Charles A. Hall
Charles A. Hall
Born
Charles Albert Hall
11 July 1872
Eastfield, Peterborough
Died27 August 1965 (aged 93)
Storrington
OccupationSwedenborgian minister
Spouse
Annie Unwin
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(m. 1896)​

Charles Albert HallFRMS (11 July 1872 – 27 August 1965) was an English naturalist and Swedenborgian minister.

Career

Hall was born at Eastfield, Peterborough and was educated at Deacon's School and New Church College in London.[1] He was a pastor at Hull, Bristol, Paisley, Southport and London from 1896 to 1935.[1]

Hall was minister of the Paisley Society from 1909 to 1919.[2] He managed a camping expedition on the shores of Loch Fyne which included nature rambles. Dugald Semple who attended the expedition described it as a "joyful experience, for it was so far my best introduction to the simple life".[3]

In the 1920s he was minister of the New Jerusalem Church in Southport.[4] He was the editor of the 17 volume "Peeps at Nature” series published by A & C Black between 1911 and 1935.[5] His 1914 volume Common British Beetles was widely cited.[6] He was a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society.[7]

Hall was the editor of the New Church Herald for 22 years. He lectured on the teachings of Swedenborg.[8] Hall resided at Longbury Hill, Storrington. He died on 27 August 1965.[9]

Hall was supportive of naturopathy and edited the Scottish Health Reformer.[10] He authored the 3 volume The Art of Being Happy, The Art of Being Healthy and The Art of Being Successful.[11][12]

Anti-vivisection

Hall was an anti-vivisectionist. In the 1940s, he was president of the Worthing branch of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.[13][14] In 1962, he was vice-president of the Storrington and District branch.[15] Hall argued that vivisection was unethical and incompatible with Christianity.[16][17]

Hall was a vegetarian and a member of the General Council of the Order of the Golden Age.[18] In 1903, he was editor of the Scottish Vegetarian Society's magazine Health, Food and Cookery.[18]

Personal life

Hall married Annie Unwin in 1896; they had two sons.[1]

Selected publications

  • How to Use the Microscope: A Guide for the Novice (1912)[19]
  • The Romance of the Rocks (1912)
  • Wild Flowers and their Wonderful Ways (1916)
  • They Do Not Die (1918)[20]
  • Bird Life of the Seasons (1920)
  • Common British Beetles (1925)
  • The Open Book of Nature (1925)
  • Pond Life (1928)
  • Birds' Eggs and Nests (1935)
  • Wild Flowers in their Haunts (1944)

References

  1. ^ abcInman, Colin (1990). The A & C Black Colour Books: A Collector's Guide and Bibliography, 1900-1930. Werner Shaw. p. 254. ISBN 978-0907961055.
  2. ^MacWhirter, Archibald (1956). The Church of the New Jerusalem in Scotland. Scottish Church History Society. p. 208.
  3. ^Semple, Dugald (1957). Joy in Living: An Autobiography. Maclellan. p. 13.
  4. ^"Observations". The Observer. June 19, 1928. p. 4.(subscription required)
  5. ^Moore, P. G (2015). "Peeping at nature with the Reverend Charles A. Hall FRMS (1872–1965)". Archives of Natural History. 42 (1): 10–22. doi:10.3366/anh.2015.0275.
  6. ^Evans, Paul (2021). "Country diary: what's under the stone? A hungry beetle for starters". The Guardian.
  7. ^"Rev. Charles Albert Hall". Worthing Gazette. June 8, 1960. p. 8.(subscription required)
  8. ^"Swedenborg: Seer and Man". Hastings & St. Leonards Observer. August 5, 1939.(subscription required)
  9. ^"Re Charles Albert Hall, Deceased". Worthing Gazette. November 10, 1965. p. 21.(subscription required)
  10. ^Brown, P. S. (1991). "Medically Qualified Naturopaths and the General Medical Council"(PDF). Medical History. 35 (1): 50–77. doi:10.1017/s0025727300053126. PMC 1036269. PMID 2008122. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^"The Cost of Being Healthy". The Courier. November 25, 1903. p. 7.(subscription required)
  12. ^The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature. J. Whitaker & Sons. 1910. pp. 15–16.
  13. ^"Anti-Vivisection: Worthing Branch Annual Meeting". Worthing Gazette. March 10, 1943. p. 3.(subscription required)
  14. ^"This Worthing Branch is the Biggest". The Worthing Herald. April 22, 1949. p. 9.(subscription required)
  15. ^"Storrington: Animal Cruelty". The Herald. June 1, 1962. p. 30.(subscription required)
  16. ^"Famous Woman Novelist at Worthing". The Herald. June 30, 1939. p. 3.(subscription required)
  17. ^"Storrington". West Sussex Gazette. June 7, 1956. p. 5.(subscription required)
  18. ^ ab"Editorial Notes"(PDF). The Herald of the Golden Age. 8 (2): 20–24. 1903.
  19. ^"Reviewed Work: How to Use the Microscope, a Guide for the Novice by Charles A. Hall". Science. 36 (927): 439–440. 1912. JSTOR 1637533.
  20. ^"Reviewed Work: They Do Not Die by Charles A. Hall". The Biblical World. 53 (3): 325. 1918. JSTOR 3136319.
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