The Hooknorton Association 1766

MINUTES of the ASSOCIATION,

On Monday Evening, the Messengers being met, some Time was improved in Prayer; the Letters from the Churches read; their Contents particularly considered; Minutes taken for the Circular Letter; and Brother [Benjamin] Whitmore desired to draw it up. [Hooknorton 1728-1804]

The public Meeting, on Tuesday, was opened by Brother [John] MacGowan; [Scotsman, 1726-1780 moved in this year from Bridgnorth to Devonshire Square, London]. Brother [Thomas] Skinner [d 1782 Alcester] preached from Phil. i. 6. Brother Beddome prayed; Brother James Butterworth [d 1794?? Bromsgrove] preached from Rom. XV. 10. and Brother [Philip] jones [d 1771 Upton] concluded in Prayer.

Added this Year to the several Churches 29.

Loft by Death 3

Excluded 20.

The next Association to be at Worcester, to meet on Tuesday Evening in the Whitsun-Week; Messrs. Beddome and [John] Ash [c 1724-1779 Pershore] to preach; in Case of Failure, Brother ;Benjamin] Whitmore.

Put up at the Unicorn in Broad-Street.

Sermon(s) at Hook Norton

In a catalogue of the valuable collection of important manuscripts, formed by the Late Rev. Dr. Wellesley, Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, Which will be sold by auction, by messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 3rd Aug. 1866, Volume 2 there is listed under 101

Hymns by Mr. Beddome, Sermons by Mr. Turner at Abingdon, by Mr. Beddome at Hooknorton, by Dr. Langford, &c

MANUSCRIPT in different hands with autograph of Elizabeth Hibberdine 1768 on the fly leaf

8vo 1757-71

(Elizabeth appears to have been involved in the church at Hook Norton. In his will, realised in 1776, her brother Samuel Hibberdine 1726-1776 bequeathed her his rented pew in the Baptist Church. Possibly he also passed the manuscript book on to her. How Henry Wellesley 1794-18 came by it we do not know).