He was the only surviving child of Thomas Collyer, a builder of Deptford, where he was born on 14 April 1782. After education at the Leathersellers' Company's school in Lewisham, he entered Independent College, Homerton as a scholar in 1798.[1]
In 1800 Collyer began his ministry in a small congregation at Peckham, over which he was ordained in December 1801. Under his ministry the congregation increased, and the chapel was several times enlarged. Previous to this, he had in 1813 received an invitation to succeed to the pulpit at Salters' Hall Chapel, which, with the consent of the congregation at Peckham, he accepted, an arrangement being made that he should occupy both pulpits. The Peckham chapel was in 1816 rebuilt and reopened under the name of Hanover Chapel.[1]
Satirical print by George Cruikshank on the opening of Hanover Chapel by William Bengo' Collyer, a nonconformist minister, and its support by two Royal Dukes
From 1820 to 1824 Collyer edited, with James Baldwin Brown the elder and Thomas Raffles, The Investigator, a quarterly. It attacked Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley as immoral.[6] The article "Licentious Publications in High Life" of 1822, after Shelley's death, received a reply "Canting Slander: To the Reverend William Bengo Collyer" over a number of issues of The Examiner, attributed to William Hazlitt.[7] In 1823 Collyer rode out a scandal around his examination of young men, in the Addington Square baths, that was brought up in The Lancet.[8][9] That same year, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[10]
Collyer died aged 71 in 1854.[1] A funeral sermon was preached at Hanover Chapel by John Morison, on 16 January.[11][12]
With his wife Mary, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Hawkes of Lutterworth, Collyer left one daughter, Mary Anne Hawkes Collyer. She married the physician Philip Lovell Phillips.[1][13][14]
^R. H. Martin, United Conversionist Activities among the Jews in Great Britain 1795-1815: Pan-Evangelicalism and the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, Church History Vol. 46, No. 4 (Dec., 1977), pp. 437–452, at p. 445. Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of Church History. JSTOR 3164439
^W.T. Gidney. The history of the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews. Рипол Классик. p. 38. ISBN978-1-177-64426-6.
^"Mendele: Yiddish literature and language, Vol. 3.194 January 6, 1994". Ibiblio. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
^Pinchas E. Lapide (1 December 1984). Hebrew in the Church: The Foundations of Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 78–9. ISBN978-0-8028-4917-5.
^Harris, Jonathan. "Brown, James Baldwin, the elder". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3615. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^William Carew Hazlitt (2007). New Writings of William Hazlitt: New essays and poems. Oxford University Press. p. 424. ISBN978-0-19-920706-0.
^ abHuddleston, David. "Collyer, William Bengo'". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5972. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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William Bengo Collyer 1782 1854 was an English Congregational minister and religious writer William Bengo Collyer Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 Notes 5 External linksLife editHe was the only surviving child of Thomas Collyer a builder of Deptford where he was born on 14 April 1782 After education at the Leathersellers Company s school in Lewisham he entered Independent College Homerton as a scholar in 1798 1 In 1800 Collyer began his ministry in a small congregation at Peckham over which he was ordained in December 1801 Under his ministry the congregation increased and the chapel was several times enlarged Previous to this he had in 1813 received an invitation to succeed to the pulpit at Salters Hall Chapel which with the consent of the congregation at Peckham he accepted an arrangement being made that he should occupy both pulpits The Peckham chapel was in 1816 rebuilt and reopened under the name of Hanover Chapel 1 nbsp Satirical print by George Cruikshank on the opening of Hanover Chapel by William Bengo Collyer a nonconformist minister and its support by two Royal DukesThe University of Edinburgh awarded Collyer the degree of D D in 1808 1 In 1812 he succeeded Joseph Fox as joint secretary of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews retiring with his Anglican colleague Thomas Fry in 1814 2 3 Collyer and Fry s translations into Hebrew of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark carried out with the help of Judah D Allemand were published in 1813 and 1815 respectively 4 5 From 1820 to 1824 Collyer edited with James Baldwin Brown the elder and Thomas Raffles The Investigator a quarterly It attacked Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley as immoral 6 The article Licentious Publications in High Life of 1822 after Shelley s death received a reply Canting Slander To the Reverend William Bengo Collyer over a number of issues of The Examiner attributed to William Hazlitt 7 In 1823 Collyer rode out a scandal around his examination of young men in the Addington Square baths that was brought up in The Lancet 8 9 That same year he was elected to the American Philosophical Society 10 Collyer died aged 71 in 1854 1 A funeral sermon was preached at Hanover Chapel by John Morison on 16 January 11 12 Works edit nbsp William Bengo Collyer from the Evangelical Magazine 1823Collyer was the author of 1 Fugitive Pieces for the use of Schools 1803 Hymns designed as a Supplement to Dr Watts 1812 Services suited to the Solemnisation of Matrimony administration of Baptism amp c with Original Hymns 1837 He published sermons and several series of popular lectures on scriptural subjects including 1 Lectures on Scripture Facts 1807 Scripture Prophecy 1809 Scripture Miracles 1812 Scripture Parables 1815 Scripture Doctrines 1818 Scripture Duties 1819 and Scripture Comparison 1823 From 1802 Collyer published numerous hymns 8 Family editWith his wife Mary daughter and coheiress of Thomas Hawkes of Lutterworth Collyer left one daughter Mary Anne Hawkes Collyer She married the physician Philip Lovell Phillips 1 13 14 Notes edit a b c d e f g Stephen Leslie ed 1887 Collyer William Bengo Dictionary of National Biography Vol 11 London Smith Elder amp Co R H Martin United Conversionist Activities among the Jews in Great Britain 1795 1815 Pan Evangelicalism and the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews Church History Vol 46 No 4 Dec 1977 pp 437 452 at p 445 Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of Church History JSTOR 3164439 W T Gidney The history of the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews Ripol Klassik p 38 ISBN 978 1 177 64426 6 Mendele Yiddish literature and language Vol 3 194 January 6 1994 Ibiblio Retrieved 3 March 2017 Pinchas E Lapide 1 December 1984 Hebrew in the Church The Foundations of Jewish Christian Dialogue Wm B Eerdmans Publishing pp 78 9 ISBN 978 0 8028 4917 5 Harris Jonathan Brown James Baldwin the elder Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 3615 Subscription or UK public library membership required William Carew Hazlitt 2007 New Writings of William Hazlitt New essays and poems Oxford University Press p 424 ISBN 978 0 19 920706 0 a b Huddleston David Collyer William Bengo Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 5972 Subscription or UK public library membership required The Lancet London A Journal of British and Foreign Medicine Surgery Obstetrics Physiology Chemistry Pharmacology Public Health and News Elsevier 1823 p 46 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 6 April 2021 The Baptist Magazine 1854 p 221 William Carew Hazlitt 2007 New Writings of William Hazlitt New essays and poems Oxford University Press p 408 ISBN 978 0 19 920706 0 Summary of Individual John Randal Phillips 1845 Legacies of British Slave ownership Retrieved 3 March 2017 Munks Roll Details for Philip Lovell Phillips Retrieved 3 March 2017 External links editAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Stephen Leslie ed 1887 Collyer William Bengo Dictionary of National Biography Vol 11 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bengo 27 Collyer amp oldid 1137888736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
