Moyer Lectures facts for kids
The Moyer Lectures were a series of special talks given every year in London. These talks happened from 1719 to 1774. Their main goal was to explain and support the Christian idea of the Trinity. This idea teaches that God is one, but exists as three "persons": the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
The very first person to give a Moyer Lecture was Daniel Waterland. He also helped choose many of the speakers in the early years. The money for these talks came from Rebecca Moyer. She was the wife of a merchant named Sir Samuel Moyer. Rebecca Moyer left money for the lectures in her will in 1723.
The last person to give a Moyer Lecture was Thomas Morell. After his talk, Rebecca Moyer's family decided to stop the series. They had the right to do this.
Who Gave the Moyer Lectures?
Many different people gave these important talks over the years. Here is a list of some of the lecturers:
- 1719 Daniel Waterland
- 1720 James Knight
- 1721 William Lupton
- 1722 Edmund Chishull
- 1723 William Berriman
- 1724 Thomas Bishop
- 1725 Andrew Trebeck
- 1726 Alexander Innis
- 1727 Philip Gretton
- 1728 Henry Felton
- 1729 Joseph Trapp
- 1730 John Brown
- 1731 John Hay
- 1732 Jeremiah Seed
- 1733 Charles Wheatly
- 1734 Theodore Waterland
- 1735 Edward Underhill
- 1736 Valentine Haywood
- 1737 John Berriman
- 1738 Leonard Twells
- 1739 Arthur Bedford
- 1740 Gloster Ridley
- 1754 William Dodd
- 1757 William Clements
- 1764 Benjamin Dawson
- Peter Newcome, at the end of the series.
- 1773 Thomas Morell
