From William Luke in Princess Street, Southampton, to [William] Beer at 4 College Street, Brighton.
At the last Conference [1865], Luke paid 11 shillings and 9 pennies to the treasurer 'on account of Brighton Chapel'. He understands that it was a deficiency in the account of interest which was forwarded to him. Beer should be able to insert it into the chapel accounts and repay him at the next Conference.
How is Beer? and how is the work in Brighton? Luke hopes that Beer has had more encouragement than has hitherto been the case.
Luke is hard at work building chapels. The responsibility is very heavy, but there can be no success without them.
He supposes that Beer has heard that the ?President has at last consented to give up the offices of editor and book steward.
Notes .
- William Luke (1825-96) was born at Lanlivery in Cornwall. He was converted in 1841 through the ministry of Catherine Harris, and entered the Bible Christian ministry in 1845. He served as president of the Bible Christian Conference in 1864, Connexional Secretary in 1860 and Missions Secretary 1866-70. Luke was particularly well known for his ministry in London. Source: Bourne, pp.74-78 and Beckerlegge
- William Beer (1815-88) was born at Langtree in Devon. He was converted in 1832 and entered the Bible Christian ministry in 1837. Beer spent forty-nine years as a circuit minister. Source: Beckerlegge and Bourne, p.516