John Hind (bishop in Fukien)
John Hind | |
|---|---|
 Anglican bishop of Fukien | |
| Born | 17 February 1879 |
| Died | 7 July 1958 |
John Hind (simplified Chinese: 恒约翰; traditional Chinese: 恒約翰; Pinyin: Héng Yuēhàn; Foochow Romanized: Hèng Iók-hâng; 17 February 1879[1] – 7 July 1958)[2] was a missionary of the Anglican Church.
Life
Hind was born in Belfast, Ireland.[3] His grandfather William Marsden Hind (1815–1894) was an archaeologist and botanist.[4] Hind graduated from Trinity College, Dublin (gaining a Trinity Master of Arts {MA Dubl}) in 1901 and was ordained on June 24, 1902, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.[5] On October 6 that year he was sent to Foochow, China as part of the Dublin University Mission to Fukien and was stationed at Xiapu.[6]
In 1903 John Hind was appointed an Archdeacon by Joseph Hoare. On December 15, 1904 he married Miss Alice Carpenter[6] who died in 1908 and he later married his second wife, Winifred, who had trained as a doctor and come out to China as a missionary in 1920.[7]
John Hind served in Xiapu until he was appointed in 1911 to Foochow to work at the Anglican Boys' schools. In the next year the Trinity College, Foochow was founded and he was elected president. In 1918 he was elected Bishop in Fukien.[8]
John Hind retired from the mission field in 1940.[9] He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
Selected works
- Fukien Memories (1951)
References
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ The Times, Tuesday, Jul. 08, 1958; p. 10; Issue 54197; col. D Bishop Hind
- ^ Church of Ireland Overseas Missions
- ^ Barr, W. N. C. (September 20, 1974). "Christ Church Derriaghy: a short history of the parish". Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ The Clergy List. London: Kelly’s, 1913
- ^ a b Y. Y. Huang (1972): Streams of Living Water
- ^ Roddy Evans (2005): Glimpses Into the Past: Memoir of an Irish Anglican
- ^ New Bishop in Fukien The Times; Saturday, Feb 23, 1918; p. 9; Issue 41721; col. A
- ^ CMS Archives
External links
- China's Christian Colleges Yale University
