University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 1990 The bishop's society, 1856 to 1958: a history of the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society Donald George Anderson University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Anderson, Donald George, The bishop's society, 1856 to 1958: a history of the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Department of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, 1990. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/1440 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library:
[email protected] THE BISHOP'S SOCIETY, 1856 TO 1958: \ History of the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society, \ Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG av DONALD GEORGE ANDERSON, M.A.(HONS),TH.SCHOL., DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND POLITICS. DECEMBER, 1990. Department of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, New South Waies. 1 UEK'ilJKiCAliON . i certity tnat this thesis entitled 'ine Bisnop's Society' nas not previously been presented tor any degree at any other university or institution. Donald G. Anderson, December, iyyu. ABSTRACT. The thesis of this history of the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society (originally named the Sydney Church Society), spanning the years 1856 to 1958, demonstrates the central argument of this study that the development and prosperity of the Society was dependent on the ability or its episcopal leadership to win the support of the largely conservative Evangelical clergy and laity of the Diocese of Sydney.