From Frank Cumbers at the Methodist Publishing House, City Road, London, to Lewis Court in Quarry Close, Hill View Road, Minehead, Somerset.
He was grateful to receive Court's letter of May 6. He has investigated the collections in the `House' [Epworth House, home of Epworth Press, City Road, London] and has discovered that they do not have any of the following Bible Christian items.
Magazines 1832-1907.
Missionary Reports 1823-1907.
Conference minutes 1819-1907.
The archivist tells him that he would welcome the old class tickets, pamphlets and portraits. Cumbers himself would particularly welcome deposit of the letters of the Bible Christian founders. The archivist is especially excited at the prospect of receiving the letter by John Wesley with annotations by Adam Clarke.
Court may rest assured that the early records of the Bible Christian Church will have an honoured place here, so that the work of the Church will not be forgotten.
Notes .
- Adam Clarke (?1760-1832)was the most influential British Methodist in the generation after Wesley. A preacher of great ability, he served an unprecedented three terms as President of the Wesleyan Conference and did much to hold the Connexion together during the troubled years that followed John Wesley's death. He was also one of the greatest scholars of his age despite his lack of a university education. He was fluent in at least twenty languages and among his publications were the revised edition of Rymer's Foeders of the Public Records, and his famous Commentary on the Bible which is still in print. Source: Encyclopedia of World Methodism (1974)