A letter to a country clergyman, occasioned by his address to Lord Teign 62232
[Title: A letter to a country clergyman, occasioned by his address to
Lord Teignmouth]
[Author: John Owen]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/3/62232 ]
[Files: 62232-0.txt; 62232-h.htm]
For those wishing to know: around 1804 Lord Teignmouth, president of the
newly-formed British and Foreign Bible Society wrote to the clergy of the
Church of England, inviting them to join. This occasioned a public rebuke
from Rev. Thomas Sikes, condemning any society that "tolerated" dissenters
(those not of the Church of England). This is a very good-humoured reply
to Sikes' pamphlet, which is jolly but takes apart the Sikes pamphlet and
shows why charity is required, not bigotism. Owen was vicar of Fulham -
hence why I got the pamphlet for transcription (I research the Kensington
area).
All the best,
David,
England at night, but it's still warm
