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Foreign News September 13, 1780

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

What is this article about?

Preacher Wesley, accused of being a court pensioner, recently preached in Yorkshire churches at Bingley and Halifax, promoting a biased book on the American war by Mr. Galloway.

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The famous preacher, Wesley, may be now ranked among the pensioned hirelings of the court, and has been busily employed in some parts of Yorkshire very lately, putting forth his pious political tenets, which are so congenial to his brothers of the dark robe, that the established churches in many places have been laid open to him. At Bingley and Halifax, this has been the case, and in his sermons he repeatedly exhorted his disciples to purchase a little fourpenny book, which he calls a true state or account of the war in America, an extract from the pamphlets and evidence of the famous Mr. Galloway, than which nothing can be more fraught with misrepresentation and falsehood.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs Political War Report

What keywords are associated?

Wesley Preacher Yorkshire Sermons American War Galloway Book

What entities or persons were involved?

Wesley Mr. Galloway

Where did it happen?

Yorkshire

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Yorkshire

Event Date

Very Lately

Key Persons

Wesley Mr. Galloway

Event Details

The preacher Wesley has been employed in parts of Yorkshire, preaching in established churches at Bingley and Halifax, exhorting disciples to purchase a fourpenny book titled a true state or account of the war in America, an extract from pamphlets and evidence of Mr. Galloway, which is fraught with misrepresentation and falsehood.

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