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==Life==
==Life==
He was the second son of [[Benjamin Way]] (1740–1808) of [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Denham]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. Benjamin Way was an MP and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]].
Lewis Way was the second son of [[Benjamin Way]] (1740–1808) of [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Denham]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. Benjamin Way was an MP and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]], and arranged for his son's education as a barrister. Way graduated [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] in 1796 from [[Merton College, Oxford]], and in 1797 was [[called to the bar]] by the [[Society of the Inner Temple]].


Way came upon a stroke of good fortune in October 1799. A wealthy man named John Way (1732–1804) was at the Inner Temple to adjust his [[Will and testament|will]]; he stopped by Lewis Way's office, curious to the meet the person who shared his unusual last name. While the two Ways were not related, they did establish a friendship and correspondence. Lewis visited John at his home, and John provided financial support for Lewis. John Way did not have any children of his own, and somewhat surprisingly, he adjusted his will such that his estate of around £300,000 (= around £32 million pounds in 2021, adjusted for inflation) went to Lewis, after setting aside some for his wife.<ref>Price 2011, p. 5</ref> John Way died in 1804, and Lewis Way was suddenly independently wealthy and no longer needed to support himself as a barrister. He became a philanthropist instead.
Lewis Way graduated [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] in 1796 from [[Merton College, Oxford]], and in 1797 was [[called to the bar]] by the [[Society of the Inner Temple]]. He was ordained in 1817, and devoted to religious works part of a large legacy left him by a stranger, named John Way (1732–1804).<ref>{{cite ODNB |first=Robert |last=Brown |title= Way, Lewis (1772–1840)|id=8905}}</ref>


On his way to Lebanon, he stayed for a while in [[Nice]], on the Mediterranean coast in what is now France. While there, he donated funds for the construction of the seaside [[Promenade des Anglais]]<ref name="Price">{{cite book | title=The Road to Apocalypse: The Extraordinary Journey of Lewis Way | author=Price, Stanley & [[Munro Price|Munro]]}} (2011)</ref> He later lived in Paris as the chaplain to the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France|British ambassador]]. He founded the Marbeuf Chapel near the [[Champs-Élysées]], where his preaching attracted a fashionable congregation. This church has moved buildings and is now St George's Paris.<ref>[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2005/2-september/reviews/book-reviews/an-anglican-adventure-the-history-of-st-georges-anglican-church-in-paris An Anglican Adventure], Church Times</ref>
Way was ordained a minister in 1817, and devoted much of his wealth to religious works.<ref>{{cite ODNB |first=Robert |last=Brown |title= Way, Lewis (1772–1840)|id=8905}}</ref> On his way to Lebanon, he stayed for a while in [[Nice]], on the Mediterranean coast in what is now France. While there, he donated funds for the construction of the seaside [[Promenade des Anglais]].<Ref>Price 2011</ref> He later lived in Paris as the chaplain to the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France|British ambassador]]. He founded the Marbeuf Chapel near the [[Champs-Élysées]], where his preaching attracted a fashionable congregation. This church has moved buildings and is now St George's Paris.<ref>[http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2005/2-september/reviews/book-reviews/an-anglican-adventure-the-history-of-st-georges-anglican-church-in-paris An Anglican Adventure], Church Times</ref>
Lewis Way's last years were spent in rural [[Warwickshire]] in the care of a [[lunatic asylum]] at [[Barford, Warwickshire|Barford]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Geoff and Carole|title=Genealogy|url=http://www.htsmedia.com/genealogy.html|website=HTS Media|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>Henderson, Geoffrey, [http://www.htsmedia.com/lewis-way.html Lewis Way - A Biography] (2015)</ref>
Lewis Way's last years were spent in rural [[Warwickshire]] in the care of a [[lunatic asylum]] at [[Barford, Warwickshire|Barford]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Geoff and Carole|title=Genealogy|url=http://www.htsmedia.com/genealogy.html|website=HTS Media|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>Henderson, Geoffrey, [http://www.htsmedia.com/lewis-way.html Lewis Way - A Biography] (2015)</ref>


==Mission to the Jewish people==
==Mission to the Jewish people==
Way, who belonged to the [[Evangelical]] wing of the [[Church of England]], was active in its outreach to Jewish people. He was a founding member of [[Church's Ministry Among Jewish People|The Church's Ministry Among Jewish People]]. He built and decorated the church at [[Stansted Park]] as part of this ministry.
Way belonged to the [[Evangelical]] wing of the [[Church of England]] and was active in its outreach to Jewish people. He was a founding member of the [[London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews]]. He built and decorated the church at [[Stansted Park]] as part of this ministry. Way firmly believed that the restoration of the Jews to Israel would fulfill Biblically-mandated prophecies, and believed that this would be linked with the mass conversion of the Jews to Christianity.


In 1817 Lewis Way obtained an audience with [[Alexander I of Russia|Tsar Alexander I of Russia]], who befriended him and shared his interest in the future of the Jewish people (see [[History of the Jews in Russia#Russian Empire|History of the Jews in Russia]]). Way wrote, "It was not an audience of a private man with an Emperor, but rather a most friendly exchange of views of a Christian with a fellow Christian.".<ref>Memorandum of an interview with his Imperial Majesty Alexander Emperor of all the Russias – 1818 -Parkes Library Special Collections, University of Southampton, MS 85 Papers of Lewis Way</ref> The Tsar sent Way to the [[Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)|Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle]] (1818) in what is now [[Aachen]] in Germany to obtain a commitment from the post-Napoleonic European [[Head of state|heads of state]] to improve the lot of Europe's Jewish population. He succeeded in that mission.<ref>Henderson, Geoffrey, Lewis Way - A Biography (2015)</ref>
In 1817 Lewis Way obtained an audience with [[Alexander I of Russia|Tsar Alexander I of Russia]], who befriended him and shared his interest in the future of the Jewish people (see [[History of the Jews in Russia#Russian Empire|History of the Jews in Russia]]). Way wrote, "It was not an audience of a private man with an Emperor, but rather a most friendly exchange of views of a Christian with a fellow Christian."<ref>Memorandum of an interview with his Imperial Majesty Alexander Emperor of all the Russias – 1818 -Parkes Library Special Collections, University of Southampton, MS 85 Papers of Lewis Way</ref> The Tsar sent Way to the [[Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818)|Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle]] (1818) in what is now [[Aachen]] in Germany to obtain a commitment from the post-Napoleonic European [[Head of state|heads of state]] to improve the lot of Europe's Jewish population.


It was following his visit to Russia in 1817 that Lewis Way developed a belief in the imminent return of Christ, adopting the pseudonym Basilicus<ref>{{Cite book|last=Froom|first=LeRoy Edwin|title=The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers Volume iii|publisher=Review and Herald|year=1946|location=Washington D.C.|pages=417}}</ref> for the publication of his convictions in ''Thoughts on the'' ''Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church.''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basilicus|title=Thoughts on the Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church|publisher=Hough & Pace|year=1823|location=Gloucester, England}}</ref>
It was following his visit to Russia in 1817 that Lewis Way developed a belief in the imminent return of Christ, adopting the pseudonym Basilicus<ref>{{Cite book|last=Froom|first=LeRoy Edwin|title=The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers Volume iii|publisher=Review and Herald|year=1946|location=Washington D.C.|pages=417}}</ref> for the publication of his convictions in ''Thoughts on the'' ''Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church.''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basilicus|title=Thoughts on the Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church|publisher=Hough & Pace|year=1823|location=Gloucester, England}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
In 1801 Way married Mary Drewe (1780–1848), youngest daughter of the [[The Drewe family of Broadhembury|Reverend Herman Drewe]] of [[The Grange, Broadhembury]],<ref>Henderson, Geoffrey, [http://www.htsmedia.com/lewis-way.html Lewis Way - A Biography] (2015)</ref> a substantial estate in Devonshire. The couple's only son was the antiquary [[Albert Way]] (1805–1874). Their daughter, Georgiana Millicent Way, married Henry Daniel Cholmeley (b. 1810, d. 1 Jun 1865).
In 1801 Way married Mary Drewe (1780–1848), youngest daughter of the [[The Drewe family of Broadhembury|Reverend Herman Drewe]] of [[The Grange, Broadhembury]],<ref>Henderson, Geoffrey, Lewis Way - A Biography (2015)</ref> a substantial estate in Devonshire. The couple had two children: a son, the antiquary [[Albert Way]] (1805–1874), and a daughter, Georgiana Millicent Way, who married Henry Daniel Cholmeley (b. 1810, d. 1 Jun 1865).


==References==
==References==
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===Bibliography===

* {{cite book | title=The Road to Apocalypse: The Extraordinary Journey of Lewis Way | last=Price |first=Munro |author-link=Munro Price |last2=Price |first2=Stanley |date=2011 |isbn=9781907903267 }}
== External links ==
<nowiki>*</nowiki> [http://www.htsmedia.com www.htsmedia.com], a biography


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Revision as of 10:11, 9 March 2022

Lewis Way (1772–1840) was an English barrister and churchman, noted for his Christian outreach to the Jewish people. He is not to be confused with his grandfather, also called Lewis Way, a director of the South Sea Company.

Life

Lewis Way was the second son of Benjamin Way (1740–1808) of Denham, Buckinghamshire. Benjamin Way was an MP and a Fellow of the Royal Society, and arranged for his son's education as a barrister. Way graduated M.A. in 1796 from Merton College, Oxford, and in 1797 was called to the bar by the Society of the Inner Temple.

Way came upon a stroke of good fortune in October 1799. A wealthy man named John Way (1732–1804) was at the Inner Temple to adjust his will; he stopped by Lewis Way's office, curious to the meet the person who shared his unusual last name. While the two Ways were not related, they did establish a friendship and correspondence. Lewis visited John at his home, and John provided financial support for Lewis. John Way did not have any children of his own, and somewhat surprisingly, he adjusted his will such that his estate of around £300,000 (= around £32 million pounds in 2021, adjusted for inflation) went to Lewis, after setting aside some for his wife.[1] John Way died in 1804, and Lewis Way was suddenly independently wealthy and no longer needed to support himself as a barrister. He became a philanthropist instead.

Way was ordained a minister in 1817, and devoted much of his wealth to religious works.[2] On his way to Lebanon, he stayed for a while in Nice, on the Mediterranean coast in what is now France. While there, he donated funds for the construction of the seaside Promenade des Anglais.[3] He later lived in Paris as the chaplain to the British ambassador. He founded the Marbeuf Chapel near the Champs-Élysées, where his preaching attracted a fashionable congregation. This church has moved buildings and is now St George's Paris.[4]

Lewis Way's last years were spent in rural Warwickshire in the care of a lunatic asylum at Barford.[5][6]

Mission to the Jewish people

Way belonged to the Evangelical wing of the Church of England and was active in its outreach to Jewish people. He was a founding member of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews. He built and decorated the church at Stansted Park as part of this ministry. Way firmly believed that the restoration of the Jews to Israel would fulfill Biblically-mandated prophecies, and believed that this would be linked with the mass conversion of the Jews to Christianity.

In 1817 Lewis Way obtained an audience with Tsar Alexander I of Russia, who befriended him and shared his interest in the future of the Jewish people (see History of the Jews in Russia). Way wrote, "It was not an audience of a private man with an Emperor, but rather a most friendly exchange of views of a Christian with a fellow Christian."[7] The Tsar sent Way to the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) in what is now Aachen in Germany to obtain a commitment from the post-Napoleonic European heads of state to improve the lot of Europe's Jewish population.

It was following his visit to Russia in 1817 that Lewis Way developed a belief in the imminent return of Christ, adopting the pseudonym Basilicus[8] for the publication of his convictions in Thoughts on the Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church.[9]

Family

In 1801 Way married Mary Drewe (1780–1848), youngest daughter of the Reverend Herman Drewe of The Grange, Broadhembury,[10] a substantial estate in Devonshire. The couple had two children: a son, the antiquary Albert Way (1805–1874), and a daughter, Georgiana Millicent Way, who married Henry Daniel Cholmeley (b. 1810, d. 1 Jun 1865).

References

  1. ^ Price 2011, p. 5
  2. ^ Brown, Robert. "Way, Lewis (1772–1840)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8905. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Price 2011
  4. ^ An Anglican Adventure, Church Times
  5. ^ Henderson, Geoff and Carole. "Genealogy". HTS Media. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  6. ^ Henderson, Geoffrey, Lewis Way - A Biography (2015)
  7. ^ Memorandum of an interview with his Imperial Majesty Alexander Emperor of all the Russias – 1818 -Parkes Library Special Collections, University of Southampton, MS 85 Papers of Lewis Way
  8. ^ Froom, LeRoy Edwin (1946). The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers Volume iii. Washington D.C.: Review and Herald. p. 417.
  9. ^ Basilicus (1823). Thoughts on the Scriptural Expectations of the Christian Church. Gloucester, England: Hough & Pace.
  10. ^ Henderson, Geoffrey, Lewis Way - A Biography (2015)

Bibliography

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