Thomas Dehany Bernard (1815–1904) was an English Anglican cleric,

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in 1864. He was an

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interested in mission work.

Life

The second son of Charles Bernard of Eden Estate,

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, and his wife Margaret, daughter of John Baker of Waresley House,

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, he was born at

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on 11 November 1815;

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was his brother. After private education he matriculated in December 1833 at

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, He graduated B.A. in 1838, when he won the Ellerton theological prize with an essay ''On the Conduct and Character of St. Peter''. In 1839 he was awarded the chancellor's prize for an English essay on ''The Classical Taste and Character compared with the Romantic''. In 1840 Bernard was ordained deacon and licensed to the curacy of

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. Ordained priest in 1841, he succeeded to the vicarage of Great Baddow, where he remained until 1846. After working for a short time as curate of

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, he became in 1848 vicar of

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, Essex. He showed more interest in foreign missions than many contemporaries. He was select preacher at Oxford in 1858, 1862, and 1882. In 1864 Bernard was appointed by

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's trustees to the rectory of

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, the

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, collated him to a prebendal stall in

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; and next year the dean and chapter elected him to a residentiary canonry. He succeeded to the chancellorship of the cathedral in 1879, and from 1880 to 1895 represented the chapter in Convocation. Bernard revived the cathedral grammar school, at his own cost provided buildings for it, and established a high school for girls. He was a frequent speaker at the

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clerical meeting, He resigned Walcot in 1886, and went to live at Wimborne. In 1901 he retired from his canonry, retaining only the unpaid post of chancellor. Bernard died at High Hall,

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, on 7 December 1904.

Works

In 1864 Bernard delivered Bampton lectures on ''The Progress of Doctrine in the New Testament'' (published, with a fifth edition in 1900). Other works were: * ''Before His Presence with a Song'', 1885; 2nd edition 1887. * ''The Central Teaching of Jesus Christ'', 1892. * ''Songs of the Holy Nativity'', 1895. * ''The Word and Sacraments'', 1904.

Family

Bernard married in 1841 Caroline, daughter of Benjamin Linthorne, of High Hall, Wimborne; she died in 1881, leaving two sons and seven daughters.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Thomas Dehany 1815 births 1904 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests English evangelicals