Africa
Abbeokuta,
or Sunrise within the Tropics: An Outline of the Origin and Progress of the Yoruba Mission
by Sarah Tucker (1854). This significant book on the history of the Church Missionary Society's early work in Nigeria is accompanied
by a number of interesting engravings, some in colour. Sarah Tucker (1821-1893) was a prolific writer who often used the nom de plume ALOE—A
Lady of England.
Among the
Menabe; Or, Thirteen Months on the West Coast of Madagascar
by George Herbert Smith (1896). This illustrated account of an unsuccessful attempt at establishing an Anglican mission on the western
coast of Madagascar is by a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Apolo:
The Apostle to the Pygmies
by William J. W. Roome (no date). Apolo Kivebulaya (c. 1864-1933) was a Ugandan CMS missionary to what is now the Democratic Republic
of the Congo. Ordained deacon in 1900 and priest in 1903, Kivebulaya was highly successful in reaching areas of the Congo no missionaries
had visited previously. This biography, geared toward a young audience, includes a frontispiece portrait.
The
Athens of West Africa: International Education at Fourah Bay College, 1814-2002
by Danial J. Paracka, Jr. (2001). In this research paper presented to the Southeastern Regional Seminar in African Studies at Georgia
State University, Professor Danial Paracka chronicles the long history and significance of Fourah Bay College, an Anglican educational
institution in Sierra Leone.
Biography
of the Rev. Charles Isenberg, Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Abyssinia and Western India from 1832 to 1864
by H. Gundert (1885). Charles Isenberg (born Karl Wilhelm, 1806-1864) was a widely-traveled Anglican missionary who worked primarily
in what are now India and Ethiopia. His translations of Anglican material into Amharic and Marathi represent
significant missionary publishing efforts. Isenberg was a close relative of the modern German writer Herman Hesse.
The Black
Slaves of Prussia
by Frank Weston (1918). In this influential open letter, Frank Weston (1871-1924) writes in his capacity as Bishop of Zanzibar to protest
German abuses of Africans during World War I.
The
Captive Missionary
by Henry Aaron Stern (1868). Anglican priest H.A. Stern (1820-1885) recounts his imprisonment in Ethiopia from 1863 to 1868 during the
course of missionary work among the Falasha Jewish community there. Stern received a D.D. from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1881.
The
English Church at Vohimare: Anglicanism in Madagascar
A resource for information about the Anglican Church in Madagascar. See Anglicanism
in Mauritius as well.
Fifty
Years in Western Africa, Being a Record of the Work of the West Indian Church on the Banks of the Rio Pongo
By A.H. Barrow (1900). In 1851, Anglicans from Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua and St Kitts sent missionaries to what are now the countries
of Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Côte D'Ivoire and Liberia. In this volume, A.H. Barrow presents the story of the first
fifty years of the work of the West Indian Mission.
The
Good Tidings of Great Joy, Which Shall Be To All People
by John William Colenso (1854). Colenso (1814-1883) was the first Bishop of Natal in what is now South Africa. This sermon was preached
at the ordination of one of the first missionaries in his diocese. Colenso's writings on biblical inspiration were censured widely from
the 1860s.
John
Walmsley: Ninth Bishop of Sierra Leone
by E.G. Walmsley (1923). John Walmsley was Bishop of the Diocese of
Sierra Leone, which then consisted of Morocco, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, and the Canary Islands. He served as
diocesan bishop from 1910 until his death in 1922.
A
Journal of the Bishop's Visitation Tour through the Cape Colony, in 1850
by Robert Gray. Robert Gray (1809-1872) was the first Bishop of Cape Town, South Africa. During his tenure as Metropolitan of South Africa,
five new sees were added to this province: Natal, Grahamstown, St. Helena, the Orange Free State and Zambesi.
Journals
of the Mashonaland Mission 1888 to 1892
by G.W.H. Knight-Bruce (1892). Knight-Bruce (1852-1896) led the formation of the Diocese of Mashonaland in what is now Zimbabwe.
A
Letter to the Laity of the Diocese of Natal
by John William Colenso (1864). In this long open letter following his deposition in December 1863, Colenso defends his religious opinions
and right to remain as diocesan bishop in what is now South Africa.
A Memoir
of John Armstrong, D.D., Late Lord Bishop of Grahamstown
by T.T. Carter (1857). Tractarian parish priest T.T. Carter wrote this long biography of his friend John Armstrong (1813-1856), first
Bishop of Grahamstown in what is now South Africa. Armstrong was a leader in promoting church penitentiaries in England before his ministry
in Grahamstown.
Memories
of Mashonaland
by G. W. H. Knight-Bruce (1895). Knight-Bruce (1852–1896) was the first Bishop of Mashonaland in what is now Zimbabwe. His Journals
of the Mashonaland Mission 1888 to 1892 are also available online.
Niger
Mission
by Samuel Adjai Crowther (1872). Crowther (c. 1807-1891) was the first African Anglican bishop. In this travel narrative, he recounts
his skilful navigation of Muslim-Christian divisions and tribal wars in Nigeria.
Peril
and Adventure in Central Africa, Being Illustrated Letters to the Youngsters at Home
by the late Bishop [James] Hannington. With Illustrations from Original Sketches by the Bishop, and a Biographical Memoir (1886). James
Hannington (1847-1885) was consecrated first Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1884. Hannington and many of his companions were
martyred on October 29, 1885 while en route to conduct missionary work in Uganda. His feast day in several churches of the Anglican Communion
is kept collectively with the Martyrs of Uganda on October 29. This volume includes the text of a number of Bishop Hannington's letters
to his nieces and nephews in England, as well as a number of his drawings made in Africa.
Proposals
for a Central Missionary Council of Episcopal and Non-Episcopal Churches in East Africa
by Frank Weston (1914). This proposal by Anglo-Catholic bishop Frank Weston of Zanzibar (1871-1924) is a counter to the 1913 Kikuyu Conference,
in which Anglican evangelicals participated in eucharistic communion with Scottish Presbyterians. Weston's proposal includes a non-eucharistic
rite of common worship.
The
Prospects of the East African Mission
by O E Vidal (1850). In this extended pamphlet, Owen Emeric Vidal (1819-1855), the first Bishop of Sierra Leone, reflects on linguistic
and cultural matters connected with Anglican church life in eastern Africa. Vidal's premature death at 35 stalled the beginnings of this
mission in what are now Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Ghana.
The
Romance of the Black River: The Story of the C.M.S. Nigeria Mission
by F. Deaville Walker (1930). The work of the Church Missionary Society began in Nigeria in 1842 with the arrival of the Reverend Henry
Townsend. In this book, F. Deaville Walker presents the history of the first nine decades of the Church of England's presence in Nigeria,
paying special attention to the distinguished episcopate of Samuel Adjai Crowther (c. 1807-1891), a Yoruba ex-slave who was consecrated
as diocesan bishop of "the countries of Western Africa beyond the limits of the Queen's Dominions."
Samuel
Crowther: The Slave Boy Who Became Bishop of the Niger
by Jesse Page (c. 1892). Samuel Adjai Crowther (c. 1807-1891) was the first African Anglican bishop. This biography, written for children,
follows his life and travels throughout what is now Nigeria.
Sisterhood
Life and Woman's Work, in the Mission-Field of the Church
by Allan Becher Webb (1883). Webb (1839-1907) was successively diocesan bishop of Bloemfontein and Grahamstown. In this collection of
four essays on women's religious communities, he pays special attention to missionary work and early sisterhoods in South Africa.
Tucker
of Uganda: Artist and Apostle
by Arthur P. Shepherd (1929). Alfred Robert Tucker (1849-1914) was Bishop of Uganda from 1890 to 1911. One account of his episcopate
notes: 'In 1891 there were seventy communicants, and in 1907, 18,078. The number of worshipers rose from 25,300 in 1897 to 52,471 in
1907, and the number of churches from 321 to 1,070 during the same years.' This biography includes a frontispiece portrait.
Within
the Green Wall: The Story of Holy Cross Liberia Mission 1922-1957
by Robert Erskine Campbell (1957). This book gives a detailed look at the history of the educational, medical and religious work of the
American Order of the Holy Cross in Liberia.
Americas (apart from Canada and
the USA)
Addington
Venables, Bishop of Nassau
by W.F.H. King (1887). This fascinating book about the second Bishop of Nassau is now available online. Venables (1827-1876) was a close
associate of several Tractarian leaders. This rare biography includes a wealth of anecdotes about the bishop as well as an important
look at Anglican life in the West Indies in the late nineteenth century.
The
Apostle of the Indians of Guiana: A Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Rev. W.H. Brett
by the Rev. F. P. L. Josa (1887). William Henry Brett (1818-1886) was for four decades a SPG missionary to the indigenous peoples of
British Guiana. He translated the New Testament and Prayer Book into several indigenous languages during his long tenure on the northeast
coast of South America. Three interesting engravings are included in the digital version available at the address above.
A
Bishop Amongst Bananas
by Herbert Bury (1911). Bury (1853-1933) was Anglican bishop in Central America during the construction of the Panama Canal. His diocese
included the modern countries of Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Bishop Bury served subsequently as
Bishop of Northern and Central Europe.
British Settlers in Argentina: Studies
in 19th and 20th Century Emigration
This website provides a wealth of information about English and Welsh emigration to Argentina, including Anglican baptismal, confirmation
and marriage records and photographs of Anglican churches. Some text in Spanish.
Christianity
and Slavery; in a Course of Lectures preached at the Cathedral and Parish Church of St. Michael, Barbados
by Edward Eliot, B.D., Archdeacon of Barbados (1833). Eliot delivered these lectures on the duties of the Church of England and its ministers
in light of slavery in the West Indies. His lectures insist on the right of priests to visit slaves on plantations, and he protests against
the practice of forcing slaves to work on Sunday. Eliot also advocates literacy, religious instruction and the encouragement of marriage
among the slave population. Slavery was abolished in Barbados in 1834. Among the noteworthy lectures in this collection are "The
Duty of Preaching the Gospel to the Slaves in the West Indies," "The Progress of the Gospel in the West Indies," "Giving
unto Servants That Which Is Just and Equal," and "Souls Not Saleable".
Facts
about the Church's Mission in Haiti
by James Theodore Holly (1897). This pamphlet by J.T. Holly (1829-1911) provides a look at the needs and life of the Episcopal Church's
mission to Haiti under his care. Holly was the first African American bishop of the Episcopal Church; a proposal for his inclusion in
the US Episcopal Church's calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts will be considered at this summer's General Convention.
From
Cape Horn to Panama
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprise among the Neglected Races of South America, by the South American Missionary Society, by Robert
Young (1905). This book provides a chronicle of the first fifty years
of Anglican missionary work throughout South America, focusing on missionaries to indigenous peoples in Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Argentina.
La
Historia de la Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba
by Juan Ramón de la Paz (2001, Adobe Acrobat format). This Spanish-language history of the Episcopal Church in Cuba was written
by the dean of the Anglican cathedral in Havana.
Historical Resources
on Anglicanism in Mexico
This small collection of documents includes liturgical and historical texts related to the work of Episcopal Church-related organisations
in Mexico. Background information is available in two pamphlets: The Mexican
Episcopal Church (1894) and The Reformation in Mexico (1894).
Last
Journal of the Rt. Rev. George Burgess, D.D., Bishop of Maine, from December 27, 1865, to April 20, 1866
edited by Alfred Lee (1866). George Burgess (1809-1866) was the first Bishop of Maine; he died while on this missionary voyage to Haiti,
Puerto Rico, Cuba, St Lucia, St Kitts, Nevis, Barbados, Guadeloupe, St Thomas and other islands.
Letter from Manuel
Aguas (1871)
This brief narrative of the beginnings of Mexican Anglican church life includes autobiographical information and three engravings. Of
related interest is Bishop Alfred Lee of Delaware's 1886 Statement
Respecting Our Church Work in Mexico.
Mexico: A Handbook
on the Missions of the Episcopal Church
by Frank Whittington Creighton (1936). This short book with many illustrations provides
a detailed look at people and events in early Mexican Anglican history.
The
Story of Commander Allen Gardiner, R.N., with Sketches of Missionary Work in South America
by John W. Marsh and W.H. Stirling (1883). Allen Gardiner (1794-1851) was the lay Anglican founder of the South American Missionary Society.
This volume, which includes a frontispiece portrait, gives detailed extracts from his journals of missionary travels in Patagonia, Tierra
del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.
Asia
An
Account of the Question Which Has Arisen between the Bishop and the Church Missionary Society in the Diocese of Colombo
by Robert Campbell Moberly (1876). This long paper examines one of many intra-Anglican disputes in the nineteenth-century mission field.
In this case the trouble was between Church Missionary Society clergy and a new bishop who favoured the use of a wooden altar cross in
a Tamil congregation.
An
Ambassador in Bonds: The Story of William Henry Jackson, Priest of the Mission to the Blind of Burma
by his Sister, Mary C. Purser, with an Introduction by the Right Revd R.S. Fyffe, formerly Bishop of Rangoon. London: Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1932.
The
Anglican Church
Chapter 1 from A Brief History of Christianity in Peking by Wang Yuhua.
Anglican life in
Persia/Iran
with a focus on the educational and medical work of the Church Missionary Society.
Annotated bibliography
on the history of the Church Missionary Society in Japan
Compiled by archivist Chu Nishiguchi, St Andrew's University, Izumi, Osaka. This site, in Japanese only, includes bibliographical and
biographical information about Anglican missionary work in Japan. It is not limited to the CMS, but includes material on the SPG and
SPCK as well.
An
Attempt at Unity in Japan
by Charles Filkins Sweet (1912). This intriguing document provides a chronicle of an ecumenical debate and discussion between Japanese
Anglican and Orthodox theologians at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Biography
of the Rev. Charles Isenberg, Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Abyssinia and Western India from 1832 to 1864
by H. Gundert (1885). Charles Isenberg (born Karl Wilhelm, 1806-1864) was a widely-traveled Anglican missionary who worked primarily
in what are now India and Ethiopia. His translations of Anglican material into Amharic and Marathi represent
significant missionary publishing efforts. Isenberg was a close relative of the modern German writer Herman Hesse.
Bishop Wilson and
the Origins of Dalit Liberation
by Charles Hoole. This paper narrates the work of Daniel Wilson (1778-1858), Bishop of Calcutta from 1837, in criticising social disadvantages
for Dalits, or untouchable classes in India.
Bishop's College
Calcutta 1820-1970 (1970)
This history of Bishop's College, Calcutta includes historical essays, personal recollections, and photographs.
The Cambridge
Mission to Delhi
by Lilian Henderson (1931). Henderson chronicles the first 70 years of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel's medical, educational
and missionary work in Delhi, known from 1877 as the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. In addition to her three chapters of history, 17
photographs of mission buildings and life are included.
Charles
Perry Scott, First Bishop in North China
by the Right Reverend Bishop Montgomery, D.D. (1928). Charles Perry Scott (1847-1927) was one of the first missionaries of the Church
of England North China Mission. He was consecrated first Bishop of North China in 1880; he retired and died in 1927 after 53 years of
missionary work. The online text of this biography includes four photographs of Scott, mission staff and the Cathedral of Our Saviour,
Peking.
The
Church in Corea
by Mark Napier Trollope (1915). The third Bishop of Korea gives a brief history of the Church of England's mission to that country, beginning
in 1889. Included are a batch of twelve interesting
photographs.
Correspondence
in Connection with the Protest against the Consecration of Rev. W. J. Boone as Missionary Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in China. Also Letters Referring to the Wretched Management of the Mission (1885)
This pamphlet provides extensive documentation for strenuous protests made in 1884 and 1885 against the proposed consecration of William
Jones Boone Jr. as American Bishop in Shanghai. The primary grounds of the protest surrounded the bishop-elect's use of coloured stoles
and his having allowed Chinese seminarians to play dice.
Florence
Buchanan: The Little Deaconess of the South Seas
by Emlyn Jones (1903). This book, complete with a striking frontispiece portrait and interesting cover art, tells the life-story of Deaconess
Florence Buchanan (1861-1913), pioneer Anglican missionary in Singapore, the Torres Straits and Papua New Guinea.
Forty
Years in Burma
by John Ebenezer Marks, Founder of St. John's College, Rangoon (1917). This autobiography of J.E. Marks (1832-1915) provides a detailed
look at the beginnings of Anglicanism in Burma. Included in this online version are a number of photographs of missionaries, mission-buildings
and 19th-century Burmese Anglicans.
Forward
in Western China
by Deaconess Emily Lily Stewart (1934). This book provides a look at the beginnings and challenges of Anglican missionary life in Sichuan
province, which borders Tibet.
Hannah Riddell:
Known in Japan as "The Mother of Lepers"
by Jingo Tobimatsu (1937). Hannah Riddell (1855–1932) was an Anglican missionary whose distinguished ministry revolutionized the
treatment of Hansen's Disease in Japan. This illustrated biography by a close associate provides a detailed look at her life and ministry.
An
Heroic Bishop
by Eliot Stock (1913). Thomas Valpy French (1825-1891) was the first Bishop of Lahore in modern Pakistan. He founded Agra College and
the Divinity School at Lahore; fostered positive relations with Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Christians in southwest Asia; supervised
the translation of the Bible and Prayer Book into Hindustani and Pushtu; and organized the Diocese of Lahore. French died while on a
missionary journey in the Arabian Peninsula, and is buried at Muscat, Oman.
A
History of the Church of England in India Since the Early Days of the East India Company
by Eyre Chatterton (1924). This book covers the history of the Church of England throughout the Indian subcontinent, including modern-day
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Burma.
Japan
The Reverend Timothy Nakayama, who served in Japan from 1991 through 2000, wrote an Anglicans Online-special article about two anniversaries
occurring this year: one honouring American Episcopal missionaries who arrived in Okinawa in 1951 and the other recognising the achievements
of an extraordinary doctor who arrved in Japan in the mid-19th century.
Letters,
Documents, &c. in the Matter of Episcopal Jurisdiction in China (c.
1904).
This extensive page provides documentation on disputes about
missionary episcopal jurisdiction in China during the nineteenth century. Ranging over a period of 25 years, the correspondence among
committees, archbishops and bishops reveals a somewhat difficult period in local relations between the Church of England and the Episcopal
Church USA.
Lewchew
and the Lewchewans; Being a Narrative of a Visit to Lewchew or Loo Choo, in October, 1850
by George Smith (1853). This journal by George Smith (1813-1871), first bishop of Victoria/Hong Kong, gives detailed diplomatic and religious
information on the Ryukyu Islands, usually known collectively in English as Okinawa. Smith's visit was undertaken in part to investigate
complaints by Anglican physician Bernard Jean Bettelheim, a Hungarian Jewish medical missionary supported by the Lewchew Naval Mission
and the Church Missionary Society.
The Life
and Letters of George Alfred Lefroy, Bishop of Calcutta
by H. H. Montgomery (1920). Lefroy (1854-1919) was head of the Cambridge Mission Brotherhood from 1885-1899; head of the Delhi Mission
1891-1899; Bishop of Lahore from 1899-1912; and Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India from 1913-1919. During his long service
to the Church of England in India, he participated in significant debates on the relationship between imperialism and missionary work,
between Islam and Christianity, and about education as well as internal church matters.
The Making
of a Missionary, or Day Dreams in Earnest: A Story of Mission Work in China
by Charlotte Yonge (1900). This rare children's novel by the prolific C.M. Yonge tells the story of young people who becme Anglican missionaries
and eventually suffer martyrdom during the Kucheng massacre that preceded the Boxer Rebellion.
A
Man of God Approved in Christ! A Sermon Commemorative of the Life of the Rt. Rev. William Jones Boone, D.D., Missionary Bishop
to China
by William Bacon Stevens (1865). This long memorial sermon recounts the life of lawyer, doctor and bishop William Jones Boone (1811-1864),
first bishop of the American Episcopal Church's mission to China.
Mary Bird in Persia
by Clara Rice (1916). Mary Rebecca Stewart Bird (1859-1914) was a medical missionary to Persia, now known as Iran. In addition to operating
a dispensary at Isfahan, she taught classes on Christian scripture and ministered to the needs of Christian, Jewish and Muslim women.
The Mékong
Messenger: Journal of the Anglican Episcopal Congregations of the Mékong (1961)
This rare periodical provides photographs and information on Anglican life in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia at the beginning of the 1960s.
[We're curious to know whether any further issues were published—Ed.]
The Mind
of Christ Jesus in the Church of the Living God
by Charles Henry Brent (1908). Brent (1862-1929) was the Canadian-born American Episcopalian first Bishop of the Philippines. 'I have
two objects in mind in writing this Charge. First to make clear to my present and to my prospective fellow-missionaries the principles
that actuate my administrations. Secondly that donors to this Missionary District may labour under no misconception as to the character
of the work which their gifts support.'
Mission to
Kurdistan in 1842
(Published 1850-1851). This serialised account follows the progress of an early Anglican mission to Kurdish areas of what are now Turkey
and Iraq.
Nellie,
Topsy and Annie: Australian Anglican Martyrs, Fujian Province, China, 1 August 1895
by Ian Welch. A Paper presented to the First TransTasman Missionary Conference on Australian and New Zealand Missionaries, At Home and
Abroad, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10 October 2004 [Adobe Acrobat format]
The
Order for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist According to the Use of the Anglican Church in Korea
Original Korean text and Authorized English Version, 1962 revision of the 1938 Korean BCP. Formatted into PDF by the Rev. Simon Ryu,
deacon at Seoul Cathedral, 2005.
Personal
Recollections of British Burma and Its Church Mission Work in 1878-79
by the Right Revd J. H. Titcomb, D.D., First Bishop of Rangoon. London: Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1880.
Reminiscences of
Missionary Work in Amritsar 1872-1873 and on the Afghan Fontier in Peshawar 1873-1890
by Worthington Jukes (1925). Worthington Jukes (1849-1937) was a Canadian Anglican priest who served for nearly two decades as a missionary
in what are now India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This extensive manuscript memoir of his ministry there is now available online.
The
Responsibility of the Church as Regards the Opium Traffic with China
by Arthur Evans Moule (1881). Moule (1836-1918) was a CMS missionary in China.
Sea-Girt
Yezo: Glimpses at Missionary Work in North Japan
by John Batchelor (1902). English missionary John Batchelor (1854-1944) wrote this book about his field of work on the Japanese island
of Hokkaido for a children's audience. He also translated the Book
of Common Prayer into Ainu, a fast-disappearing language. The book includes some fascinating
pictures of church life on Hokkaido in the late nineteenth century.
A
Sermon on the Occasion of the Consecration of S.I.J. Schereschewsky
by William Bacon Stevens (1877). Schereschewsky (1831-1906) was Bishop of Shanghai and an important translator of Christian literature
into several Chinese dialects. His important pamphlet The
Bible, Prayer Book and Terms in Our China Missions (1888) is also now available online.
Sketches
of Our Life at Sarawak
by Harriette McDougall (1882). This book by Harriette McDougall (1817-1886), wife of the first Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, provides
a wealth of information about the beginnings of Anglican life in what is now Malaysia.
Story
of the Siege Hospital in Peking and Diary of Events from May to August, 1900
By Jessie Ransome, Deaconess, Church of England Mission, Peking (1901). Anglican Deaconess Jessie Ransome (d. 1905 [does anyone know
when she was born?]) kept this vivid epistolary journal about her hospital work in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion. 'The crops are
ripening, and yet there is no one to be seen in the usually busy fields. War is very sad,' she writes.
Strengthened
with Might. A Sermon Preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Calcutta, on the Occasion of the Consecration of the First Bishop
of Dornakal
by Edward Sell (1912). This sermon was preached at the consecration of the first Indian Anglican bishop, Vedanayakam Samuel Azariah (1874-1945).
They That Sat
in Darkness: An Account of Rescue Work in Japan in the Words of the Rev. Yoshimichi Sugiura (1912)
Japanese Anglican priest Yoshimichi Sugiura recounts his pioneering social work in this brief book with
photographs.
Thomas
Patrick Hughes, Missionary to British India: The Class Ceiling
by Elizabeth Hughes Clark (2002) T.P. Hughes (1838-1911) served as a CMS missionary/linguist in places now included severally in India,
Pakistan and Afghanistan. This essay by a relative examines the role of class in his career. [Adobe Acrobat format]
Twenty
Years on the Afghan Frontier
by Thomas P. Hughes (1893). Hughes (1838-1911) writes here of his long tenure as an Anglican missionary near the Khyber Pass.
Australia
Alien
Son: The life and times of Cheok Hong Cheong, (Zhang Zhuoxiong) 1851-1928
by Ian Welch (2003). This dissertation presented to Australian National University examines the life and thought of a prominent Chinese-Australian
Anglican. Welch's research draws on 'the archives of the various Christian missions to the Chinese in Australia in the 19th and early
20th centuries' and Cheok Hong Cheong's own substantial letterbooks to describe 'the complex relationships of Chinese emigrants with
the often unsympathetic majority of Australians.'
All Saints'
Church, Brisbane 1862-1937
by D.L. Kissick (1937). All Saints, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane is a prominent Australian Anglo-Catholic parish. This parish history is
reproduced online with permission of the Rector and Wardens of the parish.
Anglican Church
of Australia Archive
'This archive is part of a strategy developed in the National Church Office to enable a better understanding of Australian Anglicanism.
We have initiatiated a number of community Identity seminars on our story [Anglican History], our beliefs [Anglican Theology] and how
we relate to others [Anglican Missiology]. These seminars work at the post graduate level and foster their respective disciplines and
publish the results of their work. More information can be found at the National Church Office website.' A well organised, attractive
site with searchable texts and images.
The
Best Kept Secret in the Church: The Religious Life for Women in Australian Anglicanism 1892-1995
by Gail Anne Ball (2000). This substantial dissertation, submitted to the University of Sydney's Department of Studies in Religion, traces
the beginnings and development of monastic communities for Australian Anglican women. Appendices give information on archival resources
on the topic, as well as transcripts from interviews with Australian Anglican nuns. [Adobe Acrobat format]
The Cruise
of the Beacon: A Narrative of a Visit to the Islands in Bass's Straits
by Francis Russell Nixon (1857). This remarkable and readable journal of the missionary explorations of the first Bishop of Tasmania,
F.R. Nixon (1803-1879), includes many engravings based on his own drawings.
Handbooks of English
Church Expansion: Australia
by A. E. David (1908). This book provides an overview of Australian Anglican history from the late eighteenth century until the beginning
of the twentieth century. The online version includes a frontispiece and several
photographs.
The
History of the Church of England in Queensland
by Keith Rayner (1962). This doctorial thesis was written by the retired Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of Australia.
A Letter
to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies, &c. &c. &c. on behalf of the Melanesian Mission
of the Bishop of New Zealand, and also on behalf of Missions to the Aborigines of Australia
by Lewis M. Hogg (1853). This early document on its topic addresses the duties of the Church of England toward aboriginal Australians
and the people of the Melanesian islands.
A Life in
Order: The Memoirs of Brother Francis SSF (2003)
Brother Francis, an Anglican Franciscan, died in late 2003 just a few weeks short of his 100th birthday. His autobiography is now available
online by permission of the Australian branch of the Society of St Francis.
A Short
History of the Church of England in Victoria 1847-1947
by Harry Wilfrid Nunn (1947). This centennial history of Anglicanism in central Australia includes portraits and photographs.
Sister
Esther: An Anglican Saint
Brief biography of Mother Esther (1858-1931), founder of the Australian Anglican Community of the Holy Name.
The Story of the
Australian Church
by Edward Symonds (1898). This book from the Colonial Church Histories series by the SPCK provides a good overview of early Australian
Anglican history.
Thirty
Years in Tropical Australia
By the Right Rev. Gilbert White, D.D. (1918). Gilbert White (1859-1932) was first Bishop of Carpentaria (1900-1915) and first Bishop
of Willochra (1915-1925), both large Australian dioceses. (The former Diocese of Carpentaria is now part of the Diocese of North Queensland.)
In this memoir, White records missionary journeys throughout remote parts of Australia proper and as far away as the Philippines.
Two Journals
of Missionary Tours in the Districts of Manéroo and Moreton Bay, New South Wales, in 1843
by E.G. Pryce and John Gregor (published 1846). This early Australian Anglican document provides detailed first-hand accounts of the
efforts of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Canada
Anglican
Missions to the Japanese in Canada
by Timothy Makoto Nakayama. This article by AO essayist Timothy Nakayama began as a research project in 1955, was first published in
1966, and has been recently revised by the author. It is available online in Adobe Acrobat format.
Anglican museum
Bilingual (French and English) virtual exhibition of two centuries of Anglican life in Quebec.
Anglicans
in Canada: Historical resources
'A compact introduction to the history of the Anglican Church in Canada'.
An
Apostle of the North: Memoirs of the Right Reverend William Carpenter Bompas, D.D.
by H.A. Cody (1908). William Carpenter Bompas (1834-1906) was successively first Bishop of Athabasca (1874-1884), first Bishop of Mackenzie
River, 1884-1891 and first Bishop of Selkirk/Yukon (1891-1906). In addition to his missionary work in organizing churches throughout
northwestern and northern Canada, Bompas translated the Prayer Book, hymns and portions of the Bible into First Nations Canadian languages
including Slavey, Beaver, and Tukudh/Eastern Kutchin.
The
Bishop Who Ate His Boots
This interactive site relates the story of Bishop Isaac Stringer (1866-1934), second Bishop of Selkirk (Yukon).
Canadian Society of Church History
'A non-denominational association dedicated to promoting and encouraging research in the history of Christianity, particularly the history
of Christianity in Canada. Over the years, the Society's annual meetings have provided a forum for Canada's leading historians of
Christianity. In addition, the Society has encouraged younger historians, especially graduate students, to present papers that contribute
to the historical understanding of Christianity.' Founded in 1960; bilingual site.
The
Church of England in Nova Scotia and the Tory Clergy of the Revolution
by Arthur Wentworth Eaton (1891). In this book, A.W. Eaton (1849-1937) chronicles the history of Anglicanism in Nova Scotia. He pays
special attention to the United Empire Loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution, and includes a brief biographical
notice of every known Loyalist clergyman.
The Church on
the Prairie
by H.H. Montgomery (1910). The sometime Bishop of Tasmania chronicles Anglican life in the Canadian prairie provinces and adjacent regions
in this oft-reprinted book. Be sure to have a click at the pictures.
A
Circular Letter from the Bishop of Montreal to the Clergy of the His Diocese on Church Vestments
by George Jehoshaphat Mountain (1845). This long letter on the use of the surplice provides a close look at the early influence of Tractarianism
in Quebec.
Dayspring
in the Far West
by M.E. Johnson (1875): This volume traces the history of Anglicanism in Canada north and west of the Great Lakes. A number of interesting
and attractive engravings accompany the text.
Frederick O'Meara's First
Report (1846) and Second Report of a Mission to the
Ottahwahs and Ojibwas on Lake Huron (1849)
are now available online. O'Meara (1814-1888) began an Anglican mission on Grand Manitoulin Island, Ontario in 1839. He translated the
Prayer Book, New Testament, Psalms and part of the Old Testament into Ojibwe in connection with this missionary work.
Heny
Budd Letters Online
Henry Budd (c. 1812-1875) was the first indigenous person to be ordained to the priesthood in the Church of England in Canada.
An Historical
Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada
by W.F. Payton (1974). This centennial history of the Diocese of Saskatchewan follows in some detail the history of Anglicanism in western
Canada.
History
of the Church in Eastern Canada and Newfoundland
by John Langtry (1892). This (by the period's standards) brief history of Anglicanism in what is now all eastern Canada covers the dioceses
of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Newfoundland, Toronto, Fredericton, Montreal, Huron, Ontario, Algoma and Niagara.
John Strachan, Bishop of Toronto
This informative website provides an overview of the life of the first bishop of Toronto. For more by and about Bishop Strachan (1778-1867), see
here.
John
West and His Red River Mission, by William Bertal Heeney (1920)
John West (1778-1845) was the first Anglican priest to serve in Canada west of the Great Lakes. In 1819 he was appointed chaplain to
the Hudson's Bay Company and began pastoral work, education and missionary efforts in the Red River Colony (subsequently Manitoba) in
1820. He founded the parish which eventually became Saint John's Cathedral, Winnipeg. Heeney's brief biography includes a frontispiece
portrait, reproduced at the address above.
Kalli, the
Esquimaux Christian: A Memoir
by T. B. Murray (1859). This is a short biography of an Inuit man known today as Kallihirua
or Qalasirssuaq, who lived from about 1832 to 1856. A student at St Augustine's College, Canterbury and at Queen's College, St John's,
Newfoundland, Kallihirua planned to accompany the Bishop of Newfoundland in missionary work among the Inuit before his untimely death.
The Life of
John Travers Lewis
by His Wife (no date). Lewis (1825-1901) was born in Ireland and served as a primary supporter of the idea of convening the first Lambeth
Conference. He was the first Bishop of Ontario, the first Archbishop of Ontario, the first Primate of Canada, the first bishop consecrated
in Canada, the last bishop appointed by the Crown for Canada, and a cautious High Churchman.
The
Journal of the Bishop of Montreal, during a Visit to the Church Missionary Society's North-West America Mission
by George Jehoshaphat Mountain (1849). This detailed and interesting narrative by G.J. Mountain (1789-1863) is still valuable today for
its anthropological and historical information.
Life
of Robert Machray, Archbishop of Rupert's Land, Primate of All Canada
by his nephew, Robert Machray (1909). Robert Machray (1831-1904) was born in Scotland and appointed Dean of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
in 1859. He left this office in 1865 on his consecration as second Bishop of Rupert's Land, a diocese which then included what are now
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and parts of northern Ontario and Quebec. Machray played an important
part in civil and religious events during a significant period in western Canadian history, reorganizing missionary work among indigenous
people and Canadians of European descent. He became Metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1875 after the division of his large diocese, and
was chosen as first primate of the Church of England in Canada in 1893.
Little
Pine's Journal: The Appeal of a Christian Chippeway Chief on Behalf of His People
by Augustine Shingwauk (1872). Augustine Shingwauk (1800-1890) was a Canadian Ojibwa leader instrumental in the beginnings of Anglican
religious life and education in Ontario. In this journal of a trip to Toronto, he asks his readers for assistance in funding the work
of the Church of England on the Garden River Reserve.
Living Stones:
A Centennial History of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1889-1989
By Neale Adams.
Memoir
of the Life and Episcopate of Edward Feild, D.D., Bishop of Newfoundland, 1844-1876. By H.W. Tucker (1877)
Edward Feild (1801-1876) was the second Bishop of Newfoundland, a diocese which then included Labrador and Bermuda. His extensive work
among and for the people of his diocese coincided with a period of extraordinary growth in membership and a doubling of the number of
priests. The address above includes a portrait of Bishop Feild and a representation of the "Hawk," the church-ship in which
he made pastoral visitations covering thousands of miles.
A Memoir of the
Right Reverend Walter Burd, Sixth Bishop of Saskatchewan
by Frederick Burd (2005). The Diocese of Saskatchewan has just published a memoir of its sixth bishop.
Memorial
Sketch of Frederick John Cookesley: Late Missionary in Labrador and Canada
by W.G. Cookesley (1867). This narrative memorial of F.J. Cookesley (1839-1867) gives a striking account of the difficulties of early
missionary life in eastern Canada. Cookesley, who died at just 28, was a sometime protégé of Natal's famous Bishop Colenso.
Missionary
Work among the Ojebway Indians, by E.F. Wilson (1886)
E.F. Wilson (1844-1915) emigrated to Canada in 1865 and subsequently sought ordination in England in 1867. In this volume he gives a
detailed account of his work among the Ojibwa First Nations (Chippewa) of Ontario under the auspices of the Church Missionary Society.
A
Narrative of Certain Circumstances Which Took Place at St. Paul's Church, Yorkville (1856)
This documentary narrative of a little-known ritualist controversy in the Diocese of Toronto focuses on the usual suspects: Puseyism,
Popery and a brand new altar.
The Nepowewin Station: Journals of the Reverend Henry Budd
Sserialised in the Church Missionary Intelligencer (1854), three instalments: April, May and June. Budd (c.
1812-1875) was the first Indigenous Canadian to be ordained to the priesthood. In this series of extracts from his journals of missionary
life on the Saskatchewan River, he reflects on the difficulties of building, farming and staying warm in addition to conducting evangelical
work among the Cree, Saulteaux and Assiniboine (Stoney) tribes.
Occupy
Till I Come: A Sermon
by Henry Mackenzie (1860). This sermon, delivered at the first annual service of the [British] Columbia Mission, narrates and encourages
support for the beginnings of Anglican life in western coastal Canada.
"Out
and Out for the Lord:" James Eustace Purdie, an Early Anglican Pentecostal
by James Dunlop Craig (1995). Purdie (1880-1977) was a Canadian Anglican priest influenced significantly by Pentecostal Christianity,
to which he eventually converted. This thesis was submitted to the Faculty of Wycliffe College and the Toronto School of Theology [Adobe
Acrobat format]
Pioneer
Church Work in British Columbia: Being a Memoir of the Episcopate of Acton Windeyer Sillitoe
By H.W. Tucker (1899). Acton Windeyer Sillitoe (1840-1894) was the first Bishop of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Pioneer
Work in [the Diocese of] Algoma
by Eda Green (London: SPG, 1915) traces Anglican life in the Canadian Diocese of Algoma from c. 1832 to 1915.
St George's
Church and Community
An 'extensive static archive of historical information about Saint George's 'Round Church', Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hosted by Canada's
Digital Collections, a governmental effort celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture.
A
Sermon Preached at the Opening of Christ's Church at Sorel in the Province of Canada
by John Doty (1785). One of the earliest sermons preached by an Anglican missionary in today's Canada, this document encourages United
Empire Loyalist churchpeople to support and give thanks for their ecclesiastical life.
The Shingwauk Project
This digital archive, started in 1999, provides extensive information on the Shingwauk School and its successor institution, Algoma University
College. The Shingwauk School was founded in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario in 1873 as a residential Anglican school for Ojibwe students.
England
Access to Archives (A2A)
This online catalogue of the vast archival resources of England, was launched in Summer 2001 at the UK Public Record Office.
Addresses
to Candidates for Ordination, on the Questions in the Ordination Service
by Samuel Wilberforce (1860). "Soapy Sam" Wilberforce (1805-1873) was Bishop of Oxford from 1845 to 1870. This rich commentary
on the ordination service includes 13 lectures.
Advent
Sermons 1885
by Richard William Church (1901 edition). R.W. Church, dean of St Paul's from 1871-1890, preached these four sermons on 'Faith amid Changes,'
'The Kingdom of God' and 'Hope' on the four Sundays of Advent, 1885.
Alexander
Heriot Mackonochie: A Memoir
by E.A. Towle (1890). Mackonochie (1825-1887) was an Anglo-Catholic ritualist leader whose ministry at St Alban's, Holborn and St Peter's,
London Docks is still legendary.
An
Alphabetical List of the Signatures to a Remonstrance Addressed to the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England on Occasion
of the Report of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council In Re Herbert v. Purchas (1871)
In what must be one of the longest petitions ever submitted to the English episcopal bench, a vast number of priests of the Church of
England protest against the Purchas jugdment in order to 'preserve the ancient liberty of the Church of England'.
Ancrene Wisse
author unknown (thirteenth century). This very attractive online edition of a guide for women recluses/anchoresses has a wealth of information
about manuscripts and thirteenth-century English religion. It comes from the Early English Text
Society, and includes a summary, the original text, a translation and a useful preface.
The Apology of the
Church of England
by John Jewel (1888 edition by Henry Morley). Jewel (1522-1571), was Bishop of Salisbury. In this essential Anglican historical text,
first published in 1562, Jewel makes what the Encyclopedia Britannica calls 'the first methodical statement of the position of the Church
of England against the Church of Rome'.
The
Archbishops on the Lawfulness of the Liturgical Use of Incense and the Carrying of Lights in Procession (1899)
In this statement the Archbishops of Canterbury and York set forth their hope that 'all the Clergy alike, [will] submit to Episcopal
authority in all such matters as these'.
Archives of the
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
'This website has been created to provide a way of accessing the Shrine's archives. We hope that it will particularly meet the needs
of the later generations of pilgrims, and of those who never knew Walsingham in Fr Patten's lifetime, who are curious to know how it
all started.' This site provides a wealth of information, but its cluttered presentation can be confusing.
Bede's World: Where History Was
Made
The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow has an informative website and looks well worth a visit in person.
A Brief History
of the Early Years of the Society of the Holy Cross
by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Hightower, SSC.
The
Broad Church Biographical and bibliographical information relevant to the Anglican Church in the 19th Century.
Bryan
King and the Riots at St George's-in-the-East
by William Crouch (1904). This biography of early ritualist leader Bryan King focuses on the violent anti-vestment riots at a London
parish in 1859-1860. Policemen were summoned often to control the crowds.
Catholic
Orthodoxy and Anglo-Catholicism
by J.J. Overbeck (1860). Overbeck (1821-1905) was an early promoter of the idea of a western-rite church in communion with Eastern Orthodox
churches. In this long treatise, he examines the bases of Anglican and Orthodox efforts toward intercommunion and reunion, and explains
his hopes for a Western Orthodox Church.
A
Century of Anglican Theology and Other Lectures
by C.C.J. Webb (1923). In this series of lectures, Webb surveys Anglican theology from the 1820s through the end of World War I.
Charlotte
Yonge: An Appreciation
by Ethel Romanes (1908). The friend and parishioner of John Keble, Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) popularized the teachings of the
Oxford Movement through dozens of novels and stories. This book includes a biography, a survey of Yonge's works and interaction with
Keble, several photographs and an interesting essay entitled 'The Secret of Miss Yonge's Influence,' by Lady Frederick Cavendish.
Church of England Record Society
The website includes monographs and collections of documents relating to the history of the Church of England. Membership is available
to interested persons and entitles the member to each year's volume and a discount on prior years' volumes. The Society's publications
have received favourable notice in scholarly journals.
Churchmanship
and Labour: Sermons on Social Subjects Preached at S. Stephen's Church, Walbrook
Compiled by the Rev. W. Henry Hunt (1906). Sermons by Henry Scott Holland, Percy Dearmer, Conrad Noel, Father Waggett SSJE and a number
of other early twentieth-century Christian Socialist luminaries.
Claves Regni:
The Online Magazine of St Peter's, Nottingham for 1901
'Early in 1994 Mr Barry Chappell, from Chilwell, brought to the church an old volume he had discovered among his late mother's possessions,
a bound-up set of St Peter's Church Magazine for the years 1901 and 1902. Mr Chappell had no idea how his mother had come by the volume.
He allowed [the parish] to photocopy the magazine and' to present it online as an historical resource.
The Clergy of the Church
of England Database 1540-1835
CCEd 'is a collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and bringing together scholars from King's College
London, the University of Kent at Canterbury and the University of Reading. Its objective is to create a relational database documenting
the careers of all Church of England clergymen between 1540 and 1835.' Made available to the public on 29 April 2005.
Correspondence
and Other Documents relating to the Position of the Celebrant in Holy Communion (1871)
This digest of material connected to the celebrated 'Purchas case' reflects a wide variety of opinion about whether priests should face
liturgical east, or stand sideways at the 'north end' of the holy table during the communion service.
Cuddesdon
College 1854-1904: A Record and Memorial (1904)
This illustrated memorial volume is part of a new, enlarged directory on material related to the
history of Cuddesdon College, an English theological college.
The "Damnatory
Clauses" of the Athanasian Creed Rationally Explained
by Malcom MacColl (1872). MacColl (1831-1907) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest and a close associate of W.E. Gladstone. In this extensive
letter, he examines the history of the Athanasian Creed and its place in the worship and doctrine of the Church of England.
A Discourse
of the Pastoral Care
by Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, is now available on Project Canterbury.
Burnet (1643-1715) was a Scot, an important English historian, and Bishop of Salisbury from 1689 to 1715.
The Doctrine
of the Infallible Book
by Charles Gore (1924). In this short treatise, Gore (1853-1932) examines modernist biblical criticism and biblical fundamentalism both
in light of the historic Christian faith.
The
Eucharistic Understanding of John Cosin and His Contribution to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
by the Reverend Ivan D. Aquilina. This thesis from the author's graduate study at the University of Leeds explores the eucharistic doctrine
of John Cosin (1594-1672), and his role in the revisions that led to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Ivan Aquilina is curate at All Saints,
Margaret Street, London.
An Exposition
of the Creed
by John Pearson (1877 edition by E. Burton). This work in progress makes this important classic of Anglican divinity available in Adobe
Acrobat format. The first four articles are available, and they print clearly on 8.5" x 11" paper for reading with full Greek
text and footnotes, as well as other formatting from the original. Pearson (1613-1686) was Bishop of Chester; his Exposition of the Creed
was first published in 1659.
Fifteen
Sermons preached at the Rolls Chapel
by Joseph Butler (1827 edition). Butler (1656-1730) was Bishop of Durham from 1750-1752; in this series of sermons, he expounds his philosophy
of moral theology. His feast day in the 1979 BCP of the Episcopal Church is 16 June.
Free Church Movement
Project Canterbury has launched a new directory of material on the Free Church Movement. This significant 19th-century movement urged
the abolition of pew-rents, the provision of free seats throughout churches, and the financial support of parish churches through
offertory donations.
George
Herbert's Approach to God: The Faith and Spirituality of a Country Priest
by William G. Witt. An earlier version of this article appeared in Theology Today in 2003; Witt traces 'the relationship between
Herbert’s religious practices, his theology, and his spirituality as that is found both in his prose work and his poetry, leaving
the criticism of his poetry — as poetry — to others.'
The
Golden Censers of the Sanctuary; Or, the Church's Services of Prayer and Praise
Thirteen Sermons Preached at the Consecration of the New Church of St. James, Morpeth (1847). The cycle of sermons was preached during
the week surrounding the consecration of St. James, Morpeth. (The parish's
current website includes information on its architectural restoration.) The preachers of these thirteen sermons were members of the
Fairford-Bisley school of mid-nineteenth-century High Churchmen, which included Isaac Williams and Thomas Keble (John Keble's brother);
each sermon examines one aspect of the use and doctrine of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
The
Inheritance of Evil; or, the Consequences of Marrying a Deceased Wife's Sister
by Felicia Skene (1849). This Tractarian novel addresses one
of the more vexing ecclesiastical controversies of the nineteenth century; we
reflected on it in 2003. Skene (1821-1899) was a prominent Victorian prison reformer, novelist, devotional writer and a disciple
of E.B. Pusey.
Kings,
Queens, Archbishops, and Bishops of the United Kingdom
A large, complex, and comprehensive table showing all kings and queens, all archbishops, and bishops of some important dioceses since
the beginning of Christianity in the British Isles. You will need a large screen to see this, or you can download
the Excel spreadsheet version. This information is part of the overwhelmingly comprehensive GENUKI --
Genealogy in the UK and Ireland -- web site.
Lachrymae
Ecclesiae: The Anglican Reformed Church and Her Clergy in the Days of Their Destitution and Suffering during the Great Rebellion
in the Seventeenth Century
by George Wyatt (1844). This chronicle of a sad period in the history of English religion shows ample reason for 'the tears of the church'
in its title.
A
Letter to Miss Sellon, Superior of the Society of Sisters of Mercy, at Plymouth
by Henry Phillpotts (1852). This letter was addressed by the Bishop of Exeter to Priscilla Lydia Sellon (1821-1876), founder of the Devonport
Sisters of Mercy and important restorer of the religious life in the Church of England. Here, Phillpotts (1778-1869) withdraws as visitor
to the community in light of public objections to Tractarian practices advocated by Sellon and the sisters.
The
Life of Father Dolling
by Charles E. Osborne (1903). Robert William Radclyffe Dolling (1851-1902) was a prominent ritualist and Anglo-Catholic mission preacher.
His ministry was spent largely in English slums where he worked tirelessly for the improvement of living and working conditions.
The Little Lives
of the Saints
by Percy Dearmer (1904). Dearmer wrote this series of pre-reformation English saints' lives for children, each of which is accompanied
by at least one engraved illustration.
The
Lives of the Seven Bishops Committed to the Tower in 1688
Enriched and Illustrated with Personal Letters, Now First Published, from the Bodleian Library. By Agnes Strickland (1866) This volume
includes biographies of Archbishop William Sancroft and Bishops John Lake, Thomas White, Francis Turner, Thomas Ken, William Lloyd and
Jonathan Trelawny. The six were committed to the Tower in 1688 for refusing to read James II's Declaration of Indulgence exempting non-Anglicans
from penalties based on their religious convictions.
Loyalty
to the Prayer Book
by Percy Dearmer (1904). A gem. 'This Church was, in fact, in a mess. She had tried so many ways of escape! She had tried Geneva; she
had tried Rome; she had essayed a mixture of the two in varying proportions, which was called Moderate; she had tried laissez faire,
by which each man did what he found easy and thought nice; she had even tried (heroic and marvellous as it may seem) to establish a Cathedral
type of Service in every village church. The one thing that she had never tried to do was to carry out her own laws, and to apply her
own principles.'
Mapping
Margery Kempe
'A digital library of resources for studying the cultural and social matrix of The Book of Margery Kempe. A goal of this site is to provide
access to the material culture of Kempe's 15th century world, and especially the dynamic world of the parish. Materials at this site
include a unique and extensive database of images of East Anglian parish churches. Other resources include the Middle English text and
related devotional writings and saints' lives; documents about daily life, politics and commerce in 15th century Lynn; maps of pilgrimage
routes; a gallery of devotional images; and bibliography and guides for teaching'.
Medieval Wall Painting in the
English Parish Church
This site, developed by Anne Marshall of The Open University, presents photographs of wall paintings in English churches.
The
Mind and Work of Bishop King, by B.W. Randolph and J.W. Townroe.
A biography of Edward King (1829-1910), Bishop of Lincoln from 1885-1910.The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church notes that King
is 'most remembered for his teaching on the pastoral duties and spiritual life of the clergy exemplified in his fatherly care for individuals.'
He is commemorated in Common Worship on 8 March.
Mormonism
and England: A Sermon, by Christopher Wordsworth (1867)
The prolific author Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) was Bishop of London from 1869 to 1885. In this sermon on Mormonism, he warns
that the 'difficulty which has arisen in America may one day arise in England'.
Mundus Missionary Gateway
The Mundus Gateway is a web-based guide to more than four hundred collections of overseas missionary materials held in the United Kingdom.
These materials, comprising the archives of British missionary societies, collections of personal papers, printed matter, photographs,
other visual materials and artefacts, are held in a large number of libraries, record offices and other institutions in England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Mundus Gateway makes it easier for researchers to locate these collections and obtain sufficient
information about their contents to enable effective planning of research visits. Includes links to large photo galleries.
A Narrative
of Events Connected with the Publication of the Tracts for the Times with Reflections on Existing Tendencies to Romanism, and on
the Present Duties and Prospects of Members of the Church
by William Palmer (1883 edition). This significant document by traditional High Churchman William Palmer of Worcester (1803-1885) has
been transcribed by Dr. Tod Jones of the University of Maryland. Palmer narrates several church controversies connected with the Tracts
for the Times, and explains the divergence of ritualism from pre-Tractarian High Churchmanship.
The
Necessity of Keeping our Parish-Churches
by Francis Fullwood (1672). In this pamphlet, Fullwood (c.1630–1693) argues against the creation of 'gathered churches' outside
established parish churches; the author was a prominent anti-Quaker and anti-Nonconformist.
Page
images of the complete first printing (Barker) of the Authorised Version
Digital scans of every page of the Authorised ('King James') Version of the Bible you can read, resize, select by page or book. The reproduction
is outstanding. This is only one small part of the outstanding collection of the Schoenberg
Center for Electronic Text and Imaging at the University of Pennsylvania.
Persecuting
Bishops, by the Rev. Sydney Smith (1823)
In this interesting essay ['The longer we live, the more we are convinced of the justice of the old saying, that an ounce of mother
wit is worth a pound of clergy...'], Sydney Smith writes on the limits of episcopal authority and Anglican comprehensiveness in response
to the then Bishop of Peterborough's attempt to exclude Calvinist clergymen from his diocese.
Pictures of the English Liturgy, by Martin Travers (1916)
High Mass illustrations are available now online in high-resolution
scans provided by an AO reader. The Low Mass illustrations have
been reformatted.
The Plebeian
'This account covers the period from 1876 when Reverend Shapurji Edalji, a Parsee convert to Christianity, became vicar of St Mark's
Church in Great Wyrley, until well into 1912 when the case was still causing conflict between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edalji's champion,
and Captain Anson, the second son of the Earl of Lichfield and Chief Constable of Staffordshire, who was the arch opponent of the
Edalji family, disturbed about a ‘Hindoo parson' being the parish vicar in an outpost of his fiefdom'.
Promoting Lancelot
Andrewes
A website maintained by Marianne Dorman who wrote Lancelot
Andrewes: A Perennial Preacher of the Post-Reformation English Church.
Reasons
against a Separation from the Church of England
by John Wesley (1760). In this brief pamphlet written in 1758 Wesley encourages his followers to remain in the Church of England and
to continue attending its parish worship.
The Rector of Stiffkey:
His Life and Trial
'The rector of Stiffkey's trial in 1932 created a sensation that still reverberates 70 years later. This champion of the poor and outcast
found himself accused of immorality as he reached retirement and spent his remaining years working to repeal the antiquated laws under
which he had been tried. This is his story.'
The
Relations between Religion and Science
by Frederick Temple (Bampton Lectures, 1884). Temple (1821-1902) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1897-1902. In these eight lectures,
he examines the philosophical relationship between religion and science, taking into account the intellectual contributions of Paley,
Butler and Darwin.
Rest
in Death
by Frederick George Lee (1872). John Purchas (1823-1872) was a ritualist leader and liturgist whose important Directorium
Anglicanum was digitised earlier this year by AO staff member Peter Owen. Fellow-ritualist F.G. Lee (a fascinating figure in
his own right) preached this funeral sermon on the early death of his friend.
Reunion
and the Roman Primacy
by C. L. Wood (Viscount Halifax) (1925). In this paper, written on the sixtieth anniversary of Lord Halifax's membership in the English
Church Union, this able and prolific expounder of Anglo-Catholic principles examines the place of the Bishop of Rome in Christian unity.
Richard Baxter: Mere
Christian
Site centers on a biography of this prominent and controversial 17th Century cleric, and is complete with valuable links to additional
resources and to all his books still in print.
The
"Ritual" of S. Mark's, by Henry Ritson (1873)
This pamphlet provides an interesting lay and rural perspective on Anglo-Catholic ritualism, as opposed to the more common clerical urban
point of view. Includes all six verses of the children's song 'I turn to the East when I say the Creed'.
The Royal Martyr,
King Charles I. An Opera, by Alexander Fyfe (1705).
Most of the text of this opera is now online.
Saepius
Officio, the Answer of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Bull Apostolicae Curae of Leo XIII
This document, long available in English on the web, is now available in the original Latin.
The St Albans Psalter
This rarely-viewed 12th century manuscript is now available online. Images of the original Psalter are accompanied with commentary. Also
available are complete transcriptions, translations, and essays. The BBC article is available here.
[Note: this site is reported not to work in some versions of Firefox under Windows].
S. Augustine's
Canterbury: Its Rise, Ruin, and Restoration
by George Frederick Maclear (1888). Saint Augustine's College was founded in 1848 and closed in 1976; it was an important training centre
for Anglican missionaries, particularly in British colonies.
A Sermon
Preached on Thursday, November 29, 1759
by Edward-Pickering Rich (1759). In this sermon, English poet-priest E. P. Rich gives thanks for the British army's victory at the Battle
of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City.
Sermons Preached at Brighton
Frederick William Robertson (1816-1853), the incumbent of Trinity Chapel, Brighton, England, worked to better the lot of the working
classes in early Victorian England. You'll find links to his sermons, as well as critical reviews and a bibliography.
Some Aspects
of Episcopal Authority in the Church of England 1928-1981 with Special Reference to the Ecumenical Dialogue
by Margaret Parker. A thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy King's College, University of London, 1992. 'The thesis
is an historical survey of the main aspects of episcopal authority in the Church of England during the period 1928 to 1981. The various
theories then current of the basis of episcopal authority are examined. Then the subject is explored in the light of the relationship
of Church and State and the role of the State in ecclesiastical legislation and episcopal appointment. Reference is made to the growing
attempts of the Church to gain more control over its doctrine and worship, and the appointment of its bishops.'
Some
Defects in English Religion and Other Sermons
by J. N. Figgis (1917). Figgis (1866-1919) reflects on sentimentalism, legalism, cowardice and complacency, as well as some good things
about Christianity in English life.
Some
English Altars, with an Introductory Note by Dr. Percy Dearmer (London: The Warham Guild, Ltd., no date)
This undated pamphlet includes a short introductory essay and sixteen photographs of Dearmer's ideal altars in English parish churches,
mission halls, a naval vessel and a nursery.
'A Squire's Tale: the Story
of Little Crosby'
The story of a village in England and its squires which successfully withstood the effects of the protestant reformation, and survives
today.
The
Story of W. J. E. Bennett, Founder of S. Barnabas', Pimlico and Vicar of Froome-Selwood And of His Part in the Oxford Church Movement
of the Nineteenth Century
By F. Bennett. WJE Bennett (1804-1896) was a prominent ritualist whose services provoked riots at St Barnabas, Pimlico in 1850. He is
acknowledged as the originator of the first parish magazine, The Old Church Porch, published from 1854.
The
Streets and Lanes of the City
by Mary Eleanor Benson (1891). Formatted for online publication by S.R. Holman of the Center for
Poverty Studies, this posthumously-published book by the daughter of Archbishop of Canterbury Edward White Benson explores the impact
of Christianity in London's slums during the late Victorian period. 'Nellie' Benson (1863-1890) died at 27 of diphtheria after what Holman
calls a 'remarkable outreach into the public health and lower class troubles of the city.'
Surveys of
Historical Manuscripts in the United Kingdom: Ecclesiastical and Religious
A roster of the primary surveys of manuscript collections, an invaluable resource for UK church history.
Thoughts on
Present Church Troubles Occurring in Four Sermons Preached in St. Paul's Cathedral in December, 1880
by Henry Parry Liddon (1881). H.P. Liddon (1829-1890) comments in this series of sermons (and a long preface) on various church controversies,
but especially on the imprisonment of priests for ritual irregularities.
Turning
Points in My Life
by William Porcher DuBose (1912). William Porcher DuBose (1836-1918) was an American theologian, Civil War veteran and Dean of the School
of Theology of the University of the South. This short book is an autobiographical look at his life and thought.
The Tyndale Society
Founded in 1995 out of the William Tyndale Quincentenary Trust, the Tyndale Society arranges conferences, lectures and social activities
about English Bible translator William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536). It also publishes periodicals concerned with the history of the English
reformation.
UnEnglish
and Unmanly: Anglo-Catholicism and Homosexuality
by David Hilliard (Victorian Studies, 1982). In this important journal article, now available online for the first time, Australian
scholar David Hilliard examines social, historical and literary connections between Anglo-Catholicism and homosexuality in Britain. Adobe
Acrobat format.
The Unseen World
by John Mason Neale (1853 edition). Just in time for Halloween, Project Canterbury has digitised this curious collection of conversations
about the supernatural by one of our tradition's greatest hymnographers and church historians. Neale's 'aim is to set forth Christian
views on a point of popular belief which writers have generally considered worthy of ridicule or pity, or at least susceptible of
a natural explanation'.
The
Velvet Cushion, by John William Cunningham (1817 edition).
This wonderfully readable (and once very popular) novel tells the story of English church history from the viewpoint of a church cushion.
John Cunningham (1780-1861) was Vicar of St Mary's, Harrow; Frances Trollope lampooned him in The Vicar of Wrexhill. The Velvet
Cushion inspired A New Covering to the Velvet Cushion and The Legend of the Velvet Cushion.
A
Vindication of Their Majesties Authority to Fill the Sees of the Deprived Bishops
attributed to Edward Stillingfleet (1691). In this pamphlet, an author believed to be Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699) argues for the
crown's authority to replace Nonjuring bishops who refused to take the Oath of Allegiance to King William. This document in particular
was occasioned by the refusal in 1691 of William Beveridge (1637-1708) to become bishop of Bath and Wells, the see vacated in that year
by Thomas Ken.
Walter
Kerr Hamilton, Bishop of Salisbury: A Sketch
by H.P. Liddon (1869). W.K. Hamilton (1808-1869) was one of the first diocesan bishops to have been influenced by the Tractarian movement,
and a close associate of Liddon, Keble, Pusey and other Oxford Movement leaders. In this extended memoir, Liddon chronicles Hamilton's
life, work and religious development.
William
John Butler, Vicar of Wantage, 1847-1881
A biography with illustrations from the Vale and Download Museum. (Link automatically downloads a PDF file.)
The
Word "Eternal" and the Punishment of the Wicked
by Frederick Denison Maurice (1854). In this letter to Richard William Jelf, Maurice (1805-1872) explains his theological position on
the eternity of future punishment. For this position, he was removed from his teaching duties at King's College, London.
The
Works of Nicholas Ridley
edited by Henry Christmas (1841). This edition includes Ridley's 'Piteous Lamentation of the Miserable State of the Church in England,'
letters, 'Treatise on the Worship of Images' and numerous other reformation documents in Adobe Acrobat format. In 1555 Nicholas Ridley
was burned at the stake with Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester.
Works of Richard
Hooker
Downloadable in PDF format, this scan of the first printing of Hooker's Complete Works can be found on Online
Library of Liberty. The bulk of the 'holdings' concentrate on aspects of liberal economics. The main reason for visiting this site,
beyond the first printing of Hooker, is that anything of interest you find can be downloaded as PDF files.
Writings by and about Archdeacon
William Paley
'Paley achieves an impressive number of hits in Google, but there is considerable inaccuracy about him across the board. He is a lightening
rod for ID combatants (pro and con), but his range of interest to the world of ideas, and as a key Anglican thinker, is much greater
than his role as the best known philosopher of Design (pre-Darwin), encompassing moral and political thought, biblical criticism, scientific
ideas, economics, educational theory, ecclesiology, spirituality, toleration, and wit.'
Europe
Project Canterbury has a directory of material on the history of Anglicanism
in Europe.
The
American Missionaries in Greece
by Henry D. Gilpin (1856). This address gives a hortatory overview of the work of Anglican missionaries engaged in educational ministries
in Greece in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
The
Church of England in Northern and Central Europe (1885)
The retired Bishop of Rangoon addresses the challenges and promises of expatriate English religion on the Continent.
A History of the
So-Called Jansenist Church of Holland; with a Sketch of Its Earlier Annals
by John Mason Neale (1858). This substantial and detailed book digitized by AO staff member Peter Owen chronicles the history of the
schism of the Archdiocese of Utrecht from the Roman Catholic Church beginning in the eighteenth century. After the First Vatican Council,
this church formed one of the | 