Notable South Australians/Rev. John Hall Angus

2375014Notable South Australians — Rev. John Hall AngusGeorge E. Loyau

Rev. John Hall Angus,

A NATIVE of Cramlington, Northumberland. Bom July 24, 1851; left England with his parents by the "Olivia," and arrived at Port Adelaide, November 17, 1853. Educated at the Fellenberg Commercial School under the late Mr. John Martin, and on reaching his 13th year entered the office of Mr. W. A. Wearing, Crown Prosecutor of the Province, with whom he remained until the latter was elevated to the Bench on the removal of Mr. Justice Boothby. From Mr. Wearing's he was transferred to the office of S. J. Way, Esq., the present Chief Justice, and shortly after was accepted as student of the Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, (August 3, 1869), and pursued his studies in the professorial classes at the S.A. Institute until May 19, 1873, when the Church at Mount Pleasant having become vacant through the death of the Rev. Jas. Roddich, Mr. Angus received a call to that pastorate, and was ordained on August 19 in the same year. On the death of the Rev. P. Maclaren, of Port Adelaide, Mr. Angus accepted the position, and was inducted by the Presbytery, May 19, 1879. During the life of Mr. Maclaren steps had been initiated for the erection of a new church, and Mr. Angus had the satisfaction of seeing the present handsome and commodious edifice in St. Vincent-street completed and opened on February 5, 1882. Since 1878 he has been clerk of the Presbytery, vacating the position for one year in order to take the Moderator's Chair at the request of his brethren. Mr. Angus is at present associated with Sir S. Davenport and J. Howard Angas, Esq., in administering the estate of that well-known colonist, the late Geo. Fife Angas, Esq.