Newington House, Silverwater, where Moulton was the founding headmasterNewington College, Stanmore, where Moulton was president
Moulton was born in North Shields, Northumberland. Many members of his family were Methodist ministers and he attended the Wesleyan school Kingswood in Bath. In 1863 he was the founding headmaster of Newington College while awaiting a posting to Tonga. Before leaving, he married Emma Knight and they had three sons and three daughters together.
Tongan ministryedit
In Tonga he presided over the Methodist church and established Tupou College, patronised by King George Tupou I. During his time in Tonga, a schism formed within the church leading to the creation of the Free Church of Tonga. Throughout the dispute, Moulton managed to stay on good terms with the new movement. He translated several texts into Tongan, including Milton'sParadise Lost.[1]
Australian ministryedit
Moulton returned to Sydney in 1893 and took up the presidency of Newington College. In 1895, Moulton was the inaugural President of the Old Newingtonians' Union.[2] During this time, he completed translating the Bible into Tongan, which is still in use today in Tonga. In 1896 the first Tongan students arrived at Newington. They appear in admission records with anglicised names as Moulton Finau, Saul Funaki, Tonga Latu, Charles Liu, John Otuhoume, Egan Tatafu and Tugi William Tuboulaki. The initial seven arrived at the beginning of the school year with Solo Ula arriving some time between April and June of that year.[3]
Deathedit
Moulton died, aged sixty-eight, in Lindfield and is buried in Gore Hill cemetery.
^Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 - 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 347
^Gapps, Stephen; Newington College (2012), Newington College : a sesquicentenary history 1863-2013, Stanmore, NSW Newington College, ISBN978-0-9873016-1-1
james, egan, moulton, january, 1841, 1909, english, born, australian, methodist, minister, headmaster, school, president, contents, early, life, tongan, ministry, australian, ministry, death, also, references, external, links, bibliographyearly, life, edit, nb. James Egan Moulton 4 January 1841 9 May 1909 was an English born Australian Methodist minister and headmaster and school president James Egan Moulton Contents 1 Early life 2 Tongan ministry 3 Australian ministry 4 Death 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 8 BibliographyEarly life edit nbsp Newington House Silverwater where Moulton was the founding headmaster nbsp Newington College Stanmore where Moulton was presidentMoulton was born in North Shields Northumberland Many members of his family were Methodist ministers and he attended the Wesleyan school Kingswood in Bath In 1863 he was the founding headmaster of Newington College while awaiting a posting to Tonga Before leaving he married Emma Knight and they had three sons and three daughters together Tongan ministry editIn Tonga he presided over the Methodist church and established Tupou College patronised by King George Tupou I During his time in Tonga a schism formed within the church leading to the creation of the Free Church of Tonga Throughout the dispute Moulton managed to stay on good terms with the new movement He translated several texts into Tongan including Milton s Paradise Lost 1 Australian ministry editMoulton returned to Sydney in 1893 and took up the presidency of Newington College In 1895 Moulton was the inaugural President of the Old Newingtonians Union 2 During this time he completed translating the Bible into Tongan which is still in use today in Tonga In 1896 the first Tongan students arrived at Newington They appear in admission records with anglicised names as Moulton Finau Saul Funaki Tonga Latu Charles Liu John Otuhoume Egan Tatafu and Tugi William Tuboulaki The initial seven arrived at the beginning of the school year with Solo Ula arriving some time between April and June of that year 3 Death editMoulton died aged sixty eight in Lindfield and is buried in Gore Hill cemetery See also editJohn Fletcher Moulton brother Richard Green Moulton brother William Fiddian Moulton brother James Hope Moulton nephew John Egan Moulton great grandson Bible translations into Oceanic languagesReferences edit http nla gov au nla aus vn1909669 Tongan translation of Paradise Lost at National Library of Australia Newington Across the Years A History of Newington College 1863 1998 Syd 1999 pp 347 Gapps Stephen Newington College 2012 Newington College a sesquicentenary history 1863 2013 Stanmore NSW Newington College ISBN 978 0 9873016 1 1External links editWorks by or about James Egan Moulton at Internet Archive S G Claughton Moulton James Egan 1841 1909 Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 5 MUP 1974 pp 305 306 Bibliography editD S Macmillan Newington College 1863 1963 Syd 1963 P L Swain Newington Across the Years 1863 1998 Syd 1999 Educational officesPreceded byInaugural HeadmasterNewington College1863 Succeeded byThomas JohnstonPreceded byRev William Kelynack PresidentNewington College1891 1900 Succeeded byRev Dr Charles PrescottPreceded byInaugural PrincipalTupou College1866 1888 Succeeded byJames Egan Moulton Jnr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Egan Moulton amp oldid 1212444893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
