Nathanael Burwash
Nathanael Burwash | |
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 Burwash, Victoria University Archives | |
| Born | 25 July 1839 |
| Died | 30 March 1918 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Baltimore, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse |
Margaret Proctor (m. 1868) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Church | Methodist Church |
| Ordained | 1864 |
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| Discipline | Theology |
Nathanael Burwash FRSC (1839–1918) was a Canadian Methodist minister and university administrator.
Early life and education[edit]
Rev. Nathanael Burwash was born in St. Andrews East, Lower Canada, on 25 July 1839, the eldest son of the devout Methodists Adam Burwash and Anne Taylor.[1] He was raised on a farm in Baltimore, Canada (a hamlet near Cobourg), to which his family moved in 1844.[2] In 1859 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Victoria College which was then located in Cobourg, Ontario, and was ordained by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1864.[3] He later studied at Yale College and the Garrett Biblical Institute.[4]
He married Margaret Proctor on 25 December 1868 in Sylvan, Ontario.[3] They had four daughters and eight sons together.[3]
Career[edit]
In 1866, he was appointed professor of natural history and geology at Victoria College.[citation needed] In 1873 he became dean of theology there, and in 1887, he became chancellor and president of Victoria University, the new name of Victoria College, while retaining the deanship until 1900.[5] He participated in the discussions which led to Victoria College's relocation from Cobourg to Toronto and its federation with the University of Toronto.[1] He retired the university chancellorship and presidency in 1913, but continued to teach theology until his death.[6]
He was elected president of the Methodist Church's Bay of Quinte conference in 1989[3] and was a participant at each general conference of the Methodist Church from 1874 to 1894. He wrote several books,[citation needed] including a biography of Egerton Ryerson.[7]
Burwash Hall was named in his honour.[8] Burwash died on 30 March 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, and was buried in Baltimore.[3]
Books[edit]
- Burwash, N. Wesley's doctrinal standards, published by W. Briggs and C.W. Coates circa 1881.
- Burwash, N. The history of Victoria College Toronto : Victoria College Press, 1927. (published after Burwash's death) xviii, 571 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Burwash, N. and Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry). Egerton Ryerson Parkman ed. Toronto : Morang, 1906. 303 p. : port. ; 23 cm.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Van Die 1989, p. 3; Van Die 1998.
- ^ Semple 2013; Van Die 1998, pp. 3–4.
- ^ a b c d e Van Die 1998.
- ^ Van Die 1989, pp. 4, 65; Van Die 1998.
- ^ Van Die 1989, p. 89; Van Die 1998.
- ^ Semple 2013.
- ^ Burwash 1910.
- ^ Lamb 1990, p. 132.
Works cited[edit]
- Burwash, Nathanael (1910) [1903]. Egerton Ryerson. The Makers of Canada. Vol. 13. Toronto: Morang & Co. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Lamb, J. William (1990). Bridging the Years: A History of Bridge Street United/Methodist Church, Belleville, 1815–1990. Winfield, British Columbia: Wood Lake Books. ISBN 978-0-929032-25-2.
- Semple, Neil (2013) [2007]. "Nathanael Burwash". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Van Die, Marguerite (1989). An Evangelical Mind: Nathanael Burwash and the Methodist Tradition in Canada, 1839–1918. McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Vol. 3. Kingston, Ontario: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-0695-4. ISSN 1181-7445.
- ——— (1998). "Burwash, Nathanael". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 14. Toronto: University of Toronto and Université Laval. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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