Letter
1997/7189
1750-1800 / Document / John Wesley / Letter / Methodism / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Paper
Paper,ink; wax
John Wesley to Joseph Conn(w)ly in Glasgow, February 14th, 1789
A letter written by John Wesley in 1789 addressed to Joseph Cownl(e)y (1723-1792) at the Methodist Chapel in Glasgow. A clearly angry Wesley discusses the appointment of Methodist preachers, and asserts his role that only he may appoint them: "I retain & cannot but retain it alone (underscored) as long I live. Then it will devolve on ye Conference (underscored).
Joseph Cownley was a talented Wesleyan Methodist preacher and in regular correspondence with John Wesley over more than forty years. See further letters from John Wesley to Cownl(e)y in the Online Collection.
John Wesley to Joseph Conn(w)ly in Glasgow, February 14th, 1789
A letter written by John Wesley in 1789 addressed to Joseph Cownl(e)y (1723-1792) at the Methodist Chapel in Glasgow. A clearly angry Wesley discusses the appointment of Methodist preachers, and asserts his role that only he may appoint them: "I retain & cannot but retain it alone (underscored) as long I live. Then it will devolve on ye Conference (underscored).
Joseph Cownley was a talented Wesleyan Methodist preacher and in regular correspondence with John Wesley over more than forty years. See further letters from John Wesley to Cownl(e)y in the Online Collection.
