Background
Boddy was born into an ecclesiastical family: his father was a vicar, and his mother was a descendant of Mary Vazeille, who had been married to John Wesley.
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Alexander Boddy
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Following several appointments, the Bishop of Durham, J. B. Lightfoot, placed him in All Saints Church in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland in 1884. From 1908 to 1914 Boddy hosted a series of Sunderland Conventions, which gained national press attention. Boddy taught that the purpose of the Holy Spirit was to emphasise Christ, and that divine love was more important than speaking in tongues.
He warned against exaggeration as regards healing testimonies.
He also believed that the Second Coming of Christ was imminent, and he suggested that certain events during World War I were portents of Biblical prophecy. Unlike some other Pentecostals, he supported the British war effort.
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September 10, 1930 (aged 75) -
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Religion
Pentecostalism