More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of

Speaking of General Synod, here's a big debate from the session that opened on 25 October 1926, exactly 100 years ago today ... the correct pronunciation of "Canberra"! For the record, I think these days it's more CAN-brah than KARN-brah. 🧐

Remembering Archbishop Howard Mowll, who died 68 years ago today: 24 October 1958, at the age of 68. Archbishop of Sydney from 1934, and Primate of Australia from 1947. He also served as a bishop in China from 1922 to 1933.

Where it all began, 240 years ago today! “carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of chaplain” 24 October 1786: royal warrant appoints the Rev. Richard Johnson, Assistant Minister to the Rev. Henry Foster at Long Acre Chapel, London, as Chaplain of New South Wales.

My happy find tonight was Alfred Barry’s gift to his diocese - a selection of the first sermons he preached in Australia. You can find a scanned copy online, but there’s nothing quite like the real artefact!

Anyone with a spare $200K … a page from the Gutenberg Bible could be yours!

Opening night. All of Sydney’s bibliophiles are here 😃 📚

“Services as usual” St Andrew’s Cathedral in 1930, during construction of Town Hall Station.

Another great second-hand bookstore recent discovery. The classic J B Phillips version of the NT. As a bonus, this copy was gifted by none other than Howard Guinness.

The mother-diocese of Australia, 1824-1835! Long enough to have had five bishops: all took an interest in the Australian church, although none were able to visit.

St Luke's Church in Liverpool. Divine service was held in this building for the first time on 18 October 1819 (St Luke’s Day), exactly 207 years ago today, and has continued regularly ever since. The oldest completed Anglican Church building in Australia (still in existence).

31 October, 1952.

My copy arrived today! Excited to get stuck into this…

"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend, legend became myth…”