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Coleman, Francis, 1813-1900
Person · 1813-1900

Francis Coleman, (1813-1900) was a Methodist minister. He was a native of Cornwall, England and came to Canada in 1834, settling in Darlington. He was active as a class leader and local preacher. He was received on trial in 1840, and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1842. He served numerous circuits in Ontario until his retirement in 1874.

Copland, E. Bruce, 1901-1989
Person · 1901-1989

Edward Bruce Copland, (1901-1989) was an ordained United Church missionary and administrator. He studied at McGill University, United Theological College (Montreal), and in Edinburgh and in Paris, earning the degrees of M.A. and D.D. He served at the Honan Mission in China during 1922-1926 and 1931-1942. He was the Executive Secretary of the Church of Christ in China from 1942 to 1951, and secretary for missionary personnel for the National Council of Churches of Christ (U.S.A.) during the early 1950s. He taught school in Taiwan from 1929 to 1931, and was appointed Associate General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Formosa in 1957.

Cosford, Thomas, 1813-1892
Person · 1813-1892

Thomas Cosford, (1813-1892) was a Wesleyan Methodist minister. Born in Hardington, England, his family immigrated to Canada ca. 1819 and converted to Methodism ca. 1825. He was received on trial in 1839, and ordained in 1943. He ministered in Canada West/Ontario until 1883. He served as Superintendent of Mount Elgin Industrial Institute, Ontario, during 1875-1880. He was a promoter of the temperance movement, and served as District Chairman many times.

Crummy, Eber, 1861-1939
Person · 1861-1939

Eber Crummy (1862-1939) was a Methodist missionary to Japan and educator. Born in Brockville, he was received on trial by the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada in 1882. He graduated from Victoria College in 1887, and was ordained in the same year. After a short stay at Onslow, he went to Kumamota, Japan in 1888, and served as Dean of Theology at Tokyo Eiwa Gakko from 1892-1897. He took up various circuits in Canada after his return, and acted as Principal of Wesley College, Winnipeg, from 1915 to 1917. He held the degrees of B.Sc., M.A., and D.D., and died in 1939.

Cook, Joseph S., 1859-1933
Person · 1859-1933

Joseph S. Cook (1859-1933) was a Methodist minister. He was born in Durham County, England, and immigrated as a young man to Georgetown, Ontario. He became a probationer for the Methodist Church in 1880, began studies at Wesleyan College and McGill University in 1883, and was ordained in 1885. He served circuits in Ontario until his retirement in 1919. While in the active ministry, he studied part-time and earned further degrees (S.T.D., Ph.D.).

Arnup, Harold L., 1912-
Person · 1912-

Alice Dorey (1883-1979) was a teacher, a writer, a poet, and the wife of United Church Moderator Very Rev. George Dorey. Alice Ann Dent was born in Cowansville, Quebec. She taught at a school for the deaf in Montreal and wrote poems which were published in Canada, the United States, England, Australia, and some which were translated into Hungarian and Italian. She also wrote book reviews and occasional articles for The United Church Observer.

Person · 1869-1942

John Robert Douglas (1869-1942) was a Presbyterian and United Church minister. Ordained in 1898, he served in Quebec until 1913, at which point he moved to serve various parishes in Ontario. He retired in 1937.

Dougall, James, 1779-1839
Person · 1779-1839

James Dougall, (1779-1839) was a Methodist layperson and Justice of the Peace. He was born in Newport, Nova Scotia. He moved to Hallowel (Picton), Ontario, in 1796, and became a member of the Methodist Church ca. 1799, and one of the first trustees of "White Chapel" or "Conger Chapel" in 1811. For many years (ca. 1817-1839) he was the recording steward of Hallowel Circuit.

Duncan, Robert, 1833-1890
Person · 1833-1890

Robert Duncan, (1833-1890) was a Methodist minister. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. Rev. Duncan was received on trial by the Methodist Church, and ordained in 1857. He served circuits in the Maritimes and in Bermuda. Ill health forced his retirement in 1885, and he died in Brooklyn, New York.

German, John F., 1842-1919
Person · 1842-1919

John Ferguson German (1842-1918) was a Methodist minister and administrator. He was born in South Dumfries, Ontario and studied at Victoria University, and was ordained into the Methodist Church in 1866. He ministered in Ontario for most of his career, and in Winnipeg from 1876-1880. While in Winnipeg he served as Chairman of District, which included responsibility for missions to the Aboriginal Peoples. He also served as President of Toronto Conference and as a member of General Conference. He retired in 1917.

Person · 1841-1940

Alexander Morton Hamilton (1841-1940) was a Presbyterian minister. He was born in New York State and his family moved to Brantford, Ontario, in 1846. He taught school, then studied at the University of Toronto and Knox College. Ordained in 1877, he ministered for forty years at Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Winterbourne, Ontario, and for twenty-nine years (concurrently) at Gale Presbyterian Church in Elmira, Ontario. He retired in 1917 to Guelph, Ontario.

Hay, William, 1822-1897
Person · 1822-1897

William Hay (1822-1897) was a Congregational minister and administrator in Ontario. He was born in Perth, Ontario. He studied at the Congregational Institute at Toronto, graduating in 1847. He was ordained as a Congregational minister a few months later. He served churches in Ontario, and was elected chairman of the Congregational Union in 1863. He retired to Scotland.

Person · fl. 1915-1950

Martin A. Hopkins served as Presbyterian evangelist, principal, and professor in various cities and institutions in North China in the mid- twentieth century. He was an ordained missionary of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1917 to at least 1950.

Person · 1821-1912

John George Hodgins (1821-1912) was a civil servant in the Ontario Department of Education, a close associate of Egerton Ryerson, and a historiographer of education in Ontario. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he studied at the Upper Canada Academy, Victoria College (M.A.), and the University of Toronto (law). He served in the Ontario Department of Education as an administrator from 1844; Deputy to Chief Superintendent, 1855-1876; Deputy Minister, 1876-1889. He worked with Egerton Ryerson to establish and develop the public school system. After retirement, he was the librarian and chief historian of the Department.

Ivens, William, 1878-1957
Person · 1878-1957

William Ivens (1878-1957) was a Methodist minister, member of the labour movement and politician. Born in Great Britain, William Ivens studied at Wesley College, Winnipeg. He was ordained in 1908. In 1916, he was stationed at McDougall Methodist Church, Winnipeg. Facing opposition for his advocacy of social gospel and pacifism, he resigned in 1918. He founded the Labour Church in 1918 and edited the Western Labor News. Involved in the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919, he was jailed in 1920. He was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Dominion Labour Party.

Person · 1854-1933

William Robert Young (1854-1933) was a Methodist and United Church minister and administrator. Born near Kingston, Ontario, he studied at Wesleyan Theological College, Montreal, 1879-1881, and received a B.A. from Victoria College, Toronto, in 1890. He was ordained in 1881, and served numerous charges in Ontario and Quebec, including St. James Church, Montreal, 1905-1913. He served various offices in Church courts, and was a longtime Secretary of the General Board of Missions. He was involved in the final negotiations for Church Union in 1925, and planned the inaugural service of 1925 June 10. He retired in 1928, but served on the United Church General Council Executive until 1932. He also served on several non- church boards.