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memories and those of various incidents that had occurred then, and which were only made occasionally to friends, relatives and friends. Other sources include a series of papers that Stock made when he was about seventy years of age for one of the church weekly papers, which were later further expanded, and published in a volume now out of print. Much of this information was covered in Stock's 1909 publication,
144:. Stock was the eldest child of his father through his first marriage, and was born in a home on Dule Street in Westminster.Because of an unstable circumstances the Stock family never had much of a change to settle into a permanent house His mother died when he was about ten years old. His earliest memories are of a ferry ride with his mother to the 217:(1899–1916) is considered his greatest work, and the most thorough account of missionary history writing in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, providing many insights into the missionaries and missionary life during this time. Volume IV of this series was written some years after the others when Stock was eighty years of age. 140:. After completing his basic education in London and Brighton public schools he continued with his studies and largely taught himself without the aid of a university or clerical background that secretaries of his caliber were generally known to possess..His first memories of English royalty began when he was a youth during the reign of 31: 314:
Because of declining health Stock was compelled to voluntarily resign his position as editorial secretary in 1902. He remained a CMS secretary without pay until his retirement in 1906. Thereafter he was appointed a vice-president to the society and regularly attended the general committee for twelve
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In the late nineteenth century members of the Church in Australia and in New Zealand needed assistance at the given missions in these colonies. At the time there was no church organization of any consequence. Members of the church in Australia appealed to the Church Missionary Society asking them to
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in 1916. Despite the fact that Christian missions provided aid and education and were successful in converting many central African tribes from the practice of cannibalism and human sacrifice to Christianity, and for largely ending the Arab slave trade, often noted by Stock his works, regardless,
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Stock's position as a CMS official was less than traditional in some respects and had frequently advocated for women to become involved at the missions and often encouraged them to consider such a tasking and demanding vocation. For twenty years he lectured at missionary meeting places in London,
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Little else is known about his boyhood years, or his parents, as there were very few surviving family letters and no boyhood friends who outlived him. Subsequently there are only two primary sources from which to draw upon for this information. One is Stock's occasional references to his boyhood
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which was effected in 1875. The two worked together for about three years, after witch Knox resigned and Stock became the sole editor. By 1881 he became full secretary for the Society. Throughout the 1880s because of his vast knowledge of Church Missionary Society's history, his influence grew,
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one of the founders of the Church Missionary Society who had the general approval of his missionary positions, and who had a significant influence on Stock and his views on missionary life. However, there is speculation that Stock may have been subjugated by his own immediate surroundings and
120:(CMS) and the many missions it had reign over. Because of his extensive knowledge of CMS history, Stock became the senior secretary of the society. He also lectured to women at missionary meeting places in London, and promoted the idea of recruiting women for missionary service. 176:"These Recollections are not intended to form an autobiography, and I have no thought of putting into print the uninteresting details of my personal life. But to note a few leading facts seems necessary, in order to make the following chapters intelligible." 220:
A missionary with strong evangelical principles, Stock was still a loyal churchman who helped to lead the CMS away from some of the more radical tenants of the Protestant religion. He was a member of several church organizations, which included the
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experiences that apparently made him abandon some of Venn's positions regarding missionary work in underdeveloped foreign lands with the idea that such efforts would have been better directed at his own countrymen and other European countries.
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and who tended to alienate himself for his criticism of the CMS for their abandonment of some of Venn's policies. Stock subsequently described Cust as “inconsistent, cantankerous and far too liberal".
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more years. He continued as one of the most influential advocate of foreign missions. At age sixty-six Stock married Isabella Emily Fiennes, a widow, on August 20, 1902, at Saint Saviour’s Church in
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Stock's father was a man of position and wealth, who was often in France where he lost his entire fortune through speculations on grain, flour, sugar and other such commodities involving the
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Contemporary criticism of Christian missionary work, especially in Africa, did not emerge in any significant measure until after Stock had written his four-volume work,
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The Church Missionary atlas. Containing an account of the various countries in which the Church Missionary Society labours, and of its missionary operations
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as an editor in 1873 and soon became its editorial secretary in 1875, supervisor of all their publications, including its influential journal,
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During his missionary career Stock made missionary observations and inquiries in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and India.
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send more missionary workers to help them better achieve their various missionary objectives. In 1892. Eugene Stock and the
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especially where it involved issues that required a historical perspective to resolve. Stock’s four volume
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which included, "The Willows" and " The Olives", training homes, which were under the auspices of the
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were sometimes been criticized for having a partisan bias in terms of missionary successes.
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The History of the Church Missionary Society : its environment, its men and its work
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The History of the Church Missionary Society : its environment, its men and its work
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The History of the Church Missionary Society : its environment, its men and its work
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The History of the Church Missionary Society : its environment, its men and its work
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Oxford dictionary of national biography : in association with the British Academy
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The Problems of Success, A History of the Church Missionary Society 1910–1942
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The Story of the Fuh-Kien Mission of the Church Missionary Society
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Eugene Stock (left) and sister Sarah Geraldina in their youth
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An heroic bishop : the life-story of French of Lahore
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for training prospective missionaries, and was founded by
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Experimental Religion: An Address at the Church Congress
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The Missionary Movement from Britain in Modern History
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Maughan, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
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English

Church Missionary Society
London
Church Missionary Society
Westminster, London
William IV
King of Hanover
Queen Victoria
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth

French Bourse
Church Missionary Society
London Diocesan Conference
National Church Assembly
Houses of Laymen
Ecumenism
High Church Party
Henry Venn
Robert Needham Cust
British and Foreign Bible Society

Rev Stewart
Reverend Robert Stewart
Mildmay Institutions
Church of England Zenana Missionary Society
William Pennefather
South Hampstead

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