Archdeacon on Horseback
by Cyril E.H. Williams & Pixie McGeachie
Archdeacon on Horseback is the biography of Richard Small, an Anglican Priest who played a major part in the development of the Indian Missions of the southwestern British Columbia Interior.
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Richard Small spent most of his life between May, 1884 and his death in May, 1909 in Missionary service in the Yale, Lytton, Lillooet and Nicola Valley Region.
"The stained glass memorial to the Canon reproduced on the cover inspired the research that resulted in this story... Illustrated with many historic photographs, this is a timely reminder that many of these pioneering religions worked tirelessly for and with an understanding of the Native peoples they served."
Annie Boulanger, Burnaby NOW, July 15, 1992.
Archdeacon Richard Small's biography also chronicles the founding of All Hallow's School at Yale; St. Bartholomew's Hospital in Lytton; and St. George's Indian Residential School near Lytton.
The late Canon Cyril E.H. Williams also served as an Anglican priest at Lytton before becoming an Anglican Church archivist at the Vancouver School of Theology, UBC. Pixie McGeachie is a Burnaby, B.C. journalist;
editor; researcher; and book author. Her published books include Bygones of Burnaby.
112 pages, a map and 28 photos. Also includes chapter end-notes, an extensive bibliography and index. 6" x 9" laminated paperback binding. ISBN 0-929069-05-6 $9.95 Convert!
About the Authors
CANON CYRIL E.H. WILLIAMS was ordained a deacon of the Anglican Church on May 3, 1942 at St. Johns Church, North Vancouver. His first posting was to Mayo, Yukon, where he and his wife, Lilian spent two years. While at Mayo, he was ordained a priest. From Mayo, Cyril went to Merritt, B.C., where he ministered for four and a half years before being posted to Lytton, B.C.
While at Lytton, he became intrigued by the stained glass window in the Indian church of St. Paul's and St. Mary's, depicting Archdeacon Small on horseback. He decided to find out more about Small. Cyril Williams' meticulous research spanned more than three years. In 1952, while ministering in Lytton, Cyril suffered paralysis down his right side. After lengthy and difficult therapy, he was able to return to his beloved church work, but in a different role. From June, 1960 to the end of 1979, he ably filled the position of archivist in the Anglican Church Archives, Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia.
PIXIE MCGEACHIE is an experienced journalist; weekly newspaper editor; researcher; information officer; and book author. Pixie McGeachie's articles have appeared in such publications as Westworld, Pioneer News, The Elder Statesman, the Vancouver Book, Canadian Frontier and the British Columbia Historical News.
Pixie McGeachie is author of Adventures in Canada (a children's book) and Bygones of Burnaby. She is also co-author of A History of the Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
In addition to her writing work, Pixie McGeachie is a member of Burnaby Heritage Advisory Committee and president of the Burnaby Historical Society.
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