Newcome Cappe
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Newcome Cappe was an English unitarian divine.
, who married the daughter and coheiress of Mr. Newcome of Waddington, Lincolnshire, and was born at Leeds 21 February 1733. He was educated for the dissenting ministry. For a year (1748–9) he was with John Aikin
at Kibworth
, Leicestershire
; then for three years he studied with Philip Doddridge
at Northampton
, and for another space of three years (1752–5) he lived in Glasgow
, profiting by the instruction of William Leechman
.
He was chosen in November 1755 co-pastor with the Rev. John Hotham of the dissenting chapel
at St. Saviourgate, York
, and after Hotham's death the following May became sole pastor to the congregation, as he remained until his death. In 1788, when he was a widower with six grown-up children, he married Catherine Harrison (b.1744) - see ref. below.
The large old mansion in which he lived is described by Robert Davies, in his ‘Walks through York,’ as situated in Upper Ousegate, and in it he gathered together men of letters. A literary club which he founded in 1771 existed for nearly twenty years.
Cappe was frequently ill, and in 1791 he was seized by a paralytic stroke. This was followed by several other attacks of the same kind until his strength failed, and he died at York on 24 December 1800.
on 5 November 1757, was of a very rhetorical character and passed through numerous editions. In 1770 he published a sermon in memory of the Rev. Edward Sandercock, and in 1785 he edited that minister's sermons in two volumes.
In 1783 he printed a pamphlet of ‘Remarks in Vindication of Dr. Priestley’ in answer to the ‘Monthly Reviewers.’ ‘A Selection of Psalms for Social Worship’ and ‘An Alphabetical Explication of some Terms and Phrases in Scripture,’ the first an anonymous publication, and the second ‘by a warm well-wisher to the interests of genuine christianity,’ were printed at York in 1786, and are known to have been compiled by Cappe. The second of them, it may be added, was reissued at Boston, U.S., in 1818. A work of a more elaborate character, entitled ‘Discourses on the Providence and Government of God,’ was published by him in 1795; a second edition appeared in 1811, and a third in 1818.
After his death his widow Catherine (d. 1821) collected and edited many volumes of his discourses, consisting of:
To the first and second of these publications she prefixed memoirs of his life by herself, and the second contained an appendix of a sermon on his interment by the Rev. William Wood, and a memoir from the ‘Monthly Review,’ February 1801, pp. 81–4, by Charles Wellbeloved
.
His eldest son, Joseph Cappe, M.D., died in February 1791; his youngest son, Robert Cappe, M.D., died on 16 November 1802 while on a voyage to Livorno
.
Life
Cappe was the eldest son of the Rev. Joseph Cappe, minister of the nonconformist congregation at Millhill Chapel, LeedsLeeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, who married the daughter and coheiress of Mr. Newcome of Waddington, Lincolnshire, and was born at Leeds 21 February 1733. He was educated for the dissenting ministry. For a year (1748–9) he was with John Aikin
John Aikin (Unitarian)
John Aikin was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy.-Life:...
at Kibworth
Kibworth
Kibworth is an area of the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, that contains two civil parishes—the villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt . According to the 2001 census, Kibworth Beauchamp has a population of 3,798, and Kibworth Harcourt has a population of 990. The two...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
; then for three years he studied with Philip Doddridge
Philip Doddridge
Philip Doddridge DD was an English Nonconformist leader, educator, and hymnwriter.-Early life:...
at Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, and for another space of three years (1752–5) he lived in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, profiting by the instruction of William Leechman
William Leechman
-Life:The son of William Leechman, a farmer of Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, he was educated at the parish school; theT father had taken down the quarters of Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, which had been exposed after his execution on the tolbooth of Lanark...
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He was chosen in November 1755 co-pastor with the Rev. John Hotham of the dissenting chapel
York Unitarian Chapel
York Unitarian Chapel is a building on St. Saviourgate, York, England. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians....
at St. Saviourgate, York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, and after Hotham's death the following May became sole pastor to the congregation, as he remained until his death. In 1788, when he was a widower with six grown-up children, he married Catherine Harrison (b.1744) - see ref. below.
The large old mansion in which he lived is described by Robert Davies, in his ‘Walks through York,’ as situated in Upper Ousegate, and in it he gathered together men of letters. A literary club which he founded in 1771 existed for nearly twenty years.
Cappe was frequently ill, and in 1791 he was seized by a paralytic stroke. This was followed by several other attacks of the same kind until his strength failed, and he died at York on 24 December 1800.
Works
The writings of Cappe which appeared during his lifetime were minor. Among them were sermons preached on the days ‘of national humiliation’ in 1776, 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1784. An earlier sermon delivered 27 November 1757, after the victory of Frederick the Great at the battle of RossbachBattle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach took place during the Seven Years' War near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony. Frederick the Great defeated the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman/Austrian Empire...
on 5 November 1757, was of a very rhetorical character and passed through numerous editions. In 1770 he published a sermon in memory of the Rev. Edward Sandercock, and in 1785 he edited that minister's sermons in two volumes.
In 1783 he printed a pamphlet of ‘Remarks in Vindication of Dr. Priestley’ in answer to the ‘Monthly Reviewers.’ ‘A Selection of Psalms for Social Worship’ and ‘An Alphabetical Explication of some Terms and Phrases in Scripture,’ the first an anonymous publication, and the second ‘by a warm well-wisher to the interests of genuine christianity,’ were printed at York in 1786, and are known to have been compiled by Cappe. The second of them, it may be added, was reissued at Boston, U.S., in 1818. A work of a more elaborate character, entitled ‘Discourses on the Providence and Government of God,’ was published by him in 1795; a second edition appeared in 1811, and a third in 1818.
After his death his widow Catherine (d. 1821) collected and edited many volumes of his discourses, consisting of:
- ‘Critical Remarks on many important Passages of Scripture,’ 1802, 2 vols.;
- ‘Discourses chiefly on Devotional Subjects,’ 1805;
- ‘Connected History of the Life and Divine Mission of Jesus Christ,’ 1809;
- ‘Discourses chiefly on Practical Subjects,’ 1815.
To the first and second of these publications she prefixed memoirs of his life by herself, and the second contained an appendix of a sermon on his interment by the Rev. William Wood, and a memoir from the ‘Monthly Review,’ February 1801, pp. 81–4, by Charles Wellbeloved
Charles Wellbeloved
Charles Wellbeloved was a unitarian divine and archaeologist.-Life:Charles Wellbeloved, only child of John Wellbeloved , by his wife Elizabeth , was born in Denmark Street, St Giles, London, on 6 April 1769, and baptised on 25 April at St. Giles-in-the-Fields...
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Family
In October 1759 he married Sarah, the eldest daughter of William Turner, a merchant of Hull. She died of consumption in the spring of 1773, leaving six children behind her. His second wife, an ardent promoter of education and of unitarian principles, was Catharine, daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Harrison, vicar of Catterick, and they were married at Barwick-in-Elmet on 19 Feb. 1788. She died suddenly 27 July 1821, aged 78. She was the author of several tracts on charity schools .His eldest son, Joseph Cappe, M.D., died in February 1791; his youngest son, Robert Cappe, M.D., died on 16 November 1802 while on a voyage to Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
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