James Egan Moulton (4 January 1841 – 9 May 1909) was an
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-born
Australian
Methodist
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minister and
headmaster
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and school president.
Early life
Moulton was born in
North Shields
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,
Northumberland
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. Many members of his family were Methodist ministers and he attended the
Wesleyan
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school
Kingswood in
Bath. In 1863 he was the founding headmaster of
Newington College
, motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge
, location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, pushpin_map = A ...
while awaiting a posting to
Tonga
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. Before leaving, he married Emma Knight and they had three sons and three daughters together.
Tongan ministry
In Tonga he presided over the Methodist church and established
Tupou College, patronised by
King George Tupou I
George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi (originally Jiaoji), the Tongan equivalent of '' George'', after King George III of the ...
. During his time in Tonga, a schism formed within the church leading to the creation of the
Free Church of Tonga
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. Throughout the dispute, Moulton managed to stay on good terms with the new movement. He translated several texts into Tongan, including
Milton's Paradise Lost.
Australian ministry
Moulton returned to
Sydney in 1893 and took up the presidency of
Newington College
, motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge
, location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, pushpin_map = A ...
. In 1895, Moulton was the inaugural President of the
Old Newingtonians' Union. During this time, he completed translating the Bible into Tongan, which is still in use today in Tonga. In 1896 the first
Tongan students arrived at Newington. They appear in admission records with anglicised names as
Moulton Finau, Saul Funaki, Tonga Latu,
Charles Liu, John Otuhoume, Egan Tatafu and
Tugi William Tuboulaki. The initial seven arrived at the beginning of the school year with
Solo Ula arriving some time between April and June of that year.
Death
Moulton died, aged sixty-eight, in
Lindfield and is buried in
Gore Hill
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History
It takes its na ...
cemetery.
See also
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John Fletcher Moulton
John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton, (18 November 1844 – 9 March 1921) was an English mathematician, barrister, judge and Liberal politician. He was a Cambridge Apostle.
Early life
Moulton was born in Madeley, Shropshire, England, as ...
, brother
*
Richard Green Moulton
Richard Green Moulton (5 May 1849 – 15 August 1924) was an English professor, author, and lawyer.
Biography
Richard Green Moulton was born in England in 1849. He was the brother of William Fiddian Moulton, John Fletcher Moulton, and James Ega ...
, brother
*
William Fiddian Moulton
William Fiddian Moulton (14 March 1835 – 5 February 1898) was an English Methodist minister, biblical scholar and educator.
Biography
William's father, James Moulton, was a Wesleyan Methodist minister and he had at least three other brothers, ...
, brother
*
James Hope Moulton
The Reverend James Hope Moulton (11 October 1863 – 9 April 1917) was a British non-conformist divine. He was also a philologist and made a special study of Zoroastrianism.
Biography
His family had a strong Methodist background. His father was ...
, nephew
*
John Egan Moulton, great grandson
*
Bible translations into Oceanic languages
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Language family
Oceanic
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Pama-Nyungan and other Indigeno ...
References
External links
*
* S. G. Claughton,
Moulton, James Egan (1841 - 1909),
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5,
MUP, 1974, pp 305–306.
Bibliography
* D. S. Macmillan, Newington College 1863-1963 (Syd, 1963)
* P. L. Swain, Newington Across the Years 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999)
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