William Burt Pope

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William Burt Pope
Born19 February 1822 Edit this on Wikidata
Wolfville Edit this on Wikidata
Died5 July 1903 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 81)
OccupationMinister Edit this on Wikidata
FamilyGeorge Uglow Pope Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldPresident of the Methodist Conference (1877–1878) Edit this on Wikidata

William Burt Pope (19 February 1822–5 July 1903) was an English

president of the Methodist Conference
.

Biography

Early life

William Burt Pope was born at

Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, assisting an uncle, a shipbuilder and general merchant.[2]

In 1845, he married Ann Ehza Lethbridge, daughter of a yeoman farmer of Modbury, near Plymouth.[2] By her he had six sons, two of whom died in early life, and four daughters.[2]

Career

Pope was accepted, in 1840, by the Methodist synod of

City Road, London, Hull, Manchester, Leeds, and Southport.[2]

In 1846, he became a successful

linguist and translator of German anti-rationalist critics.[3]

In 1860, he became editor, having as his co-editor (1883-6) James Harrison Rigg, of the London Quarterly Review' to which he was already a contributor.[2]

In 1867, he succeeded Dr.

D.D. from the Wesleyan University, U.S.A., in 1865 and from the University of Edinburgh in 1877.[2] In 1876, he visited America with Dr. Rigg as delegate to the general conference of the methodist episcopal church at Baltimore.[2]

In 1877, he was

From 1867 to 1886, he taught at Didsbury Wesleyan College in Manchester, England.[2]

Theological contribution

Pope made notable contributions to theological literature which were deemed authoritative by his own church.

soteriological views.[6]

Death

Pope died on 5 July 1903, and was buried in Abney Park Cemetery, London.[2]

Works

Books as author

  • Pope, William Burt (1855). The Abiding Word. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1856). The Rest Of Our Time. London: John Mason.
  • Pope, William Burt (1862). The Love Of The Commandment. London: John Mason.
  • Pope, William Burt (1866). The Great National Fast. London: [publisher not identified].
  • Pope, William Burt (1866). The Presence Of Christ In His Church. [publisher not identified].
  • Pope, William Burt (1867). An inaugural address delivered in the college chapel. [publisher not identified].
  • Pope, William Burt (1869). Discourses on the kingdom and reign of Christ. London: Simpkin, Marshall.
  • Pope, William Burt (1871). The Person of Christ. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1872). The Law Of Perfect Service. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1873). The Peculiarities Of Methodist Doctrine. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1874). A Memoir of John Fernley. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1875). The Person Of Christ. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1876). The Prayers Of St. Paul. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1876). A Memoir of the Late James Heald of Parrs Wood. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1877). A Compendium of Christian Theology. Vol. 1. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1877). A Compendium of Christian Theology. Vol. 2. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1877). A Compendium of Christian Theology. Vol. 3. London: Wesleyan Conference Office.
  • Pope, William Burt (1883). A Higher Catechism of Theology. London: T. Woolmer.
  • Pope, William Burt (1885). The Inward Witness and Other Discourses. London: T. Woolmer.

Books as translator

Chapters

  • Pope, William Burt (1878). "Epistles of St. John". Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT. New York: Charles Scribner's sons.

Notes and references

Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainIrwin, Clarke Huston (1912). "Pope, William Burt". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Lees & Wellings 2004.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Irwin 1912.
  3. ^ Stevenson 1885, p. 436.
  4. ^ Stevenson 1885, p. 439-440.
  5. ^ Grudem 1994, p. 1228.
  6. ^ Olson 2010.

Sources

Further reading

  • Moss, R. W. (1909). William Burt Pope: Theologian and Saint. London: R. Culley.
  • Telford, John (1909). The life of James Harrison Rigg, 1821-1909. London: R. Culley.

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