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Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland A Guide to the Collection Overview Creator: Bridwell Library Title: Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland Inclusive Dates: 1740-1917 Bulk Dates: 1790-1890 Abstract: The letters, images, and other documents in this manuscript collection were created or received by Methodist leaders who lived in Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Materials in the collection date from 1740 to 1917. The collection contains information about the lives of ministers, Wesleyan Conference presidents, and their correspondents. Accession No: BridArch 303.74 Extent: 3 boxes (3 linear feet) Language: Material is in English and Welsh Repository Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 1 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University Historical Note The British Isles are the homeland of Methodism, a religious and social holiness revival movement that began within the Church of England during the 1730s. John Wesley (1703- 1791), whose theological writings and organizational skills drove the movement, traced Methodism’s origins back to the Holy Club, a worship, study, and benevolent service group founded at Oxford University by his brother, Charles Wesley (1707-1788). In the summer of 1738 both John and Charles Wesley underwent dramatic conversions that resulted in a newfound religious enthusiasm that offended many fashionable churches in London. Excluded from their pulpits, John Wesley found a more receptive audience among the poor and laboring classes of England when he adopted field preaching at the urging of George Whitefield. John Wesley’s theology emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit in awakening a desire for God, assuring the Christian of God’s grace, and perfecting one’s love for God and neighbor. Hallmarks of Methodism include intentional cultivation of spiritual vitality, active compassion for the needy, and the conviction that God’s Grace may be experienced by all who desire it. As the Methodist (Wesleyan) movement took hold in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, it was also exported to Great Britain’s colonies. After John Wesley’s death in 1791, Methodists in Great Britain officially separated from the Church of England. Today there are approximately 15 million Methodists throughout the world. Bridwell Library is the principal bibliographic resource at Southern Methodist University for the fields of theology and religious studies. Sources: Rupp, E. Gordon. “Methodism.” In The Encyclopedia of World Methodism. Edited by Nolan B. Harmon. Nashville: The United Methodist Publishing House, 1974. Davies, Rupert T. “Methodism.” In Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, accessed February 17, 2014, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/378415/Methodism Scope and Contents of the Collection This manuscript collection created by Bridwell Library features more than one hundred pieces of incoming or outgoing correspondence associated with Methodists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Supplementing these letters are autographs, signed documents, engravings, 2 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University photographs, and printed items. Most materials in this assemblage were created after John Wesley’s death in 1791. The collection serves as a resource on the study Methodist leaders in Methodism’s homelands. Arrangement of the Collection The collection contains a single series: Series 1: Documents and Images, 1740-1917 Restrictions Access to Collection: The collection is open for research use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection. Publication Rights: Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Bridwell Library. Copyright Statement: It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization. Access Terms This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms. Methodist Church (Great Britain) -- Clergy. Methodist Church -- Ireland -- Clergy. 3 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University Methodists -- Great Britain. Methodists -- Ireland. Letters -- Great Britain. Letters -- Ireland. 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M. Broadley album on Brian Bury Collins, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 4 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Item identification,] Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Acquisition Information Acquired, ongoing. Processing Information Arranged and described by Timothy S. G. Binkley, 2014. The documents in this manuscript collection have been deemed to be of sufficient historical value to merit processing at the item level and digitization. Images of these items may be accessed through the Bridwell Library Digital Collections website (http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/bridwell/browse.asp). Finding aid written by Timothy S. G. Binkley, 2014. Encoded by Ada Negraru, 2014. 5 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Documents and Images, 1740-1917 3 boxes In this solitary series, materials are organized alphabetically by the sender’s or signer’s surname. Each individual has a single folder containing one or more documents. Associated prints and photographs are also included in the folder. Oversize materials are stored flat in box 3. Box Folder 01 01 William Arthur letter to John McClintock, 1861 August 27 01 William Arthur letter to Thomas Hayes, 1871 August 17 01 William Arthur letter to W. H. Ward, Jr., 1871 September 01 William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1875 July 5 01 William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 February 27 01 William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1880 December 24 02 John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1799 October 24 02 John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1811 June 19 03 Joseph Beaumont letter to James Fildes, 1839 July 29 04 Joseph Benson letter to missionaries Thomas Squance and George Erskine, Ceylon, 1816 May 2 05 H. B. Boyce letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 November 15 06 Robert Carr Brackenbury letter to Joseph Sutcliffe, 1803 January 16 07 S. Brackenbury letter to James Everett, 1822 March 23 08 William Bramwell letter to James Blackett, 1804 January 17 08 William Bramwell print engraved by C. Warren, circa 1800-1850 09 Henry Breeden letter to Samuel Coley, 1865 March 24 10 Jabez Bunting letter to the Secretaries of the Westminster Auxiliary Bible Society, London, 1823 April 22 10 Jabez Bunting letter to John S. Stamp, 1835 March 5 10 Jabez Bunting letter to “Dear Sir” declining an invitation to Waltham Cross, 1849 April 21 10 Three engraved portraits of Jabez Bunting, circa 1820-1850 6 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University 11 William M. Bunting letter to “Dear Sir” with manuscript hymn text “The Christian renewing his covenant with God,” 1845 July 8 11 William M. Bunting letter to W. M. Punshon? 1864 January 12 11 William M. Bunting engraved portrait by J. H. Baker, circa 1850-1900 12 James Calvert letter to William M. Punshon concerning American claims on Fiji, 1868 March 26 13 James Caughey letter to Robert Pilter, 1846 February 18 14 Double letter: Samuel Coley letter to John Hartley, 1868 December 12; and John Hartley letter to Samuel Coley, 1868 December 9 14 Samuel Coley autograph, 1869 July 26 15 Thomas Collins letter to Richard Tabraham, 1836 May 13 15 Typed transcription of a Thomas Collins letter to Walter C. and Phoebe Palmer regarding their missionary work in England, 1861 August 14 Box Folder 03 01 James Creighton ordination certificate issued by John Cradock, Bishop of Kilmore, 1765 October 28 Box Folder 01 16 James Creighton letter to William Willoughby Cole, Lord Enniskillen, 1799 March 6 17 Sarah Crosby letter to “my Dear and Valuable Friend,” 1760 April 17 Sarah Crosby letter to Mrs. John Pawson, 1801 December 8 Box Folder 03 02 George Cubitt (Cubit?) letter to Thomas Marriott and Samuel
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