Archibald Gordon (born 1882; died 1967) was a Canadian Baptist missionary who served in India during 1913[5]-1953 with Canadian Baptist Ministries.[6]
Archibald Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Archibald Gordon 1882[3] |
| Died | 1967 (aged 84–85)[3] Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | B.A., B.Th., B.D.[3] |
| Alma mater | Brandon University, Toronto University[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Ecclesiastical administrator and pastor |
| Years active | 1913[5]-1953 in India |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Canadian Baptist Ministries |
| Writings | 1969,[1] The opal sky of India: An autobiography[2] |
Congregations served | First Baptist Church Calgary (Canada)[3] |
Offices held | Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India), (1945-1952)[4] |
| Title | The Reverend |
Early life and studies edit
Archibald Gordon was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1882 and went to Canada in 1907.[3] He enrolled for graduate studies at the Brandon University, Brandon where he took a B.A. and a B.Th. in 1913.[3] He later upgraded his academics by studying for a B.D. degree at the University of Toronto in 1947.[3]
Ecclesiastical career edit
Gordon served as a Baptist missionary in India in Andhra Pradesh from 1913 to 1953. During the last decade of his presence in India, he became principal[3] of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada during the period 1945-1952 following which the seminary council of the Baptist Theological Seminary appointed Chetti Bhanumurthy as the first Indian principal of the seminary.
Honours edit
In 1956, the McMaster University honoured Gordon with a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa).[3]
References edit
- ^ Published posthumously.
- ^ Archibald Gordon, The opal sky of India: An autobiography, Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board, Toronto, 1969.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Archives Society of Alberta
- ^ a b C. L. Johnson (Edited), Canadian Baptist Mission 125 years Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.217-219.[2]
- ^ a b W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendix II, p.11. [3]
- ^ Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, Ontario, 1988, p.156. [4]