The son of John Child, a heckle-comb maker, and his wife Grace M'Kay, he was born at Arbroath on 10 December 1839, and brought up in the Free Church of Scotland. He was put under a relative at Darlington to learn tanning, but ran away.[1]
After serving apprenticeship to a chemist, Child was employed by manufacturing chemists at Horncastle; there he joined the Congregationalists and, with a view to its ministry, studied at Airedale College (1862–7). As a congregational minister he was at Castleford in the West Riding of Yorkshire (1867–8), and Sittingbourne in Kent (1870).[1]
In March 1886 Child became assistant at the chapel in Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, to Jonathan Bayley, who died on 12 May that year when Child became his successor.
He died on 23 March 1906 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.[1]
WorksEdit
Child wrote on New Church principles, with Sir Isaac Pitman supporting some publications. His major work was Root Principles in Rational and Spiritual Things (1905; 2nd edit. 1907), prompted by Ernst Haeckel's treatment of the world riddle, and commended by Alfred Russel Wallace. He also wrote:[1]
Are New Churchmen Christians?, 1882.
The Key of Life, 1887 (sermons at Kensington, with forms of prayer).
Is there an Unseen World?, 1888–9.
The Church and Science, 1892.
The Glorification of the Lord's Humanity, 1906; lectures delivered in 1894, with biographical sketch by William Alfred Presland and James Speirs (posthumous).
The Bible: its Rational Principle of Interpretation, 1907 (posthumous).
FamilyEdit
Child married Louisa Hadkinson in October 1870.[1]
thomas, child, minister, thomas, childs, 1839, 1906, scottish, minister, church, writer, contents, life, works, family, noteslife, editthe, john, child, heckle, comb, maker, wife, grace, born, arbroath, december, 1839, brought, free, church, scotland, under, r. Thomas Childs 1839 1906 was a Scottish minister of The New Church and writer Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 NotesLife EditThe son of John Child a heckle comb maker and his wife Grace M Kay he was born at Arbroath on 10 December 1839 and brought up in the Free Church of Scotland He was put under a relative at Darlington to learn tanning but ran away 1 After serving apprenticeship to a chemist Child was employed by manufacturing chemists at Horncastle there he joined the Congregationalists and with a view to its ministry studied at Airedale College 1862 7 As a congregational minister he was at Castleford in the West Riding of Yorkshire 1867 8 and Sittingbourne in Kent 1870 1 Reading the Appeal by Samuel Noble led Child to accept the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg As a preacher of the New Church he officiated at Newcastle on Tyne 1872 moving to Lowestoft 1874 and to Bath Somerset 1876 where he was ordained on 15 October 1878 1 nbsp Grave of Thomas Child minister in Highgate CemeteryIn March 1886 Child became assistant at the chapel in Palace Gardens Terrace Kensington to Jonathan Bayley who died on 12 May that year when Child became his successor He died on 23 March 1906 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery 1 Works EditChild wrote on New Church principles with Sir Isaac Pitman supporting some publications His major work was Root Principles in Rational and Spiritual Things 1905 2nd edit 1907 prompted by Ernst Haeckel s treatment of the world riddle and commended by Alfred Russel Wallace He also wrote 1 Are New Churchmen Christians 1882 The Key of Life 1887 sermons at Kensington with forms of prayer Is there an Unseen World 1888 9 The Church and Science 1892 The Glorification of the Lord s Humanity 1906 lectures delivered in 1894 with biographical sketch by William Alfred Presland and James Speirs posthumous The Bible its Rational Principle of Interpretation 1907 posthumous Family EditChild married Louisa Hadkinson in October 1870 1 Notes Edit a b c d e f Lee Sidney ed 1912 Child Thomas Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 1 London Smith Elder amp Co Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1912 Child Thomas Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 1 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Child minister amp oldid 1093453172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
