Religion
Found in 367 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 04 Apr 1911
Letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury [Randall Davidson] (Lambeth Palace [London]) to WSC concerning a possible misunderstanding which may have arisen: he informs him that he has spoken with the Bishop of St Asaph [Alfred Edwards] concerning the Welsh Church and possible legislation on its disestablishment. Signed manuscript.
(Untitled), 13 Sep 1911
Copy of a letter from [WSC] to [Ellis Griffith] concerning the Welsh Disestablishment Bill and including observations on the autumn Parliamentary session. Unsigned typescript.
(Untitled), 06 Mar 1930
Page from the "Patriot" including marked article criticising Harold Nicolson for playing down the extent of religious persecution in the Soviet Union in a recent broadcast.
(Untitled), 15 Nov 1910
Letter from T S Dennison, vicar of St Stephen's (St Stephen's Vicarage, Birmingham) to WSC disputing statements made in WSC's manifesto, as reported in the Daily Chronicle, that the Church in Wales was "imposed upon them from without" and that "they are all made to pay for the Church" through the payment of tithe. Signed manuscript.
(Untitled), 06 Sep 1910
Letter from James Caird (Roseangle, Dundee, [Angus, Scotland]) to WSC enclosing a further £1000 [not present] to help the cause of Free Trade. Hopes to hear an account of WSC's holiday and notes with reference to the death of Professor William James that religious experience is useful in life but not in death. Refers to his visit to the Dublin Horse Show [Ireland].
(Untitled), 17 Dec 1942
Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Temple] allowing the ringing of church bells only on Christmas Day.
(Untitled), 19 Nov 1940 - 21 Nov 1940
Letter from General George Carpenter of the Salvation Army to WSC advising him that they are praying for him; with note and draft replies by Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC].
(Untitled), 14 Jun 1908
Letter from Lady Dorothy Howard (Pudsey, [Yorkshire]) to WSC disassociating herself from the "rowdyism" of the Women's Freedom League and describing the gloomy prospects for the Liberals in the Pudsey by-election. Refers to a sermon by a High Church parson on the need to carry the Athanasian creed to the blacks of central Africa.
(Untitled), 18 Jan 1924
Letter from A E Clarke [president of the Bible Brotherhood] (Oaklawn, Anerley Road, [London]) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/137/60 and stressing the atheistical aspect of Socialism.
(Untitled), 15 Apr 1933
Letter from Stanley Bratle, member of the Indian Empire Society, to WSC emphasising the problem of hatred between religions in India and the dishonest and indecent aspects of Hinduism, and arguing that the concepts of democracy are alien to the oriental mind and are merely being exploited by the unscrupulous.
(Untitled), 14 May 1934
Letter from Christabel Pankhurst (The Midland Hotel, Manchester) to WSC praising his article in the Sunday Times entitled "Where are we heading?", enclosing CHAR 2/204/41 and asserting that only theocratic rule by Christ can bring a lasting solution to human problems. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/204/35-37.
(Untitled), 14 May 1934
Cutting from the Manchester Guardian: report of sermons by Christabel Pankhurst in which she stated that only theocracy could bring a lasting solution to human problems.
(Untitled), May 1934
First edition of "Present and future", a religious periodical edited by Christabel Pankhurst. Sent with CHAR 2/204/38-39.
(Untitled), 12 Nov 1928
Letter from Bernard Baruch (120 Broadway, New York, [United States]) analysing the result of the United States presidential election, attributing the defeat of Al Smith to religious intolerance and predicting that the rest of the world will follow the United States in enjoying an economic revival.
(Untitled), 23 May 1935
Letter from Hugh Orr-Ewing, Chief Organizer, India Defence League, to Violet Pearman, [Private Secretary to WSC], on a letter from W G Roberts, [on the case of 2,500 Christians in Manipur, Assam, India, who had been prohibited by the Political Agent from assembling together for worship, see CHAR 2/241B/178].
(Untitled), 21 Jan 1926
Letter from Ernest H Schiff (2 Lyall Street, Belgrave Square, [London]) to WSC praising his speech at the Festival Dinner on Jewish religious education.
(Untitled), 21 Jun 1945
Letter from WSC to Dr William Wand [Bishop of Bath and Wells] informing him that the King [George VI] has approved his appointment as Bishop of London [carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Apr 1913
Letter from Herbert Asquith [Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] stating that the Admiralty should not have provided a ship to convey the Papal Legate [Cardinal Ferrata] from Sicily to Malta for the Eucharistic Conference without consulting himself and the Secretary of State for the Colonies [Lewis Harcourt].
(Untitled), [May] [1935]
Letter from W G Roberts, Bryndewlyn, Caernarvon [Caernarfon, Wales], to WSC, on a petition from 2,500 Christians in Manipur, Assam, India, who had been prohibited from worshipping by the Political Agent.
(Untitled), 20 Mar 1945
Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [Geoffrey Fisher later Lord Fisher of Lambeth] regarding arranging a meeting in Easter week to discuss the vacancy in the Bishopric of London [carbon].
(Untitled), 07 Apr 1945
Letter from WSC to "Hopie" (2nd Lord Linlithgow) declining the invitation for himself and CSC to stay at Holyrood [Edinburgh] during the opening of the Assembly of the Church of Scotland at the end of May: "The burden is heavy in these days, and it does not grow lighter as victory draws nearer." [carbon].
(Untitled), 18 Apr 1945
Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Cantebury [Geoffrey Fisher, later Lord Fisher of Lambeth] regretting that the present burden of work will prevent him attending the ceremony tomorrow [carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Jun 1945
Letter from WSC to Dr William Wand [Bishop of Bath and Wells] informing of his intention to submit his name to the King [George VI] for succession to the Bishopric of London.[carbon].
(Untitled), 30 Dec 1944
Letter from Joseph Garner [Senior Secretary to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada] (Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Earnscliffe, Ottowa [Canada]) to Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] commenting on the visit to Canada by reverend Bryan Green, and particularly about the "great nuisance" he made of himself over the arrangements for his return trip. Signed typescript.
(Untitled), 09 Jan 1945
Letter from Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Joseph Garner [Senior Secretary to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada] thanking him for his letter, stating that he has not yet seen the reverend Bryan Green, and informing him that if Green complains about the High Commissioner's Office or the Canadian Government he will reply in "moderately unecclesiastical language". Initialled carbon.