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Thomas Jackson (minister)

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466: 38: 242:, and London. His position and influence grew rapidly. From 1824 to 1842 he was editor of the Wesleyan Methodist magazines, and, despite his lack of a liberal education in youth, he performed his duties with marked success. The conference elected him in 1842 to the chair of divinity in the Theological College at Richmond, 275:
He retired from Richmond College and from full work as a Wesleyan minister in 1861. At the same time his private library was bought by James Heald for £1,000 and given to Richmond College. After leaving Richmond he resided with his daughter, Mrs. Marzials, first in
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and threw his energies into biblical study and religious work. In September 1804 he was sent by the Wesleyan conference as an itinerant preacher into the
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The Centenary of Wesleyan Methodism: a Brief Sketch of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Wesleyan Methodist Societies throughout the World
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circuit. For twenty years he laboured in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the same capacity, occupying some of the most important circuits, such as
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Samuel Jackson (1785–1861), Thomas Jackson's younger brother, was president of the Methodist Conference at Liverpool in 1847, and died at
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Jackson was re-elected president in 1849, when the Methodist community was agitated by the so-called reform movement and the expulsion of
210:, on 12 December 1783. His father was an agricultural labourer. Three of the sons, Robert, Samuel, and Thomas, became ministers in the 284:, where he died on 10 March 1873. Jackson's style as a preacher was simple and lucid. As a theologian he belonged to the school of 261:, the official sermon, which occupied nearly three hours in delivery. The sermon was published, and had a very large circulation. 585: 484: 20: 183: 335:
The Journal of the Rev. Charles Wesley, with Selections from his Correspondence and Poetry; with an Introduction and Notes
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was their son. Their daughter Mary Ann married in 1834 Antoine Théophile Marzials, and was mother of
218:, a neighbouring village. At every available moment he read and studied, and in July 1801 joined the 191: 453: 227: 281: 149: 367:
The Institutions of Christianity, exhibited in their Scriptural Character and Practical Bearing
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Life of John Goodwin, A.M., comprising an Account of his Opinions and Writings
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John Goodwin's Exposition of Romans ix., with two other Tracts by the same
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Thomas Jackson, the second son of Thomas and Mary Jackson, was born at
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Howse, Christopher. "Marzials, Théophile-Jules-Henri (1850–1920)".
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The Duties of Christianity theoretically and practically considered
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In 1809 Jackson married Ann, daughter of Thomas Hollinshead of
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The Providence of God, viewed in the Light of Holy Scripture
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during the session of the conference there in August 1861.
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Jackson also edited, with a preface or introductory essay:
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Richard Watson
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With occasional sermons and pamphlets, Jackson wrote:
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John Wiley & Sons. p. 170. 396:The Christian armed against Infidelity 373:Recollections of my own Life and Times 543: 50:President of the Methodist Conference 7: 16:English Wesleyan minister and writer 408:A Collection of Christian Biography 329:The Life of the Rev. Charles Wesley 194:during the mid-nineteenth century. 307:, London, 1822; new edition, 1872. 14: 631:Lowther, William Boswell (1885). 384:The Works of the Rev. John Wesley 182:and writer who acted as chair of 664:19th-century Methodist ministers 485:Dictionary of National Biography 464: 246:, where he remained until 1861. 620:Kelly, Charles H., ed. (1891). 21:Thomas Jackson (disambiguation) 249:In 1838 Jackson was chosen as 1: 633:"Jackson, Thomas (1783–1873)" 603:UK public library membership 188:Richmond Theological College 175:(1783–1873), was an English 679:English Methodist ministers 480:Jackson, Thomas (1783-1873) 402:Memoirs of Miss Hannah Ball 710: 414:Anthony Farindon's Sermons 18: 623:Wesley and His Successors 386:14 vols., London, 1829–31 361:Aids to Truth and Charity 212:Wesleyan Methodist Church 206:, a small village in the 166: 117: 86: 55: 44: 35: 337:, 2 vols., London, 1849. 331:, 2 vols., London, 1841. 208:East Riding of Yorkshire 595:10.1093/ref:odnb/38443 559:A Brontë Encyclopedia 190:and president of the 410:, 12 vols. 1837–1840 280:, and afterwards in 192:Methodist Conference 694:Wesleyan Methodists 454:Newcastle upon Tyne 290:Fletcher of Madeley 669:Arminian ministers 684:Methodist writers 601:(Subscription or 569:978-1-118-66133-8 420:Wesley's Journals 220:Methodist society 170: 169: 82:Theophilus Lessey 701: 674:Arminian writers 640: 627: 607: 606: 598: 580: 574: 573: 553: 547: 541: 524: 518: 489: 468: 467: 146: 135:, East Yorkshire 122:Personal details 110: 100: 91: 79: 69: 60: 40: 26: 709: 708: 704: 703: 702: 700: 699: 698: 644: 643: 630: 619: 616: 611: 610: 600: 582: 581: 577: 570: 555: 554: 550: 542: 527: 519: 500: 495: 478:, ed. 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Thomas Jackson (disambiguation)

President of the Methodist Conference
Sancton
Shepherd's Bush
Thomas Jackson
Wesleyan
minister
divinity
Richmond Theological College
Methodist Conference
Sancton
East Riding of Yorkshire
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Shipton
Methodist society
Spilsby
Preston
Wakefield
Lincoln
Leeds
Surrey
president of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference
methodism
Liverpool
James Everett
Samuel Dunn
Bloomsbury
Shepherd's Bush
John Wesley

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