[posted] Posted(#62185, Sikes)

[David Price]

An Address to Lord Teignmouth, by Thomas Sikes                           62185
   [Subtitle: occasioned by his address to the clergy of the Church of
              England]
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/8/62185 ]
   [Files: 62185-0.txt; 62185-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: I'm sorry to say that the Rev. Thomas Sikes, 
vicar of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire in 1805, was a bit of a bigot, and 
held that not only was the Church of England the only true church, but 
that all other Christian denominations were "enemies", "wretches", etc. 
When Lord Teignmouth, the president of the newly-formed British and 
Foreign Bible Society wrote to the clergy of the Church of England, 
inviting them to become involved, Sikes went ballistic, because the 
Bible Society treated everyone equally, including Methodists, Baptists 
etc.  Apparently Sikes was to be a major advisor to those forming the 
Oxford Movement (Tractarians) but died as they were coming to the 
attention of folk.

All the best,
David,
Very sunny England, with a good warm breeze