Rev Charles W Posnett papers
Large file containing copies of printed and typed circular letters and circuit reports and other papers, dated from 1914 to 1944, from the Methodist Mission stations of Medak and Lakshettipett in Hyderabad State [Andhra Pradesh]. There are copies of printed articles relating to the work from the Met...
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/FBN 22 (fiche 972-980);
'travels in India' file misfilmed and therefore please order MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 31 (fiche sheet no 1357) |
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c1914-c1944 |
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| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Posnett; Charles Walker (1870-1950); ordained and medical missionary |
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SOAS Archive |
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MMS.17.02.06.14 |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/FBN 22 (fiche 972-980);
'travels in India' file misfilmed and therefore please order MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 31 (fiche sheet no 1357) |
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MMS/17/02/06/14 |
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Rev Charles W Posnett papers |
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c1914-c1944 |
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2 files |
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Posnett; Charles Walker (1870-1950); ordained and medical missionary |
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Posnett; Charles Walker (1870-1950); ordained and medical missionary |
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Posnett; Charles Walker (1870-1950); ordained and medical missionary |
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Posnett; Charles Walker (1870-1950); ordained and medical missionary |
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Archive |
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Charles Walker Posnett was born in Sheffield on 7th December 1870 to a prominent Methodist family. He was educated at Woodhouse Grove School and at Kingswood School both of which were schools for the sons of Methodist ministers. He then went on to Richmond College, Surrey to train for the ministry. He also undertook medical training at the London Hospital in order to fully prepare himself for a life of missionary service. In 1895 he was appointed to serve as a missionary in Hyderabad, Deccan, then an independent state under the Nizam of Hyderabad. After a couple of years he moved to Medak where he remained until the end of his missionary career in 1939. Probably, his most visible legacy is the large Church in Gothic style he had built at Medak to accommodate the many villagers in and around Medak, particularly those from the Mala and Madiga castes, who had converted to Christianity in mass movements. He also established a training institution for teachers and church leaders. During his time in Hyderabad the area was afflicted with two severe famines, one in the late 1890s and the other from 1919 to 1921.
He died on 30th September 1950.
Associated with him in his work were a number of other Methodist missionaries among them his sister, Emilie Posnett (1866-c1967) and Rev Charles Gordon Early (1889-1975) who was appointed to Medak in 1914. Early was placed in charge of the work at the new centre of Lakshettipet north of the River Godavari.
Further Reading:
London Missionary Society, Order of service for medical missions: a fight with death: a story of Emilie Posnett, taken from Yarns on heroes of India (1927);
[Posnett, C W], A new conquest for Christ: the ex-priest Cornelius and his former idols;
[Posnett, C W], Christ or the cholera goddess? Whom shall the out-castes serve? (1908);
Posnett, C W, 1,072 rescued famine children: will you help to save them for Christ's service? : The harvest of three years' famine in Hyderabad;
Posnett, C W, The beginning of the caste movement;
Posnett, C W, Outlines of Bible characters with additional explanatory notes (In Telugu, 1903);
Posnett, C W, The epistles to the seven churches of Asia: expository and historical notes: Revelation I - III (In Telugu, 1913);
Posnett, C W, Hyderabad Methodist Church: items of interest (1937);
Posnett, E, & Harris, S A, Under the shadow of the temple and other tales from Medak, Nizam's dominions [1906];
Posnett, P, Medak my new home, my journey and my welcome. An open letter to friends (c1912);
Sackett, F C, Posnett of Medak [1951]. |
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Large file containing copies of printed and typed circular letters and circuit reports and other papers, dated from 1914 to 1944, from the Methodist Mission stations of Medak and Lakshettipett in Hyderabad State [Andhra Pradesh]. There are copies of printed articles relating to the work from the Methodist Missionary Society's magazine, Foreign Field and from other periodical publications. Printed items include a programme of the opening service in Medak's new church in 1925 and appeals to British and Indian supporters to fund mission projects. Also a file entitled 'Travels in India' containing correspondence and brief accounts of his journeys, 1916-1917. |
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GB/SOASNAF/P132 GB/SOASNAF/P436 GB/SOASNAF/P970 |
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Subject of Creator of Subject of |
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1278629 7729895 1265205 1263231 1269750 |
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Open |
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Only to be viewed on microfiche. |
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Copyright mostly held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
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For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
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English Telugu |
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English Telugu |
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Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for Charles W Posnett (MMS/India/Correspondence/Hyderabad/FBN 12-15). There is also some correspondence written by Posnett to the Women's Work Department (MMS/WW/India/Correspondence/Medak/FBN 20). The latter may also include some correspondence by his sister Emilie. Further information on Posnett's work, as well as the work of his colleagues (including Charles Early), will be contained in the Hyderabad Synod Minutes (MMS/India/Synod Minutes/FBN 4-8 & MMS/India/Synod Minutes/South India/FBN 12-16).
A pedigree of the Early family is available within Notes and Transcripts (MMS/Special Series/Notes & Transcripts/FBN 1, item 16). An album of photographs taken by Early, illustrating mission work in and around Medak, is held in the Photographic section of the archive (MMS, Southern India, Photographs, Box 1199, file 1). Further photographs of the Hyderabad District (including Medak) can also be found in this box. |
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Methodism Methodists Missionary work Missionaries Caste Famines Travel abroad |
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Methodism Methodists Missionary work Missionaries Caste Famines Travel abroad |
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Methodism Methodists Missionary work Missionaries Caste Famines Travel abroad |
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MMS |
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MMS.0017.0002.0006.0014 |