During his early ministry he endured persecution including imprisonment and the impressment of several of his hearers into the Royal Navy. They were subsequently released through the intervention of the Lady Huntingdon.[1]
After his term as President of the Methodist Conference, Thompson was involved with the sacramental controversy of the early 1790s. His pen drafted the Plan of Pacification of 1795,[1] which arose out of disputes between the Methodist societies and the Church of England over the status of travelling preachers and the administration of the sacraments, fomenting their separation.[3]
He was serving as Chairman of the Birmingham District when he died on 1 May 1799.[2]
In memory of the Rev. William Thompson, who was the first President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. He died May 1st, 1799, and was buried in the vaults of this Church.
References
^ abcKelly, C. H. (1891), Wesley and his successors: a centenary memorial of the death of John Wesley, London, pp 23-24
^ abcThe Methodist Archives Biographical Index William Thompson (1733-99) University of Manchester Library 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^Methodist Church of Great Britain, Separation from the Church of England, accessed 1 December 2019
william, thompson, methodist, other, people, named, william, thompson, william, thompson, disambiguation, william, thompson, 1733, 1799, first, president, methodist, conference, after, john, wesley, death, being, elected, president, manchester, conference, 179. For other people named William Thompson see William Thompson disambiguation William Thompson 1733 1799 was the first President of the Methodist Conference after John Wesley s death being elected President at the Manchester conference in 1791 1 William ThompsonPresident of the Methodist ConferenceIn office 1791 1792Preceded byJohn WesleySucceeded byAlexander MatherPersonal detailsBorn1733Newtownbutler IrelandDied1 May 1799BirminghamKnown forFirst President of the Methodist Conference after WesleyLife EditThompson was born in 1733 at Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh Ireland 2 He entered the Wesleyan itinerancy in 1757 2 During his early ministry he endured persecution including imprisonment and the impressment of several of his hearers into the Royal Navy They were subsequently released through the intervention of the Lady Huntingdon 1 After his term as President of the Methodist Conference Thompson was involved with the sacramental controversy of the early 1790s His pen drafted the Plan of Pacification of 1795 1 which arose out of disputes between the Methodist societies and the Church of England over the status of travelling preachers and the administration of the sacraments fomenting their separation 3 He was serving as Chairman of the Birmingham District when he died on 1 May 1799 2 He was buried at St Mary s Church Whittall Street Birmingham demolished in the late 1920s A tablet formerly in that church and now in St Martin in the Bull Ring reads In memory of the Rev William Thompson who was the first President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference He died May 1st 1799 and was buried in the vaults of this Church References Edit a b c Kelly C H 1891 Wesley and his successors a centenary memorial of the death of John Wesley London pp 23 24 a b c The Methodist Archives Biographical Index William Thompson 1733 99 University of Manchester Library Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Methodist Church of Great Britain Separation from the Church of England accessed 1 December 2019External links EditMethodist Collections University of Manchester Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Thompson Methodist amp oldid 1167004075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
