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Title	[1796?] draft of letter from Thomas Haweis to the Bishop of London [Beilby Porteus] and the Clergy
Post Date	[1796?]
Author	Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820)
Recipient	The Bishop of London [Porteus, Beilby] (1731-1808) and the Clergy
Date	1796-xx-xx
Physical Description	6 pp. total; 4 pp. text; 2 pp. blank
Dimensions	38.3 x 24.8 cm
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 64
Transcriber	Gareth Lloyd
Plain Text Transcription	From T.H. to Beilby Porteous, Bihop of London. The directors of the [London Missionary] Society have resolved to address themseves to Porteous in particular, as they have done in general to those who love the Lord Jesus. They are grieved that Porteous, who they are convinced is in agreement with the society, seems to be keeping his distance from it. There can be no dispute that their objective is great and noble. The society is persuaded of Porteous’s ‘liberal mind’ and that he rejoices when Christ is preached. He must approve that representatives from so many different denominations have ‘endeavoured to sacrifice all peculiarities and educational prejudice on the altar of love and union…’ He must also welcome the fact that all political matters have been excluded from the society and that their only desire is the pursuit of God’s work. With such an extensive field of work, it would be negative to adopt a party or denominational line – a secondary benefit has been the promotion of harmony among Christians from different traditions. If Porteous has ideas as to how God’s work can be further promoted, they would welcome his wisdom ‘and be provoked to jealousy by your example. But stand not idle in the market place, whilst others are at work, and plead not the insignificant barriers of modes and forms…you brother are a chosen vessel counted faithful by the great shepherd and bishop of souls, put into the ministry with the useful charge to seek the sheep of Christ scattered through this naughty world. You know the value of souls…we therefore call upon you in the name of our common Lord…to show yourselves on his side and not permit the bondage of bigotry or the prejudices of education to [unreadable word] arm from exertion or your heart from beating high in this decisive and holy warfare. We wish you to share our labours and our mercies…’ (1 sheet, 4p.) [1796?] Beilby Porteus (1731-1808) was born in York, the son of Virginia colonists who had returned to England. He was educated at Cambridge University and was ordained in 1757. Porteous was swiftly marked out for advancement and by 1762 was serving as domestic chaplain to Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1769 he was appointed Chaplain to King George III, and was created Bishop of Chester in 1776. In 1787 Porteus was appointed Bishop of London where heremained until the end of his life. Porteous had a particular interest in foreign missions and this was deepened by the fact that pastoral responsibility for British overseas colonies fell within his Episcopal jurisdiction. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and helped to organise missions to India and the West Indies. He was also an outspoken opponent of slavery.
Notes	MS unsigned
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	1790-1799