Henry Flesher Bland

Henry Flesher Bland (1818–1898) was a Methodist minister in the Wesleyan tradition.[1]

The Reverend

Henry Flesher Bland
Born(1818-08-23)23 August 1818
Addingham, England
Died29 December 1898(1898-12-29) (aged 80)
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • English
Spouse(s)
Emma Levell
​
(m. 1846)​
ChildrenSalem Bland
ReligionChristianity (Methodist)
Ordained1862

Bland was born on 23 August 1818 in Addingham, England, to a family long rooted in the faith.[2] He spent his early adulthood in England and participated in church work as a lay preacher.[1] He married Emma Levell in 1846.[1] Bland and his family emigrated to Lower Canada in 1858 and took up residence in Montreal.[1] A lack of church funds made his permanent employment there unlikely.[1] However, he was appointed to the Lachute mission and was ordained there in 1862.[1]

Bland became an important person in the Methodist Church growth during his career. His reputation as a forceful preacher and church builder earned him a place of honour in the history of Methodism in Canada.[3]

Henry Flesher Bland was the father of Salem Bland, also a Methodist minister and a significant figure in the Canadian Social Gospel movement.[4]

Bland died on 29 December 1898 in Smiths Falls, Ontario.[1]

References

Footnotes
  1. Gauvreau 1990.
  2. Allen 2008, p. 16; Gauvreau 1990.
  3. Allen 2008, p. 295.
  4. Allen 2008, pp. xv, xvii, 85.

Bibliography
  • Allen, Richard (2008). The View from Murney Tower: Salem Bland, the Late Victorian Controversies, and the Search for a New Christianity. 1. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-9748-4.
  • Gauvreau, Michael (1990). "Bland, Henry Flesher". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 12. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 10 May 2020.


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