William Pollard
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William Pollard was a Quaker writer and recorded minister.
, on 10 June 1828, the son of James Pollard (1789–1851) and his wife, Susannah. He became a junior teacher at the Friends' School, Croydon in 1843, and in 1849 entered the Flounders Institute at Ackworth
, Yorkshire. He was appointed a master at Ackworth School in 1851 and remained there for 16 years.
Pollard married Lucy Binns of Bishopwearmouth
on 12 January 1854. There were to have ten children. He was author of several Quaker tracts while he was at Ackworth, including Primitive Christianity Revived and Congregational Worship. Ill-health obliged him to leave the teaching profession in 1866, but he was first mentioned as a recorded minister in the same year, when the family moved to Reigate
.
. A proponent of liberal, quietist
Quaker theology, he was co-author, with Frith and W.E. Turner, of the influential book A Reasonable Faith, by Three Friends (1884 and 1886), which provoked outcry among evangelically minded Quakers. In 1871 he published Considerations Addressed to the Society of Friends on the Peace Question, and in 1872 he became secretary and lecturer to the Lancashire and Cheshire International Arbitration Association, a branch of the Peace Society. He held this post for most of the rest of his life. Around 1872 the family moved to Sale, Cheshire. He died on 26 September 1893 at his home, Drayton Lodge, Eccles, Manchester
.
Early life
Pollard was born at Horsham, SussexSussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, on 10 June 1828, the son of James Pollard (1789–1851) and his wife, Susannah. He became a junior teacher at the Friends' School, Croydon in 1843, and in 1849 entered the Flounders Institute at Ackworth
Ackworth
Ackworth may refer to:* Ackworth, West Yorkshire, England* Ackworth, Iowa, United States...
, Yorkshire. He was appointed a master at Ackworth School in 1851 and remained there for 16 years.
Pollard married Lucy Binns of Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth is an area in Sunderland, North East England.Bishopwearmouth was one of the original three settlements on the banks of the river Wear that merged to form modern Sunderland....
on 12 January 1854. There were to have ten children. He was author of several Quaker tracts while he was at Ackworth, including Primitive Christianity Revived and Congregational Worship. Ill-health obliged him to leave the teaching profession in 1866, but he was first mentioned as a recorded minister in the same year, when the family moved to Reigate
Reigate
Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead...
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A Reasonable Faith
From 1866 to 1872, Pollard worked for the photographer Francis FrithFrancis Frith
Francis Frith was an English photographer of the Middle East and many towns in the United Kingdom....
. A proponent of liberal, quietist
Quietism (Christian philosophy)
Quietism is a Christian philosophy that swept through France, Italy and Spain during the 17th century, but it had much earlier origins. The mystics known as Quietists insist, with more or less emphasis, on intellectual stillness and interior passivity as essential conditions of perfection...
Quaker theology, he was co-author, with Frith and W.E. Turner, of the influential book A Reasonable Faith, by Three Friends (1884 and 1886), which provoked outcry among evangelically minded Quakers. In 1871 he published Considerations Addressed to the Society of Friends on the Peace Question, and in 1872 he became secretary and lecturer to the Lancashire and Cheshire International Arbitration Association, a branch of the Peace Society. He held this post for most of the rest of his life. Around 1872 the family moved to Sale, Cheshire. He died on 26 September 1893 at his home, Drayton Lodge, Eccles, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
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