New Church and Swedenborg Centre |
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| Title : | New Church and Swedenborg Centre |
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| Creator : | State Library of South Australia, photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | 2005 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 52 x 102 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Donated by : | Anthony Laube |
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| Description : |
The Adelaide Society of the New Church was formed by Jacob Pitman, William Holden and Smith Owen Smith and their families in 1844. In 1847 200 people attended the third anniversary service and concert. The first church was built in Carrington Street in 1850. The congregation reached its peak in the 1890s, at which time it was based in a building in Hanson Street. The Chauncy, Goyder and Auld families were amongst prominent members. The church's second minister (following Jacob Pitman when he left for Geelong in 1859) was Edward Day, who walked from his home at Hope Valley to take three services in the city each Sunday, before walking home again. For 34 years Day led the congregation without accepting payment of any kind. In 1965 the Hanson Street church was compulsorily acquired by the South Australian government for road widening purposes, and demolished. In 1971 the society built a new church at Warradale in a style which could be easily converted to a house if the need arose. |
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| Related names : | Adelaide Society of the New Church |
| Coverage year : | 2005 |
| Place : | Warradale (S. Aust.) |
| Region : | Adelaide metropolitan area |
| Further reading : | Adelaide Society of the New Church. Report and balance sheet of the Adelaide Society of the New Church, [Adelaide: The Society], 54th (1901)-92nd (1939) Living waters: a publication of the Adelaide Society of the New Church , Oakland, S. Aust.: The Society, 2003- Muirden, Bruce. 'Pitman, Jacob (1810-1890)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 5, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974, p. 446 Robinson, IA. A history of the New Church in Australia, 1832-1980, [Hawthorn, Vic.: Excelsior Printing], 1980 |
| Internet links : | Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: search for Jacob Pitman |
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