Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff (7 February 1809 – 15 June 1865) was a minister of the General Baptist Church in England. He was the founder of the Band of Hope temperance movement.
Jabez Tunnicliff was born on 7 February 1809, the second surviving son of John Tunnicliff.[1] Of 22 children, only Jabez, his older brother William, and six of their sisters survived to adulthood. His father was a boot and shoe maker in Wolverhampton.[2]
He was apprenticed at age 13 to learn japanning, and used this skill to support himself as a painter and decorator in some pastoral situations. While still apprenticed, he secretly married Mary Ann, a young lady in the church he attended. Theirs was a good marriage, but their youth made it financially difficult, and this hindered his church work.[2]
Jabez Tunnicliff died at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, 15 June 1865. His funeral was the following Sunday at Burmantofts Cemetery, with an estimated 15,000 people present. The Leeds Express for 25 June 1865 reports that about 1,100 temperance supporters walked through the town following the coffin.[3]
Church work
In 1832, Jabez Tunnicliff was invited to become the minister of Cradley Baptist Church. However, in February 1833 he began to question the Calvinistic teaching, and left in November 1833. In December 1833 he and about 30 others began meeting and formed Cradley Heath Baptist Church.[4] While fundraising for the new building at Cradley Heath, he was asked to become the minister of Longford Baptist Church (between Coventry and Bedworth, Warwickshire), where he had a successful ministry until 1842. He resigned that pastorate with a view to working in America, but was employed by the Baptist Home Mission department in Leeds.[5]
Band of Hope
During his time at Leeds, Jabez Tunnicliff became an advocate for temperance, and spoke out for this alongside his regular church work. In 1847, after the death of a young man "through intemperance" and in discussion with several other temperance supporters, he proposed a new organisation to promote temperance amongst younger people.[6] There is some dispute as to whether the name given to this organisation; the "Band of Hope" was coined by him or by Anne Jane Carlisle.[7]
^Marles, Rev.H. The Life and Labours of Jabez Tunnicliff. Google books. pp. 213–219.
^"The Dictionary of Ulster Biography". newulsterbiography.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Sources
Marles, Rev H (1865). The Life and Labours of Jabez Tunnicliff.
Williams, Idris (1933). A History of the Four Ways Baptist Church, Cradley Heath, Staffs(Centenary souvenir). {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
External links
The Life and Labours of the Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff, Minister of the Gospel at Call Lane Chapel, Leeds, and Founder of the Band of Hope, obtained from authentic documents, chiefly records made by himself by Rev. H. Marles, LRCP, 1865 on Google Books
January 08, 2023
jabez, tunnicliff, february, 1809, june, 1865, minister, general, baptist, church, england, founder, band, hope, temperance, movement, contents, life, family, church, work, band, hope, references, sources, external, linkslife, family, edit, born, february, 180. Rev Jabez Tunnicliff 7 February 1809 15 June 1865 was a minister of the General Baptist Church in England He was the founder of the Band of Hope temperance movement Contents 1 Life and family 2 Church work 3 Band of Hope 4 References 4 1 Sources 5 External linksLife and family EditJabez Tunnicliff was born on 7 February 1809 the second surviving son of John Tunnicliff 1 Of 22 children only Jabez his older brother William and six of their sisters survived to adulthood His father was a boot and shoe maker in Wolverhampton 2 He was apprenticed at age 13 to learn japanning and used this skill to support himself as a painter and decorator in some pastoral situations While still apprenticed he secretly married Mary Ann a young lady in the church he attended Theirs was a good marriage but their youth made it financially difficult and this hindered his church work 2 Jabez Tunnicliff died at 2 45 p m on Thursday 15 June 1865 His funeral was the following Sunday at Burmantofts Cemetery with an estimated 15 000 people present The Leeds Express for 25 June 1865 reports that about 1 100 temperance supporters walked through the town following the coffin 3 Church work EditIn 1832 Jabez Tunnicliff was invited to become the minister of Cradley Baptist Church However in February 1833 he began to question the Calvinistic teaching and left in November 1833 In December 1833 he and about 30 others began meeting and formed Cradley Heath Baptist Church 4 While fundraising for the new building at Cradley Heath he was asked to become the minister of Longford Baptist Church between Coventry and Bedworth Warwickshire where he had a successful ministry until 1842 He resigned that pastorate with a view to working in America but was employed by the Baptist Home Mission department in Leeds 5 Band of Hope Edit During his time at Leeds Jabez Tunnicliff became an advocate for temperance and spoke out for this alongside his regular church work In 1847 after the death of a young man through intemperance and in discussion with several other temperance supporters he proposed a new organisation to promote temperance amongst younger people 6 There is some dispute as to whether the name given to this organisation the Band of Hope was coined by him or by Anne Jane Carlisle 7 References Edit Marles 1865 pp 5 6 a b Marles 1865 Marles 1865 p 262 Williams 1933 pp 8 16 Marles 1865 p 179 Marles Rev H The Life and Labours of Jabez Tunnicliff Google books pp 213 219 The Dictionary of Ulster Biography newulsterbiography co uk Retrieved 22 November 2020 Sources Edit Marles Rev H 1865 The Life and Labours of Jabez Tunnicliff Williams Idris 1933 A History of the Four Ways Baptist Church Cradley Heath Staffs Centenary souvenir a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a format requires url help External links EditThe Life and Labours of the Rev Jabez Tunnicliff Minister of the Gospel at Call Lane Chapel Leeds and Founder of the Band of Hope obtained from authentic documents chiefly records made by himself by Rev H Marles LRCP 1865 on Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jabez Tunnicliff amp oldid 1129857403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
