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who was then going to <placename>America</placename>, by whom assisted by
<persname>B</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><persname> David Rothe</persname>, he was consecrated a Bishop of the
<orgname>Brethren's Church</orgname>, which had been resolved upon at the
Synod of <date>1782</date>. After the Synod of <date>1789</date>, at which he was
present, he went at his return to <placename>Bath, Bristol</placename> and other
places, ordaining several Brethren Presbyters and Deacons
of the <orgname>Brethren's Church</orgname>, and in the year <date>1797</date>, he had the
pleasure to ordain his own Son <persname>Ignatius</persname> a Deacon of
the <orgname>Brethren's Church</orgname>, who was appointed to serve the 
Cong<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi> at <placename>Duckenfield</placename> as Labourer. On the <date>13</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><date> of Nov</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>r</date></hi></hi><date>
last (1801)</date> when already very feeble, he assisted <persname>B</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><persname> Moore</persname>
in consecrating <persname>B</persname><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi></hi><persname> Benade</persname> a Bishop of the <orgname>Brethren's Church</orgname>
which was his last transaction of the kind. He had
for these many years, been every Winter troubled with
an obstinate Cough, which however commonly left him
at the approach of Summer, but in Autumn last, this
Cough attacked him sooner than usual, and by degrees
weakened him very much. This with other alarming
symptoms <emotion>made us fear, that we should soon lose this
valuable Servant</emotion> of our d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi> Lord; He himself likewise
said, that it was impressed upon his mind, that this would
be the year in which he should have the <emotion>unspeakable pleasure</emotion>
to see our d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi> Saviour face to face, and to rest from all his
Labours. For several years past he had it been much engaged
in his mind about going home to our Saviour. Already in
the year <date>1799</date> he wrote to his Son in <placename>Duckenfield</placename>, "When you
"look at the 2 Texts on my Birthday for this year, you may per
"-haps have the same thoughts as I had, when I first read