Lectures and Papers | Uniting Church SA Historical Society

The lectures and papers included here are some of those we have in our collection. Many were presented to the Methodist Historical Society (prior to 1977) and others have been part of the Society’s newsletters and journals. Many of these lectures and papers are available from the Society. Please contact us if you are interested in any of these (contact details on the right).
A number of these lectures and papers are now available on the Uniting Church Assembly’s online archive (illuminate.recollect.net.au). More will be added over time, and the available ones will be linked on this page.

The Gorden Rowe Memorial Lectures are listed separately here

	Subject	Speaker	Presented	Published
01	Methodism on the Copper Mines of Yorke Peninsula	Rev. G. B. Rowe	19 Sept 1951	1951
02	Our Bible Christian Heritage	Rev. W. T. Shapley	29 Feb 1952	1952
03	History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion	Rev. C. B. Holmes	27 Feb 1953	1953
04	The Contribution of early Wesleyan Methodism to the United Church	Rev. E. M. Ingamells	01 March 1954	1954
05	The Origin and Development of Methodism in the south-east of South Australia	Rev. B. H. Phillips	25 Feb 1955	1955
06	Methodism in Mt. Barker and adjacent circuits	Rev. V. H. Goldney	12 Oct 1955	1955
07	Methodism on Eyre Peninsula	Rev. S. G. Forth	02 March 1956	1956
08	Methodism in the Willunga Circuit	Rev. J. H. Pointon	01 March 1957	1957
09	Methodism in the Maitland District	Rev. F. W. Brasher	21 Feb 1958	1958
10	Meadows Methodism	Rev. W. B. Kelley		1958
11	Early History of the Kapunda Methodist Circuit	Mr W. S. Kelly		1959
12	Methodism on the Gawler Plains	Mr. L. Roberts		1960
13	Methodism at Plympton	Ref. F. E. Tregilgas		(unpublished)
14	Methodism in the Ardrossan area	Rev. G. A. Wrigth		1960
15	Burra, its mines and Methodism	Rev. H. Alvey		1961
16	Methodism in Auburn and District	Rev. I. Paull		1961
17	Methodism in the Payneham Circuit	Rev. R. S. Brown		1961
18	The Shape of Things to Come	Rev. W. F. Hambly		(unpublished)
19	The Gateway to the Flinders (Wilmington Circuit)	Rev. G. W. Shapley		1964/65
20	Naracoorte Methodist Church – the beginning	Mr. A. C. DeGaris		1967 in Vol. 1 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
21	A History of Methodism in Port Augusta, 1866 – 1963	Rev. T. J. Oates		1967 in Vol. 1 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
22	Jubilee of the Chapman-Alexander Bible Institute	Rev. G. B. Stribley		1964
23	Miss Kate Cocks – her life and work	Rev. G. W. Shapley		1964
24	John Wesley – his life and achievements	Rev. W. Stafford		unpublished
25	Epworth Book Depot Inc. – centenary 1865-1965	Rev. G.B Stribley		1966
26	Wallaroo Methodism	Rev. C. J. Davis		1968 in Vol. 2 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
27	Aspects of the history of Central Methodist Mission (Maughan Church)	Mr. N. Hicks		1966 (Portion of thesis)
28	Barrier Methodism	Rev. C. L. H. Pitman		1969 in Vol. 3 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
29	Methodist Places of Worship in the City of Adelaide	Mr. C. Whiting (delivered by G. B. Stribley)		unpublished
30	Methodism on the Murray	Rev. L. Atkinson		unpublished
31	Influence of Cornwall on S.A. Methodism	Mrs P. Somerville		1972 in Vol. 4 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
32	“Griff” (Rev. Harry Griffiths and Methodist Inland Mission)	Mr. E. R. Sexton	09 May 1969	1969
33	The Methodist Church and Social Problems in S.A. during the years 1900-1952	Rev. T. R. Hayward	02 Oct 1969	Copy of thesis in collection
34	Contemporary British Methodism	Rev. G. O’Neill	28 May 1970	unpublished
35	Kent Town Methodist Church	Rev. W. B. Kelley	02 Oct 1970	1972 in Vol. 4 of Journal of South Australian Methodist Historical Society
36	Story of the Kent Town Methodist Choir during the conductorship of Dr. E. Harold Davis (Elder Professor of Music, University of Adelaide)	Mr. L. H. Chambers	09 June 1971	unpublished
37	Life and times of Dr. W. G. Torr	Mr. P. M. T. Tilbrook	20 Jun 1972	(Inaugural G. Rowe Lecture)
38	South Australian Methodist Publications of the 19th century	Rev. O. Roberts	22 Oct 1971	unpublished
39	Sister Dora	Mrs. G. M. Stodart	13 Oct 1972	unpublished
40	Serena Thorne’s Diary 1870 – A Romance	Mr. E. R. Sexton	25 May 1973	Published in No.1 Newsletter of the UCSA Historical Society
41	Pirie Street Church 1849 – 1972	Mr. J. D. Everett	24 Oct 1973	1973
42	Methodism in the Unley area	Mr. D. Goldney	08 May 1974	Published in Methodism in Unley – 1980 Copies of the book are available
43	Methodism in the Clare District	Stan G. Forth	18 Oct 1974	1974 (2nd Gordon Rowe Lecture)
44	Methodism Militant: Attitudes to the Great War	Rev. Dr. A. D. Hunt	29 Oct 1975	1975
45	Methodism in the Mallee during the Depression	Rev. A. E. Vogt	05 Nov 1976	unpublished
46	A Tall Cedar in our Lebanon: Hugh Gilmore and Primitive Methodism	Dr. A.D. Hunt	4 Nov 1977	3rd Gordon Rowe Lecture
47	The State, the Church and Kuitpo Colony	Dr. N. Hicks	05 May 1978	Published in No.3 Newsletter – 1978
48	Churches along the South Coast	Rev. J. Cameron	01 Dec 1978	Report in No. 4 Newsletter
49	“Winifred”: Rev. Winifred Kiek	Mrs M. Knauerhase	11 May 1979	Summary of lecture in No. 5 Newsletter Booklet (Lutheran Publishing House)
50	“Nikolo” (Rev. R. C. Nicholson)	Rev. R. S. Brown	09 Nov 1979	Published in Newsletter No. 8 – Sept. 1980
51	Port Pirie Central Mission, 1939 – 43	Rev. A. E. Vogt	05 Mar 1980	unpublished
52	E. S. Kiek: his life and thought	Rev. Dr W. W. Phillips	28 Nov 1980	1981 (4th G. Rowe Lecture)
53	Early Methodism in the Adelaide Hills	Dr. A. D. Hunt	05 Nov 1981	1981
54	Early Presbyterianism in S.A.	Rev. R. J. Scrimgeour	26 Mar 1982	1982
55	From Darley to Campbelltown	Mr. J. D. Everett	21 Apr 1982	Published by Pan Press
56	Popular Revivalism in S.A	Dr. D. Hilliard	5 Nov 1982	1982 (5th Gordon Rowe Lecture)
57	George Taplin and the Aborigines	Rev. J. A. Cameron	11 Mar 1983	Published in Newsletter No. 18 – May, 1983
58	The Bible Christians in S.A	Dr. A. D. Hunt	11 Nov 1983
59	Crusades, campaigns and mission	Mr. Brian Chalmers	16 Mar 1984	Thesis – copy in collection
60	Stow Church and its prominent members	Mr. B. Jones	03 Jun 1985	unpublished
61	Prince Alfred College	Dr. R. M. Gibbs	08 Nov 1985	1986 (6th Gordon Rowe lecture)
62	Denominational histories of three denominations	W. J. Stafford, B. Jones, R. J. Scrimgeour	25 Sept 1986
63	Joseph Kirby, pastor and social reformer	Rev. D. Eland	22 Nov 1987	Published in the Proceedings of the UC Historical Society of Victoria – vol. 5:1
64	Wesley, Conscience & War	Rev. Dr. Norman Young	30 May 1988	1988 (7th G. Rowe Lecture)
65	New Guinea Methodism in war and peace	Rev. R. S. Brown	12 May 1989	1989
66	Nurseries for Christians?	Rev. B. W. Kelley	10 Nov 1989	1990
67	Percy Chennell: the man who stopped the lottery	Dr. J. Raftery	18 March 1990	1990
68	Congregational Theological Education in S.A.	Rev. J. A. Cameron	02 Nov 1990	unpublished
69	Primitive Methodism in The Salisbury District
70	Christian presence in medical care	Rev. F. Hansen	08 Nov 1991	1991 (8th G. Rowe Lecture)
71	South Australian Methodists and working-class organisations	Dr. J. Ellis	03 Apr 1992	1992
72	Sunset Rock Church	Rev. T. R. Hayward	14 Nov 1993	1993
73	‘Can we whose souls are lighted’: Methodist Overseas Missions	Rev. G. Hodges	11 Mar 1994	1994
74	‘God loves a cheerful giver’: Protestant philanthropy in 19th Century	Mr. R. Linn	11 Nov 1994	1994 (9th G. Rowe Lecture)
75	History of the Methodist Deaconess order in S.A.	Rev. B. Hancock	19 Nov 1995	1995
76	Ecumenism by default: London Missionary Society	Dr. Niel Gunson	15 Nov 1996	1996 (10th G. Rowe Lecture)
77	Methodist Order of Knights and Girls Comradeship	Rev. G. W. Potter	11 Apr 1997	1997
78	His Spirit comes: Bible Christian churches on Balaklava & Wakefield Plains	Rev. E. A. Curnow	16 Nov 1997	1997
79	The Romance of Faith: the life and work of Brian Wibberley	Rev. L. Kelsall	29 Mar 1998	1998
80	Final Pageant: the past, present and future of deat	Dr. R. Nicol	15 Nov 1998	1998 (11th G. Rowe Lecture)
81	The Moravian Aboriginal MIssions 1850 – 1917	Rev. W. Edwards	09 Apr 1999	1999
82	History of Tertiary Chaplaincy in S.A.	Rev. J. Winn	12 Nov 1999	unpublished
83	‘Doing it hard’: Tom Willason & the Port Adelaide Central Mission during the Depression	Dr. B. Dickey	07 Apr 2000	Published in book on history of Port Adelaide Central Mission
84	Early Methodists on Salisbury Plains	Mr. J. Potter	12 Nov 2000	Published in book on Salisbury
85	Methodist Hymnody	Mr. K. Hastie	23 Apr 2001	unpublished (12th G. Rowe Lecture)
86	A Matter of Pride: ordination of women in Congregational Union Australia, 1927-77	Ms. J. Pitman	09 Nov 2001	2001
87	The excitable little pastor: the ministry of Rev. J. Day Thompson in the North Adelaide Primitive Methodist Circuit (1892-98)	Rev. K. Secomb	21 Apr 2002	2002
88	Helping Hand Aged Care: developing a service – 1953-2002	Dr. P. Payne	22 Nov 2002	2002
89	Nunyara: highlights of 101 years	Mr. B. Blackburn	23 Apr 2003	2003
90	Bereavement and memorial notices as counter point to devout enlistment, 1914-1918	Mr. P. Barreira	21 Nov 2003	2003
91	Liturgy from the ground up: a Uniting Church journey, 1975-90	Rev. Dr. H. D. Wood	13 Aug 2004	2004
92	Where’s the platform? Slices from the story of SA Methodist Christian Education, 1904-1984	Rev. Dr. M. L. McArthur	19 Nov 2004	2004