Charles J. Lister
Charles J. Lister (1820, in London โ 1912, in Owen Sound, Ontario) was a central figure in the Restoration Movement in 19th century Canada.
He immigrated to
James and Robert Haldane, Greville Ewing, and 18th century John Glas and Robert Sandeman, all of Scotland
. 'C. J.' was known as the "Ubiquitous Lister" owing to his widespread and lengthy evangelical work in Ontario and Manitoba.
In 1855 Lister accompanied
Alexander Campbell
, the Irish born cofounder of the American Disciples of Christ on his sole visit to Upper Canada. Campbell himself had been favorably impressed in 1808/09 with Greville Ewing in Glasgow. In the 1860s Lister edited his own journal The Advisor. A son, John B. Lister continued in missionary work in Oregon and was editor there of the Church and School Reporter.
References
- ^ "Reuben Butchart's The Disciples of Christ in Canada Since 1830: Chapter Ten". webfiles.acu.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
Sources
- Reuben Butchart, The Disciples of Christ in Canada Since 1830, Canadian Headquarters' Publications, Churches of Christ (Disciples), Toronto, 1949. Entry on Charles J. Lister. pp. 141โ142.
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