Rev John Edwards - Letter from Rev N B Kok to Dr Hewson
- Authors: Kok, N B
- Date: 1984
- Subjects: Edwards, John (1804-1887) , Methodist Church -- Missions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Church history
- Type: Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/19394 , vital:22439 , MS 20 003 , This letter is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017.
- Description: Letter from Rev. N B Kok, the Superintendent Minister, Methodist Church, Graaff-Reinet Circuit, to Dr. Hewson. The letter, dated 29 March 1884, accompanied a picture of Rev. John Edwards (available: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/19428) who was instrumental in establishing of Methodism in the area. Transcription: [Letter dated] 29 March 1984 Dear Dr. Hewson Herewith the print of our Methodist founding father in Graaff-Reinet. He made a very significant contribution to the establishment of Methodism in these parts, both spiritually and materially. The name is still being given to infants, only last year I baptised what must have been a great, great, great grandson of the venerable “John Edwards” by that name in John Edwards Hobson. Trusting that the print is up to standard required. The cost of the same is R10-. We had it done at a place call Reinet Studios here in Graaff-Reinet. Greetings [signed] Rev N.B. Kok.
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- Date Issued: 1984
Rev. John Edwards - Letter from Rev. N.B. Kok to Dr. Hewson
- Subjects: Edwards, John (1804-1887) , Methodist Church -- Missions -- South Africa , South Africa -- Church history
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/19428 , vital:22444 , PIC/M 6373 , This letter is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017.
- Description: The image is of Rev. John Edwards (1804-1887). A letter from Rev. N B Kok, the Superintendent Minister, Methodist Church, Graaff-Reinet Circuit, to Dr. Hewson, accompanied the image. The letter, dated 29 March 1984, stated that Rev. John Edwards was the founding father of Methodism in Graaff-Reinet as well as being instrumental in establishing of Methodism in the area. The letter is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/19394.
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