Archibald Gordon (missionary)

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The Reverend

Archibald Gordon
Born
Archibald Gordon

1882[1]
Aberdeen,[1] Scotland
Died1967[1]
(Canada)
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationB.A., B.Th., B.D.[1]
Alma materBrandon University, Brandon, Toronto University, Toronto[1]
OccupationEcclesiastical Administrator and Pastor
Years active1913[2]-1953 in India
ReligionChristianity
ChurchCanadian Baptist Ministries
Writings1969,[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]
TitleThe Reverend

Archibald Gordon (born 1882; died 1967) was a Canadian Baptist missionary who served in India during 1913[2]-1953 with Canadian Baptist Ministries.[6]

Early life and studies[edit]

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] He later upgraded his academics by studying for a B.D. degree at the University of Toronto in 1947.[1]

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[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[edit]

In 1956, the McMaster University honoured Gordon with a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa).[1]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Gordon P. Barss
1939-1945 		Principal,
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Kakinada (India)
1945-1952[5] 		Succeeded by
Chetty Bhanumurthy
1952-1955

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Archives Society of Alberta
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendix II, p.11. [1]
  3. ↑ Published posthumously.
  4. ↑ Archibald Gordon, The opal sky of India: An autobiography, Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board, Toronto, 1969.[2]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.[3]
  6. ↑ Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, Ontario, 1988, p.156. [4]
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