LETTER OF
The GOSPEL TRUTH CHARLES G. FINNEY
1851
To John Moore
19 March 1851
[A copy of Finney's letter, in John Moore's handwriting, is in the Dupuis Papers, Oberlin College Archives.]
John Moore (1812-1873) was the Methodist minister in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. He wrote to Finney on March 4, 1851, as follows:
Bury, Nr Huntingdon
March 4th 1851
My dear Bro. Finney,
I am anxious to
know when you intend returning
to America & whether you will visit
Huntingdonshire before leaving
this country. If you do not intend
coming to Houghton again I should
like to see you in London if
you can spare me a few hours
I feel as though I could not allow
you to leave England without
meeting you again & pouring out
my whole heart to you on those
great questions that affect my
well being & usefulness. How are
you getting on with your "Syste
matic Theology"? I shall prefer
not coming to London until
you have quite done with
my books as I can then bring
them home on my return
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I have heard nothing concerning
you for a considerable time
I have refrained from writing to you
knowing that your time must
be fully occupied - Now my dear
Bro will you just write me
a line as soon as possible informing
me of your intentions & I will
then make my arrangements
accordingly- Mrs Moore joins in
love to yourself & Mrs F.
I am
Dear Bro
Yours very affy
John Moore.
Finney's reply is as follows:
Copy of a Letter from Revd C. G. Finney
to the Revd John Moore Wesn Minister &endash;
Original Copy in the hands of Crane Fishwick
Esqr - Scorton Lancashire
"Tabernacle House
Finsbury, London
19th March 1851
My dear Br Moore
I recd your letter in due time
& have delayed to answer that I might be able
to reply definitely. I have done with your
books except the Oberlin Quarterly. As
they print my replies in an Appendix
that book will be needed last. The
printer has just assured me that he
shall be through with it the last of
next week. I should be glad to see you
before we leave which we expect to do
on the last day of March That is next
Monday week. I am not certain
yet whether we shall go by Steamer
from Liverpool or by sail Packet
from London Should we conclude
to do the latter we shall not leave
London until the latter part of
the week ie until the 4th of April
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But as my time is so valuable I
think we shall go by Steamer
thin In this event we shall leave
here on Monday DV spending a
day at Birmingham
Should you come up some
day next week you could take
with you on your return
all but the Review & that can
be sent to you I shall
leave it in charge with
the publisher to give you
a copy of the new Edition
of the Theology This can be
sent to you as you shall
desire when here Do not
forget when you come
to get the Rational Psychology
I mention this lest it
should escape me
My time is very much
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filled up but I must take
some time to commune with
you. Wife unites in much
love to yourself & your
dear wife
Your Brother
C G. Finney
Footnotes:
Crane Fishwick (b. 1827) was the son of George and Anne Fishwick of Scorton. See Friendship's Tribute. To the Memory of the Late Mrs. Fishwick, of Springfield, near Garstang (Lancaster: A. Milner, 1852).
This will have been Laurens P. Hickok, Rational Psychology; or, the Subjective Idea and Objective Law of All Intelligence (Auburn: 1849).