Chapter 9

THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL.

(_J.H. Overton._)

(1.) THE METHODIST MOVEMENT.

Strength and weakness of the Church in the middle of the eighteenth century, 313 Propriety of the term 'Evangelical Revival', 314 Contrast between Puritans and Evangelicals, 315 William Law, 316 John Wesley, 316-336 George Whitefield, 337-340 Charles Wesley, 340-3 Fletcher of Madeley, 343-6 Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, 347-354 Other Methodist worthies, 355

(2.) THE CALVINISTIC CONTROVERSY.

Feebleness and unprofitableness of the controversy, 356 The disputes between Wesley and Whitefield, 357-8 Minutes of the Conference of 1770, 358-360 The 'Circular printed Letter', 360 Conference of 1771, 361 Controversy breaks out afresh in 1772, 362 Fletcher's checks to Antinomianism, 363-5 Toplady's writings, 365

(3.) THE EVANGELISTS.

James Hervey, 366-370 Grimshaw of Haworth, 370-1 Berridge of Everton, 371-2 William Romaine, 372-4 Henry Venn, 374-7 Evangelicalism and Methodism contemporaneous, 377-8 John Newton, 378-381 William Cowper, 381-3 Thomas Scott, 384-8 Richard Cecil, 388 Joseph Milner, 388-392 Isaac Milner, 392-3 Robinson of Leicester, 393-4 Bishop Porteus, 394 'The Clapham Sect', 394 John and Henry Thornton, 395 William Wilberforce, 395-8 Lords Dartmouth and Teignmouth, 398 Dr. Johnson, 398-9 Hannah More, 399-402 Strength and weakness of the Evangelical leaders, 402-3