Writer, arts advocate Arnold Edinborough wrote column for the Journal, Canadian Churchman.STAFF Arnold Edinborough, a renowned writer, editor, arts advocate and devout de·vout adj. de·vout·er, de·vout·est 1. Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations. See Synonyms at religious. 2. Displaying reverence or piety. 3. Anglican, died June 2 at the age of 84. Mr. Edinborough was a longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective columnist on the arts for the Anglican Journal, founding president of the Council for Business and the Arts in Canada, editor of the Kingston Whig-Standard The Kingston Whig-Standard is a daily newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by Osprey Media. , editor and publisher of Saturday Night magazine, and long-time columnist of the Financial Post Magazine. Mr. Edinborough immigrated to Canada from England in 1947 to teach English at Queen's University Queen's University, at Kingston, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1841 as Queen's College. It achieved university status in 1912. It has faculties of arts and sciences, education, law, medicine, and applied science, as well as schools of in Kingston and eventually launched a successful career in journalism, while pursuing a passion for the arts. In an autobiography published in 1991, Mr. Edinborough described himself as an "activist" in the Anglican Church of Canada, where he served as lay preacher, speaker and delegate to various ecumenical councils ecumenical council: see council, ecumenical. . He was a columnist for the Journal, and its predecessor, Canadian Churchman, for 14 years (1976-1990). The Financial Post, in its obituary, noted that Mr. Edinborough had "pioneered the trend for corporations to invest in and promote the arts in Canada," |
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