227:, who had been a regular member of the congregation from its inception, preached her first sermons at Wakefield Street in 1878 and filled in at the pulpit during Woods' occasional absences between 1884 and 1889. He resigned in 1887 after attendance at the evening service had dropped away to a considerable extent and a dispute arose as to the cause, (an alternative explanation was that it was on account of his declining health) but it was two years before a suitable replacement was found in the Rev. Robert Cooper Dendy of
47:, Belfast, followed by a school for girls run by the sisters Mecredy (accompanying his sister Maria), then another run by James MacMaster. His father next engaged as tutors for his family a young theology student named Robert Campbell, followed by a nephew William Woods, then Robert Montgomery, another theology student. In 1839 he enrolled at the
39:, Ireland, the fourth child and second son of (Presbyterian) Rev. Hugh Thean Woods and his wife Magdelene Campbell Woods, née McClure. They had a small farm of 40 acres (16 ha) and lived comfortably if frugally with a manservant, thanks to the income from the farm and a succession of boarders which supplemented his stipend of around £167
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Woods gave a great many lectures at
Institutes in the countryside, for which he was paid £2 plus travelling expenses by the Government. The subjects were usually of an enlightening or instructional non-sectarian nature, enhanced by Woods' sense of humour, and were well attended. In this way Woods was
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and five others advertised for people interested in forming a
Unitarian congregation to meet at the Freemasons' Tavern on 11 July. Despite public notices in various newspapers every day in the preceding week, only twelve attended, but they resolved to appoint a minister as soon as one year's salary
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was laid on 23 December 1856. Woods took the first services on the morning and evening of Sunday 5 July 1857 to a large assembly. Prominent early supporters of the church were Dr. Charles Davies of North
Adelaide, Henry Higginson of North Adelaide, John Howard Clark and Mrs Clark of Hazelwood,
129:(£400) had been collected. This achieved, in October that year the committee authorised the British and Foreign Unitarian Association to select a suitable candidate, offering an additional £200 for travelling and relocation expenses. Their choice was Rev. John Crawford Woods, of
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The church prospered from the start, largely due to Woods' oratory and thoughtful sermons. He officiated at many weddings in
Wakefield Street, not all participants being Unitarians; secular Jews such as members of the
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Arthur McClure Woods (24 February 1851 – 14 October 1894) was brought up by his grandparents at the
Woodville (Ireland) farm and sent for by his father at age nine years. He was educated at
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on her maiden voyage, in 1876 arriving in March 1876 and resumed serving the
Adelaide congregation. It was during this period, in 1881, that the congregation peaked at 747 members.
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being a case in point, and most likely marriages between
Catholics and Protestants, which in those days would not be countenanced by either. He also officiated at many weddings in
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Maclure in roughly equal proportions, even by his father and the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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Bishop Colenso, the Friend of Free Enquiry, Rational Piety and Human Progress, a Lecture by the Rev. J. Crawford Woods, B.A.
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that he sailed out of the harbor into the teeth of a gale and tore the sails; the mate took over and the crew
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Notes on the History and Memorials to Past Personalities of the Adelaide Unitarian Church
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665:"Farewell Meeting to the Rev. J. C. Woods"
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