Returning to the Fold

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 2, 14 January 1925, Page 17

Returning to the Fold

The London Universe of October 17 states that 57 converts have passed through St. Charles’s House, Hatfield, since its foundation five years ago. This gives some idea of the silent stream of conversions which is still flowing steadily, ’The names and records of some of them have never before been published. Among those who have been through St. Charles s are the following, the first four of u horn are now priests. D. A. Harris, M.A., St. John’s College, Oxford and Oscott (Northampton). John Cullen, M.A., Trinity College, Oxford; late curate St. Matthew’s, Sheffield; non priest at Birkenhead. . W. L. Arrowsmith, M.A., St. John’s College, Oxford, and curate of St. Giles’, Cambridge. Now ordained and continuing studies in Rome. _ Geoffrey Chatwin, M.A., Merton College, Oxfoid, and 'Vicar of St. John’s, Limehouse. Now priest at St. Gregory’s, Longton. . F. F. Kilburn, M.A., and J. B. Holland, M.A., till 1923 vicar and curate, respectively, of St. Saviour’s, Hoxton; now at the London t Oratory, V. , S. Mornington, M.A., St. John’s College, Oxford, and Ely Theological College, now at Wonersh (Southwark), and . C. B. Howell, now at Quarr Abbey, were both at one time chaplains to the Anglican Convent at Lympsfield. A. T. Mercer, L.Th. Formerly curate-in-charge of St. Alban’s, ‘ Middlesbrough now at the Oollegio Beda, and to be ordained priest this year., (Middlesbrough.) Gerald Taylor, M.A. . 'Hertford ■ College, Oxford. Formerly house-master at Rossall and rector of Broome, Norfolk/ , . j B. E. Kenworthy-Brown,-B.A. Jesus College, Cambridge, and curate of Beckenham, .

J. B. Payne, B.A. University College, Oxford, and for six years lecturer in metaphysics at Glasgow. W. A. B. Parkin, A.K.C. Formerly curate of St. Peter’s, Hammersmith, and St. Michad’s, Highgate, and A. T. Parsons, formerly churchwarden of the Annunciation, Brighton; both go to the Beda College this term to proceed with their studies for the Plymouth Diocese, From the Anglican Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelnam have come five converts, two being professed members for many years: E. C. Reynard, now completing his studies at Friburg (Leeds), Walter Ramsay, now with the Servites. W. D. Walford, now at Oscott (Nottingham). A. H. Russell and D. Corcoran, From St. Chad’s College, in the University of Durham, have come three: Ronald Burn, M.A., now lecturing in classics at Glasgow. J. g. Robson, M.A., formerly curate of St. Barnabas, Middlesbrough. W. X>. L. Sandell, M.A, The following are at present studying at St. Charles’s:. A. G. B. Herring, B.D. (Lend.), till recently sub-warden of St. Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden. (Plymouth.) T. Royds, M.A. Christ’s College, Cambridge (Nottingham)’. F. J. Gurd, M.A., St. John’s College, Oxford.- Formerly curate of St. Mary and St. John, Cowley, and chaplain of the All Hallows’ Sisterhood, Ditchingham, Norfolk. T. H. Pitt, L.Th., formerly curate at St. Andrew’s," Willesden (Brisbane), ; St. Charles’s House was founded in 1919 f or the" preliminary preparation of convert clergymen for the priesthood.