tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935644685951662002024-03-08T12:54:31.854-08:00The Biography of Henry Sanders 1805-1888Robert M.G. Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09007382520344770493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93564468595166200.post-79670015729252530142009-06-08T15:22:00.000-07:002009-06-09T16:36:50.977-07:00Ven. Henry SandersHenry Sanders was born in 1805 and baptised in Sowten Rectory. He died in 1888. He was a late student at Christ Church College, Oxford Completing a B.A with a 2nd in Literary Humaniones (Literature & Humanities?) in 1827 He also completed an M.A there in 1829.<br /><br />He was 'First Master' (Headmaster) of Brundells Senior School from 1834 till 1847. Click <a href="http://www.blundells.org/admin/school_hms.htm">here</a> for details. In 1847 he became Rector of Sowton Diocese.<br /><br />During this period he taught <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Doddridge_Blackmore">Richard Doddridge Blackmore</a> who would go on to write the novel <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorna_Doone">Lorna Doone</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorna_Doone">: A Romance of Exmoor</a> and also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Temple">Fredrick Temple</a> who would go on to become Bishop of Exeter and Archbishop of Canterbury. After leaving the school Fredrick and his old master Henry remained good friends<br /><br />The following quotes are taken from <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/exeterepiscopate00sanduoft/exeterepiscopate00sanduoft_djvu.txt">Archive.org</a>.<br /><pre><span style="font-style: italic;">'In the Diocese of Exeter be found a supporter</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">in his old master, Mr. Sanders, then Prebendary in</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Exeter Cathedral, and in many others.'</span><br /></pre>In 1875 Frederick made Henry Archdeacon of Exeter and Canterbury. (Sanders had already become Prebendarie of Exeter in 1867)<br /><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /></span><pre><span style="font-style: italic;">'After the Consecration the centre of interest</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">was transferred from Westminster to Exeter, where</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the enthronement took place on Wednesday,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">December 29. The Bishop spent the preceding</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">night at Sowton Rectory with the incumbent, his</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">old schoolmaster, Prebendary Sanders afterwards</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">to be promoted by him to the Archdeaconry of</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Exeter. It was a memorable meeting. In the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">lad whose strenuous struggle he had admired and</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">aided, whose future advance to high station in the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Church he, with other patrons of the boy, had</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">predicted, the former headmaster now welcomed</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">his Bishop. Prebendary Sanders was an inveterate</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tory, both in politics and churchmanship ; but for</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Temple he was even willing to sacrifice Toryism ;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">he stood by him when the tide was against him</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">before his coming, and though he grumbled at</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">times, and was always a little uneasy as to where</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">next the duckling whom he had reared might ask</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">him to follow into deep waters, yet he was always</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">absolutely loyal, true, like his pupil, to the core.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The meeting was not without its amusing side.'</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >More accounts of their friendship:</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">'A great gathering (numbering more</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">than two hundred) of old school-fellows, masters,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">past and present, and friends of the school met at</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Blundell's on April 22 in honour of the old school</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">boy who was now the Bishop of Exeter. Some</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">were there whose family name recalled the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Governors that had given Temple his exhibition</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">twenty -one years before. Earl Devon, chair</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">man of the Governors, presided, doing honour</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">to a great Blundellian. Prebendary Sanders</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">was there, rejoicing in the high fulfilment of the'</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">hopes which he had) formed for his pupil.</span><br /></pre><br /><pre><span style="font-style: italic;">'It may be well here to quote two letters from the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bishop to Prebendary Sanders, his right-hand man</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">in the diocese on all educational matters. They</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">emphasise, in the Bishop's own trenchant way, the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">principles which lay behind the foregoing resolu</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">tions and his whole course of action in the diocesan</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">settlement :</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">May 4, 1879.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">MY DEAR MR. SANDERS I send you the proposed resolu</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">tions under the first head. I should like to have them back</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">with your remarks by Monday evening next. You observe</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">that hitherto the one English principle has been to make</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">subscribers supreme over the administration of the money</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">subscribed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Will you let me point out to you that the other principle</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">is the principle of the Church ?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Church's mode is to collect money at an offertory.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The money so collected is administered by the clergyman</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and churchwardens who need not have contributed a penny.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Following that analogy I propose a Committee which is</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">to stand to the diocese as the clergyman and church</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">wardens stand to the parish.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I think you will see that my plan is thoroughly true to</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Church principles.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">May 7, 1872.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thank you for your criticism. I shall make some</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">modifications.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">But I hold fast to my general principles. I want to</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">make the encouragement and aid of Religious Instruction</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(as far as I can so make) a diocesan Avork, and not a work</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">taken up by individuals who combine. I do not want the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">money to come first and the principles after. I want the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">diocese to settle the principles and then let the money</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">follow.'</span><br /></pre><pre><span style="font-style: italic;">'and then the Bishop's</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">old master at Tiverton, Prebendary Sanders, a very Tory of</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the Tories, and brimful of kindness and fun, between whom</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and his old pupil there was a constant interchange of friendly</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">political repartee.'</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >In 1883 a window was created in Exeter Cathedral under the name<br />Sanders.<br />It was in the North Quire Aisle and was in memory of Caroline M.J. Sanders who<br />died 21st April 1882. It was an image of the accension.<br />Unfortunately it was destroyed by a bomb in WW2 and is now just a plain window</span><span style=";font-family:webdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">.<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><br />The Acland Cup: The Acland family was prominent in Exeter and the surrounding area.<br />P. L. D. Acland was also a Prebendarie of Exeter Cathedral. There is a possibility that the<br />Acland Cup was given to the Sanders at some point. Its current location is most likely <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-killerton">Killerton House</a><br />in Exeter which was owned by the Aclands.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></pre>Robert M.G. Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09007382520344770493noreply@blogger.com0