Correspondence betweea the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Bishops and clergy of the diocese of St. John's.

Correspondents:

Bishop H. Callaway.

Bishop W.M. Cameron.

Bishop A.G.S. Gibson.

R.H. Godwin.

Archbishop W.W. Jones.

Bishop B. Key.

J.O. Oxland.

C.R. Scott.

Miss H. Townsond.

H.T. Waters.

Subjects:

Report on the synod of clergy held at Clydesdale, 1874. Necd to form a parish at Kokstad.

Bishop Callaway in unable to attend Provincial Synod in 1877 due to the unsettled state of the ceuntry caused by the Ocaleka War.

Revocation of J.O. Oxland's licence in 1879 because he accepted a government post witheut permission from his bishop.

Appointment of Archdeacon Waters as Vicar-General in 1880.

Bishop Callaway's illness and possible resignation and unanimous election of Bishop Key as Coadjutor Bishop, 1883, with full powers to perform episcopal acts.

Choice of W.M. Cameron or W.T. Gaul for the see of Bloemfontein.

Power of coadjutor bishops to summon synods and to censor motions for synod.

Question of licensing J.O. Oxland is put to the arbitration of the Archbishop of Cape Town.

Enthronement of Bishop Key, 1886, to succeed Bishop Callaway whose health and memory is failing.

Church's attitude to remarrying divorced persons. Report on synod, 1888.

Orlando's resignation requested by his bishop for neglecting his duties, 1894.

Missionary at the London Missionary Society in Rhodesia

Describes his missionary work at Shiloh in Matabeleland and contains many references to Chief Lobengula. Includes copies of letter from Lobengula to the British Resident, Pretoria, 30 Mar. 1882 and to Commandant-General, Transvaal Republic, 21 Apr. 1882, together with a copy of the treaty between Lobengula and Hugh Dobbie, Daniel and William Francis and Samuel Dodds, ceding right to explore for gold, 2 Sep. 1881. Also copies of reviews of his Eleven years in Central South Africa, London, 1872.

(Bishop A.B. Webb's transactions re St Michael's Home, Bloemfontein in the foundation years).