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Title	June 5, 1775 letter from Hugh Evans to Rev. John Martin
Post Date	June 5, 1775
Author	Evans, Hugh (1712-1781)
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820)
Date	1775-06-05
Physical Description	4 pp. total; 2 pp. text; 1 p. address; 1 p. blank with small portrait
Dimensions	33.7 x 21.8 cm
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 31
Address To	To be left at Mr Dudner's, near Temple Bar, London
Country To	England
Address From	Bratton, [Wiltshire]
Country From	England
Transcriber	Gareth Lloyd
Plain Text Transcription	From Hugh Evans in Bratton, Somerset, to Reverend John Martin, to be collected at Mr Dudner’s near Temple Bar, London. When Martin’s letter arrived respecting William Cullen’s ‘connection with us’, Evans was about to set off on a long journey that prevented him from an immediate response and was the means of him forgetting it for a long time after his return. Evans is sorry for this omission. Cullen was ‘regularly baptized’ when he was living in Bristol and continued in full communion with the Baptists throughout his time in the city. Evans feels that his zeal was slightly abated from what it was at the beginning and that he was distracted by non-religious matters. He also fell into a state of ‘indifference and lukewarmness.’ Evans does not know how he has acted since he left Bristol but has never heard anything immoral about him. The people here are pleased to hear of Cullen’s ‘revival’ and have no objection to his being received into Martin’s community. In a postscript, Evans added that Jeffrey Whitaker’s death on the 30th ult. occasioned Evans’ being here at that time to preach his funeral sermon. His regards should be passed to Martin’s wife, Mr Allen, Mr [Benjamin?] Francis and anyone else who enquires after him. (1 sheet, 2p.) 5 June 1775 Hugh Evans (1712-1781) was born in Wales, son of Caleb Evans. He moved to Bristol in 1729 and was baptized at Broadmead Baptist Church a year later. Evans was ordained into the Baptist ministry in 1734 and became the co-pastor of Broadmead Church in 1740. He also served as senior pastor and president of the Baptist academy between 1758 and 1781. Evans was the co-founder with his son Caleb of the Bristol Education Society in 1770 for the financial support of able evangelical ministers from across denominational boundaries. John Martin (1740-1820) was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire. He moved to London as a watch finisher and joined the Baptist Church under the influence of John Gill. Martin entered the ministry and served pastorates in Huntingdonshire and Leicestershire before moving to London’s Grafton Street congregation in 1773. Under Martin’s ministry, the congregation increased in size and moved to larger premises in Keppel Street. Martin’s radical political opinions in the aftermath of the French Revolution proved controversial and the London Baptists finally disowned him. Martin was however able to continue in the ministry at Keppel Street until he was incapacitated by a stroke in 1814. Benjamin Francis (1734-1799) was born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales, the youngest son of the prominent Baptist minister Enoch Francis. He was raised in Swansea and was baptized in 1749 before studying for the Baptist ministry in Gwent and Bristol. Francis was ordained in 1758 and built up a flourishing congregation at Shortwood in Gloucestershire. He also itinerated widely and was active in evangelical outreach. Francis was a noted poet and hymn writer in both English and Welsh.
Notes	Postmarked "Trowbridge"; endorsed: "respecting William Allen". Small portrait of Evans pasted on p. 3.
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	1770-1779