LIST OF THE PREACHERS AT THE Anniversary Festival of the Sons of the Clergy. The following List, to the year 1731, is taken chiefly from a work entitled, "A complete List of the Stewards, Presidents, &c. &c. belonging to the Royal Corporation for the Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen, from the Grant of the Charter by King Charles II., July 1, 1678," 8vo. London, 1773. In this work (compiled by William Freeman, A.B., Lecturer of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate) it is stated that the first Sermon was preached in 1655, at St. Paul's, by the Rev. George Hall, M.A., Minister of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, and afterwards Bishop of Chestert. No subsequent meeting is mentioned until the year 1674, with which the following List commences. We are told elsewhere, that "the custom of preaching to the Sons of the Clergy began in Dr. Manton's time: Dr. Hall preached the first Sermon to them, as Dr. Manton did the second. See Works, Vol. III.”—Gent. Mag. LV. 164. It is probable that a meeting for this charitable purpose may have been held from the year 1655, though with occasional interruptions. The Festival clearly originated prior to the Charter being granted to the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, in 1678, as from 1674 there appear to have been Stewards and a Treasurer annually appointed; and Bishop Spratt, in his Sermon preached in 1678, speaks of "these friendly and charitable meetings" as having been "for several years renewed, with no just offence to any, though with the grief and envy perhaps of some, who are not of our household of faith, but to the comfort of all that are; for the present benefit and relief of many, and with well-grounded hopes and presages of much greater things for the future." In 1702, Dr. White Kennett recommended that " account should be drawn up of the first meeting of this Society, of the several benefactions to it, and of the manifold good services done by it." It is to be regretted that this suggestion was not then attended to. an "God's appearing for the tribe of Levi; improved in a Sermon preached at St. Paul's, Nov. 8, 1655, to the Sons of Ministers, then solemnly assembled, by George Hall, Minister of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate." Text, Numbers xvii. 8. Printed 4to. 1655. ↑ Printed in Dr. Bury's Constant Communicant. Second Edition, 8vo. In the Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. LV. 63, it is stated that Dr. George Rust, Bishop of Dromore, was the preacher in 1682. § Printed in the fourth Volume of his Thesaurus Theologicus, 8vo. 1690 1691 1692 *Thomas Linford, D.D. Thomas Tennison, D.D.. 1693 Edward Lake, D.D... 1694 *Thomas Manningham, D.D. 1695 Thomas Whinsop, D.D... .Bishop of Lincoln, elect. ..Rector of St. Mary, Abchurch. 1696 Zaccheus Isham, D.D. .........Rector of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate. AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. George Stanhope, D.D. ..Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. William Assheton, D.D.. Thomas Lamplugh, D.D. ..... .....Lecturer of St. Bride's. Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. D.D.......Rector of St. Paul's, Shadwell, 1697 1698+ Francis Atterbury, M.A. 1699 Charles Trimnell, D.D.. Thomas Bisse, D.D. ..Rector of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate. Dean of Carlisle, and Preacher at the Rolls. ...Rector of Finchley. Chaplain to the Lord Privy Seal. Preacher of Lincoln's Inn. .Rector of Wrington, Somersetshire. 1716 Rector of St. Dionis Backchurch. 1721 Daniel Waterland, D.D... .Rector of Yeldon, Bedfordshire + 1722 Powlett St. John, D.D. 1724 Master of Magdalen College, Cambridge, 1723 William Delaune, D.D.. .President of St. John's College, Oxford § 382 60 Rect. of St. Nicholas Coleabbey, London, D.D......Prebendary of Durham 566 10 0 1734-5 George Lavington, D.C.L.......Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's 1735-6 Philip Barton, D.C.L. 1737 William Berryman, D.D. 1738 Edmund Martin, D.C.L. Edward Banyer, D.D. Edmund Bateman, D.D. Edward Yardley, B.D. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. 909 6 0 1000 0 0 850 5 3 856 9 7 935 2 7 Afternoon Preacher at Gray's Inn 912 11 3 Archdeacon of Lewes 784 1 6 Archdeacon of Cardigan 834 2 0 Bishop of St. Asaph...... 866 6 2 Archdeacon of London ¶¶ 819 0 0 ..Rector of St. Geo. Hanover-sq. Midd... 848 16 9 + In 1698, music was, for the first time, introduced at this Festival. ↑ Printed in a Volume of Fourteen Sermons on Practical Subjects, 8vo. p. 209. 1737. § Printed also in a Volume of Twelve Sermons, 8vo. p. 268. 1723. A donation of £40 was made by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, for which an address to H.R.H. was framed by the Stewards, and spoken by Thomas Potter, Esq., the youngest son of the Archbishop of Canterbury. ¶ Printed in a Volume of Poems, and Twenty eight Sermons, 4to. p. 53. 1757. 1757 1758 James Ibbetson, D.D. Henry Hervey Ashton, M.A... Rector of Shotley, Suffolk *Francis Ayscough, D.D.+ .Archdeacon of York .... Vicar of Islington, Middlesex Gloucester Ridley, B.C.L.......Minister of Poplar. Archdeacon of St. Alban's.. 1101 6 1063 18 0 976 8 2 1096 3 6 973 18 3 912 7 6 916 6 6 985 12 0 1081 18 7 1759 Stotherd Abdy, M.A. 1760 William Dodwell, D.D. ..Rector of Theydon Garnon, Essex 1075 7 0 1038 4 3 1761 1762 1763 1764 John Burton, D.D... Richard Hind, D.D. 1765 James Halifax, D.D. Rector of Sheering, Essex...... ..Dean of Bristol 1009 2 9 1207 11 10 1149 6 5 Joseph Holden Pott, M.A... 1792 Richard Nicoll, D.D. Anthony Hamilton, M.A. Rector of St. Mary's, Whitechapel. ...Rector of Brantham and Wenham, Suff. 848 96 ...Archdeacon of St. Alban's..... ..Chancellor of Wells.... 960 0 0 900 5 6 976 9 0 942 17 0 870 17 0 880 7 0 1000 0 0 1100 O 0 Rector of St. Anne's, Westminster. 1104 17 0 1000 O 0 1060 0 0 1005 4 0 1376 4 0 1023 19 0 987 18 0 1024 18 6 1010 18 6 Prebendary of Worcester Prebendary of Winchester. Vicar of Dartmouth, Devonshire.. ......Rector of St. James, Westminster. Rector of Dumbleton, Gloucestershire... 871 16 8 At this rehearsal Prince George and Prince Edward were present, and contributed £100. The Stewards presented an Address of Thanks to the Prince of Wales on this occasion. ↑ Printed in a volume of Twenty-one Sermons, 8vo. p. 27. 1770. § Preached extempore. Printed in Vol. II. of Occasional Sermons, 8vo. p. 97. 1766. £160 165., part of this collection, was made at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, at the desire of the Rev. Mr. Tilson, of Richmond, Surrey, who gave £200 to try the experiment of a rehearsal of the music in a church or chapel at the west end of the town. + Printed in a volume of Occasional Sermons, 8vo. p. 39. 1777. 909 1 6 865 6 2 1055 16 0 811 10 0 1151 7 0 944 7 0 George Henry Law, M.A.......Prebendary of Carlisle Rector of Hanwell, Middlesex........... Prebendary of Durham... Archd. of Wilts, & Can. Res. of Sarum. 975 9 6 Francis Randolph, D.D..........Prebendary of Bristol Sir Henry Rivers, Bt. M.A. 1802 1803 George H. Glasse, M.A.. 1804 Robert Hodgson, M.A. 1805 Charles Barker, B.D....... 1806 Robert Price, D.C.L.... 1807 William Coxe, M.A. ................. 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 Charles Goddard, M. A...... Vicar of Preston, Sussex Rector of Exeter College, Oxford...... Minister of Curzon Chapel, London ....Archdeacon of Colchester ......Dean of Worcester. ...Dean of Peterborough Rector of St. Marylebone P. N. Shuttleworth, D.D....... Warden of New College, Oxford.. 1050 0 0 963 4 6 952 18 2 1135 18 0 968 5 2 1262 11 2 914 10 0 1060 6 2 809 7 0 864 15 0 719 3 0 940 15 2 Rector of St. James, Garlick Hythe... 794 0 2 914 7 2 1005 0 3 .Rect. of Lambeth, and Sundridge, Kent. 993 2 2 952 5 0 954 17 1 895 14 1 1075 13 8 982 12 2 992 0 0 939 10 0 ......... Warden of Manchester Collegiate Ch.... 1067 0 0 Lord John Thynne, D.D. Samuel Wilberforce, M.A. ..Preacher of Lincoln's Inn... Prebendary of Westminster 934 1 0 William Dealtry, D.D....... George Davys, D.D. Henry Howarth, B.D.. + Second Edition, printed in 8vo. 1832. Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Adelaide honoured this Festival with her presence, and contributed £50; and also contributes £10 annually to the Charity. N.B.-The above sums include the dividends on the Festival stock. A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY; THE CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY; AND THE CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION. THESE three entirely distinct Metropolitan Charities, for the benefit of the indigent Clergy, their Widows and Children, are equally extended to all parts of the Kingdom, and are in no respect confined to London, or its neighbourhood-they may therefore justly be characterized as NATIONAL CHARITIES. The resemblance of the tiles of these Charities having occasioned much misconception in various quarters, the following Account of the nature and design of each may not be unacceptable. I. FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. "THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY," is an annual assemblage of the Clergy and Laity, in the month of May, under the auspices of the highest authorities in Church and State, and of the Chief Magistrate and other Civic Officers of the City of London. |