May 26, 1819 letter from W. Alers Hankey to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
May 26, 1819 letter from W. Alers Hankey to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
May 26, 1819 |
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Author |
Hankey, W[illiam] Alers (1772-1859) |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1819-05-26 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. blank |
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Dimensions |
41.5 x 26.3 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 56 |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From William Alers Hankey in London to T.H. He wishes that it were in his power to ‘answer your claim for my services to the extent of your or my own desires’ in the cause of the [London Missionary Society]. Hankey can honestly say that he exerts himself to the extent of his strength in that cause. Hankey has received T.H.’s power of attorney and this has now been acted upon.. With regard to the principal subject of T.H’s letter of the 21,st they are enquiring on all sides and three candidates(?) have been mentioned as being fit, but the ones that T.H. suggested have not yet been ‘hinted at.’ Hankey will communicate T.H.’s suggestion to Mr [Matthew?] Wilks and the directors of the society. ‘The object is of so great [an] importance that we must lay hands (reference to ordination?) hastily on no man. After the strong statements made by us recently at the general meeting of the need we stand in of an able man or rather two to fill the office, we had better see the effect of that enquiry before we fix on any one. It must not however be deferred longer than can be needed.’ They have had letters from Messrs [John] Philip and [John] Campbell at the Cape. They are about to set out to visit the mission stations. Hankey was pleased to read that T.H. is in good health, although he is concerned that [Elizabeth] Haweis is unwell. (1 sheet, 3p.) 26 May 1819 Matthew Wilks (1746-1829) was born in Gibraltar. He served as a congregational minister at Moorfields Tabernacle Chapel and Tottenham Court Chapel in London and was also an enthusiastic itinerant preacher. Wilks was also involved in the founding of the Bible Society, the Irish Evangelical Society and the Female Penitentiary. He was also the minister who first suggested the establishment of a South Seas mission. |
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Digital Resources Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2012 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1810-1819 |
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