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Alfred Jarvis
Alfred Charles Eustace Jarvis (14 November 1876 – 26 March 1957) was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century. Early life, family and education He was born in Bournemouth in 1876. His parentage is unclear. In 1915, in Gallipoli, he told Horace Price, the Bishop of Fukien that he was the son of Dr. Birdwood, brother of Lt-General William Birdwood, GOC Australian and NZ Army Corps, and that Dr. Birdwood’s second wife has refused to accept him, so he had been adopted. He began work as an apprentice in a furniture store and served as a soldier in the Boer War. He studied at Handsworth Theological College Career Jarvis was a Methodist Minister (Christianity), minister from 1901 to 1908 when he was ordained into the Church of England. He was initially a Curate at All Saints, South Lambeth. In 1909, he joined the Army Chaplain’s Department. His promotion in the Great War was rapid. In 1915, he was Principal Chaplain Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and from 1917 to 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaplain Gen
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, Military organization, military unit, intelligence agency, embassy, school, labor union, business, Police, police department, fire department, university, sports club), or a private chapel. Though originally the word ''chaplain'' referred to representatives of the Christian faith, it is now also applied to people of other religions or philosophical traditions, as in the case of chaplains serving with military forces and an increasing number of chaplaincies at U.S. universities. In recent times, many lay people have received professional training in chaplaincy and are now appointed as chaplains in schools, hospitals, companies, universities, prisons and elsewhere to work alongside, or instead of, official members of the clergy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
