Henry Moore (biographer)
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Henry Moore was an English
Wesleyan
minister and biographer.
of Dublin and apprenticed
to a eood carver
.
Impressed by the preaching
of John Wesley
, he frequented the Methodist
meetings and joined a class in Dublin in 1777. He served from 1784 to 1786 as assistant traveling companion and amanuensis
to Wesley, and again from 1788 to 1790.
Wesley made him one of his literary executors and appointed him to be, after his death, one of the 12 ministers to regulate the services of City Road Chapel. He was president of the Wesleyan Conference in 1804 and 1823. Moore rejected ordainment
in the Church of England
, although he accepted it from Wesley assisted by two Episcopal
clergy
men; opposed Thomas Coke's Lichfield scheme
of 1794 for the creation of a Methodist hierarchy
and also the proposal brought forward in 1834 for the establishment of a theological school
; and on the formation of a centenary fund in 1839 objected to the acquisition of land by the Methodist body.
Attribution
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Wesleyan
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
minister and biographer.
Life
Moore was born in a suburbSuburb
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of Dublin and apprenticed
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
to a eood carver
Wood carving
Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object...
.
Impressed by the preaching
Sermon
A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, religious, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law or behavior within both past and present contexts...
of John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
, he frequented the Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
meetings and joined a class in Dublin in 1777. He served from 1784 to 1786 as assistant traveling companion and amanuensis
Amanuensis
Amanuensis is a Latin word adopted in various languages, including English, for certain persons performing a function by hand, either writing down the words of another or performing manual labour...
to Wesley, and again from 1788 to 1790.
Wesley made him one of his literary executors and appointed him to be, after his death, one of the 12 ministers to regulate the services of City Road Chapel. He was president of the Wesleyan Conference in 1804 and 1823. Moore rejected ordainment
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, although he accepted it from Wesley assisted by two Episcopal
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....
clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
men; opposed Thomas Coke's Lichfield scheme
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
of 1794 for the creation of a Methodist hierarchy
Hierarchy
A hierarchy is an arrangement of items in which the items are represented as being "above," "below," or "at the same level as" one another...
and also the proposal brought forward in 1834 for the establishment of a theological school
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
; and on the formation of a centenary fund in 1839 objected to the acquisition of land by the Methodist body.
Works
In conjunction with Coke, and under the authority of the conference, Moore published a Life of the Rev. John Wesley in 1792. A new, more complete, Life was published in 1824-25. His Life was published by Mrs. Richard Smith, with autobiographical content, in 1844. Moore's other works are:- A Reply to Considerations in the Separation of the Methodists from the Established Church (1794)
- Poems, Lyrical and Miscellaneous (1806)
- Life and Death of Mrs. Ann Moore (1813)
- Thoughts on the Eternal Sonship (1816)
- The Life of Mrs. Mary Fletcher of Madeley (two volumes, 1817; ninth edition, 1838)
- A Short Account of Mrs. Mary Titherington of LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
(1819) - Sermons (1830), with autobiographyAutobiographyAn autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
to 1791
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