9 0 , ▁M . A . ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁pre acher ▁for ▁ext empor ary ▁or atory . ▁He ▁retained ▁this ▁position ▁till ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Mission ary ▁Society , ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁secretary . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Unit ari ans ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁Society ; ▁and , ▁as ▁he ▁grew ▁older , ▁became ▁a ▁liberal ▁in ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁he ▁is ▁mentioned ▁as ▁minister ▁of ▁St . ▁James ' s ▁Chap el , ▁As ht ed , ▁B irmingham , ▁Among ▁those ▁touched ▁by ▁his ▁min istry ▁was ▁George ▁M og ridge . ▁ ▁O pp on ent ▁of ▁Pri est ley ▁Burn ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ological ▁controvers y ▁with ▁Joseph ▁Pri est ley , ▁a ▁fellow ▁B irmingham ▁pre acher ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁acquaint ed ; ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁thanks ▁of ▁Be il by ▁Por te us . ▁Pri est ley ▁wrote ▁a ▁fran k ▁private ▁letter ▁to ▁Burn ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁published ▁in ▁part ▁later , ▁explaining ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Charles ▁James ▁Fox ' s ▁legisl ative ▁moves ▁on ▁religious ▁toler ance , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁was ▁storing ▁up ▁trouble ▁for ▁itself . ▁The ▁nick name ▁"