Joseph Angus | |
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 Joseph Angus, 1883 portrait | |
| Born | (1816-01-16)16 January 1816 |
| Died | 28 August 1902(1902-08-28) (aged 86) |
| Education | King's College, London; Stepney College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Known for | Head of Stepney College |
Joseph Angus (January 1816 – August 1902) was an EnglishBaptist minister, college head, and biblical scholar.
The only son of John Angus, a farmer and later a leather merchant, by his wife Elizabeth Wanless, he was born atBolam, Northumberland. His first schooling was atNewcastle, underGeorge Ferris Whidborne Mortimer, who wanted to send him to Cambridge. As a nonconformist and a member of the Baptist church under Thomas Pengilly at Newcastle, he preferred theUniversity of Edinburgh, where he entered in 1834, after passing a year atKing's College, London. In 1835, he studied for the Baptist ministry atStepney College underWilliam Harris Murch. Returning to Edinburgh with a scholarship under Dr. Ward's trust, he graduated M.A. 27 April 1837.[1]
In 1838, Angus accepted a call toNew Park Street chapel,Southwark. In 1840, he was appointed colleague to John Dyer in the secretaryship of theBaptist Missionary Society, and became sole secretary in 1841; there he was a fundraiser, in particular for the mission house in Moorgate Street. In 1849, he became head of Stepney College, which under his presidency moved toRegent's Park College in 1856: he held the post till 1893.[1]
The degree of D.D. was conferred on Angus in 1852 byBrown University. From 1859, he was for ten years examiner in English toLondon University, and in 1865 to theCivil Service Commission. In 1870, he was appointed on theNew Testament company for therevision of the King James Bible. He was elected in 1870 forMarylebone to the firstLondon School Board: In all he spent nearly 12 years on the board: from 1870 to 1873, 1876 to 1882 and 1894 to 1897.[1][2]
As a theologian Angus was conservative; in a debate of 1870 he upheld the doctrine ofeternal torment. He died atHampstead on 28 August 1902, and was buried inNorwood cemetery.[1]
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His collection of books by Baptist authors formed the basis of theAngus Library and Archive. Now housed atRegent's Park College, it is the leading collection of Baptist history and heritage worldwide.[3]
Angus's major works were:[1]
Angus worked on the bibliography of Baptist authors.Baptist Authors and History, 1527–1800, was printed in theBaptist Handbook in 1894, and issued separately in 1896.[1]
As a textbook writer, Angus produced: handbooks to the Bible (1853; 2nd imp. 1907), to the English language (1864; 1868), and to English literature (1866); and editions ofJoseph Butler'sAnalogy and Sermons (1855; 2nd edit. 1881) andFrancis Wayland'sElements of Moral Science (1858). All these were published by theReligious Tract Society.[1]
Angus married on 3 March 1841 Amelia (died 1893), fourth daughter ofWilliam Brodie Gurney. Of their family of four sons and six daughters, the second son John Mortimer Angus became registrar of theUniversity of Wales.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Angus, Joseph".Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
