As an antidote to the recent Church of England debacle involving St Paul’s Cathedral and Occupy, it seems apposite to examine a bishop who did much for the Church: J C Ryle.
John Charles Ryle was born in 1816 to a wealthy banker. Having attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, his family expected him to pursue a career in politics. However, Ryle felt called to the priesthood and was ordained in 1842.
Read more at this link. The quotations are especially worthwhile.
Would that we had priests and bishops like this today.
My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of men; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth.
