Wesleyanism in South Africa and the mission arc
A critical review of William Taylor’s South Africa writings notes bold zeal and mixed materials. It highlights vivid sketches of native life including bishops, witchcraft, and lions, plus a telling anecdote about Bishop Colenso. The piece praises Taylor’s energy while criticizing occasional sensationalism and theological tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
Taylor
Colenso
Francis Harvey
D' Urban
England
Cornwall
Devonshire
William
William Colenno
South Africa
Australia
San Francisco
California
Europe
Cape
Bonini
William TayLon
Californian Conference
Californian Life Illustrated
Jackazon, Walford, and Hodder
Longbeard
Kafthrs
Jesus Christ
Magazine criticism and notices across Blackwood Fraser and Cornhill
The piece reviews magazines and their month’s issues, noting overall strength amid padding and variation. It highlights Horace on popularity, Scott Russell on Technical Education, Disraeli critiques, Irish Church matters, and Braddon’s serials while assessing Cornhill and Temple Bar offerings and fiction by Trollope and Lady Herbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood
Cornelius O’dowd
Ireland
Robert Walpole
Horace
Macmillan
Scott Russell
Schools’ Inquiry Commission
Society of Arts
Samuelson
England
Goldwin Smith
Rome
Helps
Realmad
Milverton
Fraser
Mr. Disraeli
J. Lowry Whittle
Trinity College
Trinity
Vikram
Belgravia
Madie
Leon Faucher
Jane Eyre
Bronté
Cornhill
Denzil
St. Pauls
Europe
Russia
Austria