Word: stepney
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Oxford, being graduated from the latter in 1881. He became curate at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury in 1884, and subsequently private chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfiels, head of Oxford House, Benthal Green, rector of Benthal Green, rural dean of Spitalfields, cannot of St. Paul's Cathedral, Bishop of Stepney, and in 1901 Bishop of London. It is as Bishop of Stepney, in the east part of London, that the bishop is best known to the London poor. He had been known primarily as a rough and ready member of the Church, ever willing to mingle with the poorest...
...Church of England in America. As Bishop of London, to which diocese he was appointed in 1901, thereby becoming in importance second only to the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, he is well known to the world, but to the London poor he is best known as Bishop of Stepney, an office which he held previous to his appointment to the bishopric of London. Graduated from Oxford in 1881, he became, three years later, a curate at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, and subsequently head of the Oxford House in Bethnal Green, rector of Bethnal Green, rural dean of Spitalfields, canon...
...come to this country to attend the General Convention at Richmond, Virginia, and will speak in Sanders Theatre upon the invitation of the University. He was educated at Marlborough School and at Keble College, Oxford, was ordained priest in 1884, and in 1897 he became Bishop Suffragan of Stepney. In 1901 he was appointed Bishop of London. Bishop Ingram is a comparatively young man for his position, as he is not yet 50 years old; but he is a remarkably hardworking, earnest and able man, a stern and straightforward speaker and preacher. His work has been largely among the poorer...