1856: Ministry in Finnieston, Glasgow
Bonar was called to the Free Church congregation in Finnieston in Glasgow's dockland in 1856. He ministered there till his death at the end of…
Read moreAt Oxford, Wycliffe published 12 Theses for debate, criticising the Roman Catholic teaching of transubstantiation. The first thesis included: “The consecrated host which we see upon the altar is neither Christ nor any part of Christ, but an efficacious sign of him.” His radical views received widespread condmenation, but none would debate him. He was forced to leave Oxford for his rectorship at Lutterworth.