Talbot Greaves
Talbot Greaves (1826-1899) was a High-Calvinist Anglican preacher. In 1850 he was ordained Bishop of Lichfield to the Curacy of Mayfield. In 1854 he assisted Dean Close at the parish church in Cheltenham. In 1856 the Simeon Trustees appointed him to the living of Melcombe Regis, Dorsetshire, laboring for twenty-five years. In 1881 he became Vicar of Clifton.
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The Late Clifton Conference (1898)
Dear Sir,—I am sending you, subject to your approval, a few notes taken of some of the precious addresses upon the subject of "Faith," which we were privileged to hear at the recent Clifton Conference. They are but few, and very imperfect, and I fear will give but a poor idea of the full and rich teaching which so characterized the meetings; and I would wish it to be understood, that it is from no lack of blessed teaching on the part of the other speakers, but inability on mine, that this limited selection has been made, for if ever one feels his utter unworthiness, nothingness, and insufficiency as "least in my Father's house," it is at these times when he is privileged to hear…
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James Ormiston’s Appraisal Of Talbot Greaves And His Ministry
At Moxy-le-port Church, Bristol, on the Sunday next after the funeral, the Rector (the Rev. James Ormiston) preached a special sermon on the subject of the late Rev. Talbot Greaves’s life and ministry. The text taken was 2 Timothy 1:12, "For the which cause I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him against that day." One subject, Mr. Ormiston observed, has very largely occupied their minds during the last week—the sudden and tragic home-call of God's faithful servant, their loved friend, the Rev. Talbot Greaves. Less than twelve months ago Mr. Greaves took for his text in Mary-Ie-port pulpit the…
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Talbot Greaves’s Posthumous Sermon
At St. Andrew's-the-Less, Dowry Square, Bristol, on the following Sunday morning, the Vicar (the Rev. S. F. Alford) read to a full congregation the sermon which the Rev. Talbot Greaves had intended to preach there on the previous Sunday. The discourse was found in the study of our beloved friend after his death. Before reading the pathetic address, Mr. Alford made a few remarks upon the uncertainty of life, illustrated by Mr. Greaves’s call, and pointed out the lesson that their plans for the future need always be contingent upon the Divine will. He spoke, too, of the loss which the Church of England and the neighbourhood had suffered through Mr. Greaves’s death, and said that many had to thank God for the faithfulness and…
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The Life And Ministry Of Talbot Greaves
A deeply touching interest attaches to our Portrait this month. The name of the Rev. Talbot Greaves, formerly Vicar of Clifton, and a constant speaker at the Clifton Conferences, had become familiar to our readers, not a few of whom had also frequently listened to his powerful Scriptural addresses at the October meetings in the Victoria Rooms. In our last month's issue we announced that God's servant had met with grave personal injuries through a fall from his horse, and that little hope of recovery was held out by his medical attendants. The anticipation of the end was speedily realized, and the noble Christian standard-bearer was called up to receive his crown not many hours after we penned those premonitory lines. Mr. Greaves, who was…
