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Rev David Simpson,
In September 1769 Simpson was ordained deacon and worked as a curate in Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex. In 1771 he was ordained priest and became curate at Buckingham. However he was forced to leave this position within one year because of his evangelical preaching. He was invited to move to Macclesfield by Charles Roe, a local evangelical industrialist, and was appointed assistant curate at St Michael's Church, Macclesfield, St Michael's Church. His subsequent promotion to prime curacy was opposed by a group of parishioners, and Roe built a new church for him, Christ Church, Macclesfield, Christ Church. Simpson was licensed in 1779 and he continued as minister of this church until his death in 1799.
As a result of his friendship with John Wesley, Wesley was invited to preach at Christ Church on at least 12 occasions, which was unusual for an Anglican church. In addition to his ministry at Christ Church he was also an itinerant preacher locally. He founded Friendly society, friendly societies, charity schools and Sunday School, Sunday schools and attracted large congregations. He was a pioneer of congregational hymn-singing and published a collection of hymns in 1776. He was a prolific author, publishing over 30 works, which included sermons, Tract (literature), tracts, essays, and volumes of Apologetics, apologetic. Some of his collected writings are held in the library of St John's College, Cambridge.
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M.A.
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(12 October 1745 – 24 March 1799) was an Anglican priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
who spent most of his career in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
Early life and education
David Simpson was born atIngleby Arncliffe
Ingleby Arncliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between the A172 and A19 roads, north-east from Northallerton and south-east from the small market town of Stokesley, and ...
, near Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increa ...
, Yorkshire
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, the son of Ralph Simpson, a farmer. He was expected to follow his father's occupation but as a boy received a calling to the ministry. He was educated at Scorton Grammar School and then at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
in 1769 and M.A. in 1772. His theology was evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...
and this was to cause problems during his career. As an undergraduate he became a friend of Rowland Hill
Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his soluti ...
, and he was also a close friend of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's br ...
.
Career
In September 1769 Simpson was ordained deacon and worked as a curate in Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex. In 1771 he was ordained priest and became curate at Buckingham. However he was forced to leave this position within one year because of his evangelical preaching. He was invited to move to Macclesfield by Charles Roe, a local evangelical industrialist, and was appointed assistant curate at St Michael's Church, Macclesfield, St Michael's Church. His subsequent promotion to prime curacy was opposed by a group of parishioners, and Roe built a new church for him, Christ Church, Macclesfield, Christ Church. Simpson was licensed in 1779 and he continued as minister of this church until his death in 1799.
As a result of his friendship with John Wesley, Wesley was invited to preach at Christ Church on at least 12 occasions, which was unusual for an Anglican church. In addition to his ministry at Christ Church he was also an itinerant preacher locally. He founded Friendly society, friendly societies, charity schools and Sunday School, Sunday schools and attracted large congregations. He was a pioneer of congregational hymn-singing and published a collection of hymns in 1776. He was a prolific author, publishing over 30 works, which included sermons, Tract (literature), tracts, essays, and volumes of Apologetics, apologetic. Some of his collected writings are held in the library of St John's College, Cambridge.
Personal life
Simpson married Ann Yaldy in May 1773 but she died 15 months later, leaving a daughter. He then married Elizabeth Davy in 1776; they had three children. He died on Easter Sunday 1799 and was buried two days later at Christ Church.References
Further reading
* Shenton, Tim (2004), ''Forgotten Heroes of Revival'', LeominsterDay One Publications
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