James Henry Alexander Gwyther

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James Henry Alexander Gwyther

d. 1875

A 19th-century Anglican clergyman and preacher, he is remembered for a sermon that argued Christian unity was vital to the church’s mission. His life also linked him to the Picton estate in Pembrokeshire, where he later took the surname Philipps.

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The Unity of the Church Essential to the Conversion of the World A Sermon, Preached Before the Directors and Friends of the London Missionary Society, During Their Anniversary in May, 1846, in the Church of St. Mary, Spital Square, London

The Unity of the Church Essential to the Conversion of the World A Sermon, Preached Before the Directors and Friends of the London Missionary Society, During Their Anniversary in May, 1846, in the Church of St. Mary, Spital Square, London

by James Henry Alexander Gwyther

About the author

Born in 1815, James Henry Alexander Gwyther was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and went on to become an Anglican priest. He served as a clergyman in the Church of England and is known in print for The Unity of the Church Essential to the Conversion of the World, a sermon preached in 1846 for the London Missionary Society.

Later in life, he became connected with the Picton family estates in Pembrokeshire through his half-brother Richard Philipps, Baron Milford. After inheriting the estates, he assumed the surname Philipps and was known as the Rev. James Henry Alexander Philipps.

He died on December 3, 1875. Though not a widely famous literary figure, his surviving sermon offers a clear glimpse of the religious concerns and public preaching of Victorian Britain.