all things. Their Universalism was a vehicle to seek a just and equal ideal society. They called their society Philadelphian. The doyen of this Universalist society was Rev. Richard Clarke. He was a prolific writer and dynamic preacher who had connections to America and Winchester. From 1753 to 1758, Clarke served as the rector of the leading Anglican church, St. Phillip's, in Charleston, South Carolina. After Winchester preached his sermon The Outcasts Comforted, Clarke published the sermon and noted Winchester's views were warmly received in London society. Joan Patricia Christodoulou claimed in her 1988 thesis, The Universalists: Radical Sectarianism (1760-1850), that Clarke's "dynamic of radical political principle with mystical Behmenist theosophy also characterized the universalism of [his] protégé, the American evangelist Elhanan Winchester." It is difficult to independently verify Christodoulou's claim. Winchester's London sermons and writings echoed Clarke's millennial expectations and the power of prophecy to bring about a restitution of all things. Winchester saw the restitution of all things in a more spiritual sense, unlike Clarke and other local Universalists who viewed their efforts in a political, social justice light. Millennial expectations, however, were not foreign to Winchester. His 1781 sermon, The Outcasts Comforted, included millennial references. With the popularity of millennialism in London society, Winchester appeared to have exploited this fashion and leaned more heavily into millennialism. In his 1788 sermon, A Century on the Glorious Revolution, Winchester concluded with a detailed explanation of his millennialist views, "Then comes that glorious period of a thousand years, when peace, harmony, prosperity, love, and the knowledge and glory of God shall fill the earth as the waters cover the sea." Ministry in London London's Universalists welcomed Winchester into their liberal-minded and socially active circle when he arrived in the city in September 1787. Winchester was familiar with this group, having corresponded with these Universalists. One of Winchester's letters of introduction was to John Clegg, the brother of Edmund Clegg. Edmund Clegg, a founding member of the London Universalist society, had moved to Philadelphia to open a manufacturing facility and visited Winchester upon his arrival in Philadelphia. Clegg preached at Winchester's Society of Universal Baptist Church. Winchester also carried a letter of introduction from Benjamin Rush. The London public initially coolly received Winchester. He preached wherever a chapel or church opened its doors. The increasing number of people coming to hear Winchester aroused critics within the Calvinist orthodox community. Baptist churches