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512:, had long shown signs of inability to cope with the growing wants of the church. A small body of reformers aimed at replacing this society by an organisation which should represent every congregation, and those who had worked hard and generously on the old lines were opposed to this. The result, therefore, depended on the view which the primus would take. He threw in his lot with the reformers, and composed many heated debates by his courtly suavity and excellent knowledge of business. The new financial body thus formed, known as the 492: 607: 52: 519:
Eden was perhaps a better primus than diocesan bishop. His bonhomie and love of telling jocose stories somewhat scared strict spirits. But his grand manner, which, said one of his clergy, 'made you feel proud of yourself in five minutes,' was very telling. Theologically he was a moderate
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Not the least service rendered by the Primus to the Scottish church was in 1876. Large and excited meetings of its members were held in Edinburgh for the purpose of remodelling the whole financial system of the church. The Church Society, the creation of the popular Dean
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in removing the disabilities of Scottish orders in the ministry of the Church of England; his labours to promote union with the Eastern church; and his enlisting Archbishop Longley to take part in the foundation of
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were not more than £150 (about £17,700 today), and where there was no settled residence. His pro-cathedral was a small cottage, fitted up as a mission chapel, on the bank of the
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The progress which Scottish episcopacy made in his time must be attributed largely to his influence. He had given up a comfortable English
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tone which uniformly pervaded Eden's political acts than to the mollifying effect produced by the personal visit of Wilberforce.
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Sermons on the Prayer Book, on the "International Society of Workmen", and against
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Impressions of a Recent Visit to Russia, a Letter addressed to Chancellor
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In addition, he wrote prefaces to Reginald Shuttle's translation of the
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worth £500 or £600 a year for a position of which the yearly
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Heliotropium: Conformity of the Human Will to the Divine
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Some Thoughts on the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures
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London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 893:19th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops 652: 638: 557:Sermons in defence of Scottish episcopacy. 888:Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church 661:Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church 551:, published before his episcopate began. 490: 413:Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 349:Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 305: 1827; died 1880) 119:Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 44:Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 845: 633: 502: 868:Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness 345:Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness 40:Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness 13: 14: 909: 495:Grave site of Bishop Eden at the 427:Assessment of his accomplishments 401:St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea 623:Dictionary of National Biography 605: 524:, politically an uncompromising 354: 50: 873:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 399:in Essex, and became Rector of 302: 1: 600: 572:, on Intercommunion with the 514:Representative Church Council 471:); his co-operation with the 383:, he served successively the 883:19th-century British writers 7: 409:Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh 359:Eden, the third son of Sir 10: 914: 536:His published works were: 878:English religious writers 667: 322: 312: 286: 275: 265: 255: 245: 225: 200: 195: 187: 174: 149: 144: 129: 114: 104: 94: 86: 78: 73:Moray, Ross and Caithness 68: 63:Scottish Episcopal Church 58: 49: 38: 23: 898:Younger sons of baronets 618:Eden, Robert (1804-1886) 531: 391:in Gloucestershire, and 134:Bishop of Moray and Ross 574:Eastern Orthodox Church 16:British Anglican bishop 499: 547:Three tracts against 494: 369:Christ Church, Oxford 361:Frederick Morton Eden 329:Christ Church, Oxford 589:(Drexelius), and to 497:Tomnahurich Cemetery 381:Bishop of Gloucester 250:Tomnahurich Cemetery 827:David Chillingworth 478:Inverness Cathedral 445:Inverness Cathedral 415:, in succession to 377:Christopher Bethell 191:Primus & Bishop 169:Christopher Bethell 595:Romanism in Russia 549:Wesleyan Methodism 503:The Church Society 500: 365:Westminster School 840: 839: 787:Francis Moncreiff 473:Duke of Buccleuch 334: 333: 165: 158: 140: 125: 25:The Most Reverend 905: 812:Richard Holloway 807:George Henderson 797:Alastair Haggart 757:George Wilkinson 707:William Falconer 654: 647: 640: 631: 630: 627: 609: 608: 306: 304: 282:& Anne Smith 232: 211:2 September 1804 210: 208: 196:Personal details 161: 154: 136: 130:Previous post(s) 121: 54: 21: 20: 913: 912: 908: 907: 906: 904: 903: 902: 843: 842: 841: 836: 792:Richard Wimbush 762:Walter Robberds 732:William Skinner 687:David Freebairn 663: 658: 615: 606: 603: 587:Jeremias Drexel 534: 505: 429: 389:Weston-sub-Edge 357: 343:bishop. 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Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Scottish Episcopal Church
Moray, Ross and Caithness
David Low
James Kelly
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Bishop of Moray and Ross
Christopher Bethell
William Skinner
London
England
Inverness
Scotland
Tomnahurich Cemetery
English
Anglican
Frederick Eden
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Anglican
Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Frederick Morton Eden
Westminster School
Christ Church, Oxford
deacon
Christopher Bethell
Bishop of Gloucester

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