vinistic Methodist Leaders, 165 Newbury (Berks), 9
INDEX
Memorial of William and Jenny Smith, Moat (Ireland), 65, 70 Mob violence directed by clergy, 10-15, Newcastle, 234 Memorial Tablet to Wesleys in West100-5, 212-14, 237 Moss at Acomb and Heworth Moor minster Abbey, 282n Meredith, Sister, 292 Meriton, Rev. John, 11-16, 68, 259 M. gated The, Handel's oratorio (1742), (York), 23-4; Athlone, 62-4; Camborne, 40; Chester, 236-7; Clayworth, 227; Colne, 100-5; Cork, 174; Devizes, 10-17 ; Dublin, 48-50,
241; Hull, 228-9; Newlyn, 125 ; Newtownards, 327; Norwich, 283-5 ; Plymouth Dock, 40; Sheffield, 97; Wandsworth, 193; Wednesbury, 15; Wrangle, 212-4 Money not asked by Methodist Preachers (Wesley's Advertise— ment), 99 Monastery of Mount Grace (Osmother-) - 238-40 Methodism in England (1747-8), 75 Methodism in and around Chester (Bretherton), 236", 237 Methodism in Halifax (J. U. Walker), 28n Methodism in Ireland.
See under
CROOKSHANK
Methodism in Rossendale (Jessop), 24%,
Methodism in York (Lyth), 16, 18, 301 Methodist Church (1739-46), 9 'Methodist Dissenters,'
ee Doctrines and Practice, 94—ley), 19 Monmouthshire, 45 Montcalm and Wolfe (Parkman), 304-7 Moor, alias Smith, an impostor, 99 Moore, Rev. Henry (1751-1844), his 5, 161-2 Methodist Heroes in the Great Haworth Round, 1734-84 (Laycock) (1909), 25-6, 102, 105%, 129%, 256"
Methodist Hymn-Book (1904).
See under Hymns Methodist Magazine (1825), 320"; (1843), 129, 155; (1848), 307, 318"
(1855), 276-7 Methodist Memorial (Atmore), 99, 211, Life of Wesley, 35, 145"
Moors of Spain, 134 Moral condition of the Societies, 252 Moravian School Rules, 84"
Moravian Settlements, 43, 83 Moravians, 43-4, 68, 86 Morgan, James, Methodist Preacher,
Morley, Dr. John, of Oxford, 190 Morpeth (Northumberland), 98, 201 Morris, James, Irish Methodist Preach276, 293 Methodist Recorder, (1898), 54%; (1902) 102%, 107-9, 113%, 118, 129", 145", 225%; (1904), 61 Methodist Revival trumpet-ca'l, 162 Methodist Soldiers in Ireland, 64 Methodist ' Territorials,' 308, 317, 317"
Meyrick, Thomas, Methodist Preacher, ef, 241, 328; his wife's allowance, 242"
Moss, Richard, Methodist Preacher, 84, 126 MorTHER Cuurcu of Methodism, 147-51 Mountain-scaling, 201 Murray, Mrs. Grace (née Norman), of
Middlesex magistrates, 186, 315 Middleton, Dr., of Bristol, 171, 261 Middlezoy (Somerset), 87, 153 Midlands, 199 Mildmay, Sir Walter (1520-89), 31 Militia, 316, 320 Millennium (Rev. xx. 1-10), 160 Miller's Barn (Derbyshire), 99-101, II2, 156 Milner, Rev. John, Vicar of Chipping, Newcastle, widow of Aiexander Murray, master mariner, and afterwards Mrs. John Bennet, 22, 99,
I02, 102%,
107-14, 123, 138-45, 167, 191, 218, 218%, 225 Musselburgh (Scotland), 202-3 Myvtes, William (1757-1828), Methodist Preacher ; his valuable Chronological
History of the People called Methodists, 76, 80, 92, 92%, 173, 207%, 214, 243, 244", 258, 329-30 Preston (Lancs), 250,
Milton, John (1608-74), 30, 83, 143 Ministerial Character (1753), 255 Ministers' mobs, 237 .
Minorca Island, 321 Minutes of Conference, 36, 42-3 Napier, Colonel, 305 National Church, Conference on a, 37 National Fast (1756), 317 Nattrass, Rev. J. Conder, B.A., B.D., x. ' Bennet' MS., 36, 45, 76-7, 87, 89, 139 2. Wesley's MS., 146 3. Dublin—first printed copy, 36, 139; (a) Doctrinal, 140, 159; (6) Disciplinary, 140, 159 4. Large Minutes, 253 5. First official volume (revised ed, 1862), 146, 157, 173, 179, 290; also contains, in Appendix, Rowell's Notes of Limerick Conference (1752), 241, and of the 1753 ' Yearly' Conference, 81n, 250-7 6. Report of Conference with Calvinistic Methodist Leaders, 165
MircHELL, Thomas, Methodist Preacher, 20, 25, 25%, 129 Nature of Enthusiasm, Wesley's Sermon on, 163 Neal, Dr.
Daniel (1678-1743), his History of the Puritans, 21-2 NeEtson, John (1707-74), Methodist Preacher, 18, 23-4, 36, 145, 188, 07; 204, -210;,) 220, 230,
his Journal (E.M.P.), 23 Nelson, Robert (1656-1715), his Ser— mons, 85 'Nerves' in 18th century, 217 Newbridge (Ireland), 46 Newbury (Berks), 9 Newlyn (Cornwall), 125 New Market (Ireland), 176
is, .
INDEX Pacific Ocean, 304 Paganism, 73 Palatines, German settlers in Ireland,
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,
18, 21-2, 75, 78-9, 87, 97-9, XII, 142, 147, I5I, 153-4, 167-9, 186, 201-3, 230, 234, 249, 296, 301; the Orphan House, 22, 57, 75, 77, 93;
99, I09Q-II,
142, 169, 201, 230, 234-5, 240, 289, 323; Wesley's 'study' and Retreat, 93, 201, 230-2 New Passage from Bristol, 174 Newport (Ireland), 324 New Style (Calendar), 243"
New Year's Day (1750), 160-1 Nix, Roman Bishop, of Norwich, 282 Nonconformists, 17, 275, 281, 333 Nonconformity, Wesley's changed views On, 275, 293 Norfolk and Suffolk's part im the Reformation, 282 Norfolk, Duke of, 282 North Carolina (America), 305 Northallerton (Yorks), 18, 310 North Ireland ' Round,' 243, 255 North of England, 16-29, 96, 141, 167, 73, 324 s Pamphle (John Russel Smith) on Grace Murray episode, 108 Pamphiets (Lavington's) read and distributed, 185, 229-30, 285 ' Panniers' for smuggling, 126 Papists, 19, 21, 23, 47, 49, 51, 70, 71,
74, 288 Paradise Lost (Milton), 30, 83 _ Parish, Wesley's ever-widening, 65, ror Parker, John, 129 Parker, Mr. John Henry, of Oxford,
Parker, Matthew (1504-75), Archbishop of Canterbury, 283 Parker, William, Local Preacher, 250 Parkgate, port of Chester, 238 Parkinson, Rev. Fredk. M., 288 Parkman, Francis (1823-93), 304 Parliament (1755-6), 315 Pascal, Blaise (1623-62), his Thoughts 188, 194-6, 197-9, 211, 236, 251, 301, 332 Northumberland, 153, 249, 332 Norwich, 278-85, 303 on Religion (Pensées), 85, 243, 273 * Passing-Bell,' 132
Patrick, St. (373-463), 73"
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), 125, 131; of Ryswick (1697), 44 Pearson, George, of Macclesfield, 28 Pearson, Dr. John (1613-86), Bishop of ' Note to Preach,' Wesley's early form of (1750), 177% Notes upon the New Testament, Explanatory (Wesley) (1755), 263-72,
Chester, his Exposition of the Creed, 85, 137 Pembroke, Alderman, of Cork, 174 Pembrokeshire (Wales), 32-3 Penal Laws against Papists, 47 Penalty of the Law, Mercy of the, 279, 287-8, 308-10, 314 Nottingham, 87, 153 Number of Preachers (1755), 296 Numbering of Members of Society, 21, 38, 68-9, 88 Nunc Dimittis (Luke li. 29-32), 314 213-14 Pendulum clocks, 192 Penmaenmawr (Wales), 329 Penn, William (1644-1718), 313 Penrose, Sam, of York, 302 Perfection, 166
PERRONET,
Rev.
Vincent, Methodist Preacher, 36, 38, 191-2, 233; also his two sons :— Perronet, Charles, 38, 47-9, 53, 61, 216, 277-8, 280, 292-3, 308, 311 Perronet, Edward, 38, 77, 171, 194, 216, 293 Persecution, effect of, 48 Perseverance, Final, 166 Peters, Sarah, of London, 127 Philipstown (Ireland), 69, 87 Philistines,
Phillips, Mrs., of Devizes, 13 Physics, 83, 85 Picrs, Rev. Henry, 259 Pilgrim's Progress (Bunyan), 83 Pilgrims from Syria, 312 Pill, the (Bristol Channel), 181, 181"
Pioneers of France in the New World Oakhill, Bath (Somerset), 87, 153 Obedience to Rules and Governors of Church of England, 37 Objections to Preachers stated in and judged by Conference, 81, 81m, 252, 254-5 'Obnubilative Pantomime Entertain- . ment,' ro Observance of Rules of Society, 252 Observations, &c., on Methodists (attributed to Bishop Gibson), 17
Oglethorpe, General (1696-1785), 294 Oliphant, Laurence, 286 Olivers, Thomas, Methodist Preacher,
On Foot through the Peak (Croston), 112 ' Opinions,' Wesley's view of, 249 Ordination of Preachers, 225, 292 Origen (185-254), 85 Orphanage, Savannah (Georgia), x20 Osmotherley (Yorks), 18-21, 22-4, 47, 87, 230 Ospringe (Kent), 295 Overton, Dr.
John H., Canon of Lincoln, 150, 273 Overton and Relton's volume in 4 (Parkman), 304 Pittsburgh (America), 306 Plan, Conference, earliest known (1754), 277 ; Plato (b. 427 8.c.), his Dialogues, 83 History of the English Church, 150I, 273
OxForD, 12, 22, 65, 84, 87, 96, 120-1,
137, 137%, 153, 163-4, 189, I90,
Oxford in the Eighteenth Century (Dr.
' Play,' no, at Kingswood School, 84 Plessey (Northumberland), 87 Plymouth and Plymouth -Dock (Devon), 40, 87, 153, 184, 286,
Godley), 22 Oxford, Harley, Earl of, 97
INDEX
Pocklington (Yorks), 229 Pope, Alexander (1688-1744), 263 Popery, 215, 219, 222 Popish Bishops of Mary I, 275 Popish Fanatics ,134 Population of Great Britain and Ireland, 47, 288 Portraiture "of Methodism (Crowther),
Potter, Dr. John (1674-1747), ArchRahere, Prior, 31 Rapin, Paul de (1661-1725), wrote best History of England up to that time (English ed. 1725-31, 15 vols.), 85 Reading (Berks), 87, 90, 153, 292 Reading to prisoners, 100 Reception of new Helpers, 11, 158-9 Reconciliation of the Wesleys and Whitefield, 167-9, 184 'Recording' or ' Registration' of Rooms for Methodist Services, 56-60, 179-80, 288-9, 301-2 Recorder of Chester, 180 Redruth (Cornwall), 185, 310 Reeves, Jonathan, Methodist Preacher, bishop of Canterbury, 102-3 Powell, Mr.
S., Wesley's Dublin printer, 139 Power of Laity in management of the Societies, 54, 152, 232-4 Practical Divinity, 95-6 ; and Practical
36, 42, 77, 154, 174, 216 Reformation (1517-55), 31, 282-3 Relapser into gross Cpa Rule for reReligion of Methodism, 252
PREACHERS, Methodist, First Race of (173665) ; List in Myles' Chronologtcal History, 80, 258 ; devotion
OLN; 215, Ok, L075 education and scholarship of, 84-6, 173 ; number of (1755), 296; unity of, 80-81 Preaching Houses settled upon Trusts, admittance of, Relation of Methodist Societies to Church of England, 36-8, 78, 148-71, 302-3 Relation a Whitefield and his Preachers to Methodism (1753), 251-2 Relief of poor, Methodist, 16, 35 54-5, 188, 204, 219-23; and vegistcred or recorded under the Toleration Act of 1689, 56-60, 179-80, 288-9, 302 Predestinarians, 200, 249, 251, 255,
Predestination, 166, 241-2 " Religious Societies,' 236, 265, 297-8 Relton, Rev. Frederick, 150-1 Renewal of Membership Tickets, 38 Rent for Preaching-Room, 156 Restoration, The (1660), 317 ' Press-gang' plea failed, 125 Preston (Lancs), 100-2, 115-18 Preston Pans (Scotland), Battle of (1745), 202 Pretender, The Young, 19, 44, 211, 318 Primitive Christianity (Cave), 138 Prince, Rev. Samuel, Vicar of Grimsby, ' Retreats' of Wesley, 93, 95, 201, 208,
230, 275, 286-7 Revenue Acts, 66 Reward of Preacher, 247 Rhetoric, Compendium of, 22, 83 Richards, Thomas, Methodist Preacher, 55, 57-9, 75; 84 r Rigg, Rev.
Dr.
J. Harrison (18211909), 149-52 Riggall, Rev. Marmaduke, 5 Riot Act (1714), 13 RioTs, 11-15, 23-4, 49-50, 62-4, 96,
Printing Business at Book Room, 233 Prison conditions, ro1, 132 Prison work of Wesleys, 65, 248-9; and of London Methodists, 127 Privileges, Committee of, 235 Probation for membership (1748), 78; 102-5, 115, 156, 175, 193, 212-14, 228-9, 236-7, 241 Road (Bath, Somerset), 87, 153 Robe, Rev. James, of Kilsyth, 26, 249 Rochdale (Lancs), 27, 129, 155 Roche (Cornwall), 275 Rogers, Mr., of Devizes, 12 Rogers, Jobn, champion of Camborne and for Preachers (1749), 158-9 Proceedings of the Archaeological Institute, 282-3
Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society.
See Society, WESLEY HistToRICAL Protestant Bishops of Charles II, 275 Protestant methods with Papists, 47 Protestant Refugees, 193 mob, 41 ' Roll' of membership, 38, 154, 332 Roman Catholics, 16-17, 18-21, 47,
50-I, 70, 74, 133-4, 175
Roman Liturgy, 50 Roman Priests, 63, 74-5 Roman Road to Bath, 9 Romley, Rey. John, Curate of Epworth, 97, 203-4, 291
Roquier, Rev. Moses, of Dublin, 45 Rossendale, 99, 112, 129, 155 Rotation of Conference fixed (1753),
Roughlee (Lancs), 99, r01-5, 107, 109, ' Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England '—phrase in Toleration Act, 57-8, 179, 301 Protestants, 47, 50, 64, 70, 282 Psalm XLVI, 172 Publications of the Wesley Historical Society.
See Socrzty, WESLEY
HIsTORICAL
Puritanism, 31-2 Puritans, 22 ; History of (Neal), 21-2 117-18, 129, 155 RowELL, Jacob, Methodist Preacher, Quakers, 40, 71, 155, 183, 186 Quarter ee 58-9, 115, 180, 183, 81n, 241, 242n, 243%, 250-7, 277.
See also under Minutes (5) Rowlands, Rev. Daniel, 32 RucCKLE, Barbara (Mrs. HEck), 243, 224, Gas "Meeting, Circuit (1748-9), 128-30, 147-8, 154-8, 185, 218, 242, 249 Quebec (Canada) (1759), 319 Queen's Regiment, 182 Queenstown (Ireland), 243
Ruins of Irish Churches, 72-3 Rules for Action and Utterance, 137
INDEX as the STANDARD SERMONS (44 sermons), 94-5, 161-4.
The four University Sermons placed first, 163:
No.
1. Salvation by Faith (1738),
No. 2. The Almost Christian (1744), Rules for Bands, 329 ; Communicants, 73; Irish Preachers, 242; Stewards, 3-4 Rules of an Assistant, 244n, 252 Rules of a Helper, Twelve, 252-4 Rules of Kingswood School, 84, 93, 138, 329
RULES OF THE SOCIETY, 46, 203, 252,
No. te Awake, thou that Sleepest (Charles Wesley) (1742), 163 No 4. Scriptural Christianity (1744), 289 (1756), 329 Ryswick, Peace of (1697), 44
Other of the Seymons mentioned in Sackville, Sir Edward, 4th Earl of Dorset (1591-1652), 132 St. Agnes (Cornwall), 87, 311 St. Albans (Herts), 124, 188 St. Anthony, 134 St. Columban, 51 St. Cyprian, 85, 281 St. Deicola, 5x St. Ewe (Cornwall), 87 Sr. Francis of Assisi, 134, 187 St. Gennys (Cornwall), 125, 185 St. Ignatius, 134 St. Ives (Cornwall), 40-1, 87, 185 St. Just (Cornwall), 185 St. Patrick of Ireland, 73"
Salford (Manchester), 28 Salisbury (Wilts), 87, 153 Salvation by Faith, Wesley's Sermon this volume are:
No. 12. The Means of Grace, 162 Nos. 16-28. On the Sermon on the Mount, 95, 162, 272 No. 32. The Nature of Enthusiasm,
No. 33. A Caution against Bigotry, 162-3, 325 No. 34. Catholic Spirit, 162-3, 325-6 Severn River, 263 Seymour (Aaron C. H.), his Life and Times of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, 168.
See under
HuNTINGDON
Shaburn, 153 Shadforth, Alice, of Hainton, 187 Shaftesbury (Dorset), 181-6 Shannon, River (Ireland), 72-3 Sharp, Rev. Dr. J. Alfred, 5, 221, 265"
Sharp, Dr. Thomas (1693-1758) ; his on, 163 ' Samaritans, Good,' 212
Sanctification, Entire, 36 Sandwich (Kent), 192 Savannah (Georgia), 120, 272 Tracts on the Rubrics and Canons (1753), 302-3 Sheffield (Yorks), 87, 96-7, 97m, 114, ' Schism,' 36-7 Scholefield, James, Methodist Preacher,
153, 227, 205, 332 Sheldon, Mr. William C. (1852-1924), * Scotch Will'
[William Darney], 26 Scotland, 26, 32, 42, 124, 201-3, 246 Scotsmen, Wesley's opinion of, 202-3 Scott, Mrs., of Newcastle, 234-5; for
SHENT, William, Methodist Preacher, her two noted sons, see under Ex.pon and STOWELL Scott, Francis, of Wakefield, Local Preacher, 250 Scottish Inns and Roads, 247 Scriptural Christiamty, Wesley's Ser80, 142, 154, 216, 226, 230, 250,
Shepton Mallet (Somerset), 87, 153,
Sherlock, Dr.
Thomas (1678-1761), Bishop of London (1748-61), 34 Shrewsbury (Salop), 87, 153 Shipton, William, of York, 301 Shirley, House of, 168 Shoreham (Sussex), 36, 50, 210, 233. mon On, 163 Sedan chair, 90 Seed, Rev. T. Alexander, 97"
Seend (Wilts), 15, 153 Sees of Armagh (a.p. 445) and CanterSee also PERRONET, VINCENT
Short Hebrew Grammar (Wesley), 195 Shronell (Ireland), 177 Sidney, Mr. Edwin, his Life of Samuel bury (A.D. 597), 73% Sellon, Rev. Walter, 293, 297 'Seminary for Labourers,'
22, 85-6, 137, 331 Separation of the Methodists from the Walker, 298 Sifting of Preachers, 258, 258"
Simon, Rev. Dr. John S.; his John Church of England 'by law established,'
36-8, 291, 295-300,
Separatists (Predestinarians), Wesley's Wesley and the Religious Socteties, 2In, 28n, 86", 190, 240", 263, 265", 274, 294, 319"; his John Wesley and the Methodist Societies, 9, 45%, 52, 69, 82n, 85", 94-5, 97%, 21, 153%, 161m, 186n, 187n, 188%, 204n, 221M, 244n, 252", 295%, 297, 303%, 315"; his Recorder Article on the Bristol 'New Room,' 54"; his article in view of, 249 Sericus Thoughts occasioned by the late Earthquake at Lisbon (Wesley),
Sermon by White of Colne, 105, 11920; Grimshaw's Answer, 120-1 Sermon on The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes (C. Wesley) (1750),
Sermon Register of Wesley (Curnock), W.H.S. Proceedings on Wesley's Noe upon the New Testament,
Sinless Perfection, 166 Skelton, Charles, Methodist Preacher, 234, 244 SERMONS ON SEVERAL
OCCASIONS
(Wesley) —' four volumes' known 276, 278
INDEX
Slaton, Mr. Thomas, of Acomb (York), Stewards of the Societies, 34-5, 41, 18, 24, 250 Slave ae a es and Liverpool, 54-6, 76, 86, 129, 147, 157, 185, 249, 256-7 Stewards of Book-Room, 231-4 Stier, Dr. Ewald Rudolf (1800-62) ; ae Words of the Lord Jesus (1843),
Stocks at Colne, 100 Stodhart, Mr. Thomas, of the Bedern,
Slocomb, John, Methodist Preacher, 126 Smallpox, 261-2 Smiles, Samuel (1812-1904), 192 Smith, ne Jarrit, M.P. for Bristol, 317- 'Smith, John,'
Correspondence, 69; Letter quoted, 94 Smith, Mr. J. Russel, 108 Smith, Mr. R. Thursfield, ro7 Smith, Mr. William (1736-1824), of Newcastle, married Jenny Vazeille,
Smithsby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Smollett, Tobias George (1721-71), his History of England, 125n, 1312; and its Continuation, 304n, 305-6, 314, 316 Smuggling ' Panniers,' 126
Snowden, Mrs. Sarah, of Hull, 228% Society Meetings, 78-9, 176, 261 Society, WeESLEY
HISTORICAL,
Proceedings of, 15n, 20, 20%, 25", 44, 45%, 68%, 97%, 109, 129%, 165, 193%, 212n, 243n, 266, 271", 282n, 286n, 288-9, 310%, 330; Publications of, 36, 39, York, 18 Stokes, Dr. George T., 72-3 Stokes, Miss Margaret, 51, 51"
Stow, Sam, of York, 302 Stowell, Lord (1745-1836), William Scott, 235 Stroud (Glos), 87, 153 Stuart period, 25 Stuttgart (Germany), 268 Style of Calendar, New (September Bente tA E752) 2430 ee: Question of Wesley's (1748), ) Suffolk and Norfolk's part in Reformation, 282
Sultan of Egypt, 134 Summary of Methodist Law and Disctpline, 159, 254"
Sunderland (Durham), 87 Superintendent of Circuit, 154 Superman, 178 Support of Preachers, 128, 151, 156, _ 83, 139, 146 Societies, Religious, 236, 265, 297-8 SocirETIES,
METHODIST,
or ' The United'; Burden of Management, 153-4, 308; Composition, 148-151 ; Growth, 153-4 ; necessary, 27 ; Rules of, 46, 203, 252, 289, 329 ; stability tested by Wesley's long illness, 289-90 Soldiers, 43, 50, 64, 175, 241, 323 Somersetshire, 11, 282, 312 Sorrows of Wesley's married life, 244, 209, 242-4, 247, 256 Surrey, 87, 153 Suspension of Preacher, 207 Sutcliffe, Mr.
Halliwell, of Bingley (Yorks), 211 * Swaddlers,' 43, 49 Swalwell (Durham), 87 SWINDELLs, Robert, Methodist Preach— er, 36, 39, 68-9, 241, 277 Sycamore Tree at Kingswood, 75 Sykehouse (Yorks), 87 System of Ethics, 22 259, 310-11 Southey, Robert (1774-1843), his Life of Wesley, 83-4, 92, 92", 187 Sowerby Bridge (Yorks), 156 Spen, The, 87 Spencer, Hon. John, afterwards Earl 'Tabernacle'
(Whitefield's), at London, 168, 251; at Plymouth, 184; (Wheatley's) at Norwich, 278 Tablet at Kingswood School, 93; at Westminster Abbey, 282 Taddington (Derbyshire), r12 Taunton (Somerset), 87, 153 Tavistock (Devon), 87, 153 Taylor, Rev. Samuel, 258-9 Telford, Rev. John, B.A.; his Life of Wesley, 109 ; and Methodist Hymn— Book Illustrated, 328 Templemacateer (Ireland), 62, 64, 70 Temporal affairs of Wesley, 330-1 Spencer, 317 Spenser's Faerie Queene, 85 Spiritual state of the Societies— Inquiry in Quarterly Meetings, 154, 156-7 '
Sprage, Mr. John, of Bristol, 282 Staffordshire, 87, 153, 154, 200-1 Stamp, Rev. Dr. William W. (1801-77); his Orphan House of Wesley, 221 ; his article in Methodist Magazine (1843), 129, 155 Stampe, Mr. George, 92, 109, 146, 180n Standard of Conduct for Methodist Preachers, 252-5 Stanley, Rev. Arthur Penrhyn (1815- ' Territorials,' Methodist, 307-8, 317, 317% Tertullian (160-230), 85 Testament, Greek, 83, 85, 271, 271"
Tetney (Lincs), 16 Tetsworth (Oxon), 205 Thames, River, 169 Thomas, William, Methodist Preacher, 81), 282-3, 282"
Stanley, Edward, father of Rev. Jacob Stanley, 98 Stanley es [St. Leonard], 87, 153 Stanton (Glos), 199, 217 Statute Book, 65-6, 180 Z Stations—' Journeyings of the Assist-
Thompson, Mr. Patrick, of Newcastle,
Thomson, Rev. George, Vicar of St. ants,'
(1747), 39; (1748), 89; (1749), 153-45 (1753), 257_.
Stevenson, Mr. George J., his History Gennys (Cornwall), 125, 136-7 Thornhill (Scotland), 247 Thornton, Mr. John, of London, 275 of City Road Chapel, 152, 233%
INDEX Unity of Methodist Procedure in EngThornton, Mr.
Henry, of Loudon, Methodist solicitor, 220-1 Thorpe, John, of York, 'Local Preacher, land and Ireland, 140 Universal History, 85 250, 301 ' Throstle-nest of England '—Bingley (Yorks), 211 Thunderstorm (1750), 169, 171 Tickets of Membership, 38, 154 Tindale (or Tyndale), William (1r490Vale of Avilion [Tennyson's Morte d@' Arthur), 312 Vassw Rhetorica, 83 Vazeille, Mr. Anthony, 192-3 VAZzEILLE, Mrs. Mary (née Goldhawk), 1536), 287 Tiverton (Devon), 59, 184 Todmorden (Yorks), 128-9, 155-7 Told, Silas, Local Preacher, Foundery afterwards Mrs. John Wesley, 173, 192-6.
See WesLry, Mrs. JoHN Vazeille, Charles (infant), 193 Vazeille, Jane (Jenny) (1737-1820), 193, 217-8, 227-8, 230, 234, 240,
Venn, Bey, Henry, Curate of Clapham Schoolmaster, Prison Visitor, 127-8 Toleration Act (1689), 56-9, 119, 179,
Toplady, Rev. Augustus M., 328 Topley Pike (Derbyshire), 112 Torrington (Devon), 320 Toulon (France), 321 'Tour of Inspection' by C. Wesley, (1754-9), then Vicar of Huddersfield, 274-5
'Venn, Dr.'—Rev.
Richard Venn, Rector of St.
Antholin's, died February 16, 1738-9, 274 Vigor, Mrs., of Bristol, 261 Visitation of Classes, 21, 38, 126, 154,
208-11 Towgood, Rev. Micaiah, his volume on Dissent (1746), 295-6 Tracts, ' Our,' 85
Tragedy of Errors,' A, 112, 144 Treaty and Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle Wales, 32, 45, 47, 67, 87, 153, 174, 180,
IgI, 250 Walkden, Rev. Mr., 224 Walker, Rev.
Samuel (1714-61), of Truro, 137, 297-300; his Life by Edwin Sidney, 298; his Socteties and Parson's Club, 297 bie pel Francis, Methodist Preacher, (1748), 125, 131 Trembath, John, Methodist Preacher, 42, 45, 49, 77, 185, 216 Tresmere (Cornwall), 125, 185 Trevecca (Wales), 318-20 Treves, Sir Frederick, his Dorset volume, 181 Trewint (Cornwall), 87 Trowbridge (Wilts), 286 Truro (Cornwall), 137 Trust DeEps—Bristol, 54-5, 188, 221 ; Walle, Dr. Thomas, of Bicminghani, Wallexr, Mr. J. U., his Methodism tn Newcastle, 188, 221; Birstall, 187-8, 204; Bolton, 219-223 Tucker, Rev. Dr. Josiah, of Bristol, 318
Tucker, es Methodist Preacher, Halifax, 28"
Waller, Mr. James, 189 Walpole, Horace, fourth Earl of Orford (1717-97), 91 Walpole, Sir Spencer, 65-6 Watsu, Thomas, Methodist Preacher, 45, 77, 139 Tullamore (Ireland), 87 Tully's De Natura Deorum, 83 Tunstall, Dr.
Cuthbert (1474-1559), Bishop of London (1522), Bishop of Durham (1530), 287 Turks, 105, 134 Turnough, John, Methodist Preacher, 176-7, 241, 250 , 277, 292-3, 322-7 Wandle River, 192 War between England and France, 303, 307 War Effecis, 131-2 War, The Great (1914-18), 172 Warburton (Cheshire), 224 Wardrobe, Rev.
T., of Bathgate (Scotland), 301, 324 Warrington (Lancs), 224
Turnpike Roads, 247 Tweed, River, 202 Tyerman, Rev. Luke (1820-89) ;_ his Life and Times of John Wesley, 108-9, 135%, 145", 247%, 248n,
298-300; and Life of George Whitefield, 42-3, 165, 168"
Tyrrell's Pass (Ireland), 62, 70-1, 74, 87 Was John Wesley a High Churchman ?
(Rigg), 149 bifeson ose George (1732-99), 230, 304-6 Watchnight Services, ae 99, #37, 154,
Waterford (ireland), ie Watson, Matthew, Local Preacher, 250 Wayside hearers, 70, 98 Ulster (Ireland), 324 Uncustomed goods, 126 Union of Methodist Societies, 88-9, 146-54 Union Meeting between Wesleys and ' Weary-all-hill,' 312
Weavers' Company, Bristol, 282 Wedgwood, Miss Julia, her John Wesley and the Evangelical Reaction of the 18th century, 133-4 Wednesbury (Staffs), 15, 87, 153, 200 Weekes, Mr. Buckler, Mayor of Bristol Whitefield and Harris (1749), 164-9 Union of Methodist Connexion with (1747-8), 58 Welch, Mr. William, of London, 86 Welfare of Children, 89, 138, 322 Wells, Samuel, Methodist Preacher, 59 Church of England, 140 Unity of Methodist Preachers, 80-82, 254-5
INDEX
Welsh Calvinistic M ethodism (Williams), Wesley, John (1753-54), another son, 320n who died in infancy, 262 Welsh Evangelical clergy, 32 Westey, Joun, A.M.
(1703-91),
WRsLEY, CHARLES, A.M. (1707-88)—
Founder of Methodism :
Chief incidents of his career in the ten years of this volume (1747-56) are:
1747—(1) Haworth, 25 ; (2) Devizes, 11-153 (3) London i Shela 36-39; (4) Garth, 47-8; (5) IRELAND (September, 1747 to March, 1748), 48-54 1748—(r) Ireland, 60-7 ; (2) Garth, 67-8; (3) London Conference, 76-89 ; (4) Bristol and opening : new Kingswood School, 921747—(1) Devizes, 9-10; (2) Bristol accident, 10-11; (3) North of England, 17-29; (4) London Conference, 30-9; (5) West of England, 39-41;
(6) IRELAND,
45-7 ; (7) Garth, 47-8 1748—(1) Bristol 'New Room' scheme, 54-60; (2) Ireland, 67— 75; (3) London Conference, 7689; (4) Bristol, opening of Kings— wood New School, 90-4; (5) Second volume of STANDARD SERMONS, 94-5; (6) North, 96-106; beginning of Grace Murray episode, 107-14; Colne legal case, 115-18; (7) Lavington's first attack and apology,
121-3; (8) West, 125-75 (9) London, 127-8; (ro) John Bennet's Letter on First Quarterly Meeting, 128-30
1749—(1) Lavington's second attack, 132-3 ; Miss Wedgwood's criticism, 133-4; (2) Kingswood, 137-8; (3) Charies's Marriage, at Garth, 138-9; (4) Ireland, and issue of first M mutes, 13940; (5) Bristol, and Conference with Whitefield and Harris re Union, 165-7; (6) North, with continuation of Grace Murray episode, ending in her Marriage to John Bennet, 140-5; (2) Reconciliation with Whitefie d, 167; (8) London:
Conference, 146-59 ; 1750 (' Year of Jubilee ')—(x) Third volume of Sermons, 161-4; (2) London—February Earthquake 173; (3) Bristol, prolonged 'conference' with Preachers, 173-4; (4) Ireland, 174-81 ; (5) Dorset and Cornwall, 181-7; (6) London, 187-9 1751—(1) Oxford election, r90-1z; (2) Accident and
MARRIAGE,
191-7; (3) Bristol Conference, 197-8; (4) North, 199-201; (5) ScoTLAND, 201-3; (6) Epworth, Leeds, Birstall, and to London, 203-5 ; (7) Bristol and 3 (5) Ireland, 121-2 r749~-(1), Marriage, 138-93 (2) at Grace Murray's marriage, 1443; (3) London (? Conference), 146; (4) Bristol, 146; (5) Meeting for Union with Whitefield and Harris, 164-7; (6) Reconciliation, 167
1750 (' Year of Jubilee ')—(z) Bristol, 160-1, 171; (2) Ludlow, 171; 3) London (£arthquake), 170; 4) At Hetty Wesley's death and uneral, 171-2; (5) Ludlow, 173 ; (6) London, 173, 188; (7) Ludlow, 189; (8) London, 189 1751—(1) London, 197; (z) Absent from Bristol Conference, 197; (3) Bristol, 205-6 ; (4) Bradfordon-Avon, 206; (5) Bristol with Jobn, and their
SUSPENSION
from preaching of Wheatley, 206-7; (6) Northern ' Tour of inspection,' 207-10 ; (7) Articles of Agreement, 210-11 ; (8) Gradually retiring from Itinerancy, 211
1752—(1) Second Agreement, 216; (2) Third Agreement marking "the parting of the ways,' 226
1753—(1) Absent from Leeds Conference, 250, 259; (2) John's Letters to him, 259-60; (3) Hastens to London on hearing of John's serious illness, 260-1 ; (4) wife's illness, 261-2 1754—(1) Death of son John, 262; (2) Assists John with WNotes upon the New Testament, 272; (3) At London Conference, 276~- 8; (4) Norwich, 278-9, 284-5) ; (5) Letters to Walter Sellon, 292-4 1755—(1) Met John at Birstall, 2956; (2) At Leeds Conference for a time—' left abruptly,' 296-7; (3) Letter on John's ' soldiers,'
1756—(1) At Bristol Conference, 329; (2) Practically retived from Itinerancy, 331; His last campaign—a visit to North, 331-3; close of his published Journal, 332; (4) Settled in Bristol for many years, 333 Westrey, Mrs. CHARLES (1726-1822) Wheatley case, 206-7; (8) Tour with wife and Blackwell in Cornwall, 214 ; (9) First Articles of Agreement, 210-11 1752—(1) Second Articles of Agreement, 216; (2) Tour with wife and "Jenny Vazeille to North, 216-23; (3) Rupture with Bennet, 223-5; (4) Third Form of Agreement, 226-7; (5) At Newcastle answered Lavington's charges, 230-1, and arranged for New Management of BookRoom, 231-5; (6) Bristol and Chester, 235-40;
(7) IRELAND
and first Ivish Conference (Limerick, 240-3; (8) Bristol Con— ference, 243-4; (9) London, 244-5 (née Sarab Gwynne), 108, 138,
143, I7I,
173, 196-7, 206. For earlier entries see under GWYNNE Wesley, eg (1757-1834), son of above, 285
INDEX mAs 1753—(1) Bristol to Chester, Bolton, Scotland, 246-9; (2) Leeds Conference, 249-59 ; (3) Absence of Charles and correspondence thereon, 259-60 ; (4) ILLNEss at Lewisham, 260-2 1754—(1) Bristol Hot Well—WNotes upon the New Testament begun, 263-72; (2) Letters from Venn and Furly, 273-5; (3) London and Paddington, 275-6; (4) London Conference, 276-8; (5) Norwich, 278-80 ; (6) Bedford, London, Canterbury, London, Bristol Hot Well, 280-2; (7) West, 286 ; (8) London—Bonner Hall, 286-7 1755—(1) Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and Yorkshire, 288-90 ; (2) Leeds Conference, 290-300 ; (3) North (Newcastle and York), 301-3 ; (4) London and Norwich, 303; (5) London—scheme to raise voluntcers—completed the Notes, 303-10; (6) Cornwall, 310-12 ; (7) Bristol and London, 312-14 1756—(1) Bristol election, 317-18; (2) Trevecca, 318-20; (3) Ireland and second Irish Conference West, The Hon. James, M.P., 307, 317 Westminster, 83, 169-70, 244, 277, 328; Abbey, 245, 282; Central Hall site, 245 Wheatley, James, Methodist Preacher, 206-7, 278-9, 283 White, Rev. George, Vicar of Colne, 100, 102-6, 116-21, 131 White, Rev. John, Vicar of Ospringe,
WHITEFIELD, GEORGE
(1714-70), 25, 33, 42-3, 45, 90, 91, I1g-20, 122-3, 131, 133-4, 144-5, 150, 164-9, 202, 247, 251-2, 313 Whitehaven (Cumberland), 143-4, 2o1,
Whitehead, Dr.
John; his Life of Wesley, 208-9, 209"
Whitehead, perce, of Blackburn, 99, ror, 116 Whitford, John, Methodist Preacher, 126, 241, 243 Whitsuntide Return of Members, 154 Wick, Bristol (Glos), rz Widdrington (Northumberland), 98 William III, King, Reign of (16891702), 58, 179 becca Enoch, SMciodke Preacher, Willians, Thomas, Methodist Preacher, 43-5, 73 Willway, Mr. Robert, of Bristol, 282 Windsor, (Berks) 87, 153 Windsor, Robert, of Lomion 278 bhi sitair (Wiirtemberg, Germany),
bodes ach cas Whitchurch (Dorset),
Woman defended Nelson, 24; another (Dublin), 320-9; (4) Bristol Conference, 329-30 ; (5) London, 330-3 WESLEY, Mrs. Joun, formerly Mrs.
Vazeille, 192-6, 204-8, 214, 217— 20, 222-3, 227-30, 234, 240, 243, 246, 259-61, 272, 275, 297, 301, 310-11 Wester,
MEHETABEL
(or ' Hetty') (1697-1750) (Mrs. William Wright) sister of John and Charles Wesley, 171-2
WEsLEyY, SAMUEL, A.M. (1690-1739),
defended Healy, 63, 70 Woman's gossip, Cornish, 141, 231 Women's Bands, 110, 143 Woodley (Cheshire), 128, 156-8 Woodward, Dr. Josiah, 265, 297-8 John's brother, 184, 260-1 WESLEY, SUSANNA (1669-1742), Mother of the Wesleys, 171, 243 Wesley Historical Society.
See Society, WESLEY HISTORICAL Wesley's Last Love, John (Leger), 109Word to a Freeholder, A (Wesley), 40
Worship, Public, 242 Worth, River, 25 Wrangle, Boston (Lines), 212-4, 228 Wraxall (Wilts), 15 Wrixon, Mr., Mayor of Cork, 176 Wycombe.
See Hich WycomBE 14, 142,-3 145% Wesley MS. on Grace Murray episode in British Museum, 108-9, 142"
Wesley's MS. Note-Book, 265-70 Wesley's Works, 17", 59, 148, 205n, Xenophon's Cyrus, 83 227%, 228, 232n, 257%, 310N, 311n, 322n, 326n Western Societies (Cornwall), 87 WESTLEY,
BARTHOLOMEW
(1600-71), great-grand-father of John Wesley,
WEstTLeEy, Joun, A.M. (1636-70), son Yarmouth (Norfolk), 320 ' Yearly' Conference, 250 York, 17-18, 23-4, 97, 227, 229-31, 301-3 York, Glimpses of Early Methodism in, (Lyth), 16, 18, 301 Yorkshire, 27, By, 'OI, III, 153-4, 185, of above, and grandfather of John Wesley, 183, 275 194, 249, 289, 332
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