October 12, 1795 letter from John Hey to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
October 12, 1795 letter from John Hey to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
October 12, 1795 |
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Author |
Hey, John (1784-1815) |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1795-10-12 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 2 pp. text; 1 p. address; 1 p. blank |
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Dimensions |
33 x 21.6 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 72 |
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Address To |
Spa Fields Chapel, London |
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Country To |
England |
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Address From |
Bristol |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From John Hey in Bristol to T.H. at Spa Fields Chapel in London. He was grateful for T.H.’s friendly hints regarding ‘improprieties’ in his sermon. His response is as follows: With regard to words, he admits that ‘bestowment’ is improper and he does not know how he came to use it, except it was in imitation of a minister that he once heard. Hey does not wish to retain ‘approximates’ either, although he does know one eminent linguist who uses it as a verb. He is not fully convinced of the impropriety of his use of ‘emanate’ in the context referred to, but he willingly submits to T.H.’s far superior judgement. What Hey said with regard to animals is mere conjecture, and if not universally true, may be partially so. ‘Tigers may be carnivorous, and yet perhaps be reduced by certain means to a state of gentleness and docility…swallows are not accounted ferocious because they subsist on flies, no more than men are because they eat flesh. I do not suppose that any such change will take place as to produce a disuse of animal food. The brute creatures suffer much less by being appropriated by us in this way, than if left to linger in pan and die in the forest or field. However as it respects the work in question, would it not be better to throw it into the interrogatory form, and ask, may not this passage have its eternal accomplishment in some degree?’ He wises this idea to be preserved in some degree and if it leads to speculation, it can do no great harm. In a postscript, he adds that they had a good collection yesterday for the missionary undertaking and this week he will try to get some annual subscribers and send the subscription and collection together. To whom shall he send it? He would be grateful for information as to the state of the funds and when the missionary sermons are due out from the press – he wishes that the copyright had not been sold. He was happy to hear that T.H. preached at Tottenham Court chapel (founded by George Whitefield of the Calvinistic Methodists) yesterday. Was it for the purpose of collecting money for the missions? 12 October 1795 |
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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 |
1790-1799 |
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