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THE CHURCH OF IRELAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The next meeting of the Society will be held in the Robinson Library,
Armagh, on Saturday 28 April 2007. [For anyone unfamiliar with
this splendid venue, it is located within 15 meters of the entrance to
the Church of Ireland cathedral].
| PROGRAMME |
| 10.30 |
Coffee and registration |
| 11.00 |
Toby Barnard, 'Revd Philip Skelton (1707-87): exemplary cleric or
crank?' |
| 12.00 |
Andrew Scholes, 'Will Ephraim vex Judah? The Church of Ireland episcopate
and partition, 1916-17' [Research paper] |
| 12.45 |
Committee Elections |
| 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 |
Andrew Sneddon, 'Bishop Francis Hutchinson and the "improvement"
of early eighteenth-century Ireland' |
| 15.00 |
Brendan Twomey, 'Samuel Foley (1655-1695): scientific virtuoso,
church reformer, and bishop' [Research paper] |
Registration:
There will be an opportunity for members to renew their annual subscriptions,
if they have not done so already. The annual subscription is fixed at
£33 or €50. Non-members are most welcome. They are asked to
subscribe £7 or €10 to assist with the expenses of the conference.
The Church of Ireland Historical Society meets twice a year: in the Robinson
Library, Armagh, in April, and in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in
November. It exists to promote scholarly interest in the history of the
Church, and to facilitate publication.
Queries may be addressed to Adrian Empey, Hon. Sec. [pro tem.].
Telephone +353-1-4999727 or e-mail: empeya@tcd.ie
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