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Jarvis was born in [[Cheshire]], England, a son of Harriett Ann Jarvis (c. 1870 – 26 August 1933)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180577072 |title=Death of Mrs A. C. Jarvis |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 August 1933 |access-date=21 September 2024 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and Arthur Charles Jarvis,<ref name=NAA/> preacher at the Jireh Baptist Church.{{efn|The Jireh Baptist Church was established in [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland]] in |
Jarvis was born in [[Cheshire]], England, a son of Harriett Ann Jarvis (c. 1870 – 26 August 1933)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180577072 |title=Death of Mrs A. C. Jarvis |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 August 1933 |access-date=21 September 2024 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and Arthur Charles Jarvis,<ref name=NAA/> preacher at the Jireh Baptist Church.{{efn|The Jireh Baptist Church was established in [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland]] in its in 1978.}} |
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Rev. S. M. Potter was temp pastor, permanent from 1932 |
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He volunteered for service with the [[First AIF]] on 19 July 1918, giving his occupation as "theological student" but was not required to serve overseas as the [[Armistice]] intervened, and was discharged in November 1918.<ref name=NAA/> |
He volunteered for service with the [[First AIF]] on 19 July 1918, giving his occupation as "theological student" but was not required to serve overseas as the [[Armistice]] intervened, and was discharged in November 1918.<ref name=NAA/> |
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In 1932 he was assistant to Rev. [[C. James Tinsley]], president of the Australian Baptist Union and of Stanmore Baptist Church. |
In 1932 he was assistant to Rev. [[C. James Tinsley]], president of the Australian Baptist Union and of Stanmore Baptist Church. |
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He was elected president of the [[Council of Churches in New South Wales]] in 1937, at a time of upheaval, the Church of England having quit the organisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247145564 |title=Change in Council of Change in Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |volume=II |issue=55 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 May 1937 |access-date=20 September 2024 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
He was elected president of the [[Council of Churches in New South Wales]] in 1937, at a time of upheaval, the Church of England having quit the organisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247145564 |title=Change in Council of Change in Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |volume=II |issue=55 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 May 1937 |access-date=20 September 2024 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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In 1952 he was President-General of the Baptist Union of Australia and a vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250759987 |title=Baptist Church |newspaper=[[The Albany Advertiser]] |volume=25 |issue=2657 |location=Western Australia |date=9 October 1952 |access-date=21 September 2024 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
In 1952 he was President-General of the Baptist Union of Australia and a vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250759987 |title=Baptist Church |newspaper=[[The Albany Advertiser]] |volume=25 |issue=2657 |location=Western Australia |date=9 October 1952 |access-date=21 September 2024 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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Revision as of 21:15, 21 September 2024
Wilfred Lemuel Jarvis (28 January 1895[1] – 30 October 1977) was a Baptist evangelist and minister in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia.
History
Jarvis was born in Cheshire, England, a son of Harriett Ann Jarvis (c. 1870 – 26 August 1933)[2] and Arthur Charles Jarvis,[1] preacher at the Jireh Baptist Church.[a] Rev. S. M. Potter was temp pastor, permanent from 1932
He volunteered for service with the First AIF on 19 July 1918, giving his occupation as "theological student", but was not required to serve overseas as the Armistice intervened, and was discharged in November 1918.[1]
In 1932 he was assistant to Rev. C. James Tinsley, president of the Australian Baptist Union and of Stanmore Baptist Church.
He was elected president of the Council of Churches in New South Wales in 1937, at a time of upheaval, the Church of England having quit the organisation.[3]
In 1952 he was President-General of the Baptist Union of Australia and a vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance.[4]
Publications
- The King of Kings (1920)
- Cheer Up the Heart Campaign Song Book (1932)
Family
- Wilfred Arthur Henry Jarvis (6 March 1924 – )
- David Ronald Jarvis (5 July 1926 – )
- maried G. Hosier
Notes
- ^ The Jireh Baptist Church was established in Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland in 1862 by Rev. John Kingsford, its pastor for 37 years. He was uncle of Charles Kingsford Smith's mother. The church folded in 1978.
References
- ^ a b c "NAA:B2455 Jarvis Wilfred Lemuel". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Death of Mrs A. C. Jarvis". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1933. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Change in Council of Change in Council of Churches". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 55. New South Wales, Australia. 25 May 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Baptist Church". The Albany Advertiser. Vol. 25, no. 2657. Western Australia. 9 October 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.