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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev. Charles Same/Sane, Undated c.1870
Rev Charles Lane (1823 - 1910) Wesleyan Methodist minister. The Observer 15 January 1910, p.36: The Rev. Charles Lane, better known In South Australian Methodism as "Father" Lane, died at his residence, Dorset Cottage, Magill, on Saturday, at the advanced age of 88 years. The deceased clergyman attended the Methodist Conference in 1900 —the year of his jubilee as a minister--and was accorded a vote of congratulation. Mr. Lane was born in Dorset, and be associated himself with the Congregational Sunday school at an early age, and when 16 years old took a practical part in religious matters. Then he removed to another town and joined the Methodist Church. In 1855 a request for a number of energetic Christian workers came from Australia, and 10 were sent out in the ship Walmer Castle, among the number Mr. Lane. He was received into the Victoria ministry in the following year, and received his first - charge at Ballarat. He proved a successful preacher in the early days of the Victorian goldfields, and accomplished much valuable work. He was impressive in the pulpit, humorous on. the platform, and welcome everywhere. About 1878 he wag transferred to the South Australian Conference, and from that time until being placed on the supernumerary list in 1889. he laboured in all the most important circuits. He was President of the Wesley an Conference in 1886, and displayed conspicuous ability in fulfilling the important duties associated with that office. He had resided at Magill for 17 years, and up to the time of his death had evinced a deep interest in work to which he had devoted .the best years of his life. Sepia toned carte de visite: seated studio portrait of the Rev. Charles LaneRev Chas Lanerev charles lane, methodist, minister, south australia -
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Photograph, Rev. James Stephen Hambrook Royce, Undated c.1880s
B: England 23/10/1829, trained at the Richmond Theological Institution, then spent 5 years as a missionary in Fiji. When his health broke down he became a circuit minister in Australia. He became a supernumerary in 1887 and died 29/09/1907 at Geelong. Married Elizabeth Jenkins Berry, father of Archibald John Royce and T.W. Royce (Principal of Geelong Ladies' College) who was tragically drowned in 1893. Children: Elizabeth Mary Jane (1856 - 1939), Frances Ellen Gough (1858 - 1937, James Hamilton (1860 - 1927), Thomas William Arthur (1862 - 1893), Charlotte Louisa (1865 - 1933), Archibald John (1868 - 1944), Florence Annie (1874 - 1957)Oval inset, sepia toned head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. J.S.H. Royce. Carte de visite format.Rev. J.S.H. Royceroyce, j. s. h., wesleyan minister, fiji -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev. Dr John Meiklejohn, first Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, 1901
... . meiklejohn, john moderator-general presbyterian church of australia ...Meiklejohn, John MA, DD (20/08/1841- 28/09/1915) b. Larkhall, near Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from Duke Street UP Church Glasgow, commenced 1867 Session UP Hall, Probationer 1893; U Glasgow, M.A. 1870, Hon. D.D. 1901. ord. Kirkmuirhill 14.4.1874-2.10.1888, resd because of health. Rec’d PCV 1889: ind South Melbourne (Dorcas St) 1.4.1889-1911. Convener of (federal) Union Comm 1892-1901; President Council of Churches Melbourne 1900; President Vic branch Astronomical Society; Professor, Systematic Theol, Theol Hall. To Qld: Principal, Emmanuel College 1911-14 (without pay), retd d. Melbourne. Mod-Gen, 1901-3.Portraits were taken of Meiklejohn dressed in Moderator-General regalia.Identification of Meiklejohnmeiklejohn, john, moderator-general, presbyterian church of australia -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Rev and Mrs RM Hunter Wes Meths, Undated c.1869
Reverend Robert Morris Hunter was born in Scotland in 1839, married (1) Isabel McIntyre (1847-1890) in 1869 and (2) his deceased wife's sister Flora McIntyre in 1893. He died in Kooringa South Australia in 1894. He commenced his ministry in 1865 and served at Hamilton, Merino, Ballarat, Portland, Hamilton, Melbourne, Adelaide Archer Street, Moonta, Adelaide and Kooringa. He was President of Conference and President of Prince Alfred College in 1884.Sepia toned carte de visite studio portrait of the Rev. Robert Morris Hunter and his wife Isabel (nee McIntyre)."Revd RM Hunter No 10338"rev robert hunter, presicent of conference, prince alfred college, isabel mcintyre -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated c.1880s
Mary Forrest Gardner married Joseph Bartlett Davies on 6th February 1872 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Launceston, Tasmania. She was the sister-in-law of Sir Matthew Davies, first Australian-born Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Her father was the Rev. John Gardner. She died on 28th October 1887 and was buried at the Boroondara Cemetery. The Mentone Presbyterian Church was built as a memorial to her. The foundation stone of the church was laid by J. Bartlett Davies on 17th August 1889.Sepia toned cabinet card. Waist-length studio portrait of Mary Forrest Davies (nee Gardner). -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
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Dr Alexander Gosman: born 27/06/1829 at Crail, Fifeshire. Hon. D.D. from St. Andrew's, Scotland. Secretary of the Congregational Union of Victoria 1867 - 1868. Chairman of the Congregational Union of Victoria 1869 - 1870, 1883 - 1884, 1895 - 1896, 1904 - 1905. Chairman of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand 1904 - 1907. Principal of the Victorian Congregational College. He was involved with the Anti-Sweating League 1895 - 1902. Died 15 January 1913.Copy of original B & W gloss studio portrait of the Rev. Alexander Gosman, dressed in academic robes, seated at a desk.alexander gosman, congregational union, congregational college, anti-sweating league -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1900
Rev John Watsford (1820 - 1907). Born at Parramatta, N.S.W. First Australian born minister of the Methodist Conference. Spent 8 years with the Wesleyan Mission in Fiji. Founded Prince Alfred College Adelaide. Home Mission Secretary for Victoria. President of the Australasian Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church 1871. President of the General Conference of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1878. Australasian Representative at the Ecumenical Council of Methodism in London 1881.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. John Watsford, mounted on brown card.john watsfore, wesleyan, methodist, minister, parramatta, fiji, prince alfred college, home mission, president australasian conference, ecumenical council -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1875
Rev. Edward King (1825 - 1905) Wesleyan minister born in England. Entered the ministry in 1846 in England. Came to Australia in 1857. Stationed at: Melbourne East, Brighton, Creswick, Tarnagulla, Castlemaine, Williamstown, Geelong West, Daylesford, Warrnambool, Williamstown, Preston, Drysdale, Colac, Maldon, Beechworth. President of the Victorian Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1877. Made a supernumerary in 1893. Died at Armadale in 1905.Sepia toned waist length carte de visite studio portrait of the Rev. Edward King."With love from Ed. King" -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 1944
Rev Ira Menear (1901 - 1977). Born at Kapunda. Worked at the Kimba and Pt Neill mission stations on the west coast of South Australia before studying at the Brighton Training College and Adelaide University. Graduated B.A. Adelaide University 1928. After completing his theological training he was appointed to the Norwood Circuit before being appointed to take charge of the Methodist Inland Mission at Cloncurry. Minister at Crow's Nest, Gympie & Rockhampton 1936 - 1940. In 1940 he was accepted as a pilot officer in the RAAF, having been given leave of absence by the Methodist Conference. Menear enlisted RAAF air crew but was later transferred to the administrative staff. He rose from A.C.1 to the rank of Acting Wing Commander. He served in many parts of Australia, including the Darwin area. After the war Rev Menear took charge of the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Centre at Mount Osmond and later Mount Breckan, Victoria Harbour Rehabilitation Centre. B & W waist length studio portrait of Rev. Ira Menear dressed in his RAAF Flt. Lt. uniform."Seasons Greetings I Menear F/LT Control Officer Operations Room Pearce W.A."ira menear, methodist, minister, adelaide university, brighton training college, methodist inland mission, cloncurry, raaf, commonwealth rehabilitation centre -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1880
Rev. William P. Wells (1826 - 1895) Born Marton, Lincolnshire 1826. Probationer of the English Methodist Conference 1850. Appointed to a mission circuit in Newfoundland. Returned to England in 1852. Sent to Melbourne in 1854. President of the South Australian Conference and later President of the Victorian Conference. President of Prince Alfred College, South Australia. Started the Methodist Building and Loans Fund. Codified Methodist laws and regulations. Served as minister in Castlemaine, Melbourne West, Melbourne East, Geelong, St. Kilda, Sandhurst, Hawthorn. Died 21 December 1895.Sepia toned head and shoulders oval inset studio portrait of the Rev. William P Wells.rev. william p. wells, president of conference, prince alfred college, methodist, minister, building and loans fund -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1907
Born in South Australia. Entered the ministry in 1869. Served at Daylesford, St. Arnaud, Wandiligong, Eldorado, Sale, Bairnsdale, Melbourne Brunswick St., Dunolly, Ballarat Lydiard St., Sandhurst, Toorak, Nth. Melbourne, Hawthorn, Geelong, Carlton. He was President of the Victoria and Tasmania Conference in 1897, President of the Wesleyan Conference in 1897, President of the General Conference in 1907. Awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Queen's University, Toronto. Fellow of the Linnaean Society. Died at Kew in 1913.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait in postcard format of Rev.Dr William Williams (1848 - 1913).william williams, doctor of divinity, president of conference, linnaean society, methodist, wesleyan, minister -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1950s
Ernest Francis William Swan (1887 - 1981). Born Clifton Hill 1887. Educated at Wesley College and Queen's College at the University of Melbourne, where he was awarded an M.A. and B.D. Ordained into the Methodist Church in 1916.He served at Beechworth, Woomeland and Nhill before being appointed minister of the Piedmont Community Church in California in 1926. Whilst in the U.S. he graduated Th.D. at the Berkley Pacific School of Religion. In 1937 he returned to Australia as minister to Henley Beach S.A. Congregational Church. He was minister at Surrey Hills Wyclif Congregational Church 1940 - 1960. Married Mary Madsen in 1917. Died 31 October 1981.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. Dr Ernest Francis William Swan, dressed in academic robes.ernest francis william swan, mary madsen, methodist, minister, congregational, wesley college, queen's college, university of melbourne, berkley pacific school of religion -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
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Rev. Thomas Staines Brittingham Woodfull (1863 - 1941). Born Maldon in 1863, but grew up in Prahran and attended the Punt Rd Church. Qualified as a pharmacist. Worked as a local preacher before being ordained in 1887. Appointed to Sandhurst in 1887 before being sent as Conference Evangelist to Tasmania, where he conducted missions. Married Gertrude Lily Abey (1872 - 1941) in 1891. Returned to Victoria in 1893 and served at Kerang, Maldon, Shepparton, Flemington & Essendon, Collingwood, Bendigo, Albert Park, Brunswick, Box Hill. Retired in 1930. Was active in the campaign against the Collingwood tote. President of the Methodist Conference 1923. Father of William (Bill) Woodfull, Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s and Captain of the Australian First Eleven during the notorious "Bodyline" Test series.B & W waist length studio portrait of the Rev. T.S. B. Woodfull, mounted on grey card."Rev T.S B. Woodfull"thomas staines brittingham, gertrude lily abey, bill woodfull, president of conference, evangelist, methodist, minister, pharmacist. -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1864
Rev. Daniel James Draper (1810 - 1866). Born Wickham, Hampshire 28 August 1810. In 1830 joined the Methodist Society at Fareham and became a local preacher. Nominated in March 1834 as a candidate for the Wesleyan Methodist ministry. Appointed preacher on probation to the Charteris circuit. Married Sarah Webb in September 1835, ordained 7 October 1835, sailed for Australia on 13 October 1835. Served at Parramatta, where his wife died on 16 February 1838. Married Elizabeth Shelley (1808 - 1866) daughter of William Shelley, formerly a missionary in Tonga and Tahiti in July 1939. Served in N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia. Elected President of the 1859 Conference. Granted leave in 1865 to return to England as the Australian representative to the British Conference. He was returning to Australia on the SS London in January 1866 when he and his wife, along with 244 others, perished when their ship sank during a fierce storm in the Bay of Biscay.Sepia toned, full length carte de visite studio portrait of Rev Daniel J. Draper.daniel james draper, sarah webb, elizabeth shelley, ss london, bay of biscay, methodist, wesleyan, minister, president of conference, shipwreck -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1864
Mrs Elizabeth Draper (1808 - 1866). Second wife of the Rev. Daniel James Draper (1810 - 1866). Born Wickham, Hampshire 28 August 1810. In 1830 joined the Methodist Society at Fareham and became a local preacher. Nominated in March 1834 as a candidate for the Wesleyan Methodist ministry. Appointed preacher on probation to the Charteris circuit. Married Sarah Webb in September 1835, ordained 7 October 1835, sailed for Australia on 13 October 1835. Served at Parramatta, where his wife died on 16 February 1838. Married Elizabeth Shelley (1808 - 1866), daughter of William Shelley, formerly a missionary in Tonga and Tahiti in July 1939. Served in N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia. Elected President of the 1859 Conference. Granted leave in 1865 to return to England as the Australian representative to the British Conference. He was returning to Australia on the SS London in January 1866 when he and his wife, along with 244 others, perished when their ship sank during a fierce storm in the Bay of Biscay.Sepia toned, carte de visite studio portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Draper, seated at a table.daniel james draper, sarah webb, elizabeth shelley, ss london, bay of biscay, methodist, wesleyan, minister, president of conference, shipwreck -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Newspaper cutting, 1866
Rev. Daniel James Draper (1810 - 1866). Born Wickham, Hampshire 28 August 1810. In 1830 joined the Methodist Society at Fareham and became a local preacher. Nominated in March 1834 as a candidate for the Wesleyan Methodist ministry. Appointed preacher on probation to the Charteris circuit. Married Sarah Webb in September 1835, ordained 7 October 1835, sailed for Australia on 13 October 1835. Served at Parramatta, where his wife died on 16 February 1838. Married Elizabeth Shelley (1808 - 1866) daughter of William Shelley, formerly a missionary in Tonga and Tahiti in July 1939. Served in N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia. Elected President of the 1859 Conference. Granted leave in 1865 to return to England as the Australian representative to the British Conference. He was returning to Australia on the SS London in January 1866 when he and his wife, along with 244 others, perished when their ship sank during a fierce storm in the Bay of Biscay.B & W etching: two head and shoulder portraits of Rev. Daniel Draper and Mrs Elizabeth Draper superimposed on a scene depicting the shipwreck of the S.S. London, with cross and crown above.daniel james draper, sarah webb, elizabeth shelley, ss london, bay of biscay, methodist, wesleyan, minister, president of conference, shipwreck -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
photograph, Undated c.1880s
Born Grantham, Lincolnshire 9 August 1841. Migrated to Australia in 1849 and settled in Geelong. Entered the ministry in 1866. Posted to Mortlake, Echuca, South Yarra, Lonsdale St. Melbourne, Carlton, Bendigo and Hawthorn. Founding President of Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne, 1882. Elected President of the Wesleyan Conference of 1895 and was the first President following Church Union in 1902. Elected President General in 1904. Married 1870 (1) Jemima Shaw - died 1918; (2) 1920 Edith Skelton nee Wimble, widow of the Rev William Williams. Died 25 May 1928.Sepia toned head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. William Henry Fitchett, in carte de visite format.william henry fitchett, methodist, minister, methodist ladies college, president of conference -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
photograph, Undated c.1920
Born Grantham, Lincolnshire 9 August 1841. Migrated to Australia in 1849 and settled in Geelong. Entered the ministry in 1866. Posted to Mortlake, Echuca, South Yarra, Lonsdale St. Melbourne, Carlton, Bendigo and Hawthorn. Founding President of Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne, 1882. Elected President of the Wesleyan Conference of 1895 and was the first President following Church Union in 1902. Elected President General in 1904. Married 1870 (1) Jemima Shaw - died 1918; (2) 1920 Edith Skelton nee Wimble, widow of the Rev William Williams. Died 25 May 1928.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. William Henry Fitchett mounted on buff card.william henry fitchett, methodist, minister, methodist ladies college, president of conference -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, c.1869
Born Wolverhampton July 24 1826. Converted to Methodism in 1841. Trained at the Theological Institution at Richmond, U.K. Appointed as missionary to Ceylon by the 1850 English Conference. Returned to England due to ill health. Arrived in Victoria in 1854. Appointed Chairman of Castlemaine and Sandhurst District. Murdered by a prisoner at Pentridge Prison on May 13 1869. Oval, sepia toned head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. William Hill, mounted on B & W lithographed in memoriam card.In Memoriam The Late Revd. William Hill Wesleyan Minister Who met with a Violent Death at the hands of a Prisoner, whilst in the discharge of his Ministerial duties at Pentridge Stockade. VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA. May 13th 1869. AETAT 45 yearswilliam hill, methodist, minister, ceylon, missionary, murdered, pentridge prison -
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Photograph, Undated c.1949
Dr George Niumeitolu was born in Tonga and worked as a medical missionary to the Sohano hospital in Papua. He visited Australia in 1949.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of Dr George Niumeitolu, in postcard format.Rev. & Mrs Risstrom & Children, Kind regards & best wishes. Thanks very much for your great kindness, love and hospitality. Ofa ali Geo Niumeitolu.george niumeitolu, tonga, medical missionary, sohano hospital, papua -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1949
Rev. Kolinio Saukuru was the grandson of the only survivor of the party led by Rev. Thomas Baker, which was massacred and eaten by a hill tribe in central Fiji in 1867. In 1933 he was appointed by the Methodist Mission as a catechist to work among the aborigines of North Australia. He was accepted for the ministry in 1939, and was ordained at Croker Island in 1945. During WWII he was in charge of the Yirrkala Mission Station. B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. Kolinio Saukuru, in postcard format.Rev. Kolinio Saukurukolinio saukuru, methodist, minister, thomas baker, fiji, croker island, aboriginies, mission -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
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Matthew Burnett (1839 - 1896). Wesleyan temperance evangelist. Born in Yorkshire, came to Australia in 1857 with his wife Sarah Gibson. He spent the years 1864 to 1867 on the goldfields evangelising against drink and securing temperance pledges. Sarah Burnett died in 1871 and Matthew returned to England in 1873, meeting leading temperance reformers. He returned to Australia in the mid-1870s. He went to South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand as a temperance campaigner, and claimed to have received pledges from 140,000 people. He returned to England in 1890 and died at Scarborough in 1896.Sepia toned head and shoulders studio portrait of Matthew Burnett in three quarter profile."Yours faithfully Matthew Burnett"matthew burnett, sarah gibson, temperance, evangelist, wesleyan -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1939
John Blakemore (1908 - 2000). Born at Pelsall, Staffordshire. Became a local preacher at the age of 18. Arrived in Australia in 1926. Accepted as a Home Missionary and served at Ultima, Willaura, Piangil and Moulamein. Studied at Otira and at Queen's College. Whilst studying he was sent to St. George's Rd Northcote, where he met his wife. Returned to England for two years, where he served as a probationer. Returned to Australia in 1937 and was ordained into the Methodist Church. He served at Merbein, Shepparton, Newstead, Numurkah, Maffra, East Ivanhoe, Bentleigh, and Oakleigh. Between 1941 and 1944 he was a chaplain in the A.I.F.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. John Blakemore.john blakemore, local preacher, home missionary, otira, queen's college, chaplain a.i.f., methodist, minister. -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated c.1970s
Clem Dickinson ordained in 1967 and served as minister at Dunkeld Penshurst 1966-69, Maryborough 1970-1974, Horsham 1975-August 1983, Executive Director of Stewardship Australia September 1983 to November 1991, Assembly Managing Treasurer of Beneficiary Fund from December 1991.B & W Head and Shoulders portrait of Rev. Clement A Dickinson, Ministerrev. clem dickinson; methodist; uniting church; beneficiary fund; stewardship australia; dunkeld-penshurst; maryborough; horsham -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 1956
Arthur William Preston was born in 1912. Following his ordination into the Methodist Church he was stationed in Mareeba and Townsville in North Queensland. From 1944 to 1948 he was Field Secretary for the Queensland Methodist Centenary Celebrations, conducting evangelistic missions throughout Queensland and assisting in raising the sum of 100,000 pounds for development work within the Queensland Methodist Church. From 1948 to 1963 he was superintendent of the West End Methodist Mission in Brisbane. In 1963 he was awarded the O.B.E. From 1963 - 1966 he was Associated Minister at the Adelaide Central Mission. During his ministry in Adelaide he established and directed the Life Line Telephone Counselling Service. During 1966 and 1968 he was Associate Minister in the Glen Iris Circuit, Victoria. From 1968 until his retirement at the end of 1981, Arthur Preston was the Superintendent of what is now Wesley Central Parish Mission (Central Methodist Mission prior to Church Union in 1977. In 1982 he was awarded the Order of Australia. Arthur Preston died on 19 March 1985.B & W matte head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev. Arthur Preston."To my dearest Claire - happy birthday wishes and love from Arthur"arthur preston, methodist, minister, wesley church, life line -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1912
Sr Rhoda Ransom, born Maryborough Victoria, 29 Dec 1887, worked as a nursing sister with the Methodist Mission in New Guinea from July 1912 until March 1913 when she returned to Australia suffering from malaria and rheumatic problems in her legs. Rhoda lived on the island of Ulu, which was across the channel east of Rabaul. Married George Frederick Cornwell 2nd February 1924. Died 30th May 1968.B & W copy of studio portrait of Miss Rhoda Ransom.rhoda cornwell, rhoda ransom, new britain, new guinea, methodist, missionary, george frederick cornwell -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1880s
Born 1823 West Indies, commenced ministry 1847, died 1890 in Rookwood, NSW. Joseph Horner Fletcher (1823-1890), Wesleyan minister, was born at St Vincent, Windward Islands, the eldest son of Rev. Joseph Fletcher, Wesleyan missionary, and his wife Mary, née Horner. In 1830-37 he attended a Methodist school in Kingswood, England, and then his uncle's school in Bath. He entered business but in July 1842 became a local preacher. He was accepted for the Wesleyan ministry in 1845 and after training at Richmond College, Surrey, he married Kate Green in December 1848. He was sent to Auckland, New Zealand, where he became the founding principal of Wesley College. In 1856 poor health obliged him to take up circuit work in Auckland and New Plymouth, where he witnessed the Maori war. He moved to Queensland and in 1861-64 was on circuit in Brisbane. In 1863 he became the first chairman of the Queensland Wesleyan District. In 1865 Fletcher was serving at Ipswich when invited to succeed Rev. John Manton as president of Newington College, Sydney. He acknowledged that the main business of the school was secular education in a Christian atmosphere and believed that education could help to overcome sectarianism. He invited distinguished academics to examine Newington students and strongly supported (Sir) Henry Parkes's education policies. He opposed the formation of a Methodist university college until a strong secondary school was established. He believed that boys should be taught to appreciate orderly conduct rather than to fear punishment and that corporal punishment was degrading and to be used only in extreme circumstances. Under Fletcher Newington developed a high moral tone and a tradition of order and respect. After he retired in 1887 the old boys gave him an address of appreciation and a portrait in oils to be hung in the hall. In addition to his normal duties from 1883 he had taught resident theological students. From 1887 he was an effective and progressive full-time theological tutor. As a preacher Fletcher had exceptional power: he expressed his thoughts in a fresh way with sparkling illustrations and characteristic humour. He combined humility with great spiritual power, prophetic vision and administrative ability. He encouraged the development of institutional church work which grew into the Central Methodist Mission in Sydney. Fletcher was elected as the first president of the New South Wales and Queensland Wesleyan Methodist Conference in 1874 and again in 1884, when he was also president of the General Conference of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church. As conference editor in 1868, 1871 and 1873, Fletcher contributed more than fifty articles, numerous essays and reviews of books to the Weekly Advocate. He read widely, deeply and with discrimination. Never robust in health, he suffered months of illness before he died aged 66 at Stanmore, Sydney, on 30 June 1890. He was survived by three sons and two daughters, and buried in the Wesleyan section of Rookwood cemetery. In 1892 his eldest son, Joseph, edited a memorial edition of his Sermons, Addresses & Essays. Information from Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 4, 1972. Sepia toned carte de visite. Seated studio portrait of the Rev. Joseph Fletcher.Rev Joseph Fletcherrev. joseph fletcher, joseph horner, wesleyan minister, newington college sydney, new zealand, queensland, president general conference, wesleyan methodist church, central methodist mission -
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Photograph, 1918
Born Porthallon (or Praela), Cornwall 11/11/1841; died c.1930 Western Australia. Bible Christian ordination in UK, but listed as ordained 1876 in Kyneton Victoria. Ministry at Sandhurst, Kyneton, Brighton, Woollahra (NSW), Victoria Pde East Melbourne, Fremantle (WA), Ascot Vale, Without settlement (1898), East Malvern & Caulfield, Maldon Essex (UK) 1900–1909, Surrey Hills, Hampton, Gardenvale (concluded 1921). He shared the Hampton ministry with his son, Thomas Otto Bryant 1917–1918 (see F656-2).B & W seated waist length studio portrait of the Rev. Samuel Bryant. Mounted on buff card."The Rev. Samuel Bryant 1910 - 1918". Verso: "Hampton Congregational Church"samuel bryant, hampton congregational church, bible christian, minister -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 1923
Born 22/1/1870; died 23/9/1958. Ordained Maldon 1909. Ministry at Northcote, Maldon, Kyneton, Hampton, Subiaco (WA), Secretary Congregational Union of Western Australia; Armadale Mission (WA) and Claremont (concluded 1948). Son of Rev. Samuel Bryant with whom he shared ministry at Hampton 1917–1918.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait of the Rev Thomas Otto Bryant. Mounted on buff card."The Rev T. O. Bryant, 1918 - 1923". Verso: "Hampton Congregational Church"rev thomas otto bryant, rev samuel bryant, hampton congregational church, minister -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c. 1870
Dr Alexander Gosman: born 27/06/1829 at Crail, Fifeshire. Hon. D.D. from St. Andrew's, Scotland. Secretary of the Congregational Union of Victoria 1867 - 1868. Chairman of the Congregational Union of Victoria 1869 - 1870, 1883 - 1884, 1895 - 1896, 1904 - 1905. Chairman of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand 1904 - 1907. Principal of the Victorian Congregational College. He was involved with the Anti-Sweating League 1895 - 1902. Died 15 January 1913.Sepia toned seated studio portrait of a man tentatively identified as the Rev. Rev. Alexander Gosman. Cabinet card formatalexander gosman, congregational union, congregational college, anti-sweating league