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Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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- … theory for religion. His local activities in the village of Down paint a fascinating picture of a …
- … Church, but assuredly not that of a clergyman. The parish of Down In 1842, within six …
- … involved. Although he was not the principal landowner in Down, Darwin was a gentleman of means, and …
- … Innes (1817–94). Innes was named perpetual curate of Down in 1846 (Crockford’s). Innes was a High …
- … Innes to John William Lubbock, the principal landowner in Down, in a letter of 1854 in which he said …
- … towards the poor & sick, I think he would make an excellent Guardian [of the Poor Fund]’ (letter …
- … entrusted the family’s dog, Quiz, when he moved away from Down (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 December …
- … Darwin was developed not only by years of daily contact in Down, but also by also by several decades …
- … at a time when the local squire virtually owned the parish, built the church, and sought clergymen …
- … tithes, and this depended in turn on the wealth of the parish. Those appointments bringing in under …
- … and the appointment of curates. The village of Down did not fare well under this system. The …
- … been sold. In fact, some years before the Darwins arrived in Down, the parsonage had actually been …
- … following Innes’s departure. In Innes’s absence, Down suffered through a succession of short …
- … yacht, and only on hearing about the consternation in Down at his absence did he write, not to Innes …
- … of the poor accommodation that was available to him in Down. Darwin immediately wrote to Innes and …
- … to testify in a suit brought by Horsman relating to the Down school and organ funds (letter to J. B. …
- … the curate absconded to Ireland for three months, leaving Down entirely without a clergyman. Later, …
- … concerned through all the uproar about the reputation of the Down church; he even cited as a cause …
- … good man & gentleman. Does good work of all kinds in the Parish, but preaches, I hear, very dull …
- … [1871] ). Mr Powell was happy to take up much of the parish work, and relieved Darwin of …
- … Innes. Ffinden, like Innes, was a High-Churchman. He came to Down determined to take charge of the …
- … between the Darwins and Ffinden over the management of parish affairs may partly derive from some of …
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