Talk:Robert Sandeman (theologian)

Benjamin Ingham
The challenge with this topic lies in the limited resources available on the subject. Smith's work provides the most comprehensive research into the available resources on the topic, followed closely by Cantor's 1991 book.

The current version of "Robert Sandeman" implies that Ingham helped to form and organize the London Congregation in 1760 at St. Martin's-le-grand. This statement is misleading based upon those sources I have seen, which indicate John Barnard as this individual who converted to Glas's views.

The link provided, Talk:Glasite/archive-1, takes you to some of my background research on this topic for the "Glasite" article. The term, St. Martin's-le-grand, refers to Sandeman's original follower's in London. A 1766 pamphlet published in London uses this name for the London Congregation formed in the early 1760's. Samuel Pike was the author of this pamphlet having confessed his faith the year prior to this very congregation, A Plain and Full Account of the Christian Practices Observed by the Church in St. Martin's-le-Grand. See John H. Smith's (2008) book, The Perfect Rule of the Christian Religion: A History of Sandemanianism in the Eighteenth Century. A section of the Glasite article, Sandemanian Churches in England, reflects research on Sandeman's expansion into England based upon what I could find in Smith and Cantor.CUoD (talk) 00:47, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Added link to DNB article on Samuel Pike that references, Wilson's Dissenting Churches of London, 1808, ii. Pike, John Barnard, and Samuel Churchill were the principle London correspondents with Glas and Sandeman during this time frame (pp. 81-3 of Smith).CUoD (talk) 01:46, 23 February 2010 (UTC)