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BC Historical Books

BC Historical Books

BC Historical Books

Church work in British Columbia : being a memoir of the episcopate of Acton Windeyer Sillitoe, D. D., D. C. L., first bishop of New Westminster Gowen, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1864-1960

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"A record of the Bishop's activities in his large diocese, based on his diaries and those of his wife, with numerous extracts from letters. The work reflects to some degree the social and economic life of the province in the 1880's." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 155.

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