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Title	February 25, 1801 letter from William Cooper to Thomas Haweis
Post Date	February 25, 1801
Author	Cooper, William
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820)
Date	1801-02-25
Physical Description	4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address
Dimensions	38.7 x 24.4 cm
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 23
Address To	Chapel House, Vineyards, Bath
Country To	England
Address From	Dublin
Country From	Ireland
Transcriber	Gareth Lloyd
Plain Text Transcription	From William Cooper in Dublin to T.H. at the Chapel house, “Vineyards’, Bath in Somerset. He has long waited for a letter either from T.H. or Lady Ann [Erskine] in reply to his letter about the business in Cork. However, he has not heard anything despite the fact he wrote more than three months ago. Cooper did not know until a few days ago that T.H. was in Bath or he would have written before now and he hopes that his long silence has not been construed as disrespect for there is no man on earth who he respects more than T.H. and truly he has good reason for this. Cooper knows that T.H. will be pleased to hear that success continues to attend Cooper’s ministry. After his return from Cork he spent two months in Dublin working at Plunkett Street [Chapel] while Brother Norn(?) itinerated in Ulster. The chapel was always crowded and many have since professed to have been awakened. They have been able to fit out a small house adjoining the chapel for the minister that will be as good as £30 per annum added to the minister’s salary – accommodation in Dublin is expensive. Cooper also preached a fortnight ago to raise a collection for the benefit of the Plunkett Street widows. £31 was raised together with some money sent in since. Cooper has recently returned from visiting Limerick where he spent a month – never in any place has he received as much ‘favour’ as in Limerick. Bishop [Thomas] Barnard of Limerick behaved to him as a father and all the Anglican clergy were as brothers, especially John and William Hoare. The attention paid to the gospel was wonderful. ‘I think that there is a great prospect of good in the Church. The majority of gospel ministers are I think in the [Anglican] establishment. 10 dear spiritual youths and some of them ordained and all of them have taken their degree, are now ready to go forth from Trinity College [Dublin] in the blessed work of the ministry. That man of God [John?] Walker has done an immensity of good there.’ ‘Last Monday week the plan of an academy similar to Cheshunt College (The successor institution to Trevecca College as the ministerial academy of the Countess of Huntingdon Connexion). was resolved upon by a committee appointed for that purpose. Three young men were examined and admitted as probationers for three months into the new institution. Mr [Robert] Haldane of Scotland has ‘got us 3 young men to help in the work and 2 or 3 more are expected. I am sure that as many hundreds would find enough to do.’ Cooper sets off on another preaching tour next Friday. He will visit Ballbriggin, Drogheda, Dumleer, Ardee, Castlebelongham, Dundalk, Carlingford, Carrickmacross, Ballybeg, Cootlehill, Cavan, Kells, Hovan, Ashbeg and Dublin. Cooper is often involved not merely in public preaching but speaking in private houses to large and elegant congregations, often more than sixty in number. Many of the most respectable inabitants of Dublin attend preaching and the same is happening in Limerick also. He would be grateful for some missionary news as he has not recived one single letter since leaving England relating to the overseas work. Cooper’s wife and their two children are both well. Letters should be directed to him at Mr MacPherson’s, 21 Ross Lane, Dublin. (1 sheet, 3p.) 25 February 1801 Lady Anne Erskine (1739-1804) was the eldest daughter of the Earl of Buchan and the sister of Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland. At a young age, she moved to Bath in Somerset and was converted to Methodism after attending worship at the Countess of Huntingdon's chapel. Erskine's father died in 1767 and she became increasingly involved with the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. During the last few years of the Countess's life, the two lived together and Erskine transacted correspondence on her behalf. In her will, the Countess left all her chapels in trust to Erskine and several other trustees. It was decided that Erskine should live at the main chapel at Spa Fields in London and have the direct responsibility of prividing itinerant ministers for the Connexion. Erskine died after a long illness and was buried at Bunhill Fields in London. Thomas Barnard (1728-1806) was a graduate of Oxford University. He was appointed Bishop of Killaloe in 1780, and of the diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1794. He corresponded regularly with Charles Wesley and took an interest in the musical career of Wesley's sons. His father William Barnard (1697-1768) as Bishop of Derry, had ordained the Methodist preacher Thomas Maxfield into the Anglican ministry. William Hoare (c.1772-1823) and John Hoare (fl.1800) were born in Limerick, Ireland, the sons of the Vicar-General of the diocese of Limerick. Both went on to enter the Anglican ministry. William was the Rector of St George’s in Limerick and became Vicar-General of the diocese while John was the Rector of Rathkeale. John Walker (1768-1833) was born in Roscommon, Ireland, son of an Anglican minister. Walker was educated at Trinity College Dublin, was elected fellow in 1791 and was ordained in the Anglican Church in 1800. In 1804 he seceded from the Church and founded a congregation in Dublin that tended towards extreme Calvinist doctrine. Walker moved to London in 1819 and supported himself by lecturing and writing. He returned to Dublin in 1833. Robert Haldane (1764-1842) was born in London, the oldest son of a Scottish landowner. He joined the Royal Navy in 1780 and served until the peace of 1783 after which he studied at Edinburgh University before settling down to manage his family estate in Gleneagles. Haldane experienced an evangelical conversion in 1795 and thereafter devoted his energy and considerable fortune to promoting revival. From 1796 to 1804 he was a director of the London Missionary Society and was active in various related ventures such as educating West African children in London. From 1797 he was heavily engaged in the work of the “Society for the Propagation of the Gospel at Home”. He was particularly concerned to sponsor the education of young Scots training in English ministerial academies so that they could return home and spread the gospel in their native country. He also built “tabernacles” in large Scottish towns and cities with the intention of ministering to the working classes. Haldane is said to have spent £60,000 of his wealth in promoting evangelical and philanthropic causes.
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2012
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library
Decade	1800-1809