Administrative History | John William Purser (List I 1525) was a CMS missionary in Uganda 1899-1905. He was ordained in 1900 by Bishop Tucker but in 1905 his resignation from CMS was accepted as a result of his views on ecclesiastical matters. He translated the Epistle of St James into Kisukuma. |
Custodial History | Deposited with the CMS in April 1985 and transferred to the Special Collections Department in 2005 |