Arthur Wollaston Hutton
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Arthur Wollaston Hutton was an English
clergyman and author.
. He took orders in the Church of England
in 1872, but under Newman's influence became a Roman Catholic, and from 1876-83 was a member of the Edgbaston
Oratorian community. He changed his views, however,he married and renounced Roman Catholicism, and became known as an agnostic and free thinker. For some years he was librarian at the National Liberal Club
in London
, but in 1898 he was readmitted to the English Church, and from 1903 to his death he was rector of Bow Church
, London. His absolute sincerity and great intellectual ability were recognized by all. He was the author of a Life of Manning (1892). On his deathbed he asked to be received back into the Catholic Church.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
clergyman and author.
Biography
He was a scholar of Exeter College, OxfordExeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
. He took orders in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in 1872, but under Newman's influence became a Roman Catholic, and from 1876-83 was a member of the Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
Oratorian community. He changed his views, however,he married and renounced Roman Catholicism, and became known as an agnostic and free thinker. For some years he was librarian at the National Liberal Club
National Liberal Club
The National Liberal Club, known to its members as the NLC, is a London gentlemen's club, now also open to women, which was established by William Ewart Gladstone in 1882 for the purpose of providing club facilities for Liberal Party campaigners among the newly-enlarged electorate after the Third...
in London
London
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, but in 1898 he was readmitted to the English Church, and from 1903 to his death he was rector of Bow Church
Bow Church
Bow Church is the parish church of St Mary and Holy Trinity, Stratford, Bow. It is located on an island site in Bow Road , in Bow, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. There has been a church on the same site for approximately 700 years...
, London. His absolute sincerity and great intellectual ability were recognized by all. He was the author of a Life of Manning (1892). On his deathbed he asked to be received back into the Catholic Church.