Methodist Church of Southern Africa
Item set
- Description
- The Methodist Church of Southern Africa Materials held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University comprise a significant archival collection, including manuscripts, pamphlets, periodicals, books, and pictorial items related to the church's history and activities in Southern Africa.
- Provenance
- The Methodist Church of Southern Africa Collection: In 1965, the Conference of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa announced its decision to transfer, on loan, the Methodist Archival collection housed until then at Livingstone House (a Divinity students' residence at Rhodes University) to the then Cory Library for Historical Research, Rhodes University.
- Type
- Collection
- Genre
- Photographs
- Personal correspondence
- Administrative records
- Publisher
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa
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Records relating to bequests made to St John’s Wesleyan Church, Havelock Street, Port Elizabeth, primarily arising from the estate of John Richard Wills and, to a lesser extent, the estate of F. E. Gardner. Includes wills and codicils; legal opinions; correspondence with exec -
Written on flap of envelope: "Snaps taken on the occasion of a parade of the B.B. Battalion on Young's Field, Wynberg during the visit of Mr. McVicker from London" -
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Boys' Brigade Parade at the event of a visit from William McVicker. Handwritten description on the back of photo: "(Left) Capt. Arendse of the Wynberg Company an experienced and competent officer. (Rights) Wm. H. McVicker M.Sc. a secretary of the International Committee sent out from B.B. Headquarters in London to visit B.B. work in South Africa". -
Boys' Brigade Parade at the event of a visit from William McVicker. Handwritten description on the flap of envelope received containing photo of Capt. Arendse and Mr. McVicker: "Snaps taken on the occasion of a parade of the B.B. Bettalion on Young's Field, Wynberg during the visit of Mr. McVicker from London". -
Boys' Brigade Parade at the event of a visit from William McVicker. Handwritten description on the back of photo: "(Left) Capt. Arendse of the Wynberg Company an experienced and competent officer. (Rights) Wm. H. McVicker M.Sc. a secretary of the International Committee sent out from B.B. Headquarters in London to visit B.B. work in South Africa". -
Transcription: "Three young Coloured children were left orphaned. The parents had owned a [plot of land on the Flats. The Master of the Supreme Court consented to make a grant of £30 available to be used on behalf of the children and entrusted the sum to Mr. Mason "to be put out to the best advantage." On the piece of land of land they had inherited he had the building, photographed herewith, erected to provide a dwelling for them. There would be a small Government maintenance grant for each child and a grandmother moved in to care for the children". -
Typed inscription on the back of the photo: "Three young Coloured children were left orphaned. The parents had owned a [plot of land on the Flats. The Master of the Supreme Court consented to make a grant of £30 available to be used on behalf of the children and entrusted the sum to Mr. Mason "to be put out to the best advantage." On the piece of land of land they had inherited he had the building, photographed herewith, erected to provide a dwelling for them. There would be a small Government maintenance grant for each child and a grandmother moved in to care for the children". -
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Transcript: "A Coloured labourer was partially disabled at his work. The firm employing him allowed him £100 in compensation for his injury and entrusted the amount to Mr. Mason to use for the man as he saw fit. He brought a plot of land on the Flats and on it had a small house, consisting of three rooms and a kitchen, built to serve the family as a home such as they would never otherwise had, and it was their own." -
Typed on back of photo: "A Coloured labourer was partially disabled at his work. The firm employing him allowed him £100 in compensation for his injury and entrusted the amount to Mr. Mason to use for the man as he saw fit. He brought a plot of land on the Flats and on it had a small house, consisting of three rooms and a kitchen, built to serve the family as a home such as they would never otherwise had, and it was their own." -
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Photograph shows a group of black children (possibly a school class) with their schoolmaster in front of the church building. Inscribed on the back are the words ' ... This picture was taken 1935 aprox by Allan Biggs when he took his mother to see the church built by her father.' Photo accompanied a memorial sketch of Benjamin F. Roberts, kept at MS 19 922.