John Langtry (1834–1906),

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, D.C.L. Renowned member of the

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Rector of S. Luke's,

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, and

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of the Provincial Synod of Canada and prolific religious writer. In 1867, Langtry founded the

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for Girls in

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, Canada.

Publications

*
The Struggle for Life: Higher Criticism Criticised
' (1905) * ''Presbyterianism, A Lecture'' * '' Catholic versus Roman : or, Some of the fundamental points of difference between the Catholic Church and the Roman Church, in ten lectures, delivered in St. Luke's Church, Toronto, in 1885'' (1886) * ''History of the Church in eastern Canada and Newfoundland'' (1892) *
The Church's Warfare: a sermon preached before the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto, in St. James' Cathedral, on Tuesday, the 14th of June, 1892
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References

External links

History of the Church in Eastern Canada and Newfoundland by John Langtry (1892)

Langtry, John "Come Home: An Appeal on behalf of Reunion" (Toronto : Church of England Pub. Co., 1900)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langtry, John Canadian educators 1834 births 1906 deaths