Introduction

Biography

Son of a Bap­tist min­is­ter, Bon­ner at­tend­ed the Plais­tow School, and Raw­don Bap­tist Col­lege in Leeds.

He was or­dained in 1884, and pas­tored at in Sale, Che­shire (1884–95), and the Port­land Cha­pel, South­amp­ton (1895–1900).

He was in­volved in the Brit­ish Sun­day School mov­ement, start­ing as sec­re­ta­ry in 1900, then serv­ing as pre­si­dent of the Na­tion­al Sun­day School Un­ion (1922–23), and of the Bap­tist Un­ion (1931–32).

Works

• The Gar­land of New Sun­day School Mu­sic (Lon­don: Hart, 1881)
• The Chris­tian En­dea­vour Hymn­al (mu­sic­al ed­it­or) (Chris­tian En­dea­vour Un­ion of Great Bri­tain & Ire­land: 1896)
• The Sunday School Hym­na­ry, ed­it­or (Lond­on: Sun­day School Un­ion, 1905)
• The Jun­ior Hym­nal, with Jo­seph Mor­gan, 1907
• A Hand­book to the Bap­tist Church Hym­nal, Re­vised, ed­it­ed with W. T. Whit­ley, 1935
• Some Bap­tist Hym­nists, 1937