The Rev. A.C. Garrett (1832-1924) was born in Ireland and went to Victoria in 1860 where he became Principal of the Indian Mission. He travelled extensively in the course of his work in the Diocese of British Columbia until 1869 when he went to the United States. He was consecrated missionary Bishop of Northern Texas in 1874.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of one journal entitled, Sketches of a Missionary Tour to Cariboo, June 2, 1865.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - A.C. Garrett Journal
The Rt. Rev. George Hills (1816-1895) was the first Bishop of British Columbia, 1859-1892. He was born June 26, 1816 at Eythorn, Kent, England. He was educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and also at University College, Durham, England. He received his B.A. in 1836, his M.A. in 1838 and his D.D. in 1858. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1840 for Durham. He was Curate and Lecturer at St. Peter's, Leeds, 1841-1848; Priest in charge of St. Mary's, Leeds, 1841-48; Vicar of Great Yarmouth, 1848-1859. Appointed Bishop of Columbia and consecrated Feb. 24, 1859. He arrived in Victoria Jan. 6, 1860. He was Bishop of Columbia until he resigned in 1892 due to ill health. He died Dec. 10, 1895 at Parham, England and was buried in St. Mary's Churchyard at Parham, England.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of Bp. Hills' correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and printed matter relating to Bishop Hills' episcopate.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - Bishop Hills collection
Related Fonds
Mf 67-2 Bishop George Hills Diary
M82-15 Synod Journals Collection. Series 5: Diocese of British Columbia
Founded in 1910, the British Columbia and Yukon Church Aid Society grew out of the earlier New Westminster and Kootenay Missionary Association, informally founded in 1879 by the Rt. Rev. A.W. Sillitoe, first Bishop of New Westminster. The association was continued by the second bishop, the Rt. Rev. John Dart and was formally established in 1902. In 1910, it became the British Columbia and Yukon Church Aid Society. Rev. Jocelyn Perkins, minor canon and sacrist of Westminster Abbey, was secretary for most of the society's life. Special interests of the society were the episcopal endowments of New Westminster, Kootenay and Cariboo dioceses, the provincial theological college, the Columbia Coast Mission and the Provincial Board of Missions. The society was disbanded in 1965.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of letter books of the Rev. Canon Jocelyn H.T. Perkins (1870-1962), General Secretary of the BC and Yukon Church Aid Society (1910-1965) and minutes of various committees, including the Executive Committee for the BC&Yukon Church Aid Society (BC&Y.C.A.S.).
Reel 1 - Letterbooks, Vol. 1-6
Reel 2 - Letterbooks, Vol. 6-11
Reel 3 - Letterbooks, Vol. 12-18
Reel 4 - Letterbooks, Vol. 18-25; Minutes of various committees
Reel 5 - Minutes, Executive Committee of the BC&Y.C.A.S.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - British Columbia and Yukon Church Aid Society
Related Fonds
British Columbia and Yukon Church Aid Society fonds
The Columbia Coast Mission was founded in 1904 on the British Columbia coast by John Antle (1865-1949), a Newfoundland priest, deep-sea navigator and yachtsman. Antle was commissioned by the Dioceses of Columbia and New Westminster to explore the possibilities of a mission among the lumber camps on the islands and mainland of northern B.C. In 1905, the Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada gave a grant to cover the cost of Antle's first mission ship "Columbia". This ship served as a dispensary, a consulting room, an emergency ward or an ambulance, a travelling library and a chapel. In a few short years as superintendent, Antle had established seven mission ships and five mission hospitals in the area. The mission provided both physical and spiritual service to the isolated communities. It ceased activities in 1982, but still distributes various funds held in its name.
The Rev. J.B. (James Benjamin) McCullagh (1854-1921) was a CMS missionary and came to Canada in 1883. He worked in the Aiyansh / Nass River region in British Columbia. As a lay missionary his first duty was to teach English to the natives he found. He worked on his translations of Bible texts and the Prayer Book into the Nishga dialect.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of the Rev. J.B. McCullagh's manuscript translation of th Acts of the Apostles into Nishga dialect. Includes copy of the 1910 Protest Notice of the Indian against white settlement of the Aiyansh Valley, Naas River, BC. Translation completed 1918.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See Microfilm collections - James B. McCullagh Papers.