The Moyer Lectures were an annual series of theological lectures delivered in London from 1719 to 1774, designed to support the orthodox interpretation of the Christian Trinity.
The initial lecturer was
Daniel Waterland
Daniel Waterland (14 Feb 1683 – 23 December 1740) was an English theologian. He became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1714, Chancellor of the Diocese of York in 1722, and Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730.
Waterland opposed the latit ...
, who had much to do with the selection of lecturers in the early years. The series was endowed by the 1723 will of Rebecca Moyer, widow of the merchant Sir Samuel Moyer.
The final lecture series was given by
Thomas Morell
Thomas Morell (; 18 March 1703 – 19 February 1784) was an English librettist, classical scholar, and printer. At this point Lady Moyer's heirs exercised their option to discontinue the series.
Lecturers
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Daniel Waterland
Daniel Waterland (14 Feb 1683 – 23 December 1740) was an English theologian. He became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1714, Chancellor of the Diocese of York in 1722, and Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730.
Waterland opposed the latit ...
Edmund Chishull
Edmund Chishull (1671–1733) was an English clergyman and antiquary.
Life
He was son of Paul Chishull, and was born at Eyworth, Bedfordshire, 22 March 1670–1.
He was a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1687, where he graduated B.A. ...
Arthur Bedford
Vice Admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford, Order of the Bath, CB, Order of the Star of India, CSI (2 August 1881 – 5 December 1949) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in HMS Kent (1901), HMS ''Kent'' at the Batt ...
Benjamin Dawson
Benjamin Dawson (1729–1814) was an English minister, initially Presbyterian but then Anglican, and linguist.
Life
The sixth son of Eli Dawson, Presbyterian minister, and brother of the scholar Abraham Dawson, he was born at Halifax. In 1746 ...