10 May 1917 A.D. Henry Barclay Swete Dies—“Old School” Anglican Scholar, Professor, Theologian & Prayer Book Churchman
10 May 1917 A.D. Henry Barclay Swete Dies—“Old School” Anglican Scholar, Professor, Theologian & Prayer Book Churchman Graves, Dan. “Shy Henry Swete Battled for Bible Truth .” Christianity.com. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1901-2000/shy-henry-swete-battled-for-bible-truth-11630713.html . Accessed 10 May 2014. "No one could be with Dr Swete without becoming sensible that he lived and breathed in another world than this. The things of the Spirit were realities to him." This was the assessment of a man who knew him-- Arthur James Mason-- in the Journal of Theological Studies that Henry Barclay Swete had founded years before and kept alive through its early struggles. Born in 1835, Swete had a weak body; at times in late middle age, he could not even walk. Vigorous pursuits were out of the question and so he channeled his energies into the work of a pastor and teacher, becoming one of the greatest scholars of his day...