent
meafures, (meafures which he did not wifh to have repourfe to,)
gain, admiflion into Portland Chapel; and finding that prejudice
had taken fuch effectual hold on the hearts of the leading perfons
thatworfhip there, that he could have no accefe to them at. all in
the way of preaching, unlefs he entirely abandoned the other
Chapels and the large and refpeftable Congregations that regularly
affemble in then), which he did not think himiell at liberty to do,
had recourfe to another expedient. He found it aliened Bn the
Letter of the Leaders and Stewards of Portland Chapel, pre-
fen ted to him when he arrived in Town, that “ The queftion, was
not now, between Bgrtland Chapel and the Trufteesof the Room,
Or whether they fhould or fhould not enjoy their Chriftian privi-
leges, but who fhould appoint the Preachers in the Methodift
Connexion, the Truflees or the Conference?” Beingiglad to find
that the ground of the. difpute wasuhus entirely changed, he had
flill great hopes that on this frefh bottom, both, parties might yet
meet. For he had no conception, that when the matters fhould
'be properly explained to .them, the Truflees would wifh to claim
any fuch power as that of appointing Preachers, He therefore
took the earlieff opportunity of converfing with them at large on
the fubjeft, and afterwards drew up and offered to their confi-
deration, certain propofals, which he thought might at leafl afford
a bafts on which the parties might meet to confider and fettle
more fully the terms of reconciliation between them. In drawing
up thefe propofals, Mr. Benfon-did not confider, what propofi-
tions he would have wifhed the Truflees to make, if he had been
at liberty to difilate to them, but what he had reafon to think he
could prevail on them to make: and the Brethren will now judge
how far they were .reafonable or admiflible, and proper to be
brought forward as a ground for peace. It was particularly re-
queued by Mr. Benfon, that they might be printed in the Miuutes
of the DiftriH Meeting, bjut,that meafure being rejefled, they ate
here laid before you.
“ Pro-﻿( >6- )}
‘‘ Propofals (by Mr. B.) for a reconciliation between the two,
contending parties:
1.	All paft things to be forgotten, and reproachful and abufive
expreflions to be avoided on both fides, efpecially from the pulpit.
2.	On condition, that Mr. Moore forbears to affift in the Ad-
miniftration of the Sacrament at Portland Ghapel, the Truftees
fhall revoke the prohibition fent unto him, refpefting preaching
in the Room, and Gujnea-ftreet Chapels.
o,.g. That the Truftees fhall engage to allow the appointment of
Preachers for Brijiol, as well as other parts of the kingdom, to re*
tnain with the Conference, and that they will receive the Preachers
the Conference appoints, referving to t-hemfelves a negative onl), in
the cafes of immorality, or of falj'e do&nne, clearly proved to1 the
fatisfaftion of the majority of the Trufees, Stewards, and Leaders,
on condition, that no Service fhall be in church-hours, or the
Lord’s Supper adminiftered at the RoomJ or.at Guinea-ftreet Cha-
pels, except by a Clergyman of the Church of England, and with
the approbation of a majority of the Truftees ; arid that- the Sacra*
ment fhall not be adminiftered even at Portland Chapel, except by
a Clergyman, at ieaft till the Society are unanimous for its being
adminiftered by the Lay-Preachers.	1	■ 1 •"	••
« 4. In cafethe-Preachers fhould be hereafter fo divided, that eithef
there fhould be no Conference, or there fhould be two or more Con-'
ferences, thait then the Truftees fhould be at full liberty to appoint
Preachers to occupy their Chapels as the Deeds direft.
That thefe propofitions are to be acceded to, on-condition, that-'
ftot only all paft things are to be'forgotten, but that all buildings
are to ceafe, fo as to bring all things back to the fame ground on
which they flood before-the difpute begun.”
Thefe-propofttions ol the Truftees, being judged by a ,majority
©f the Diftrift Meeting to be inadmifltble, Mr. William Thomp-
fon, who was defirous that before the Meeting broke up, fome ftep
if poflible, fhould be taken towards peace, after converfing with
us, and with dome of the Truftees,'delivered in their name, the
following frefh- Propofal, which, as the Preachers did not attend-
at the hout appointed attei dinner on Thurfday, and he could nor
wait much longer, having taken his place in the coach for Lon-
don, he left in writing, figned by his name. “ As the Diftrift:
Meeting- chufes to rejeft the propofals of the Truftees, refpefting
the Lord’s-Sjrpper being adminiftered by a Clergyman only, it is-
now propofed, that Portland Chapel, with all that incline to wor-
fhip there, and all other places of the'Briftol Circuit, where the
people are of the. fame- mind, be added to another Circuit, or
made a feparate Circuit; as they have no objeftion, in cafe that is
done,﻿( *7 )
done to Lay-Preachers, or any others that chafe adminiftering the
Lord’s-Supper in that Chapel, whenfoever, and as often-foever as
is judged proper or convenient.” This propofal, reafonable as it
was, met with fe much oppofition from feveral of the Brethren,
who now came in, and- fucli a fpirit Was manifefted, and fuch ex-
preflions ufed by one or two, than: Mr. Thotbpfori again withdrew^
as he had done the day before, in much grief of mind, on account
of fuch proceedings. The Chairman obferving this, followed him
out into the yard, and begging him to overlook what had paffech
faid in the prefence of Mr. Benfon, and Mr. Collins, “ They (hall
agree to it, (viiz. to this laft mentioned propofal) or I will walh my
hands of them.” It appears, however, from their Minutes, that
they did not agree to it, and no wonder, for they did not agree to
a third propofal made by Mr. Benfon, which was ftill more ne>-
ceffary to be agreed to. This was, that “ if we could neither re-
concile the parties, nor agree to divide the Circuit, or join Port-
land Chapel to another Circuit, the Preachers, at leaft, for the
credit ot religion, and in tendernefs to the bleeding caufe of God,
fhould ceafe to oppofe each other, in lo violept and^deteimiued a
manner, in every place in town and country.” But even tkii
was not acceeded to. We indeed, if we pleafed, might give up
the whole Circuit to them, and forbear to preach anywhere', hut,
if we thought proper to preach at all, they were'determined to
Bjppofe us.
A fad in/lance of which we had on'Sunday laft, when Mr. Rod*
da, going to preach at Kvrigfwood, according to appointmenr,
and the previous notice that had been given, was oppofed by Dr.
Coke and his party, in the moft violent arid outrageous manner,
to the exciting of a great tumult and confuftorl'in the congrega.
tion, and to the danger of Mr. Rodda’s life, and that of orie of his
friends, the particulars of which may hereafter be laid down be-
fore you.
Indeed our opponents, we muft fay, have difcovered the moft
determined' oppofition to peace, on whatever terms it was offered,
through the Whole btifinefsc And no wonder, for if peace had been
made, what wouM have become of their whole plan of buying and
building? Befide the double purchafe of ground to build new cha*
pels on,near thofe of Broadmedd and Guinea-ftreet, they had enter-
ed into engagements to lay out upon die premifes at one of the pla-
ces, no lefs a him than that-of 2500I. This being confidei'ed, it
is not ft range that they paid fo little regard to the above-mentoned
propofitions made, with a view to rellore peace ; lor, in eonfe-
quence of the hafty and ralh fteps they bad taken, -peace was- one
of the greateft evils that could well befall them. It would have
C	dif-﻿r is )
difconcerted all their fchemes, blafted all their profpefts, and left
them involved in bargains and debts, out of which it would have
required a pretty capital fum to have extricated them. The war
therefore, mull be profecuted at all events. “ The fword was
drawn, and the fcabbard,” as Dr. Coke expreffed himfelf in a
letter to Mr. Benfon, mult be “thrown away,” and no bufinefs
be carried on but that of blood and daughter. Hence they dreaded
a Peace-maker, as they would have dreaded a Sheriff’s Officer,
and had the fame objeftion to our preaching in Portland Chapel,
which fome of the Jews had to Jeremiah’s prophecying in jeru-
falem, during their war With the Chaldeans. For it poflibly
might have difpofed fome of the people to wifh for peace.
No wonder therefore that, as they rejefted the propofals and
difregarded the advice of, Mr. Thompfon, who came to deliver
thefe propofals, and give that advice in perfon, they fhould alfo
treat with negleft firnilar propofals and advice offered to theif
confiderationv by Meffrs. Mather and Pawfon,in a lettei addtefled
to the Meeting, in the following words:—
Very Dear Brethren,	Manchejler, Sept. 13, 1794.
WE have been early acquainted with the unhappy differences
at Briflol, as well by Brother Moore, as Brother Benfon, and
were by the latter intreated to come as Peace-Makers. And on
•condition Peace could not be effefted on his arrival at Briftol,
without our interference in that character; we promfl^d him we
would come as fuch.
This, it appears, has been the occafion of divers other Brethren,
being folicited to attend there ; with whom we had no objeftion
to aft in that capacity, but the contrary. Yet finding, from Com-
paring the fundry accounts, this was likely to be a fruitlefs at-
tempt ; and the fituation of our Circuits being fuch as rendered
our abfence very injurious to them, we have forbore coming.
Yet as you know our defire of peace and dread of the effefts of
a divifion, by whomfoever occasioned, we take the liberty to re-
comriiend unto you,—iff, That you ufe your endeavours to re-
llore peace between yourfelves, and unity to the people.—2d.
That the farther determination of this matter be referred to the
decifion of the Conference, to whom we think it properly be-
longs; it being our opinion that neither the conduft of the Truf-
tees nor of the Brethren can be wholly vindicated, and that only
Conference can be judge in this very important affair. There-
fore, we intreat that every thing may be left as it is till they meet,
*	'	;l	as﻿( *9 )'
•
as to building; .and that the Circuit may be as it was at Con'e-
rence.
We remain your alTeftionate Friends and Brethren,
To the Chairman of the	, A. MATHER,
Brijlol Difiria.	JOHN PAWSON.
But fo far from every thing being left as it was till Conference,
as to building, and the Circuit being put into the ftate it was in
when this divifion took place, they were determined to purfue
their plan, and carry their fcheme of building into execution as
rapidly as pofftble. To accomplilh this, their firft point was to
get quit of us, and appoint other Preachers for the Circuit. They
declare, therefore, in their Minutes, that they “judge we have
withdrawn ourfelves from the Methodift Connexion ” A decent
way this of expelling us! And they have, appointed Melfrs.
Rutherford and Grant, Preachers, whom you appointed to other
Circuits, to take our places. We believe they wfh us to with-
draw, for fome of us have long been heavy clogs upon their
wheels, and conftderable bars in their way. But they fhall find,
although we withdrew from their Meeting, we are not withdrawn-
from the Methodift Connection, nor from the, Body of our
Brethren, whom we fincerely love, and to whom we are more
united than to any men in tne world, and in union with whom
we doubt not, we fhall live and die.
“ We thiqk it our duty, (they fay,) to bear a teflimpny igainft
the conduft of Meffrs. Benfon, Rodda, and Vafey, in their aft-,
rupt manner ot leaving the Meeting, in the afternoon of the
fecondand third days of the fitting of the Committee.”
But why do they not bear their teftimony againft the conduft
of Mr. Thempjon alfo ? He withdrew as well as We, Nay he .led
the. way and we only followed. Perhaps they will lay, “ He did,
not belong to the Diftrift.” But neither did Jer. Brittle belong
, to the Diftrift, whom, however, they have taken upon them pub-
licly to cenfure. The truth, we prefume is, they were afraid to
meddle with Mr. Thonipfon. He is a little above, their hand.—
But why do they not inform you of the reafons of our withdraw-
ing ? Why do they not tell you that Mr. Thompfon, in fpeaking
to a queftion of great importance, and to which he fpoke, we
think, in a moft clear and convincing manner, and in a manner
none of them could anfwer, was fo continually interrupted by one
and another, chiefly young Preachers, and of a Ihort Handing in
the work, that he was kept upon his legs near an hour, in de-
claring what he might otherwife have delivered in about ten
minutes.﻿( 20 )
minutes. And why do they not tell you bow conltantly this was
done to us all ? And how many bitter expreffions were thrown'
out, by one and another from time to time, efpecially by fome
who did not belong to the Diftrift, and had no right to be prefent
at the Meeting but by permiffion, It is true Dr. Coke, in a peni, '
tent letter, addreffed to Mrr Brenfon,- “ alked him a tkoufand or
ten thousand (we are not fure which) pardons,” for fome of thofe
expreffions, but this was not till the day alter, and was inefficient
to heal the wound made, efpecially as the fame conduct was per-
fifted in by fome of the party, and never manifefted itfelf more
than at the time we laft withdrew, when Mf. Thompfon was fo
grieved as we do not remember ever before to have feen him. For
him we felt more than, for ourfelves,,as lie' had'.come fto the Meet-
ing, not by his own, choice, but at our repeated and preffing invita-
tions, not to help uS tojuftify theTruffees of tHeRoom and Guinea-
ftreet Chapel, any more than thofe of Portland Chapel, who all,
appeared, both to kirn and us to .have deviated from the line. of.
conduct which, we think, ought to have been purfued in .this
bufinefs by lovers'peace, but to aft as a Mediator between' the
parties, and to1 affift uS to form, fome plan, on which we might
hereafter proceed peaceably- And we have .every reafon to be-
lieve, that if Mr Mather had attended the Meeting, as we fully-
expefted he would have done, he would have inet, with fimilary
treatment, and indeed every one that ffiould have dared to utter a
word in favour of peace.
And now, Brethren, you have beforte you a few of thofe fafls
on which we ground our charge of partiality or injujlice, brought
againft a majority of the Diftnft Meeting, and in confeq.uence of.
which we have judged it our duty to. appeal to you- You will eafdy
obfei ve,” upon a review of the whole, that our opponents have .
been obliged to change their ground again and again, during the
conteff, and on what ground they will now,think proper to fix
thehifelves we are at a lofs to fay. ill To juftify theh depar-
ture Irom the Church of England’, and the inrroduflioh of Baptifm, -
the Lord’s-Supper, and'the Burial of the Dead ax Portland Chapel,
they pleaded Liberty of Conscience, and the Rights Privileges
9$ Evglifhmen and as' Chriflians. To meet them on this ground,
and to lhew that there was no defire, to violate their Cayffciencti,,
or deprive them of any of their rights, it was agreed by the
Truftees, that they might have Sacrament, See. at Portland!
Chapel by a "Clergyman ; and Mr. Vafey was appointed, by the
Conference for the Briftpl Circuit, in order that hemight ad-
miniffer it.
8. When this did not give.them fatisfaftion and it was argued
that the people wanted the Lord’s-Supper, not from a Clergyman,
bpt﻿, ( 2’1:" )
but front their own Preachers, to meet them here as far* as poffible-
confidently teitk the peace of the Society, it was fignified that even
this (houfd be allowed'them, as foon as the Society (hould be
Httcminto'u.i for its'being fo adrniniflered. But‘as that was very hi
tVom being the'cafe at prefent,’ the Truftees wifhed to abide by
the fokmn declaration and decree of the lafl Leeds’ Conference,
which made unanimity, in this cafe, an indifpen*feble condition of
the Sacrament's being introduced: any where.
- 3. 'When, notwithstanding the'want of this Unanimity, Meffrs.,
Moore and Taylor, at Dr. Coke’s defire, a (Tiffed in adminift'eriftg
on the Sunday after Conference, and that unhappy fop was follow-
ed by another'equally ahAaypy, taken by the Trullees, the day fol-
lowing, and Mr. Moore Was denied the pulpit in thb’Broadmead
and Guinea-ftreet Chapels, fr'ilfr ground was then taken and it was
vehemently urged that dhe point now was, not whether ike fiedph
Jhoitfdenjoy their chrifltan privileges,but who Should appoint Preach-
er^, the Trhfiees or the Conference To meet them on this ground,*
or rather to* take it away anti (hew that it was no point in difpute-
at all, the Tmffees Came'forward and declared, in a printed letter,,
that they had no intention',■ nor defire'to take the appoirftiiieijt of
Preachers out of the hands of the Conferen ce, even ior ' Brod'imead
and Guinen-Jlreet Chapels, add much Iteft for the'whole Circuif.
'4. When this did not fatisfy*, and it was urged, “ Let thefngjve1
us affiirance of this by a legal inftrufrient, and we wfll be fatiSfied,”'
they were at length prevailed upon to agree eveh to this, as appears
by the abbVfe PropoFals/artdby fo doing as was hoped', to remove,
eveTy caufe of difpute. The war, however, mud (fill be profe-
cuted on fome groan'd, but on what it belongs 'to our opponents t<ji
fay, for we do-not know. Perhaps they will* now return again to
the point from which they fet Out1, and, inftftihg on Mr. Moore, in
particular, gjving’the Sacrament at Portland Chapel, will abide by*
the declaration made by him at the Diftiiff Meeting, that “ unlfels .
Air admini (feted irt?, 500 of the people would tall in Or go over to
fbme Indipefolekt Mimfler f” - If fo, we can Only a(k what depen-
dence cari be^yiatoed on 'a people who, if they hive not their own
will, in h 'friviaf a matter,” a matter which does not concern the
Lord's Suppe? itfdf,or'the neceffity or utility of receivingit.bntonly
whether they muff rdceiTC it from this, or that perTon, will with.*’
diraw from the people wim whom they have been fo long united,
and among Whom they have.Jrot all their fpiritual good, and will*
commcnce open arid axioweiDiffenters ? But be pis as it will, it ap-
pears to us that there dxtffs at prefent,1no redfonahle difference, but
fitch as exalts in the hearts of the parties, (viz', a want of love) afcid
in the ertgagertfentS' they1 have balmy entered'into iefpeQmg
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ing which engagement they think they muft now fulfil. But conv.
cerning thefe matters you mull judge, for you are our Peers*, to
you we appeal, and by your .judgment we mean to ftand or fall.
Tell us therefore, on what fide you think truth and jujlue lies. We
are not confcious we have violated aiyy rule of Conference, anymore
than^hat we have committed any a£l of immorality. We have only,
afcfted according t# the bejloj our judgment lot the good of the whole,
and as we were advifed to act by the Prejidents of our two firjl Con-
ferences, and by a great many of our Jemor brethren. Nevertbelefs
the Diftrift Meeting has thought proper to fufpend us, or which is
the fame thing, to pronounce that we have withdrawn from the Con-
nection and this with the conlent of Meffrs. Taylor, Hanby, Rjhodes,
and Rutherford, as well as of Dr. Coke, and fome younger bre-
thren, although it was well known to the two firft named Preachers
that when, at and before the laft Manchefter Conference, Dr. C°ke,
being then utterly again ft a reparation from, the church, ufed many
efforts to get them and others of the fame party excluded thecon-
neftion, Mr. Benfon fteadilv oppofed him, making ufe, as the Dr.
acknowledged at-the. Dictrict Meeting of this argument, “ They
are pious men, and a.diyifion among the people of God is a real
evil, but the introduction of the Sacrament by the Lay Preachers
is but a doubtful evil. It is not right to caufe a real evil in order
to prevent a doubtful one.”. In this manner have thefe brethren
requited.Mr. Benfon. But is it jujl as a fenior Brother afks, even
fuppofe we (hould be miftaken, to fufpend.Preachers for an aft of
private judgment, when there is no moral offence, or violation of
any rule.of;Conference ? And is it .proper or confflent that this
Ihould be done under a.pretence.of maintaining the authority of Con-
ference when that authority is at the, fame time rejefted by thofq
very per Jons who have taken upon them thus, to aft, and that in
many glaring inftances ?	i
l. The Conference has enjoined that.no.ftep fhall be..'taken to-
wards building new Preaching-Houfes, but where they are appoint-
ed by Conference, or at leaft. approved by a Diftrift Meeting, bur
Acre without any fuch authority, nay, without fo much as coniulting
the AJJiftant, ground has been bought in two places, engagements
entered into, and building aftually, begun at one ot them. Now,
we alk, by what rule and by whofe authority havethey done this ?
’ 2. The Conference appointed us to preach in Broadmead .and
Guinea-ftreet Chapels, but they have taken upon them to annuli
that appointment, and forbid our preaching,in thofe Chapels. By
what rule and bywhofe.. authority has this .been done?
. 3. Becaufe we do not think proper to .diftkbey the .Conference, and
to obey them, they pronounce us.withdrazmfrom the Connection. By
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what rule and by zuhaje authority do they pronounce this fentence?
4,	The Conference appointed Dr. Coke and Mr. Rutherford,
for London, Mr. Rhodes for Birmingham, Mr. Grant, for Corn-
wall, and Mr. JtJna. Crowther, for the Weft-I&lies; but they have
detained them all, here from their Circuits fqr feveral weeks, and
have appointed two of them, viz. Meffrs. Rutherford and GrAt, to
labour here the reft of the year, and that withc/t* even confulting
the Afliftants of thole Circuits, to whichtthey were appointed. By
whatvule again we alk, aad by whofe authority have they exercifed
this extraordinary power^ , .	»	.
5.	They have Cipployed thefe Preachers whom the Conference did
not appoint for this Cirqpft, in oppoftng us whqjn the Conference
did appoint. By what rule, ftill we alk, and by %>hoJe authority
have they fet men to do"this prepofterous work ?
- . 6. They have voted thepublic thanks of their Meeting to thole
brethren who, negleSing the work the Conference appointed them
to do, have created endlefs ftrife and coafufton by meddling in other
men’s matters, and who difokeying the Conference have obeyed and
feroed them. B’pwhat rule, we once more demand, and by what
authority have they taken this /Iramgej thig mprecedented ftep.P
' In all thefe, and many more inftances which might be mention-
ed, they have taken upon themfelves to a£t as the Conference, and
have exalted their authority above the authority of the Conference,
andin doing this have even trampledMhe. authority of Conference
underfoot, and as far as they could, have annihilated it.. “ And all
this they<have done, under a pretence of ferving the Conference, but
in (reality to carry a favorite, point, to introduce the-Adminiftration'
of the Sacjrament by the Lay-Preachers every where, without re-
garding one fir aw, how much the people are divided by the mea-
sure;, a meafure this, which Dr. Coke‘told Mr. Vafey, the other
day, it was “ now determined, if pollible to carry, every where,
for that they would not have their conferences tyrannised over any
longer;”, a worthy fpeecfl to come from the lips of a Rev. Doftor
of the eftablilhed Church! And now, Brethren, it belongs to you
to judge to what iffue, it is probable, thefe rafli and violent mea-
fures will proceed, if they be not fpeedily checked. Whatever be-
come of us, if we fhould be thought even unworthy of your re-
fard ; yet we entreaty werpnjureyou, for the love of God, pity his
leeding caufe, and arilCTlndfave the Methodift Connexion, and
the authority of Conference. If you fleep now, and fuffer the
prefent awful crifis to pafs over unnoticed, the Preachers and peo-
ple will be divided; and the caufe of Metkodifm,! that is the caufe1of
religion and of God, will be at onceexpofed to contempt and ridi-
cule, andin a great meafure overturned and deftroyed. As to us:
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do what you pleafc with' US. We will not leavfe y*j, ^th^byoat*;
put us mum ; and if you do, we are dcterjpined it mail be fimno .i
crime. It jnall be for keepingsnd not for hfaakin^ the rules of Con-
ference. But for Grod’s fake and for the fake of lie fouls of tho*-
fends yet unborn,, interpofe, in tbifeitical titne*and llave, Ihrou^Sf '
the^feite help, the |$brk of God from ptter .ruin apd deftraSfion*
a work fo great 0d extraordinary that nothing has been feen*bke
it for centuries. Whether it will be rreceSkry for the hundred
Members tocome together, as we thin kail certainly is, fuppftfe to
Birmingham, or to»any other place rnore’convenient, ym, or a ma-
jority of you, mull judge atid determine. Your letters directed as
, above, will appr^fe: us of younintentiqp% and inform us,— iff,
Whethej it is\fbiit opinion we fltould continue to preach in the
Broad-mead, Guinea-Street, and Geoi’geVStreet Chapels, in'
Bristly and at Thornbj*y, Keynlhapr, and other parts of the
Circuit, to tie Congregations that defite us till Conference, which
Cottgtsegations in Town, efpecially, are veTy good, while there are
retained with us in Society in Brjftol, .erfclumve of the fi&mtry, at
lead go Clafles, and about 300 .{Members, airooft all aid Metho-
dills,-ami many of them^tme of Mr. Wefley’s firfl and be/i friends. ;
The Country Societies remain as they were. adly. In cafe you*
fhould judge that we Ought to-Abandon thefe three Chapels in
Briftol, and two in the Countfy. as well as'feveral fmaller places,
and leave them to he occupied by whomfoever the Trtifteesjlftid
S:ies Concerned may think proper to call in, and to fuffer the
ieties to be fcateered' and left as (beep without a Shepherdj
pleafe to tell us where we lhall all liv^and* Wbat we ftaiyioafer
a maintenance till next Conference ? gdly. 'fn pale you (hall de-
termine that we ought to continue to preach'in thefe Chapels, and
tp take the overfight ©f thefe.,Societies, inform us whether yofr
approve of, and will countenance the bitter* and violent ©ppOfitiort
that is madesJto us $S Town and Country P Hoping to be favoured
foon with, your judgment and dire&ioiis.vin thefe matters.
We remain, Dear Brethren,
Your affe&ioaate Brethren,
JOSEPH BENSON,
JRICHARD RGDDA,
$riflol,Sept. 26, 1794.	> ,%THOMAS VASE3C
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N. B. Of the Didrift Meeting that took upon them taexpelus,
who are all oldAjfanbers of the Conference, and to appoint other
Breathers for the pircuit, only three are of the hundred. t5f the reft
only two have been admitted into.full connefiion five years, one JFouf
years, one two years, and three Hot one year. The two others are
ygt upon trial.﻿﻿﻿﻿			fC _ 1
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