The first pamphlet contains 3 sermons probably written by Isaac Walton. The second item is a single sheet fragment in the same hand. The third is an undated sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:1-2, which may also be by Walton but written roughly unlike the neat preceding sermons. The 4th pamphlet is a sermon on Romans 8:26, delivered at Almondbury, Yorkshire on 5 June 1767, Whitsunday, written in an extremely large, clear hand. The next is a sermon on Philippians 1:27, titled "No 17, May 8th 1795 - 1st written this month". On the cover is written "This sermon was written in 1791 and revised and written again in a different way in 1795". Pamphlet 6, written in the same hand, is a sermon on Psalms 37:8, 6 ff. with a note by the compiler saying, "this sermon has been written in a different manner". Pamphlet 7 is a sermon on John 5:25, in a different hand, presumably an autograph copy as there are many corrections and deletions and a passage has been cut out; dated 9 August 1758, "Wednesday in the morning", 7 ff. Pamphlet 8 is a sermon on 1 Peter 3:8; at the top is written, "this sermon has been written in a different matter"; paper slip on front cover stating, "Have Compassion one of another and love as Brethren", 6 ff. Dates preached at the back; first delivered 30 May 1793 and then a list of other preachings and places, each signed "M": "Almondbury Nov. 17 1765, Briars June 2nd 1771, Marsden June 5th 1774, Harishead May 28th 1780, Sadddleworth Church June 2 1793”. Pamphlet 9 is a sermon on Luke 7:33-35, 8 ff.; note on cover states, "This sermon was written in 1782 and revised and written again in a different manner in 1798". The sermon itself is dated April 1798. Pamphlet 10 is the original version of the sermon on Luke 7:33-35, dated May 22 1782, 7 ff. Pamphlet 11 is a sermon on Matthew 18:7, 6 ff. delivered on 17 September 1785, with many alterations and a passage cut out. Pamphlet 12 is a sermon on John 13:34-5, 8 ff., delivered on May 25 1781, with a note saying it has been rewritten. Pamphlet 13 is a sermon on Colossians 3:14, 6 ff., preached on 2nd June 1758, Friday in the morning. The final pamphlet is a sermon on Revelation 14:13, 7 ff., delivered on December 4th 1788. These later sermons may were written by John Murgatroyd, or compiled by him, according to the notes in the catalogue.
A series of 14 individual paper pamphlets, some stitched together, written in a variety of hands. Gathered inside a leather binding but not bound. Some of the pamphlets have other numbers on the back, which may relate to another ordering system or Morehouse's other notebooks.
Collected by Henry James Morehouse, surgeon and historian. He has five volumes held in the Kirklees archives (KC793/1-5) including histories of Kirkburton parish, Holmfirth Chapelry, Netherthong, and other places in Yorkshire.
Catherine Evans
Sermon 6 -- 3 ff. (unfoliated and unpaginated)
Sermon concerning a right ordained conversion, Sermon 7 -- 4 ff. (unfoliated and unpaginated)
Sermon 8 -- 2 ff. (unfoliated and unpaginated)
Sermon on Psalms 78:11 -- 1 f. (unfoliated and unpaginated)
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 -- 8 ff. (unfoliated and unpaginated)