Archibald Gordon (missionary)

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

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

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