T. C. Hammond
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Thomas Chatterton Hammond (born in Cork
, Ireland
on 20 February 1877 and died 16 November 1961) was an Irish Anglican clergyman.
in 1903 and priest in 1905. He received a BA in 1903 and subsequently an MA from Trinity College Dublin. Later on in life he was awarded a Th.d. from the ustralian College of Theology](A.C.T.). He married Margaret McNay in 1906.
He was superintendent of the Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics
from 1919 to 1936, where he engaged in evangelistic missions in Dublin and often in controversies with Roman Catholic apologists
. A lively intellectual, his expertise in doctrinal difficulty was often sought by the bishops of the Church of Ireland, but not always publicly acknowledged. Hammond also helped draw up the constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia
(at that time called the Church of England in Australia) and safe-guarded the independence of the Diocese of Sydney. He was also helpful in drawing up a constitution for the Church of England in South Africa, a denomination that was created separately from the largely Anglo-Catholic dominated Church of the Province of South Africa.
In 1936, Hammond left Ireland to take up position as Principal of Moore Theological College
, Sydney. In addition, he was made the rector of St Philip's
, York Street. He was made an archdeacon
in 1949. His best-known books are In Understanding be Men (a handbook of Christian doctrine) and The One Hundred Texts, with Bible verses explaining Reformed teaching.
Hammond was a controversial figure both in Ireland and Australia as a member of the Orange Order in Dublin and Sydney, eventually rising to the position of Grand Master of the Orange Institution of New South Wales in 1961. In recent times, his involvement in the establishment and running of the Bethany Home
, a home for orphans, unmarried mothers and their children, and petty criminals, has also been raised for questioning, particularly due to the high mortality rate. The home is subject to ongoing calls to be added to the State redress scheme for victims of child, neglect, sexual and physical abuse. Hammond sat on the board of trustees of the Bethany Home from 1922 until 1935, as other members of the Church of Ireland
clergy did throughout its existence.
Hammond died on 16 November 1961. A biography, T C Hammond - Irish Christian, by Warren Nelson was published in 1994.
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, Ireland
Ireland
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on 20 February 1877 and died 16 November 1961) was an Irish Anglican clergyman.
Biography
Born in Cork he worked as a railway clerk, he converted in 1892 to the anglican church. Hammond was ordained a deacon in the Church of IrelandChurch of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
in 1903 and priest in 1905. He received a BA in 1903 and subsequently an MA from Trinity College Dublin. Later on in life he was awarded a Th.d. from the ustralian College of Theology](A.C.T.). He married Margaret McNay in 1906.
He was superintendent of the Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics
Irish Church Missions
The Irish Church Mission to the Roman Catholics is a conservative and semi-autonomous Anglican mission. It was founded in 1849 chiefly by English Anglicans with the backing and support of the Church of Ireland clergy and Bishops.-History:...
from 1919 to 1936, where he engaged in evangelistic missions in Dublin and often in controversies with Roman Catholic apologists
Apologetics
Apologetics is the discipline of defending a position through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of reason. Early Christian writers...
. A lively intellectual, his expertise in doctrinal difficulty was often sought by the bishops of the Church of Ireland, but not always publicly acknowledged. Hammond also helped draw up the constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
(at that time called the Church of England in Australia) and safe-guarded the independence of the Diocese of Sydney. He was also helpful in drawing up a constitution for the Church of England in South Africa, a denomination that was created separately from the largely Anglo-Catholic dominated Church of the Province of South Africa.
In 1936, Hammond left Ireland to take up position as Principal of Moore Theological College
Moore Theological College
Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary of the Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia...
, Sydney. In addition, he was made the rector of St Philip's
St Philip's Church, Sydney
St Philip's Church, Sydney is the oldest Anglican church parish in Australia. The church is located in the Sydney CBD, between York Street, Clarence and Jamison Streets on a location known as Church Hill. St Philip's is part of the Diocese of Sydney, Australia...
, York Street. He was made an archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
in 1949. His best-known books are In Understanding be Men (a handbook of Christian doctrine) and The One Hundred Texts, with Bible verses explaining Reformed teaching.
Hammond was a controversial figure both in Ireland and Australia as a member of the Orange Order in Dublin and Sydney, eventually rising to the position of Grand Master of the Orange Institution of New South Wales in 1961. In recent times, his involvement in the establishment and running of the Bethany Home
Bethany Home
Bethany Home was a residential home in Dublin for women of the Protestant faith, convicted of petty theft, prostitution, infanticide, as well as for women who were pregnant out of wedlock, and the children of these women...
, a home for orphans, unmarried mothers and their children, and petty criminals, has also been raised for questioning, particularly due to the high mortality rate. The home is subject to ongoing calls to be added to the State redress scheme for victims of child, neglect, sexual and physical abuse. Hammond sat on the board of trustees of the Bethany Home from 1922 until 1935, as other members of the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
clergy did throughout its existence.
Hammond died on 16 November 1961. A biography, T C Hammond - Irish Christian, by Warren Nelson was published in 1994.
Publications
- The Evangelical Revival and the Oxford Movement by T. C. Hammond, MA(TCD), London.
- Authority in the church: Being an examination into the position and jurisdiction of bishops in the Anglican Communion by T.C. Hammond, Figgis & Co, Dublin, 1921.
- . The New Creation by Rev. T.C. Hammond, B.A.(Dublin), M.A.(Dublin), Th.D.(A.C.T.), Marshall, Morgan & Scott, London, 1953.