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| Record Creator: | Bennet, John |
| Title: | John Bennet Papers |
| Date Span: | 1741-1754 |
| Abstract: | John Bennet was a British Methodist, who became a Wesleyan preacher in 1747, and later formed an independent congregation in Warburton. The collection is made up of material relating to his work. |
| Extent: | 0.23 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | drew.ms.2618 |
John Bennet (1714-1759) was a British Methodist who became a Wesleyan preacher in 1747. He traveled mainly in Derbyshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire. He married Grace Murray in 1749. He separated from Wesley in 1752, following Calvinistic views, and accusing Wesley of being a pope. A number of people left the Methodist Society with him. He formed an independent congregation in Warburton. He died May 24, 1759.
This collection contains miscellaneous papers relating to John Bennet. These include a notebook, correspondence, theological essays, sermons, hymns, diary fragments, a certificate, a testimony, and an address. The notebook is a small, leather-bound volume into which Bennet copied hymns, poems, quotations from literary sources, and reflections on Biblical themes. It also contains his handwritten notes of the first Methodist Conference held in 1744, as well as a hymn by his wife, Grace Murray Bennet, and some reflections on sayings of Biblical women. The correspondence includes an undated 18th century letter undated through a letter dated September 1926. The 20th century correspondence is between Norman Bennet (the great-great-grandson of John Bennet) and Ezra Squire Tipple, President of Drew University, discusses arranging for the purchase of the Bennet collection. All of the correspondence is handwritten. The handwritten theological essays include a brief treatise on baptismal doctrine. The sermons are mostly handwritten fragments in note form. The hymn is a handwritten poem in praise of God, marked "Congregational Hymn." The fragment of Bennet's diary contains an illustration of his short-hand symbols. There is also a certificate, c. 1754, from the government granting Bennet permission as a dissenting Protestant to hold religious meetings in his house without certain penalties of the law. A handwritten testimony of Bennet's self-dedication to Christ is also included. The last item in this collection is an address to the Stewards of the Methodist Society at Bristol, England.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Arranged by record type.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, John Bennet Collection, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Copyright still owned by Drew. Permissions to publish must be directed to Drew.
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 1080-3-1: 1 | Notebook | 1741-1744 |
| 1080-3-1: 2 | Correspondence | Undated |
| 1080-3-1: 3 | Sermons | Undated |
| 1080-3-1: 4 | Hymns | Undated |
| 1080-3-1: 5 | Diary Excerpt | 1746 |
| 1080-3-1: 6 | Theological Essays | Undated |
| 1080-3-1: 7 | Testimony | Undated |
| 1080-3-1: 8 | Certificate | 1754 |
| 1080-3-1: 9 | Address to Circuit Stewards | Undated |
