| Description | Correspondence from Canon William Hartley Carnegie [1859-1936].
/1 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from St Philip's Rectory, Birmingham, dated 5 March 1905. In response to Lodge's paper, Carnegie discusses the relationship between physical and spiritual matter, and the nature and significance of the resurrection of Christ.
/2 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from St Philip's Rectory, Birmingham, dated 14 October 1905. Carnegie thanks Lodge for sending a copy of his pamphlet. In return he sends a booklet which he says explains the aims of many church projects.
/3 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from St Philip's Rectory, Birmingham, dated 23 November 1905. In response to a letter from Lodge, Carnegie writes that the point of public worship is to offer a tribute rather than receive a benefit. He believes that sermons can be improved by returning to 'the ancient liturgical type' rather than modernisation. He hopes non-conformists will be reincorporated into the Anglican church which he believes represents the complete Christian truth.
/4 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from the Cathedral Rectory, Birmingham, dated 11 July 1906. In response to Lodge's manuscript, Carnegie discusses their differences of opinion: '[...] your method of treatment seems to imply that the ultimate test of the validity of a religious belief or practice is the extent to which it is capable of ministering to individual edification, or expressing individual aspiration. That is a point of view which it would be difficult for a churchman to accept'. He expresses his opposition to the present Bill which would make local authorities responsible for religious education.
/5 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from the Cathedral Rectory, Birmingham, dated 13 July 1906. Carnegie discusses the role of social service within Christianity, and the link between religious acts and spiritual blessings.
/6 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from the Cathedral Rectory, Birmingham, dated 2 November 1906. Carnegie looks forward to Lodge's readings.
/7 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from the Cathedral Rectory, Birmingham, dated 22 November 1906. Carnegie looks forward to Lodge's reading at the Cathedral on Sunday and invites the Lodges to lunch afterwards.
/8 Letter from W. H. Carnegie to Oliver Lodge, written from Westfield, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, dated 28 August 1924, with envelope. Carnegie praises Lodge's book, writing: 'its recognition of religious experiences as real facts, to be explained, not to be explained away, is in itself testimony of great value'. He hopes it will lead to greater cooperation between scientists and 'religionists'. |