[Magdalen] Bishop Guerry of South Carolina

Christopher Hart cervus51 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 17 22:59:50 UTC 2018


The referred article corresponds to my own knowledge from family history.
Bp. Guerry introduced his wife's niece to a young priest in his diocese,
and so my grandparents met. His son Moultrie Guerry was my father's
godfather. So while I am not a descendant of the martyr there is a pretty
strong family connection.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> On 17/07/2018 22:48, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> http://www.episcopalchurchsc.org/bishop-guerry.html
>>
>
> Thank you for this reference. Bishop Guerry's words about his assailant
> obviously recall Our Lord's words from the cross echoed on the wall of the
> old Coventry cathedral destroyed by German bombs in World War II. Nails
> from the destroyed part of the cathedral (there is one cathedral which
> incorporates the ruins and the 20th century build on an orthoganal axis)
> were formed soon after the bombing raid into a cross. Justin Welby was
> given a silver relica of that cross when he went from being a Canon of
> Cobentry to be Bishop of Durham and he still seems to favout it as his
> pectoral cross.
>
> Roger
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 17, 2018, Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Sunday the Episcopal Church in South Carolina posted on Facebook that
>>> the Dean of Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston and others had been
>>> present
>>> and involved in a service in Canterbury Cathedral when William Alexander,
>>> 8th Bishop of South Carolina, was remembered as a martyr for the faith.
>>> Wikipedia tells me he was shot in his office but is silent about the
>>> motivation for the shooting. Please is their any enlightenment as to why
>>> he
>>> is a martyr for the faith?
>>>
>>> Ginga and others should know I am supportive of TECSC and look forward to
>>> the resolution of the various court cases so it can reclaim the name of
>>> the
>>> Episcopal Dioces of South Carolina, plus various properties which have
>>> been
>>> ordered returned to their custody. (I have tried to stay within the
>>> limits
>>> of what has been established in law.)
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>
>


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