Falconer Madan

Name: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Author: Falconer Madan

Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

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“Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900”, published in 1893, is a work by Falconer Madan. It explores elements such as Thelyphthora, Lady Huntingdon and the Lock Hospital.

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ He was buried in Peterborough Cathedal, and his tomb bears the well-known lines:
In sacred sleep the pious bishop lies:
Say not in death—a good man never dies.
Madan was distinguished from his Cambridge days to the end of his life by simple and even austere habits. It was his custom to rise early and light his own fire, in order to pursue the study of the Scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek, before the general work of the day began. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ In 1780 Madan published a work entitled ‘Thelyphthora,’ in which he advocated polygamy, taking his stand on the Mosaic law, and elaborately arguing that it is in accordance with Christianity, properly understood. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ Owing to his new methodist views he had difficulty in obtaining ordination, but Lady Huntingdon's personal efforts on his behalf were successful. Some curiosity was aroused in London to hear the ‘lawyer turned divine,’ even at his first sermon, preached at Allhallows, Lombard Street, 1750; and when appointed chaplain to the Lock Hospital, near Hyde Park Corner, his preaching, which at first took place in the parlour of the institution, rapidly acquired such reputation that a new chapel was built for him in the hospital, and opened on 28 March 1762. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ The obloquy heaped on him in 1767 and 1780 did not sour his mind, but diverted it to quieter pursuits. No impartial reader of the two controversies can fail to acquit him of the charges of insincerity and of self-seeking. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ These principles, it may be noted, are said to have been previously held by Lord-chancellor Cowper, Madan's great-uncle, and by Westley Hall [q. v.] , brother-in-law of John Wesley. Even before the appearance of the book Lady Huntingdon expressed to the author her readiness to send him a petition against it signed by three thousand persons, and when it was actually published it raised a storm of indignation, criticism, and opposition. Madan consequently resigned his chaplaincy of the Lock Hospital, and retired into private life at Epsom. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ Richard Hill,’ 1781; ‘The Cobler's Letter to the Author of Thelyphthora, by (Sir) R. Hill,’ 1781; ‘Remarks on Polygamy, by T. Wills,’ 1781 (written at the request of Lady Huntingdon) ; *‘Anti-Thelyphthora, a Tale in Verse’ (by William Cowper) , 1781, &c.; *‘A Word to Mr. Madan’ (by Henry Moore) , 1781 (2nd edit. same year) ; *‘A Poetical Epistle to the Reverend Mr. Madan,’ 1781; ‘An Examination of Thelyphthora, by John Palmer,’ 1781; ‘Remarks on Thelyphthora by James Penn’ (1781) ; ‘Thelyphthora, a Farce, by Frederick Pilon,’ 1781 (not printed) ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ He was at first intended for the bar, like his elder brother, but shortly after took holy orders. In 1753 he was elected to a fellowship at his college, but after short residence became vicar of Haxhay with the rectory of West Halton, both in Lincolnshire. ”

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Falconer Madan, Dictionary of National Biography… (1893)

“ Mr. Madan,’ London, 1761. 5. ‘Every Man our Neighbour, a Sermon on Luke x. 29, at the Opening of the Chapel of the Lock Hospital, 28 March 1762,’ London (1762) . 6. ‘A Funeral Sermon on the Death of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Jones, by the Reverend Mr. Madan,’ London (1762) . 7. ‘An Answer to the Capital Errors in the Writings of the Rev. William Law,’ London, 1763. 8. *‘A Scriptural Account of the Doctrine of Perfection, by a Professor of Christianity,’ London, 1763. 9. ‘An Account of the Death of F. S., a Converted Prostitute,’ London, reprinted at Boston in 1763. 10. ”

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