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The Reverend
Archibald Gordon
CBM
Born
Archibald Gordon

1882[3]
Aberdeen,[3] Scotland
Died1967[3]
(Canada)
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationB.A., B.Th., B.D.[3]
Alma materBrandon University, Brandon, Toronto University, Toronto[3]
Occupation(s)Ecclesiastical Administrator and Pastor
Years active1913[5]-1953 in India
ReligionChristianity
ChurchCanadian Baptist Ministries
Writings1969,[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]
TitleThe Reverend

Archibald Gordon (born 1882; died 1967) was a Baptist missionary who served in India during 1913[5]-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.[3] He enrolled for graduate studies at the Brandon University, Brandon where he took a B.A. and a B.Th. in 1913.[3] Archibald later upgraded his academics by studying for a B.D. degree at the University of Toronto in 1947.[3]

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[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

In 1956, the McMaster University honoured Archibald Gordon with a Doctor of Divinity degree by honoris causa.[3]

Academic offices
Preceded by Principal,
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Kakinada (India)
1945-1952[4] 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Published posthumously.
  2. ^ Archibald Gordon, The opal sky of India: An autobiography, Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board, Toronto, 1969.[1]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Archives Society of Alberta
  4. ^ a b 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.[2]
  5. ^ a b W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendix II, p.11. [3]
  6. ^ Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, Ontario, 1988, p.156. [4]
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