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Wesley, John, 1703-1791. Letter : London, to John Stretton 26 Feb 1786.

Title: Letter : London, to John Stretton 26 Feb 1786.

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ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 19 x 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144621810 View

White, William, 1748-1836. Papers, 1784-1873

Title: William White papers, 1784-1873.

This large collection, which includes 184 letters by Bishop White, contains much material on the formative years of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in which he took a leading part. Principal clergymen among his correspondents are William West (24 letters, 1785-1790), William E. Wyatt (letters of 1829-1836), and John P.K. Henshaw (1829-1830), all of Baltimore, and Maryland Bishops Thomas John Claggett (letters of 1796-1814), James Kemp (1812-1827), and William Murray Stone (1830-1836). Letters to Bishop Kemp are most numerous, although other holdings are substantial. Other correspondence is addressed to the Reverend Samuel H. Turner and the Reverend Jackson Kemper. One letter recommends the Reverend William Rollinson Whittingham to the Church in general as agent for the Sunday School Union, 1828.The correspondence ranges over most of the concerns and events of the Episcopal Church during the period, with special reference to the Church in Maryland. Only a sampling of subjects can be summarized here. White expresses his opinions on organization and government of the Church; the role of the laity; relations of church and state; proceedings of General Conventions; qualifications for ordination; relations with the Church of England; independence of the American Church; the liturgy of the two Churches, including problems concerning the thirty-nine Articles and the Creeds; aid given by the Church of England to the Episcopal Church; legislation in Parliament, 1786; and correspondence with the Archbishops of Canterbury and York concerrning the new Prayer Book. Much concerns revision and sale of the Prayer Book and donation of proceeds to the Corporation for the Relief of Widows and Children of Deceased Clergymen. There are also copies of four letters to White by the Reverend Thomas Cradock, the Reverend William West, and Samuel Johnston, 1786-1788, about the election of the Reverend William Smith as Bishop of Maryland and objections to his consecration (whereabouts of the originals not shown). Many other letters concern affairs of the Church in Maryland and Virginia in the last two decades of the eighteenth century. Correspondence from 1800 on includes numerous references to clergymen in Pennsylvania and Maryland, among them Walter C. Gardiner, William L. Gibson, Archibald Walker, John Chandler, John Armstrong, Joseph Jackson, and Bird Wilson, as well as substantial materials about affairs of the Dioceses of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York , and Connecticut. Letters of 1804-1807 concern Methodist Bishop Thomas Coke's negotiations for reunion of Methodists with the Protestant Episcopal Church, including his plan for the reordination of Methodist preachers, and White's views on the Methodist Church and John Wesley's influence. There are frequent references to the election and consecration of early bishops, including objections to the consecration of Philander Chase, 1819, and to White's relations with other bishops. Much concerns the disputed election of James Kemp as Suffragan Bishop of Maryland, 1814-1816, and the conduct and schism of the Reverend George Dashiell during that time. Substantial materials related to dealings with Bishop Thomas John Claggett throughout his episcopate. White writes frequently about affairs of the Diocese of Maryland and the Church in general. He gives his views on church music, architecture, the arrangement of church interiors, placement of organs and furniture, the practice in Pennsylvania regarding use of churches prior to consecration, canon law, and the liturgy and rubrics.There are also numerous references to Richard Mant, Bishop of Killaloe, in Ireland. In 1817, White writes the Reverend Samuel H. Turner expressing his views on slavery, its evils, the need for its gradual elimination, and his belief that Blacks should have part in the vox populi. Letters of 1824 concern the Reverend William Levington, a Negro ordained by White, who founded St. James' First African Church, Baltimore, with mention of his education and work among Blacks in Philadelphia. Other letters of the 1820s discuss White's writings on the history of the Episcopal Church, Calvinism, and other subjects; his controversy with the Reverend Jared Sparks over Unitarianism; and troubles in the Diocese of Pennsylvania over the election of Henry U. Onderdonk as Assistant Bishop. White disapproves of the project for a General Theological Seminary and prefers diocesan seminaries. Papers of 1829-1830 chiefly concern the trial of the Reverend Timothy Clowes, which raised problems of canon law concerning episcopal authority, and the consecration of William Murray Stone as Bishop of Maryland. Correspondence with Bishop Stone is mostly about clergy matters. The collection also references to Bishop White after his death, concerning memorials to him, his theology, his attitude toward sacraments and the Prayer Book, and various tributes.

ArchivalResource: 370 items.

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Wesley, John, 1703-1791. John Wesley family papers, 1734-1864.

Title: John Wesley family papers, 1734-1864.

The collection consists of materials relating to John Wesley and the Wesley family from 1734-1864. The materials include correspondence, writings, and photographs and other images of Wesley. The correspondence of John Wesley pertains to church business and theology. The correspondence of Sarah Wesley (b. 1760) is with family and friends (mostly with her mother, Sarah G. Wesley, and her brother, Samuel Wesley) and pertains to family activities, travel, and beliefs. Correspondence (1779-1780) of Methodists Joseph and Sarah T. Benson details their courtship. A later addition of correspondence between Charles Wesley and organist John Langshaw, pertains to Methodism, the American Revolution, and London musicians and music teachers. The collection also includes three of John Wesley's diaries. The original 1736 diary documents part of his trip to Georgia (1735-1738) with his brother Charles, and is written partially in the cipher they sometimes used in their letters. The other two diaries are photocopies of the 1735 and 1737 volumes held by Methodist Archives in London. Other materials include Sarah Wesley's personal writings, Sarah G. Wesley's poetic psalms, sermons of John Wesley, a Wesley family genealogy, and music manuscripts. Photographs and other pictures are of Wesley memorabilia, and drawings, paintings, and sculpture of the Wesleys.

ArchivalResource: 3 microfilm reels (MF)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228097346 View

Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814. [Letters to Bishops White and Seabury]

Title: [Letters to Bishops White and Seabury] 1791 Apr. 24, May 14

ArchivalResource: [12] leaves ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31601291 View

Clarke, Adam, ca. 1762-1832. Papers, 1743-1875.

Title: Papers, 1743-1875.

Letters of Clarke to his wife, Mary Cook Clarke, son and literary executor, Joseph B.B. Clarke, and daughter and biographer, Mary Ann Clarke Smith, and later correspondence among family members concerning the publication of Clarke's biography. The collection covers Clarke's career as a minister and contains material on the development of the Wesleyan Methodist Church; the ministries of John Wesley, Thomas Coke, and George Whitefield; the British reaction to the French Revolution; missionary work in Palestine and the Shetland Islands; and the effects of the industrialization in England.

ArchivalResource: 301 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19465383 View

Collection of Wesleyana artifacts, circa 1745-1988.

Title: Collection of Wesleyana artifacts, circa 1745-1988.

This collection contains approximately 258 items relating to John Wesley, his family, and Methodism. Approximately half of the collection consists of artifacts relating to John Wesley. The collection is organized in three series: I., Prominent Methodists; II., Methodist Events; and III., Miscellaneous artifacts. Series I, Prominent Methodists, is organized in two groups and three subgroups. Group A., Wesley family, includes subgroups John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and Other Wesleys. Group B. is Other Methodists. The collection includes images such as cameos, paintings, engravings, and photographs. Other artifacts include commemorative plates and plaques and other ceramic items, busts and figurines, medals, and other items.

ArchivalResource: 22 cubic ft. (6 letter-size archives boxes, 1 legal-size archives box, 9-5"x8" archives boxes, 12-4"x6" archive boxes, 2-9"x11" oversized boxes, 1-21"x25" oversized box, 1 oversized folder, and 9 records center cartons)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122386120 View

Samuel Drew manuscript material : 1 item, 1816

Title: Samuel Drew manuscript material : 1 item 1816

Samuel Drew, English Methodist theologian, metaphysical writer, and biographer. To the Rev. Thomas Roberts, Wesleyan minister : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Oct 1816 : (MISC 1991) : regarding the manuscript of Drew's biography of the Rev. Thomas Coke. Roberts is in possession of the manuscript, and was apparently one of Coke's executors.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/21911 View

Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814. Letter : London, to John Stretton 26 Feb 1786.

Title: Letter : London, to John Stretton 26 Feb 1786.

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ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 19 x 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144635211 View

Story, G. (George), 1738-1818. Papers, [1764?]-1792.

Title: Papers, [1764?]-1792.

Papers including two letters and a fragment of another from John Wesley, Methodist leader, giving advice concerning Story's ministry; letters from Thomas Coke, Methodist bishop; photocopy of a broadside concerning Story's policy as the new editor of the Methodist Publishing House; and notebooks and records containing sermon outlines, notes on medical remedies, prescriptions, notes on medical lectures, outlines of sermons preached by John Wesley and other early Methodist ministers, membership lists for several charges served by Story, hymns, and an adaption of Samuel Taylor's shorthand instructions.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20400386 View

Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814. Letter : Northampton, to James Creighton 29 August 1783.

Title: Letter : Northampton, to James Creighton 29 August 1783.

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ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 19 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/162150194 View

Methodist Missionary Society Archives, [microform], 1769-1948 (inclusive)

Title: Methodist Missionary Society Archives, [microform] 1769-1948 (inclusive)

The archives document the work of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Caribbean region and North America. Of special interest is extensive material on Dr. Thomas Coke, assistant to Wesley. Also included is material on the Women's Work organization and the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.bib.946924 View

Drew, Samuel, 1765-1833. Samuel Drew manuscript material : 1 item, 1816

Title: Samuel Drew manuscript material : 1 item, 1816

· To the Rev. Thomas Roberts, Wesleyan minister : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Oct 1816 : (MISC 1991) : regarding the manuscript of Drew's biography of the Rev. Thomas Coke. Roberts is in possession of the manuscript, and was apparently one of Coke's executors.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174042382 View

Candler, Warren A. (Warren Akin), 1857-1941. Warren A. Candler papers, 1846-1977.

Title: Warren A. Candler papers, 1846-1977.

Correspondence, subject files, writings, financial records, appointment books, notebooks, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, miscellaneous papers and memorabilia produced or collected by Warren A. Candler, clergyman, editor, and educator. Most correspondence is official in nature and reflects the various positions Candler held, 1877-1934, related to the Methodist Church. Topics include the organization of Emory University in Atlanta; mission work in Cuba, Mexico, and Asia; rights for women and blacks, and anti-lynching campaigns, women's suffrage, prohibition, and the Democratic nomination of Alfred E. Smith in 1928. Also included are Emory College financial correspondence and records (1887-1915) and family letters. Correspondents include prominent members of the Methodist Church and the Atlanta business community.

ArchivalResource: 38.25 linear ft. (80 boxes, 2 bound v., 1 oversized bound v., and 4 oversized papers)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122385777 View

United Methodist Church (U.S.). United Methodist Church records, 1784-1984 bulk 1800-1940.

Title: United Methodist Church records, 1784-1984 bulk 1800-1940.

The United Methodist Church records are comprised primarily of bound volumes of quarterly conference minutes that document the administrative life of smaller church units (circuits, charges, and churches) within the N.C. Conference (1784-1974, bulk 1841-1919) and the Western N.C. Conference (1884-1962, bulk 1893-1932) of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS). Counties in N.C. represented in the collection include Alamance, Ashe, Bladen, Burke, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Dare, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Gates (also Va.), New Hanover, Iredell, Lincoln, Perquimans (also Va.), Randolph, Rowan, Yadkin, and Wake. There are also bound volumes of N.C. Conference, MECS, district conference minutes (1866-1939); financial, administrative, and legal records for the Board of Missions and Church Extension of the Western N.C. Conference, MECS (1909-1952); bound journals of annual conference meetings of the N.C. Conference, MECS (1838-1913); as well as some district, conference, and national records for non-N.C. conferences and for the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The national records include correspondence--especially to and from J.H. Colpais Purdon--and financial records from the American Mission in North Africa, MEC (1909-1952); and correspondence, minutes, reports, and printed material documenting the planning for the reunification of the MEC and the MECS (1906-1916, 1932-1939), especially hymnal revision. In addition to the quarterly conference and district conference minutes, the N.C. Conference and Non-N.C. Conference Series include membership, Sunday School, abstinence society, and susbscription and class lists (Buckhorn, Currituck, Forsyth, and Haw River Circuits); plans and maps of circuits (Currituck, Forsyth, and Holly Springs Circuits); notes, drawings, and inventories of church buildings and furniture (Iredell and Roanoke Circuits); and handwritten "responses" of the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the MEC split, some written by William Gwynn Coe. The Historical Sketches Series includes land deeds for churches and correspondence written by or pertaining to Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke; and some information about churches with mixed-race congregations. Although the entire collection dates from 1784-1984, the bulk of the material dates from 1800-1940. This collection does not include complete runs of any set of bound minutes, correspondence, or other documentation for any N.C. county or district. Thus, it does not provide a full view of the activities of the Methodist Church in N.C. However, for both the N.C. and Western N.C. Conferences, some districts, circuits, and counties are well-represented. These include, in the N.C. Conference, MECS, the Durham District (1885-1927), Elizabeth City District (1911-1922), Raleigh District (1914-1915 and 1935-1939), and Wilmington District (1866-1898); and Bath Circuit (Beaufort Co., 1849-1894), Dare Circuit (Dare Co., 1859-1903), Fifth Street Charge/Church/Station (New Hanover Co., 1844-1905), Gates Circuit (Gates Co., 1784-1911), Iredell Circuit (Iredell Co., 1823-1873), Leasburg Circuit (Caswell Co., 1883-1930), North Gates Circuit (Gates Co., 1884-1937), Pasquotank Circuit (Pasquotank Co., 1852-1906), Pittsboro Circuit (Chatham Co., 1854-1943), and Yanceyville Circuit (Caswell Co., 1844-1902). In the Western N.C. Conference the Asheville District (1912-1916) and Winston-Salem District (1924-1935) are well-documented, along with Alamance Circuit (Alamance Co., 1893-1908), First Methodist Church/Station (Lincoln Co., 1902-1962), Jefferson Circuit (Ashe Co., 1893-1932), Morganton Circuit (Burke Co., 1889-1932), Polkville Circuit (Cleveland Co., 1911-1927), and Randolph Circuit/Charge (Randolph Co., 1893-1930).

ArchivalResource: 5921 items 48.6 lin. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70284932 View