Archbishop of York to Attend Canadian Congress on Evangelism
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- Date
- 1970 August 18
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Type
- Press Release
- Text of motion
- Ottawa - The Archbishop of York, Dr. Donald Coggan, will be one of the main theme speakers at the five day Canadian Congress on Evangelism, beginning here, August 24th.
- Most Reverend Dr. Coggan will be giving three addresses. Before the Congress, he will preach in the Cathedral of Ottawa on August 23rd.
- Archbishop Coggan was Professor of New Testament at Wycliffe College in Toronto from 1937 to 1944. When he left Wycliffe, he become Principal of the London College of Divinity. In 1965, Dr. Coggan became Bishop of Bradford and in 1967, he was made Archbishop of York.
- He holds an Honorary Doctorate from Wycliffe College, has written many books and has been honoured by many other universities.
- The Congress will be attended by about 700 delegates from across Canada. They represent every Protestant Denomination and will include observers from The Roman Catholic Church.
- Governor-General Roland Michener will address the Congress on Wednesday, August 26th.
- According to The Reverend Dr. Leslie Hunt, Principal of Wycliffe College and Presiding Chairman of the Congress, the main thrust of the event will be to understand and meet the real problems facing the communication of the Gospel in the 70's.
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- Subjects
- Coggan, Donald (Frederick Donald), 1909-2000
- Congress on Evangelism (1970 : Ottawa, Ont.)
- Evangelism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Evangelism - Congresses
- Hunt, Leslie P. (Leslie Pfeilitzer), 1908-1987