Thursday, August 28, 2014

28 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


28 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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