The ''Christian Remembrancer'' was a

high-church The term ''high church'' refers to beliefs and practices of Christian ecclesiology, liturgy, and theology that emphasize formality and resistance to modernisation. Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term originat ...

periodical which ran from 1819 to 1868.

Joshua Watson Joshua Watson (1771–1855) was an English wine merchant, philanthropist, a prominent member of the high church party and of several charitable organisations, who became known as "the best layman in England". Life Joshua Watson was born on To ...

and

Henry Handley Norris Henry Handley Norris (1771–1850) was an English clergyman and theologian. He was the clerical leader of the High Church grouping later known as the Hackney Phalanx, that grew up around him and his friend Joshua Watson. Life The son of Henry Ha ...

, the owners of the ''

British Critic The ''British Critic: A New Review'' was a quarterly publication, established in 1793 as a conservative and high-church review journal riding the tide of British reaction against the French Revolution. The headquarters was in London. The journa ...

'', encouraged Frederick Iremonger to start the ''Christian Remembrancer'' as a monthly publication in 1819.

Renn Dickson Hampden Renn Dickson Hampden (29 March 1793 – 23 April 1868) was an English Anglican clergyman. His liberal tendencies led to conflict with traditionalist clergy in general and the supporters of Tractarianism during the years he taught in Oxford (18 ...

was briefly editor, 1825–6. In 1841 Francis Garden (1810–84) and William Scott (1813–72) became co-editors. In 1844 the magazine was relaunched as a quarterly, with James Mozley briefly succeeding Garden and acting as an editor until 1855.Garden's ''ODNB'' entry suggests Garden served as editor continuously from 1841 until 1868; however, that for Scott claims that "for most of its existence (it ceased publication in 1868) Scott was sole editor." G. Le G. Norgate
‘Scott, William (1813–1872)’
rev. N. W. James, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 10 September 2007 Contributors to the ''Christian Remembrancer'' included John Armstrong,

Richard William Church Richard William Church (25 April 1815 – 6 December 1890) was an English churchman and writer, known latterly as Dean Church. He was a close friend of John Henry Newman and allied with the Tractarian movement. Later he moved from Oxford academi ...

Charles John Ellicott Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905) was a distinguished English Christian theologian, academic and churchman. He briefly served as Dean of Exeter, then Bishop of the united see of Gloucester and Bristol. Early life and family Ellicott was b ...

(1819–1905), Robert Wilson Evans (1789–1866),

Philip Freeman Philip Freeman (1818–1875) was a Church of England cleric and Archdeacon of Exeter. Life Freeman, son of Edmund Freeman, of the Cedars, Combs, Suffolk, and Margaret, daughter of William Hughes of Wexford, Ireland, was born at the Cedars, Co ...

(1818–75), Arthur West Haddan (1816–73), Walter Farquhar Hook,

Anne Mozley Anne Mozley (17 September 1809 – 27 June 1891)Albert Frederick Pollard. ''Anne Mozley'' Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 39. p. 249. was a British author and critic. She lived in Derby and the small village of Barrow-u ...

John Mason Neale John Mason Neale (24 January 1818 – 6 August 1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar and hymnwriter. He worked and wrote on a wide range of holy Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern. Among his most ...

, John Oxlee (1779–1854), Mark Pattison, Baden Powell,

James Seaton Reid James Seaton Reid MA DD (1798–1851) was an Irish presbyterian minister and church historian. Life Born in Lurgan, County Armagh, he was son of Forest Reid, master of a grammar school there, and Mary Weir, his wife. Left fatherless at an ear ...

(1798–1851), George Williams and

Samuel Wix Samuel Wix (1771–1861) was an English cleric and controversialist. Life Born in London on 9 February 1771, he was the second son of Edward Wix of St. Peter's, Cornhill. He was educated at Charterhouse School under Samuel Berdmore, and was admit ...

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