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Bishop Gray the South Africa Missionary and Church Strife
The narrative chronicles Robert Gray's path from Whitworth to Cape Town and his role as first Bishop of Cape Town. It highlights his zeal, conflicts with Church and State, efforts to build missions, education, and clergy, and his cautious stance amid colonial sectarian tensions. It notes his personal fidelity, family life, and influence on the Colenso controversy, promising further detail in a separate notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vienna
Robert Gray
Robert
Bristol
Capetown
Oxford
Whitworth
Durham
Hughenden
Liberal
the Times
Church of Christ
Gray
Stockton
England
Lord Grey
South Africa
Madagascar
Evangelical Alliance
Green Point
J. Herschell
Cape Town
Olivia Sparrow
Apostolical Union
Faure
Philips
London Missionary Society
Kafirland
Africa
Church of England
Europe
London
London Society
Colenso