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A 19th-century Anglican clergyman, he wrote in a clear, direct style meant to reach ordinary readers, especially working men. His surviving books are practical, devotional, and shaped by everyday concerns as much as by doctrine.
by Reginald G. Dutton
Reginald G. Dutton was an Anglican clergyman and religious writer active in the late 19th century. The title pages and front matter of his books identify him as an M.A. and a curate, including service at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields and, in another edition, St. Mary's, Lewisham.
His best-known surviving work is Plain Words for Christ (1880), presented as a series of readings for working men. In its preface, the book explains its plainspoken aim: to offer advice on subjects such as work, family life, temptation, prayer, suffering, and death in language that ordinary readers could easily understand.
Another book associated with him is The Discipline of Life: Being Last Words of Counsel, published after his death with a preface by Augustus Legge. Because reliable biographical details about his life are limited in the sources I could confirm, much of his story has to be inferred from his books themselves: a pastor concerned with practical faith, moral steadiness, and speaking simply to the people he hoped to help.