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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/ACC348 F1/5B
TitleDiary of deputation work
Extent1 file
Date1880-1881
DescriptionCovers the period 12 Nov 1880 - Jul 1881:
1880: 12 Nov, Bristol: describes much of the City; 15-16 Nov, Whileigh [Sussex] includes reference to Rev. Arthur Moule and his China experiences; 7 Nov, Stonegate (Sussex); 18 Nov, Brenchley; 7 Dec, Surbiton (stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Fergusson) [includes account of Mrs. Fergusson's experiences in ship wrecked in Red Sea1859];
1881: 20 Jan, Bowes Park, includes reference to trouble with ritualists; 24 Jan, Slough (snowy weather); 21 Feb, Newport, Isle of Wight; 23 Feb, Carisbrooke; 28 Feb, Wanstead (describes monument in parish church); [5-10 Mar, living at Slough]; 5 Mar, Kensington, 'Cripples Home' [historic term]; Gordon Square juvenile meeting; 10 Mar, South Kensington; 14 Mar, Glasgow (describes visit to Lancaster to see house where parents lived and other boyhood memories); includes visit to magistrate's court including description of cases dealt with; 21 Mar, Edinburgh staying with his cousin Bessie; Ainslie Place, includes reference to talk by Mr. Gardiner from N. W. America; 25 Mar, Reading; 14 Apr, Paddington, preached at St. James'; meeting at Rev. Webb Peploe's house, 25 Onslow Gardens; 25 Apr, Burton on Trent, preached at Christ Church; 5 May, Slough (describes speaking at Exeter Hall meeting on 3 May); 16 May, Chichester (includes anecdote relating to Mr. Johnson on deputation at a vicarage where the the son had scarlet fever); 31 May 1881: Taunton, Somerset describing dull anniversary meeting; 6 Jun, Fawley, Hants; 4 Jul, Thame (Oxon.) and Ramsey (Essex); 19 Jul, Penn (vicar formerly tutor at CM Institution); 19 Jul, Chenies (Buckinghamshire)
NotesThis entry’s description has been retrospectively altered, expanded upon, or elements removed, where historic offensive or derogatory language has been identified as part of the Cadbury Research Library’s equitable cataloguing project, 2024-2026.
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