[Rev. Charles Voysey.] Copy of his 'Lecture on Rationalism, delivered at Glasgow, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, and St. George's Hall, London' (1871), with three printed items relating to his 'Theistic Church, for the Worship of the One God'.

Author: 
Rev. Charles Voysey (1828-1912), Church of England priest condemned for heterodoxy, who went on to found the Theistic Church, London
Publication details: 
'Lecture on Rationalism' published in London by Trübner & Co., Paternoster Row, 1871; the other three items from 'The Theistic Church, for the Worship of the One God, Swallow Street, Piccadilly, London'.
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For more on Voysey, father of the architect of the same name, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. Denouncing the doctrine of eternal punishment, he was deprived of his living on 11 February 1871. ONE: 'Doctrine on Rationalism' (1871). 34pp., 8vo. Stitched and stabbed as issued. No covers. Aged and worn, with ownership inscription in pencil at head of title-page, on which the author is described as 'REV. CHARLES VOYSEY, B.A., | LATE VICAR OF HEALAUGH.' (thus indicating that the pamphlet appeared immediately after his explusion from the Church of England). Uncommon: no copy at the British LIbrary, and the only copy on COPAC at Oxford University, with a further four copies on OCLC WorldCat. TWO: 'The Light of Reason. A Sermon. Preached at the Theistic Church, September 28th, 1890 by Rev. Charles Voysey, B.A.' ('Theistic Sermons', vol. XIII, no.34). Printed by Upfield Green, Printers, Tenter Street, Moorfields, E.C. 8pp., 8vo. Unbound. Aged and worn. Scarce: no copy on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC. THREE: 'The Conscience and the Moral Code. A Sermon preached at the Theistic Church, July, 8th, 1888, by Rev. Charles Voysey, B.A.