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August 1796 A.D. Birth
of William Hily Bathurst—Anglican Minister with Scruples with Parts of the Baptismal and Funeral
Offices of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
William Hiley Bathurst (1796 to 1877)
Church of England
His Faith Led Him to Resign Rather than Compromise.
William Hiley Bathurst was born near Bristol,
England. He entered the Anglican ministry in 1818. In 1852, he resigned his
religious credentials over personal conflicts with doctrines in the Anglican
Book of Prayer, particularly regarding baptismal and burial services. He wrote
the hymn, "O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink."
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