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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1870s
... on deputationary work in Britain, mainly for the British and Foreign Bible... on deputationary work in Britain, mainly for the British and Foreign Bible ...ADB entry: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/langham-frederick-3987 Frederick Langham (1833-1903), Wesleyan missionary, was born on 24 April 1833 at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, son of Samuel Langham, builder, and his wife Eliza, née Robinson. Nurtured in a Methodist home he attended the Paterson Street Sunday school and was 'converted' under the ministry of Rev. William Butters. In 1847 the family moved to Victoria where Langham joined the Fitzroy Church. After two years training as a teacher in Britain he returned to Melbourne and on 16 November 1854 at Richmond married Ann Elizabeth Knight. In January 1855 Langham became headmaster of the Wesleyan Denominational School at Barker Street, Castlemaine, where he was a contemporary of Shirley Baker at the other Wesleyan school. Influenced by Rev. Thomas Raston to consider missionary work, Langham was prepared for the ministry by Rev. John Harcourt and in 1858 was received into the Victorian Conference. He was appointed to Fiji where he arrived in June. Langham served at Lakemba in 1858-63, Bau in 1864-66 and Viwa in 1868-70. As one of the assertive 'colonial young men', he was resented at first by Rev. James Calvert and his colleagues, but Langham soon dominated the mission and was chairman of the Fiji district in 1869-94. From 1871 he lived at Bau where he won repute among Methodists as King Cakobau's adviser. Although his policies did not please all the missionaries, they accepted him as their spokesman. Believing himself the champion of the Fijians he encouraged annexation by Britain, but often nettled the colonial administrators by his paternalism and lack of imagination. To his colleagues he was 'Father' Langham and Sir Arthur Gordon referred to him as 'The Cardinal'. In 1874-75 and 1890 Langham and his wife visited Melbourne mainly for their health. They finally left Fiji in April 1895 and lived in Sydney where Langham worked on the revision of the Fijian Bible. Though always reluctant in Australia to travel on deputationary work, he identified himself with the Orange cause and was easily persuaded to give anti-Catholic missionary lectures, which involved him in public controversy with Cardinal Patrick Moran. In 1898 Langham went to England to see his New Testament through the press. The subsequent burning of some testaments at the Roman Catholic mission at Namosi received much publicity in Australia. Langham's wife had helped his revision and was author of many Fijian hymns. Their adopted (European) daughter Annie Langham Lindsay died on 21 December 1901, just before the revised Old Testament was completed. His wife did not recover from this shock and died on 5 January 1902. Langham became a supernumerary in 1901 and travelled on deputationary work in Britain, mainly for the British and Foreign Bible Society, of which he was a life governor. He also shared in the 'simultaneous mission' of the Evangelical churches. In addition to the Fijian Bible he had published other works in Fijian, some in conjunction with other authors. Recommended by Sir William MacGregor, Langham was awarded a doctorate of divinity by the University of Glasgow. He died at Wilton Villa, Albion Grove, Hackney, on 21 June 1903 and was buried in Abney Park cemetery. Although he bequeathed a 'cannibal fork with human bone attached' to a sister in Melbourne, the rest of his Fijian collection was sold. He instructed his trustees to destroy his journals and correspondence but many of his original letters are in other collections. Physically impressive with leonine hair and beard, Langham cut his missionary role in the cloth of the schoolmaster. As a disciplinarian his punishments were severe but tempered with justice; he once insisted on being caned by a wrongfully punished boy. His relentless energy and simple piety won him renown as a great missionary by his denomination and those of the religious public familiar with the romanticized version of his career. Sepia toned carte de visite studio portrait of the Rev. Frederick Langham"Langham c.1873-77"rev frederick langam, wesleyan methodist missionary, minister, fiji -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, History House Archives Room WARR 94, 1890s
This Bible belonged to Thomas Wong Ch(e)ong who was the catechist at the Warrnambool Chinese Church in Ryot Street, Warrnambool. In 1892 Thomas Wong Cheong was appointed by the Foreign Missions Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria as the catechist to the Chinese community in Warrnambool and district. The Chinese Church in Ryot Street was established in the early 1890s and continued until the late 1920s when the numbers of the local Chinese community had declined. Thomas Wong Cheong and his wife worked tirelessly in the Warrnambool district until his death in 1923. No information has been found on James Yee Keet. This is a book of high significance because it belonged to Thomas Wong Cheong who holds an important place in Warrnambool’s history because of his work with the Warrnambool Chinese community over a period of 30 years. This is a leather-covered book with four gold Chinese characters on the spine and the back cover (the front cover for Chinese readers). The leather on the cover extends over the pages and folds inwards to almost enclose the pages. The pages are gilt-edged. The inscription is handwritten in blue ink. The book contains a fold-out map of the Mediterranean Sea area and all the text is in printed Chinese characters. The cover is somewhat scuffed and there is some silverfish damage on the inside cover. ‘Presented to Christian friend Mr Thos. Wong Chong Missionary at Warnambool (sic) by his sincere friend James Yee Keet Great Western Augt.1st 1895’ chinese in warrnambool, thomas wong cheong, chinese church, ryot street, warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, NEW TESTAMENT, The British & Foreign Bible Society, 1915
... The British & Foreign Bible Society.... Book BOOK, NEW TESTAMENT The British & Foreign Bible Society ...Book - cloth Khaki, hard cardboard cover. 462 pages, white, black printed pages.passchendaele barracks trust, bible, ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK - NEW TESTAMENT, The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1916
... The British and Foreign Bible Society... and Foreign Bible Society Cambridge University Press ...This is a small pocket sized book covered with khaki coloured buckram. Printed on front cover is the phrase "New Testament" under that in the entre is a coat of arms - British - under that are two shields with a symbol in each. Under those shields is a banner with the words "City of Malvern". The back cover has written "Souvenir of Peace" - "City of Malvern" crest and "The Great War 1914 - 1918. There are 462 pages. The printing is in black ink.On last page are the morse code symbols for name Leila Smith. Inside the rear cover is the name Leila Smith.bible, ww!, city of malvern -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, NEW TESTAMENT OF BIBLE, British & Foreign Bible Society, 1940
... British & Foreign Bible Society.... TESTAMENT OF BIBLE British & Foreign Bible Society. ...Translated from the Original - revised by his British Majesty in 1611.Pocket sized edition. The cover is a light brown buckram. The book has 384 pages.The "book" index has a few lines drawn under various "books".ww2, christianity -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, New Testament, c. pre 1940
... British & Foreign Bible Society... & Foreign Bible Society ...Bible sent to the mother of Alfred George BINGHAM No VX75707, enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 21.3.1942 age 23 years 5 months. Posted to AAMC 26.3.1942, embarked for New Guinea 3.1.1943 on the 2/1st Aust Hospital ship Manunda, returned to Aust and disembarked on 7.5.1944, embarked for Morotai on 17.3.1945, returned to Aust and disembarked on 4.1.1946, discharged from the AIF on 20.6.1946. Units served in, 20th Field Ambulance, 2/9th General Hospital, 2/5th General Hospital. Refer also Cat No’s 314.2, 513. New Testament, brown covers with black printing & George VI insignia. Written inside front cover: VX75707 20th Field Ambulance Pte. A. G. Bingham A.I.F. Australia" Written on introductory page: TO MUM WITH BEST OF LOVE SON 30th-5-1942 BALCOMBE 1942 WANGAR ATTA BACCOMEbooks, bibles, religion -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BOOK, New Testament, 1942
... British & Foreign Bible Society... in black. New Testament Accessory BOOK British & Foreign Bible ...New Testament presented to members of the fighting forces who were proceeding on active service. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Blue buckram soft cover. 384 cut edge pages with black type. Printing on end papers front / back. Title & crest of George VI printed on front cover in black.bible, active service -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book - Sermons, or Homilies - circa. 1861, Select Homilies
... (founded 1799) and the British and Foreign Bible Society (founded ...On May 20 1812, a group of Church of England evangelical clergy & laity met in The Freemasons' Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, to form "The Prayer Book and Homily Society." The founders were also members of the Church Missionary Society (founded 1799) and the British and Foreign Bible Society (founded 1804). The purpose of this Society was to print and distribute the Book of Common Prayer (1662) in English and in other languages, as needed by missionaries; and also to publish "The Book of Homilies" which is referred to in "The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion" as a source of the foundational doctrine of the Church of England by law established. The Society published the Prayer Book in at least 12 languages and seems to have been at the peak of its activity in 1828-1833. The Homilies were only published in English and in editions without the critical apparatus. http://pbs1928.blogspot.com/2003/01/prayer-book-homily-society.htmlThe book has a dark green and brown leather hardback cover. There are also water stains and what appears to be mould growth. The cover has an Imprinted border around the edges of the title. The spine is torn at the top and bottom. A page is torn out between front cover and introduction page. The pages have stains from use and some foxing. On May 20 1812, a group of Church of England evangelical clergy & laity met in The Freemasons' Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, to form "The Prayer Book and Homily Society." The founders were also members of the Church Missionary Society (founded 1799) and the British and Foreign Bible Society (founded 1804). The purpose of this Society was to print and distribute the Book of Common Prayer (1662) in English and in other languages, as needed by missionaries; and also to publish "The Book of Homilies" which is referred to in "The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion" as a source of the foundational doctrine of the Church of England by law established. The Society published the Prayer Book in at least 12 languages and seems to have been at the peak of its activity in 1828-1833. The Homilies were only published in English and in editions without the critical apparatus. http://pbs1928.blogspot.com/2003/01/prayer-book-homily-society.htmlreligion, religious text, sermons, homilies -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, British and Foreign Bible Society, Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments, 1869
... British and Foreign Bible Society... testaments Book Book British and Foreign Bible Society ... -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, British and Foreign Bible Society, New Testament and Psalms, 1880s
... British and Foreign Bible Society... British and Foreign Bible Society G.J. Clay & Son at Cambridge ...religion; the bible;Black leather bound bible with extended edges to entirely cover bible at sides. Gilt words on front cover. Embossed double-line borders on covers, and embossed line and flower design on spine. Gilt edged pages. Some passages highlighted in blue pencil throughout book.religion; the bible; -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Bible, Bible Moffat, 1935
This Christian Bible by Professor James Moffatt from the United Free Church College in Glasglow Scotland was at a time when translated Christian bibles(Greek to English) were being review as to the accuracy of their translated words. This period was in the early 1900's specifically during and between the two major World Wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45 and also covering the Great Depression(1939). All these periods were ones of death, destruction and "loss of faith". Bibles which provided greater clarity of better times ahead flourished. This book offered its readers hope for the future (in terrible times). The regions that it covered were those who belonged to the Christian Faith. The significance of this bible to the Kiewa Valley is that it provides an insight of those Christians living in a semi remote rural region at the period in Australian history where forces outside of this area were placing hardships which were "foreign" to them, as a family and as a community. The major Christian religions within the Kiewa Valley were either of the Catholic or English Protestant teachings. These groups still remain the dominant ones well into the 2nd Millennium. Spiritual relief to overcome harsh rural setbacks is not just specific to the Australian rural sector but is also global. With the influx of migrant workers from the war torn European nations (after WWII) a broader coverage of Christian and other faiths developed. A "positive" saying, when crops failed and bush fires and river floods sprang up, rallied the faithful "with God's help" This hard covered bible consists of six pages of preamble including title, publishing details, printer and author's preface. The book has 388 pages of black print. Relevant reference lines are notated by numbers on the left side of the page. On the front dust cover is a cream silhouette against a light blue backdrop highlighting a smoking "Aladdin's" Arabic oil lamp on a cenotaph. The hard cover has a embossed emblem of a lantern with a plume of smoke rising from the spout. This is all encapsulated by a circle. The spine also has this emblem. On the dust jacket, front "THE MOFFATT NEW TESTAMENT", and the back cover has blue writing on a cream background. On the spine, at the top "JAMES MOFFATT" below this a white on blue silhouette of "Alalddin's lamp" below this is (in blue letters against a light blue background " THE NEW TESTAMENT A NEW TRANSLATION" On inside cover a signature "Clare Roper". The hard cover has marked in red print "THE NEW TESTAMENT ANEW TRANSLATION MOFFAT" christian bible, prayer, new testament, religion, faith. -
Invermay Local History Association
Bible, London: British and Foreign Bible Society
... London: British and Foreign Bible Society... and Foreign Bible Society ...Embossed leather bound volume featuring hand tooled decoration in inside edges front and back. Paper featuring inscription glued to inside front cover.Inscribed inside front cover: Presented to the Invermay Methodist Church by the Invermay Mutual Improvement Association, Easter 1907. Thos. Crago, President and E. Smalley, Secretary. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Holy Bible, awarded to John May, 20 Nov 1949
... British and Foreign Bible Society... Bible, awarded to John May British and Foreign Bible Society ...Bible awarded to John May, 1949Mrs Mortensen Holy Trinity Sunday Schoolreligion - anglican (holy trinity), may john, mrs mortensen -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, New Testament Bible
... The British and Foreign Bible Society... Book Book The British and Foreign Bible Society ...New Testament Bible presented to Tom Robinson s/n 3803662book, bible -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
New Testament, British & Foreign Bible Society, Jerusalem, 1938
... British & Foreign Bible Society... & Foreign Bible Society ...Olive wood covered copy of New Testament. On back: Rising Sun Emblem / Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. On front: Carved ornamental cross.To / Reverend Paton / And Members / Woodford / P.F.A. / with / Best wishes / from / VX4049 / Driver Norman / Lyle / Marburg / 1st. Aust. Corp F Petrol Park.paton, bible, army -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Pulpit bible, British and Foreign Bible Society, 1854
... British and Foreign Bible Society... bible British and Foreign Bible Society ...Tooled leather bound pulpit bible with gilt edged pages and an inscription inside the front cover."Presented to my worthy friend Mr Michael O'Flarelle [?] for the use of the Wesleyan Chapel C....... [?} from H H Baylis [?} Geelong. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers" Leb 13.2" In different ink and hand: "William Brinsmead Leopold 1 14 6"wesleyan chapel geelong, leopold uniting church -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Bible, British and Foreign Bible Society, Holy Bible, 1920
... British and Foreign Bible Society... inside the front cover. Holy Bible Book Bible British and Foreign ...Mrs Emily Lord gifted £1500 to the building construction which had a total cost of £2000.Soft black dimpled leather covered bible with gilt page edges. There is a calligraphic inscription in coloured ink inside the front cover."To My Friend Emily Lord in happy remembrance of Laying Of Foundation Stone Barkers Road Kew Sunday School by "Mother" November 9th 1935"barkers rd methodist church, barkers road kew sunday school, emily lord -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Bible, British and Foreign Bible Society, The Holy Bible, 1846
... British and Foreign Bible Society... Bible British and Foreign Bible Society ...Black leather bound book with handwritten notes inside covers.ebenezer wesleyan church new street brighton, new street methodist church -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, The British and Foreign Bible Society, The Bible, 1955
... The British and Foreign Bible Society... Book The British and Foreign Bible Society ...HardcoverS.Boyd III (?) S, Luv (/) Yabrith Andrews, back page of autographs 1956religion, walsh st library -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Bible, British and Foreign Bible Society, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1935
... British and Foreign Bible Society... Jesus Christ Book Bible British and Foreign Bible Society ...Small leather soft covered book with gilt lettering on the front. The book has a book plate pasted on the inside of the cover indicating that the book was a Sunday School prize. It also has a name and address pencilled in the first page and another inside the back cover. the book has gilt edging to the pages. sunday school prizes, sunday school awards, paterson street methodist sunday school launceston tasmania, max green, j.h. russell, j.f. ockerby, robina burns -
Clunes Museum
Book - HOLY BIBLE
THIS BIBLE OWNED BY REV. AMOS USLOW WHO WAS MINISTER OF CLUNES METHODIST CHURCH CIRCA 1880 WAS USED DURING GOLD RUSH DAYS. HE CAME FROM CORNWELL, RETIRED TO MELBOURNE, BURIED MELBOURNE GENERAL CEMETERY. BIBLE PRINTED AT UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SOCIETY. SOLD TO SUBSCRIBERS..1 BLACK LEATHER BOUND BIBLE WITH EMBOSSED COVER .2 LETTER 13.02.05.05 (F8)UGLOW, Amos 1864 Tavistock 1865 Hatherleigh 1867 Barnstable (FC 1868) Australia 1869 Vic./Ballarat 1871 Creswick 1873 Castlemaine 1874 Runnymede 1875 Runnymede Rochester & Echuca 1876 Runnymede & Rochester 1877 Campberdown 1878 Sandhurst 1879 Castlemaine 1883 Daylesford 1887 Clunes & Creswick 1889 Clunes 1890 Melbourne II (Footscray) 1893 Ballarat 1895 Supernumerary (retired) 1902 to Australasian Methodist Vic. BC President 1889, District Chapel Secretary 1881-83. Returned to active ministry 1906-7 at Laanacoorie rev amos uglow, methodist minister, clunes methodist -
Clunes Museum
Book, THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY 146 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, THE HOLY BIBLE YOL.11. - 1. SAMUEL TO JOB
... THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY 146 QUEEN VICTORIA... AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY 146 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON ...TRANSLATED CHRISTIAN BIBLE - ONE BOOK IN A SERIESBROWN COVER WITH IMPRINTED DETAIL ON EDGES OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVER PAGES 531-1026 non-fictionTRANSLATED CHRISTIAN BIBLE - ONE BOOK IN A SERIES local history, book, religion, churches, st-pauls anglican -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Death of Mona Ready, n.d
... British and Foreign Bible Society... and Foreign Bible Society Ready Jack McIntosh A (Mrs) Christ Church ...Obituary for Mona Ready nee HughesObituary for Mona Ready nee Hughes whose family owned the first saddlery in the Box Hill district. She was organist for Christ Church, Mitcham for 25 years.Obituary for Mona Ready nee Hughesready, mona burgess, hughes, mona burgess, british and foreign bible society, ready, jack, mcintosh, a (mrs), christ church anglican church, mitcham -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 1. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Minutes P29-135. 1942 – 1959, 1942 - 1959
... Book 1. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 1. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 2. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Minutes P55-64. 1959 - 1963, 1959 - 1963
... Book 2. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 2. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 3. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Minutes 1964 – 1970, 1964 - 1970
... Book 3. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 3. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 4. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Minutes 1970 - 1986, 1970 - 1986
... Book 4. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 4. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 5. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Minutes 1986 - 2002, 1986 - 2002
... Book 5. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 5. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Book 6. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group. Meeting Attendance 1979 - 2002, 1979 - 2002
... Book 6. Bible Society (British & Foreign) Stawell Group... grampians Stawell Religion Book 6. Bible Society (British & Foreign ...stawell, religion -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, British & Foreign Bible Society, Boothey Family Bible
... British & Foreign Bible Society... & Foreign Bible Society ...stawell religion