Greatness
In February 1850 the Canterbury Association published the Canterbury Papers. The papers described how the new settlement would set an example of a colonial settlement which was English at heart and included “the very highest, of a good and right state of society.”
They hoped to preserve the religious values of the Church of England, and to set up a civilised society which supported the church through its schools, institutions and its economy.
Listen to what the Bishop of Norwich said about plans for the new Canterbury Settlement at a public meeting in Ipswich, England.
Bishop of Norwich
Source: Canterbury Papers No. 1&2, Canterbury Association, 1850.
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