Archibald Gordon (missionary)
| The Reverend Archibald Gordon CBM | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Archibald Gordon 1882[1] Aberdeen,[1] Scotland |
| Died |
1967[1] (Canada) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | B.A., B.Th., B.D.[1] |
| Alma mater | Brandon University, Brandon, Toronto University, Toronto[1] |
| Occupation | Ecclesiastical Administrator and Pastor |
| Years active | 1913[2]-1953 in India |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Canadian Baptist Ministries |
| Writings | 1969,[3] The opal sky of India: An autobiography[4] |
Congregations served | First Baptist Church Calgary (Canada)[1] |
Offices held | Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India), (1945-1952)[5] |
| Title | The Reverend |
Archibald Gordon (born 1882; died 1967) was a Baptist missionary who served in India during 1913[2]-1953 through the Canadian Baptist Ministries.[6]
Early life and studies
Archibald Gordon was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1882 and went to Canada in 1907.[1] He enrolled for graduate studies at the Brandon University, Brandon where he took a B.A. and a B.Th. in 1913.[1] Archibald later upgraded his academics by studying for a B.D. degree at the University of Toronto in 1947.[1]
Ecclesiastical career
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[1] 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
In 1956, the McMaster University honoured Archibald Gordon with a Doctor of Divinity degree by honoris causa.[1]
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rev. Gordon P. Barss 1939-1945 |
Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India) 1945-1952[5] |
Succeeded by Rev. Chetty Bhanumurthy 1952-1955 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Archives Society of Alberta
- 1 2 W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendix II, p.11.
- ↑ Published posthumously.
- ↑ Archibald Gordon, The opal sky of India: An autobiography, Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board, Toronto, 1969.
- 1 2 C. L. Johnson (Edited), Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.217-219.
- ↑ Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, Ontario, 1988, p.156.