37 Facts About James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse was an Anglican Bishop of Melbourne and a Bishop of Manchester, and a Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

James Moorhouse was widely read and already taking an interest in theological and philosophical books.

James Moorhouse's father intended the younger Moorhouse to become a partner in his cutlery business, but after spending two or three years at this work, Moorhouse asked that he might be sent to a university with a view to ordination.

James Moorhouse never regretted the years he spent in business, as he realised that the experience of men he had gained was invaluable.

James Moorhouse knew little Latin, and no Greek or higher mathematics, so there was much to be learned before at the age of 23 he was able to enter St John's College, Cambridge.

James Moorhouse began the work single-handed and many of the men who came were rough specimens.

James Moorhouse then became curate to Canon Harvey at Hornsey, the beginning of a great friendship, and in 1861 he was appointed select preacher before the university of Cambridge.

James Moorhouse was much gratified to receive an invitation from his old college, St John's, to sit for a fellowship, but was obliged to decline the honour as on 12 September 1861 he had married Mary Lydia Sale, the daughter of his former vicar.

James Moorhouse was afterwards appointed to the living at St John's Church, Fitzroy Square, London.

James Moorhouse's income was small and the parish was a drab one, but his preaching attracted well-to-do people from other parts of London, who took sittings in his church.

James Moorhouse opened classes for young men and himself took the classes in English, the Greek Testament and political economy.

James Moorhouse was then appointed prebendary canon of St Paul's Cathedral in 1874.

James Moorhouse's distinguished record and many notable publications led to an offer of the see of Melbourne, vacated by Charles Perry.

When James Moorhouse arrived at Melbourne he found much work was needed.

Much as the churches had done it had been difficult to keep pace with such progress, and James Moorhouse realised that men of ability should be encouraged to become clergymen, and that they should be properly trained.

Trinity College had recently been built and affiliated with the university, and James Moorhouse decided that if possible all candidates for orders should reside there for three years and take a degree.

James Moorhouse travelled the country widely and made friends wherever he went, and especially stressed the need for the religious instruction of children.

James Moorhouse's difficulties were great and he found the dissensions between the various religious bodies a greater bar than the opposition of sceptics.

James Moorhouse's broad-mindedness appealed to many outside his own denomination.

James Moorhouse began delivering a series of lectures in the autumn of each year on the Bible, on the gospel and city life of Corinth, on religion and science.

James Moorhouse had realised that it was necessary that there should be a worthy cathedral at Melbourne.

In 1882 James Moorhouse told the Melbourne Church Assembly of his intention to establish a Melbourne Deaconesses Home, building on the experience of the English Church since the revival of the Order of Deaconesses there in 1861.

James Moorhouse became one of the pioneers of irrigation, and gave courses of lectures showing what had been done in other countries.

James Moorhouse accepted this offer and left Victoria to the regret of all who had been associated with him.

James Moorhouse left Melbourne on 10 March 1886 and was enthroned as the third Bishop of Manchester on 18 May 1886 when nearly 60 years of age, but his energy was not abated.

James Moorhouse made visitation tours of the 600 parishes in his diocese and became familiar with their peculiar difficulties.

James Moorhouse's preaching and lecturing lost none of its force and fervour, but after he reached 75 years of age in 1901 he began to suffer from bronchitis and loss of sleep.

James Moorhouse received the honorary degree Doctor of Literature from the Victoria University of Manchester in February 1902 in connection with the 50th jubilee celebrations of the establishment of the university.

James Moorhouse retired in 1903 to Taunton, Somerset; his wife died in August 1906.

James Moorhouse had no children, but his wife's niece, Miss Edith Sale, was able to occupy the place of a daughter and be a companion to him.

James Moorhouse kept up his habit of reading but took no further part in church work.

James Moorhouse was tall and big framed, a good cricketer and footballer in his youth and an excellent boxer.

James Moorhouse was unpretentious in manner, and at Melbourne he at first astonished some people by smoking a pipe and going on his walks accompanied by a bulldog.

James Moorhouse was thoroughly broad-minded and interested in current events, with a keen eye for humbug and priggishness.

James Moorhouse was a tremendous worker and student, he had a clear logical mind, a sense of humour, great sincerity, and a natural gift of eloquence.

James Moorhouse had a considerable influence on the life of Melbourne from 1876 to 1886 and those who had met him never forgot him.

James Moorhouse's name is commemorated in the series of Moorhouse lectures inaugurated in 1910 by Dr Green, Bishop of Ballarat, and perpetuated by Arthur Headlam, J Stephen Hart, and others.