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Glover/A/A5/28
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- 14 January 1935 (Creation)
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Glover was the eldest son of Richard Glover, a Baptist minister from Bristol. He was admitted to St John's as a scholar in 1888 and, after gaining a first in both parts of the Classical Tripos, was elected a Fellow of the College in 1892. Four years later he went to Canada to take up the post of Professor of Latin at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He returned to St John's as a teaching Fellow in 1901, and in 1911 was appointed to a University Lectureship in ancient history. He held the post of Orator at Cambridge, and was twice Proctor.
Glover was a prolific author. Many of his books and essays were on a classical theme, 'Studies in Virgil' (1904), 'Herodotus' (1924), 'Democracy in the Ancient World' (1927), and 'Greek Byways' (1932) being just a few of his titles. His restless intellect also took in other themes. 'Poets and Puritans' (1915) included essays on Bunyan and Boswell. 'The Jesus of History' (1917) made Glover's name known to thousands of non-classicists, while 'A corner of Empire: the old Ontario Strand' (1937) reflected his deep love of Canada, fostered during his five years' residence. Glover was also known as an avid letter writer, his thoughts on many subjects appearing frequently in the pages of 'The Times'. A deeply religious man, Glover was immensely proud of being elected to the post of President of the Baptist Union in 1924.
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Manuscript letter, in which Glover thanks Carlile for his letter. Glover apologises for having let Carlile in for such a deluge of letters, but perhaps it suggests that the article was timely, if not overdue. For it has been taken for granted that Christ is so easy to interpret, so apt to emphasise the obvious. Asks whether Carlile ever wrote or preached on 'The Easy Christ and the Difficult Christ'? Glover wants to ask F.C. Byan for an article on the lines of the sermon he preached on 16th December on the subject of 'balance' in the teaching of Christ, the antitheses and clear vision of both aspects of what He teaches. Going back to the Pacifist article, Glover is pleased to find it approved by Rushbrook and Orwin Smith, who does not automatically approve of Glover. He has been shocked by the outburst elsewhere. Lagton Richards fell far short of what Glover expected from him; he would like to hear Ernest Brown speak on the matter. The fact is that Glover grows increasingly weary of the carking of the Baptist Union Council members and their new but not necessarily Christian orthodoxies. Now he must go and listen to L.H. Marshall. They are not any closer to getting a minister. The majority want Rendall for a second time; some want Schofield of Rugby; some, including Glover, would like a man with more experience.