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Canadian Protestant Rhetoric and the War in South Africa
After the Battle of Paardeberg (18-27 Feb 1900), a Canadian Methodist preacher said "Not the greed of conquest, but native valour, the struggle for civilization, and the love of Motherland were in the fire in their souls that day." Professor Gordon Heath added this quote to today’s title which also reads "Canadian Protestant Rhetoric and the War in South Africa." Heath will examine how the churches wrote and preached about the imperial cause in South Africa, following the general argument of his book, "A War with a Silver Lining" (published in 2009). This conflict may be forgotten today, but as Professor Heath will reveal, 120 years ago it was making front page in the news. In the following years, up to the 1920s, Paardeberg Day on 27 Feb was the designated day for Canadians to honour Veterans and remember sacrifices.
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By The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum, Georgiana Stanciu, Mark Vogelsang, Jonathan Vance, Gord Heath, Alex Fitzgerald Black, Sarah Poulin, Michael O'Leary, Aldona Sendzikas, Katrina Pasierbek, Heather Ellis, Grant MaltmanAfter the Battle of Paardeberg (18-27 Feb 1900), a Canadian Methodist preacher said "Not the greed of conquest, but native valour, the struggle for civilization, and the love of Motherland were in the fire in their souls that day." Professor Gordon Heath added this quote to today’s title which also reads "Canadian Protestant Rhetoric and the War in South Africa." Heath will examine how the churches wrote and preached about the imperial cause in South Africa, following the general argument of his book, "A War with a Silver Lining" (published in 2009). This conflict may be forgotten today, but as Professor Heath will reveal, 120 years ago it was making front page in the news. In the following years, up to the 1920s, Paardeberg Day on 27 Feb was the designated day for Canadians to honour Veterans and remember sacrifices.