| The Parish Church of St James |  |
| St. James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ (Parish Office 020 8941 6003) | |
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Past Events in the 1880s: Church Conference - 1887 January
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"The election of three representatives of the laity of this parish took place in the Vestry, on Monday, December 6th, when the two Churchwardens, Messrs. W. C. B. Hall and A. E. Storey, together with Mr. H. P. Bowling, were unanimously chosen. |
We welcome the establishment of this Church Conference, as calculated to awaken in laymen a greater interest in the affairs of the Church, and encourage them to engage actively in her work. In these days when the very existence of the Church, as a National one, is threatened, it is of the utmost importance that all its members should arm themselves in its defence; and if these cotiferences bear no other fruit, yet if they are the means of leading the laity to enquire more closely into her position, to make themselves better acquainted with the foundation upon which she stands, great good will be done. But it is not only from without, but also from within that danger may be feared. Difference of opinion and party strife often interfere with the harmony of religion, as much as they do in the political world. Nothing tends more to the reconciling of differences and to those mutual concessions which bring about unity, than the meeting of those who think differently, for the purpose of friendly discussion. Rough edges are thus worn away, and often the causes of contention seem to disappear. The first Conference, originally fixed for December 8th, was postponed on account of an accident which for a time disabled our good Bishop. We trust however that he will soon recover and be able to find a day to meet the Conference." Source: The Hampton Hill Parish Magazine - 1887 January |