Can anybody furnish us with more details on W. Rickard?
Friday, Feb 7, 2020 : 20:28
Rodger said ...
These are some details about Mr. Rickard that Martin shared with me a few years ago:
His address is given as "W. Rickard, 65A, Friar Gate, Derby" in the lists of meetings of 1877 and of 1882, also mentioned in 1892. Later it was "Western Mount, Derby" (1893 – 1898). The address shows that he had a son Douglas, born in 1857, see http://www.mocavo.com/The-Derby-School-Register-1570-1901-2/707505/99 and this proves that he is the William Rickard mentioned here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~plattgrigg/platt-gri/pafg52.htm#1958 The details are: born in 1829 in St.Michaels, Derby, Derbyshire, UK. He died on 14 Jun 1898 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He married Marianne PERRINS on 4 Oct 1854 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, UK. This agrees with two UK censuses in 1871 and 1881.
About midst of 1898 (Month: Mai?) we read in "Words in Season" (vol. 13, page 186): "After more than twelve years of this character of service, the Editor of 'Words in Season' and 'Whosoever Will' has been compelled by broken health to bring them to and with this issue." This agrees with his departure in June 1898.
"Words in season" being one of the few "Stuart" magazines it is quite probable that Rickard went with C. E. Stuart from 1884 until his departure.
As to Rickard's writings:
Rylands library mentions: 1) "Are we to "hold fast" the ground of the church of God, or adopt that of London [i.e. of Park Street Assembly London]? [A letter dated] (March 22nd, 1885.) Revised. (Bournemouth,1885.) 4p.
2) Letters of interest [written by W. Rickard and E.C. Pressland.] London, W.H.G. Blatchley, [n.d.] 8p. This might be only a reprint from "Words in Season" where "Letters of Interest" were printed in many numbers - also by Rickards and at least once by Presland (vol. 2, page 339).
3) Holborow (H G ) Bethesda in 1892. [Correspondence between] (H.G.Holborow) [and] (W. Rickard), 1892.] [6]p. and I also found this:
There is also:
4) "Recent Utterances of Mr. Stoney on Christianity and Church Action" by Mr. W. Rickard. (see: C. E. Stuart: The Division of 1884-85. What Caused it?, footnote on page 25.)
I have neither of these four – but would like to get copies, if possible.
We have several articles by Richard in some magazines. I do not list those given with "R." in Bible Treasury 12 which you already have. Nor do I list those written by him in "Words in Season" which you will find quite easily.
As to other magazines he wrote in "The Christian's Friend" from 1878 to 1884. In the earlier years he is given as "WR D" which is "W. Rickard, Derby". The "D" was added to avoid mixing him up with William Reid. Since 1882 he is simply "WR" because William Reid departed in 1881 and there was no possibility of a confusing Reid with Rickard. That "WR" is still Rickard is seen by the article "Where I am" (Christian's Friend 1882, page 57) which is also in "Words in Season" 6, page 141 where it is attributed to the "editor" of "Words in Season". The writings of "WR" ended in 1884 because Rickard went with C. E. Stuart which Dennett (editor of Christian's Friend) strongly disapproved. In a similar way in "A Voice to the Faithful" there are several articles by "WR D" and since 1882 only "WR" and here also the article by WR abruptly ended in 1884 – for the same reasons: Stoney, the editor of the "Voice", was strongly opposed to C. E. Stuart's teachings.
I list the article here (volume or year first, then page after the colon):
A Voice to the Faithful: 14:8 14:33 14:107 14:142 14:172 14:200 14:237 15:71 15:110 15:142 15:200 15:265 15:328 16:69 16:140 16:171 16:262 17:11 17:112 17:171 18:72 18:160 18:200
