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The Simeon's Trustees, of what was called the Simeon Fund, are responsible for the patronage (or a share of the patronage) in over 160 Church of England parishes. [15] There is also a Charles Simeon Trust, founded in 2001, [16] and the Charles Simeon Institute, established in 2014, [17] that operate in the United States and Canada.
The society began in the early 19th century, when leading evangelical Anglicans, including members of the influential Clapham Sect such as William Wilberforce, and Charles Simeon, desired to promote Christianity among the Jews. In 1809 they formed the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.
[2] [3] He was a close friend of Charles Simeon, a founder of the Church Missionary Society in 1799. He was ordained a Church of England deacon in 1819, and priest in 1821, and soon afterwards took the curacy of St Dunstan-in-the-West. [4] In practice it was a sole charge. He returned to Cambridge in 1824, where he was a lecturer, and then a tutor.
Charles Simeon (1759–1836) was a leading evangelical cleric. Charles Simeon was the most influential leader of evangelical Anglicanism. He established the Simeon Trust, a fund that became a major source of evangelical patronage. By the time of his death, the Trust controlled the livings of 42 churches, including Bath Abbey.
Charles Simeon, Methuen & Co., London, 1892; Christ is All: Sermons from New Testament Texts on Various Aspects of the Glory and Work of Christ; With Some Other Sermons, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1892; Jesus and the Resurrection. Expository Studies on St. John xx, xxi, London, 1893
Charles Simeon, Priest 1836 Com 14 The Consecration of Samuel Seabury (1784) n/a Com 16 St. Margaret of Scotland, Queen, Reformer 1093 Com 17 St. Hugh of Lincoln, Bishop 1200 Com 18 St. Hilda of Whitby, Abbess 680 Com 19 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Reformer 1231 Com 20 St. Edmund the Martyr, King, Martyr 870 Com 23 St. Clement of Rome, Bishop c. 100
Cautions to the Hearers and Readers of the Rev. Mr. Simeon's Sermon entitled “Evangelical and Pharisaical Righteousness compared” (1810), part of his debate with Charles Simeon. His publications included also tracts, sermons, and Prayers for Families, which went through four editions. [1]
1779 - Charles Simeon is converted while a student at King's College, Cambridge. Twenty years later he helped found what became the Church Missionary Society . 1779 - Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom , "Jesus never coerced anyone to follow him, and the imposition of a religion by government officials is impious"