John Austin Worrell (1852-1927), educated at Trinity College School, Port Hope and University of Trinity College, Toronto. Graduated in 1871, studied law and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1878. Assessor to the General Synod, 1896-1927 and Chancellor of the Diocese of Toronto.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of letters and correspondences written to Worrell, relating to the law suit case by Reverend Frederick Julius Steen against the Bishop of the Diocese of Montreal, William Bennett Bond, constitutional rules on status of delegates to the General Synod, and the creation of the Diocese Of Honan and the consecration of Bishop White.
Related Fonds
Other records relating to the Diocese of Honan can be found in the Diocese of Honan fonds.
Other records relating to the Diocese of Honan and Bishop W.C. White can be found in the William Charles White fonds
Susie Starkey Kelsey (1894-1953) came with her family from England to Winnipeg where she was educated, graduating with a B.A. and then R.N. from Winnipeg General Hospital. She trained at the Anglican Women's Training College in Toronto, and was appointed to the Diocese of Honan for service in St. Paul's Hospital, Kweiteh, China in 1924. In 1945, she returned to Canada and was appointed as Matron and General Supervisor of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in Lytton, B.C. On Sept. 14, 1953, Susie Kelsey went missing and her body was found later in the Fraser River at Mission, B.C., presumed drowned.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a typescript of an article written by Bishop W.C. White "Susie S. Kelsey, B.A., R.N." which was printed in Living Message, Dec. 1953. Included is correspondence relating to Miss Kelsey's sudden death and plans for erecting a plaque in her memory as well as biographical information about her.