Collections and Recollections

George William Erskine Russell was born in 1853, and was the son of Lord Charles Russell, and the scion of a family which had given a Prime Minister to England in the person of Lord John Russell. He was justly proud of his connection with this illustrious family. It has been said that 'there never was a stupid Russell, ' and he was no exception to this admirable rule. He was educated at Harrow School and at University College, Oxford, being elected a scholar of the latter. Like so many others among the Anglo-Catholic leaders, he began by being an Evangelical. His deeply reflective nature, balanced by a strong sense of the practical, brought him to the Catholic position, which he held with very strong conviction.