Biographical Database

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1 Biographical Database Over 200 New Zealand Baptists are listed in this database. The database does not provide full biographical details. Rather it gives basic information and points to key sources. Images of individuals are included where available. To Search the Index expand the Find option on the Adobe Acrobat Toolbar and select Open Full Acrobat Search (shift-ctrl-f). Names of individuals and places or other categories may then be used to search for entries. Copyright 2009 N.Z. Baptist Research and Historical Society

2 Adams, A.A.T.W. [ T.W ] - bn Gravely, Cambridgeshire, England 24 June 1842 d. Greendale, Canterbury 1 June Canterbury farmer and Baptist activist, forester and educationalist. Founding member Greendale. President Canterbury Association 1883/4, Treasurer, Adams found the Union inimical to progress in Canterbury. The editor of NZB refused an article on the matter in 1891, prompting protest from other leaders in Canterbury. Refs: Obituary, NZB July 1919, 97; DNZB Vol. 2.

3 Adams, A.S. - bn Taeri Mouth 1861 d. 10 September Leading Baptist layman and temperance campaigner. Member Dunedin/Hanover St; Oxford Terrace. Life Deacon of Oxford Tce. President Union 1906/7. Solicitor to the Union Supreme Court Justice, Adams was a regular contibutor to newspaper correspondence columns on temperance matters but had to curtail public activism on appointment to the bench. Refs: Obituary: NZB October 1937, 300; Scholefield Vol. 1, 4.

4 Alcorn, Rev. R.A. (Bob) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Member of North East Valley. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. Rev. Alcorn was sent directly to East Pakistan on completion of his studies in response to the urgent need for a male missionary. In 1951 he married Miss Agnes Trudinger (see separate entry) of the Australian Baptist Missionary Society. They served together in Chandpur, where their primary work was evangelistic. Alcorn s increasing concern was for the publication of appropriate Christian literature and he convened the Literature Committee of the East Pakistan Christian Council. He improved and enlarged the Christian paper Nabajug and upon completion of a new literature centre in 1962 was able to further advance the effective use of literature for evangelism and teaching. Alcorn remained in East Pakistan with Stuart Avery when other missionaries were evacuated in 1965, but in 1966, with four children needing to be educated and a still volatile political situation in the new Bangladesh the decision was made not to return after furlough. He was appointed in 1969 to the Leprosy Mission, of which he became South East Asian director in Refs: NZB November 1966, 296; October 1977, 6.

5 Alcorn, Mrs R.A. (née Agnes Trudinger) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Originally serving with the Australian B.M.S., Miss Trudinger married Bob Alcorn (see separate entry) in Chandpur in Her work was primarily among women and children, as well as at home with the family. Ref.: NZB November 1966, 296.

6 Andrews, Frank Nicholls - bn England c d. Auckland 10 October Businessman. President Union 1925/6. Andrews combined astute business acumen with outstanding Christian leadership and service. He served as Superintendent, Deacon, Elder, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Auckland Tabernacle. He was President of the Auckland Sunday School Union and of the Baptist Union. He was highly regarded in business in Auckland business circles for his unfailing integrity and was known to all as a gentleman. Andrews was one of the founders of the Baptist Theological College and chaired the College Committee. Ref.: Obituary: NZB November 1940, 349.

7 Anstice, Rev. Arthur - bn Nelson 1874 d. December Pastor. Churches: Fielding ; Morrinsville ; Mt Albert ; North-East Valley ; Linwood After retirement he continued in relief and supply in Fielding (1944) and Merrilands (1945). Executive Committee Convenor Home Department Committee N.Z.B.M.S. Committee President Union 1935/6. Anstice was well regarded and much loved by his congregations, and commanded respect in the role of President of the Union. Refs: NZB November 1935, 341; obituary: NZB February 1970, 3.

8 Archer, John Kendrick - bn Thornton, Leicestershire, England 3 March 1865 d. Christchurch 25 July Minister, Labour Activist and Politician. Trained at Midland Baptist College, Nottingham, England. Churches: (U.K.) Queens St, Peterborough, ; Hepstonstall Slack ; Zion, Grimsby ; (N.Z.) Napier ; Invercargill ; Vivian St ; Army Chaplain ; Sydenham President Union Secretary N.Z.B.M.S N.Z. political career: Editor United Labour Leader 1913; Labour candidate Invercargill 1919, Christchurch North 1922, 1928, Kaiapoi 1931; Vice-President Labour Party , , , President ; Mayor Christchurch ; Member Legislative Council Archer, deeply influenced by John Clifford in England, was one of the most radical Baptist leaders. His powerful Presidential address of 1918 is a classic statement of religious political activism. A vigorous, even aggressive debater, he was never long out of public controversy. He nevertheless maintained his involvement in denominational affairs throughout his career and won the respect even of conservative Baptists. Refs: N.R. Wood, John Kendrick Archer: Baptist Minister - Christian Socialist, Bulletin, No. 7, October 1970; M.P. Sutherland, Pulpit or Podium? J.K. Archer and the Dilemma of Christian Politics in New Zealand, NZJBR Vol. 1, October 1996, 26-46; DNZB Vol. 3.

9 Armstrong, Leslie Schofield In World War Two Armstrong was a Y.M.C.A. officer, serving in India, Vanuatu and Fiji. He then trained for the ministry. Baptist pastorates followed at Taita ; Bryndwr ; South Dunedin ; and Rotorua He was a good communicator with a zeal for evangelism. He was theologically conservative and very committed to teetotalism. He was president of the Baptist Union Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 2005.

10 Arnold, Ellen - bn Aston, Warwickshire, England 5 July 1858 d. Ataikola, East Bengal, India 9 July Missionary. The first Baptist woman missionary from Australia, Arnold included N.Z. in her crusade through the colonies in 1884/5 to raise the profile of East Bengal. Her visit reinforced Silas Mead s call for a N.Z. contribution to Mission and her example was decisive in the decision to initially send women for the Zenana mission. Ref.: ADEB, 13.

11 Avery, Mrs J.S. (née Janet McLean) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Member of Nelson. In 1958 (then) Miss McLean married Rev. J. Stuart Avery (see separate entry) in Brahmanbaria. She would continue to serve alongside her husband until 1976 at great personal cost, not least of which was the separation from their children. With Rev. Avery she was responsible for the leadership of the Society in Bangladesh from Ref.: NZB July 1975, 12.

12 Avery, Rev. J. Stuart N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College Mission Council Rev. Avery commenced service at Brahmanbaria in 1956, contributing in a wide range of areas. He led the Christian Literature Centre for 9 years, expanding this ministry to become the leading publisher of Christian literature for Bangladesh. He himself wrote books and articles with an emphasis on Christian education and evangelism. His concern for appropriate theological education led to involvement in the establishment of the College of Christian Theology as both Chairman and Principal. A sought after teacher, he regularly spoke at Bible weeks and inspirational meetings. From he and Mrs Avery (see separate entry) were responsible for leading the Society in Bangladesh during a time of significant transition, demonstrating great interest and concern in their pastoral care of staff. Ref.: NZB July 1975, 12.

13 Bacon, Annie (Mrs W. Barry) - bn d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Member of Hanover St. Miss Bacon pioneered the medical work at Brahmanbaria and is credited with breaking down barriers of suspicion between Indian women and foreign missionaries. She married Walter Barry (see separate entry) in 1899 and both relocated their work to the New South Wales mission station in Comilla. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 1946, 164.

14 Baxter, Evan N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Papua New Guinea, The Baxters were originally appointed to Irian Jaya but when entrance visas were not forthcoming they began interim work in Baiyer, Papua New Guinea, where they studied Pidgin and helped in the work of the mission station. When it seemed unlikely that the door would open to Irian Jaya they stayed on in Papua New Guinea and were assigned to Tekin in East Sepik. Here Baxter played a key role in developing the national church; training, mentoring and overseeing national Pastors and leaders in addition to undertaking intensive language study. Ref.: S.L. Edgar and M.J. Eade, Toward the Sunrise: The Centenary History of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, (New Zealand Baptist Historical Society: 1985), 254.

15 Baxter, Lois N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Papua New Guinea, Along with husband Evan Baxter (see separate entry), Mrs Baxter served in Papua New Guinea when their plans to work in Irian Jaya fell through. They were both involved in developing the local church, and she gave classes in English and sewing as well as supervising schooling and offering hospitality. Ref.: S.L. Edgar and M.J. Eade, Toward the Sunrise: The Centenary History of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, (New Zealand Baptist Historical Society: 1985), 254.

16 Barry, Samuel - bn Northern Ireland d. Auckland President Union 1928/9. Although an optician by profession, Barry s passion was for the mission of the church in the world. This missionary zeal was demonstrated by his enthusiastic support of missionaries and ministers, his library of missionary works, and his concern to keep up to date with missionary trends and literature. After a return to the U.K. in 1937 he visited Bengal and Tripura in , and was present at the first Assembly of the Tripura State Christian Baptist Union. Refs: NZB November 1927, 323; March 1937, 67; February 1939, 55; obituary: NZB February 1963, 40.

17 Emma Beckingsale - bn Kakanui, Otago, 18 August 1870 d. Dunedin 5 April Missionary Nurse. Missionary Service: Bengal, India Dominion President B.W.M.U Beckingsale was a notable member of the N.Z.B.M.S. team in India. She maintained a regular journal, written for the information of supporters, for over thirty years. This work, recently collated, provides an unrivalled insight into the missionary experience of a woman in India in the early twentieth century. An acute observer of Indian life, Beckingsale published Gold of Tipperah in 1911, which achieved wide circulation and publicised the plight of young women in Indian society. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 1955, 129, 135.

18 Birch, Rev. William - bn d Pastor. Churches: (U.K.) Manchester; (N.Z.) Auckland Tabernacle ; Union Free, Auckland ; Oxford Tce ; New Central Mission, Christchurch Appointed for the Tabernacle by Charles Spurgeon, Birch came from a celebrated ministry in Manchester. His career in N.Z., however, was riven by dispute and controversy. He was active in Labour causes but it was his apparent arrogance in personal relationships which eventually alienated the bulk of his members. After leaving the Auckland Tabernacle he set up the Union Free Church in Auckland. In Christchurch he promptly had Oxford Tce renamed the Christchurch Tabernacle. A similar pattern unfolded, resulting in Birch s resignation in 1893 and the brief existence of the New Central Mission. Birch left N.Z. for the U.S.A. in 1895 or 96. Refs: Obituary: Lyttelton Times 26 March 1900; M.P. Sutherland "Downgrade with a vengeance": New Light on a Tabernacle Controversy, NZJBR, Vol. 2, October 1997,

19 Blaiklock, Edward Musgrave p He was born in Birmingham, England. The family migrated to Auckland, New Zealand, in He became a committed Christian through the preaching of Rev. Joseph Kemp at the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle in Blaiklock became a lecturer and later Professor in Greek and Latin in what is now the University of Auckland. A gifted wordsmith, he was official orator of the university, a widely used lay-preacher and wrote a weekly newspaper column for over forty years. Strongly conservative in theology, he wrote numerous books on the New Testament as well as on other subjects. He served on the College Board and was President of the Baptist Union in Ref.: DNZB; NNZ,

20 Bond, Dr Lesley N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Bangladesh, Originally from Oamaru, Dr Bond worked at Invercargill s Kew Hospital before being commissioned for missionary service in After language study and specialist training in tropical diseases she took up her position at the Brahmanbaria Mission Hospital in Refs: NZB December 1977, 10; March 1978, 2; April 1978,16.

21 Boreham, Rev. Dr Frank William - bn Tunbridge Wells, England 3 March 1871 d. Melbourne 18 May Pastor, Editor and Writer. Trained at Pastors' College, London Churches: (N.Z.) Mosgiel ; (Aust.) Hobart Tabernacle ; Armadale, Melbourne President Union 1902/3. Editor NZB Although he achieved his greatest prominence in Australia, Boreham established his literary career whilst at Mosgiel and as Editor of the NZB contributed sometimes theologically adventurous editorials. Refs: T.H. Crago, The Story of F.W. Boreham, (London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1961); I.F. McLaren, Frank William Boreham ( ): A Select Bibliography (Parkville: Whitley College-University Melbourne, 1997).

22 Boyd, Dame Vivienne Myra (née Lowe) Her lifetime of service in community and public affairs included being President of the National Council of Women ( ), a member and later Chair of the Consumer Council ( ) and Chair of the Abortion Supervisory Committee ( ). Her services to society culminated in her being made a Dame of the British Empire (DBE) in She had active lay leadership roles in the Epuni Baptist Church, and wider N.Z. Baptist roles as President of the Baptist Women s League ( ), as a member and later Convenor of the Public Questions Committee ( , ), as a member of the Baptist Union Council ( ) and as President of the Baptist Union ( ). She was the first woman to hold the latter two positions.

23 Bradfield, Mary A. c She served as an N.Z.B.M.S. missionary in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) for 37 years ( ). Her work was mainly amongst women and children and in mission schools, especially in the Home of Hope home for girls. In her retirement she was a member of the Georgetown (Invercargill) Baptist church. Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1988, 10.

24 Bray, Rev. Thomas - bn d. Christchurch 19 March Pastor. Churches: (U.K.) King s Sutton; (N.Z.) Timaru ; Greendale , 1895; Co-Pastor, Mt Eden 1887; Nelson President Union Bray suffered from ill health which at times interfered with his ministry. His Greendale ministry was the most fruitful and here he saw growth in the church. In 1892 when his health failed at Nelson he returned to Greendale to recover; and then again at the conclusion of his Nelson ministry. He was unable to continue in ministry, however, again due to ill health. He was known for his kindness to the needy and generosity to all. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1900, 58.

25 Brown, Albert Victor Of Northern Irish extraction, Brown came to N.Z. at the age of 19. Initially an itinerant Brethren evangelist, Brown became the first pastor of the Putaruru Baptist Church ( ) with subsequent Baptist pastorates at Cambridge ; Sandringham ; Lower Hutt ; Omagh (N. Ireland) ; Wanganui East ; New Lynn and Titahi Bay In all Brown s colourful preaching ministry spanned 77 years, 73 of these spent in major active ministry. Ref.: Obituary: NZB May 2000.

26 Brown, Rev. Charles Crisp - bn London? 1849? d. Auckland 6 January Pastor. Trained at Pastors' College, London. Churches: Lincoln ; Timaru Brown was a missionary in Bengal prior to coming to N.Z.. He played an active role in N.Z.B.M.S. affairs. His views on conditional immortality led to a controversy, conducted vigorously through the pages of NZB and resulting in his effective expulsion from the Union. Brown s cause and that of his Church at Timaru were taken up by other Canterbury Churches and became a focus of Canterbury s dispute with the Union. Refs: Obituary: Bible Standard, February 1926, 24; Martin Sutherland, Downgrade Down Under: Conflict and Cohesion Among New Zealand Baptists, Baptist Quarterly Vol. XXXVII, No.7, July 1998.

27 Brown, Rev. Ian D. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Pastor. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College Churches: Lyall Bay 1965; Glen Eden Secretary of N.Z.B.M.S Executive Secretary Baptist Union and N.Z.B.M.S Waikato/BOP Superintendent National Consultancy Team/Pastoral Placement Adviser Originally from the Esk Street church in Invercargill, Brown s longstanding service began in what was then East Pakistan. He was responsible for building renovations and new buildings after the 1971 war. As Field Chairman ( ) his wise counsel and pastoral ministry were appreciated. He has remained active in ministry, the Union and the Society since his return to New Zealand. Ref.: NZB December 1977, 9.

28 Brown, Royston Goodall After a short pastorate at Karori Baptist Church, Brown became an N.Z.B.M.S. missionary to the Muslim community of East Bengal (now Bangladesh), He was also in the Indian army during World War Two (rising to the rank of major) and engaged in reconstruction work in Assam immediately after the war. His stature was such that the citizens of Chandpur (now in Bangladesh) asked him to give the main tribute of its citizens at a memorial service when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Back in N.Z. Brown had pastorates at Murrays Bay and Wellington Central Baptist Churches, before moving to the prison service, serving successively at the Invercargill Borstal and the Waikeria Youth Centre. He was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE). Ref.: Obituary: NZB July 1999.

29 Brown, Mrs R.G. (née Anne Reece) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, Home church Epsom. Miss Reece joined her soon-to-be husband, Royston Goodall Brown (see separate entry), in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in They were married in June 1939 and became partners in their mission to share the Gospel among Muslims. Their service throughout Brahmanbaria, Chandpur and Tripura State was marked by insight, wisdom, balanced judgment and sincerity of purpose. Ref.: NZB April 1950, 115.

30 Bryan, Peter R. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Zaire, Bryan s major contribution was in medical work, primarily at the Institute Medical Evangelique at Kimpese. He worked in the medical laboratory, later becoming the Supervisor and training national workers. His work was made difficult by political unrest and the lack of Government funding that had been promised. An extended furlough in at Nelson hospital provided further training and in 1976 he worked for six months at the Government hospital in Kinshala. The Bryans were also involved in service in their local church, during which time the church administration was transferred to nationals. Ref.: S.L. Edgar and M.J. Eade, Toward the Sunrise: The Centenary History of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, (New Zealand Baptist Historical Society: 1985), 250.

31 Bryan, Sue N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Zaire, A trained office worker, Mrs Bryan s missionary work included typing and accounts while husband Peter Bryan (see separate entry) was involved in medical work. Both were active in worship and service with their local congregation. Ref.: S.L. Edgar and M.J. Eade, Toward the Sunrise: The Centenary History of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, (New Zealand Baptist Historical Society: 1985), 250.

32 Buckingham, Rev. F.G. - bn Padbury, Buckinghamshire d. 15 July Pastor. Trained at Pastors College, London. Churches: (U.K.) Belfast; Woodborough Rd, Nottingham; (Aust.) Sth Melbourne, Victoria; Ipswitch, Queensland; (N.Z.) Hanover St (supply); Nelson ; Oamaru ; Thames Union Preacher 1904/5. President Union 1907/8. Longstanding Committee Member. Buckingham stayed on in N.Z. after a period of supply at the Hanover St church and subsequently met his wife, returned N.Z.B.M.S. missionary Miss Lillian Peters (see separate entry) at Nelson. From her he gained an increased zeal for the work of the Mission. He suffered from ill health which disrupted his ministry at Oamaru and again at Thames, leading to his retirement. Refs: NZB November 1907, 261; obituary NZB August 1918, 123.

33 Buckley, Rev. George E. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan, Pastor. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. Churches: Dannevirke 1970 (part time); Marchwiel (part time). Council Secretary Central Disctricts Association Church Extension Board Rev. Buckley left for East Pakistan in 1964 for what would prove to be a difficult time. Political upheaval led to the evacuation of most missionaries in 1965, including the Buckleys. Not long after their return to the field Buckley sustained a debilitating back injury which led to his resignation in On return to New Zealand Buckley engaged in part time pastoral ministry before joining the Bible Society in Auckland in Refs: NZB July 1966, 152; June 1976, 2.

34 Bullen, Roy Edward Bullen engaged in wartime service from 1943 on HMNZS Achilles in the Pacific region. He suffered fallout from the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan to end the war. This contributed to intermittent ill-health in later life. After the war he trained at N.Z. Baptist College with subsequent pastorates at Otahuhu ; Rotorua ; Greymouth ; Murrays Bay ; Gisborne ; Upper Hutt ; Tauranga ; and Palmerston North Bullen s ministry expressed a breadth of perspective, ecumenically and in relation to society. He was an able preacher and organiser, serving on many denominational committees, including the Maori Board and the N.Z.B.M.S. Council. He edited NZ Baptist , in addition to editing its missionary pages for 18 years. Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1998, 21.

35 Burtenshaw, Joan N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan and Tripura State, Home church Wellington Central. Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. B.M.F. Wellington District President A trained nurse, Miss Burtenshaw initially served at Brahmanbaria, assisting with medical, girls home, and evangelistic work. Under her supervision the dispensary expanded and reopened to the general public. At the beginning of her third term of service she transferred to Agartala, Tripura, taking up the role of Nursing Superintendent at the mission hospital. After retirement from the field she worked for Plunket and retained an active interest in mission through involvement with Ropeholders and B.M.F. at Avalon. Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 1992, 13.

36 Bush, Margery N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, Home church Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. Secretary of undivided Field Council ; Secretary of East Pakistan Field Council Miss Bush began missionary service with a year in Brahmanbaria and then was stationed primarily at Chandpur until She oversaw the Chandpur school until 1938 and then took charge of the Women s Evangelistic Department upon return from extended leave in Australia. From she served in Brahmanbaria, taking on varying roles including Principal of the school and oversight of the boarding house and dispensary. Her final three years were again at Chandpur, overseeing the primary school and undertaking general work for the mission. Her service was characterised by love for all people and a particular emphasis on bringing women together. Ref.: NZB November 1964, 290.

37 Cadman, Thomas William He undertook pastorates at Brooklyn ; Napier ; Wellington Central ; Flinders Street (Adelaide, Australia) and Milford He was a member of the Union Council ( ) and of the Union Executive ( ). He was Chairman of the Carey Baptist College Board, Cadman had a regular column in NZ Baptist under the nom-de plume Boanerges ( ) and was its Editor He chaired the N.Z. Churches Commission on Broadcasting and was a regular broadcaster on Radio N.Z. s Faith for To-day programme for 25 years. He served as President of the Baptist Union,

38 Carey, Andrew Fuller -bn Wolverhampton 1863 d Member of Oxford Tce. Layman. President Union 1908/9. Union Committee ; A Great Grandson of William Carey, Andrew Fuller Carey arrived in N.Z. in 1882 and after a year in Otago and three years on the West Coast made his home and business in Christchurch. He was a committed member of Oxford Tce, serving as Sunday School Superintendent and on the Financial Committee. He was enthusiastic about mission and gifted valuable books concerning missions to ministers. Carey represented N.Z. at the 1905 Baptist World Congress in London, at which the resolution for the formation of a Baptist World Alliance was made. Refs: NZB November 1908, 202; obituary NZB August 1937, 248.

39 Carlisle, David Bronlow Forde c Originally a Methodist minister, Carlisle served as Pastor of Palmerston North, Berhampore, Te Awamutu and Otahuhu Baptist Churches Vehemently against the World Council of Churches, he initiated instead the Auckland Consultative Committee of the ultra-fundamentalist International Council of Christian Churches. In his retirement he worshiped with the Open Brethren and served as founding Editor of the vitriolic Contender magazine until his death. Refs: B. Gilling (ed.), Be Ye Separate Hamilton: University of Waikato, 1992, pp ; obituaries: NZB August 1962; Contender, May-August 1962, p.7.

40 Carson, Hon. Gilbert - bn c d Layman, Newspaper Editor and Politician. Founding member Ingestre St (Wanganui). Vice President Union 1889/90. Union Committee 1888/9, 1890/1, 1894/5, President Union 1903/4. Carson was involved in the Wellesley St church in his youth and there met his wife (see separate entry) before relocating to Wanganui where he was Editor of the Wanganui Chronicle. He and Mrs Carson were the main protagonists in forming the Wanganui church and he was a sought after preacher. His integrity in editing the newspaper was acknowledged, and this integrity carried over to his service as Mayor of Wanganui and in the House of Representatives. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1924, 61.

41 Carson, Mrs G. - bn c d. 22 August Founding Member Ingestre St (Wanganui). Mrs Carson arrived in N.Z. in 1864, attended the Wellesley St church, and married in Auckland. She and Mr Carson (see separate entry) were instrumental in the commencement of the Wanganui church and she served the church zealously, holding services in their home before a church building was available. Mrs Carson taught a Young Woman s Bible Class and in 1897 was elected a member and Convenor of the first Board of Deaconesses. She convened a prayer meeting for women interested in mission which was a precursor to the B.W.M.U.. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1913, 184.

42 Carter, Mrs C. (née Hannah Morton) - bn c d Missionary, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) ; ; Along with husband Rev. Charles Carter (see separate entry) Mrs Carter served under the English Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Ceylon and was instrumental in the publication of the Singhalese Bible. Taking an active and laborious part in the literary work of her distinguished husband, Mrs Carter was responsible for copying out the Bible translation into Singhalese. She cared for a large family, ministered in churches alongside her husband (Ponsonby and Caversham), and was known for her kind hospitality. She was later a member of the Auckland Tabernacle. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 1922, 21.

43 Carter, Rev. Charles - bn Leicester 29 October 1828 d. Auckland 6 July Missionary, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) ; ; Pastor. Trained at Horton College (later Rawdon College). Churches: Ponsonby ; Caversham First President of the Union and Missionary Society An exceptional linguist, Carter arrived in Ceylon in 1853 with his new wife (see separate entry) under the English Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. Already trained in Hebrew and Greek, Carter mastered Singhalese and preached at Matakooli churches before beginning a pastorate in Kandy, where he learned Tamil, trained nationals and began his first translation of the New Testament into Singhalese. When throat problems took him home to the U.K. in 1862 he wasted no time in starting an Old Testament Singhalese translation. Upon return to Ceylon in 1869 his translation work continued with hymns, a scheme of Singhalese verbs and an English-Singhalese dictionary. At this point he had also mastered German and Sanskrit. By 1881 his health had given out and he came to New Zealand, where he pastored the Ponsonby church, became the inaugural President of the Baptist Union, and was instrumental in founding the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society. His final term in Ceylon also took him to India to visit N.Z.B.M.S. staff, and he learned Bengali as well as completing a Singhalese-English dictionary. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1914, 151.

44 Cathie, Charles - bn Edinburgh 1849 d. Wellington 8 February Businessman and Politician. Union Committee 1909/10. Vice President Union President Union 1915/16. N.Z.B.M.S. Committee N.Z.B.M.S. Treasurer Cathie emigrated to N.Z. c with his wife (see separate entry) and took up business in Wellington. As a businessman he practiced Christian principles and took an interest in the welfare of his employees. Cathie served as Sunday School Teacher and Superintendent, Deacon and Lay Preacher in the Vivian Street church. He was active in the work of the N.Z. Alliance and was Mayor of Karori. As in his civic duties his sound business capacity and fidelity to evangelical truth were evident in his involvement in the Union and the Missionary Society. Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 1930, 76.

45 Cathie, Mrs C. - bn Edinburgh d Mrs Cathie arrived in N.Z. from Edinburgh c with her husband Mr Charles Cathie (see separate entry). The two had grown up together in the Bristo Pl. church in Edinburgh and were married on June 14, Mrs Cathie combined the demands of raising a family of 11 children and supporting her husband with service as Deaconess at the Vivian St church; and enjoyed a wide circle of friends. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1931, 9.

46 Cherry, Gae Denise (née Miller) Raised in the Levin and Tawa-Linden Baptist churches, she was a member of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, , prior to joining the Presbyterian Church.

47 Chowdhury, Samson Hussein A national of what is now Bangladesh, Chowdhury s father, a convert from Islam, was a mission-employed pharmacist. As a young child Chowdhury was cared for by N.Z.B.M.S. missionary Hilda Rice. He began a pharmaceutical company in the 1950s. It became the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh with a current annual turnover of more than $US200 million. In 2000 the Bangladesh Daily Star honoured Chowdhury as the Businessman of the Year for his acumen, outstanding corporate successes and leadership qualities. He was honorary General Secretary of what is now the Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship and was its President intermittently for seven terms in the period He promoted the establishment of both the Bangladesh Christian Council for Development and Koinonia, the development arm of the National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh. He has exercised major influence and leadership in Bangladesh in the business and Christian communities. He has also shown international Christian leadership, both as a representative to the World Council of Churches and as a Vice-President of the Baptist World Alliance, Ref.: Susan Osborne research essay, Samson H. Chowdhury, Carey Baptist College, 2004.

48 Clark, Rev. Joseph - bn London 5 May 1853 d. Hamilton13 June Businessman and Pastor. Trained at City of London College and Pastors' College (now Spurgeon s College). Churches: (U.K.) Bunyan, Kingston on Thames; Nottingham Tabernacle, Midlands; (N.Z.) Auckland Tabernacle President Union 1899/1900. Clark was a successful businessman in London but chose preaching and pastoring instead, having pastorates in the U.K. before coming to the Auckland Tabernacle in Following his ministry at the Tabernacle he took up dairy farming in the Waikato and continued intinerant preaching throughout the region. Ref.: Obituary: NZB July 1931, 205.

49 Clifford, James Ayson He gained MSc (Hons) prior to entering N.Z. Baptist College in Baptist pastorates followed at Karori ; Hawera ; and Remuera , the third pastorate being combined with lecturing at N.Z. Baptist College. Clifford then had 27 full-time years at the College, as Lecturer, as Principal ( ) and again as Lecturer. Clifford had an incisive mind. Although a little austere in nature, he was well regarded by students and wider denomination alike. His principalship saw the student body shift from mainly single to mainly married students. He gave major encouragement to the Auckland Baptist City Mission, his home church for many years. Ref.: Obituary: NZB December 1999.

50 Coad, Eileen N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Hamilton. Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. Miss Coad s zeal for village evangelism brought the word of God to remote areas throughout Tripura, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur. Ref.: NZB July 1950, 177.

51 Collins, Rev. Archibald Henry October 1999, bn Worcester, England 1853 d. Lower Hutt 21 October Trained at Pastors' College, London. Churches: (U.K.) Milton ; Birmingham ; (N.Z.) Ponsonby ; (Aust.) Fitzroy & Kyneton, Victoria ; Parkside S.A ; (N.Z.) New Plymouth President Union 1900/1. Secretary Union President S.A. Union One of the group of social radicals in the denomination at the time, Collins made a strong stand on Baptist principles but also on the rights of labour. His sermons were regularly published and he played an active role in local body affairs. Refs: Obituary: NZB December 1930, 385; Brian Smith N.Z. Baptists and the Labour Question NZJBR, Vol. 4,

52 Cornford, Rev. Philip Henry - bn Mardon, Kent15 January 1818 d. Napier 30 August Missionary, Jamaica, Pastor. Trained at Newport Pagnall, Bucks. Churches: (U.K.) Ramsay, Hants; Earl St Blackfriars, London; Liston, Bedfordshire; (N.Z.) Wellesley St 1862-?; (Aust.) Bathurst St, Sydney; (N.Z.) Napier 1887-?; Auckland Tabernacle President Union 1886/7. Cornford arrived in Jamaica shortly after emancipation, where he ministered in Rio Bueno and Montego Bay; and married Anna Overbury Anstie, a teacher, in After pastorates in England Cornford came to N.Z. in search of a warmer climate, arriving in 1861 and pastoring in New Zealand and Australia until 1881, when he retired to Napier. Here he was instrumental in establishing the Napier church, and was the founding Pastor. In 1891 he had a brief period of oversight at the Auckland Tabernacle after dissension between the church and the pastor led to Birch s resignation. Cornford was known for his deep spirituality and fervent passion in preaching. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1901, 146.

53 Cowles, Miss A.L. - bn d. 7 October N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, Member of Richmond. Both a trained nurse and a qualified teacher, Miss Cowles was variously Headmistress of the mission school, Superintendent of the mission hospital, and Superintendent of the mission orphanage, in addition to training nurses and serving as Field Secretary to the Society. Her greatest passion, however, was village evangelism, and she had a particular interest in Muslim people. After 35 years of service she retired but she maintained an active interest in missions. Ref.: Obituary, NZB November 1957, 275.

54 Cox, Rev. George D. - bn d Pastor. Trained at Spurgeon s College. Churches: (Aust.) Aberdeen St, Geelong, Victoria; Mt. Eden ; Napier ; Oamaru ; Lincoln President Union 1892/3. In his earlier years Cox was co-secretary of the Auckland Sunday School Union. He had a lifelong interest in photography and made slides of early missionary pictures which were given to the N.Z.B.M.S.. Cox was the first N.Z. representative of the Spurgeon Memorial Sermon Society, a group dedicated to the publication and propagation of Spurgeon s sermons. After concluding pastoral ministry he went into private business in Christchurch. Refs: Obituary: NZB June 1929, 163; NZB July 1929, 202.

55 Crickett, Samuel - bn d. -. Forthright Secretary of the Cambridge Baptist Church in 1889.

56 Croker, J. Patricia N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Green Island. Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. Miss Croker resigned in 1948 in order to marry Rev. P.J.C. Blackman. Ref.: NZB September 1948, 256.

57 Dr D.T. Daintree - bn d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Dr Daintree commenced mission work with the English B.M.S. in In 1936 she took charge of the Chandpur hospital in East Bengal as a locum, and thereafter served with N.Z.B.M.S. in Agartala, Tripura, until Ref.: Obituary: NZB, March 1965, 58.

58 Dallaston, Rev. Charles - bn Crowfield, East Anglia, England 26 June 1852 d. Dunedin 7 October Pastor. Trained at Pastors' College, London Churches: Oxford Tce ; Wellington ; Napier ; Mornington ; Caversham ; Roslyn President Union 1885/6, 1888/9. Dallaston opposed attempts to continue the Canterbury Assn once the Union was formed. He served on the Union Executive for some 35 years. Refs: Obituary: NZB November 1934, 347; NZB December 1934, 367.

59 Daniell, Henry Cooper - bn 1817 d. 20 October Founding member of Nelson, the first recognised Baptist Church in New Zealand (by his account an earlier fellowship had briefly existed near Nelson). Daniell worked for the N.Z. Company and was for a time Commissioner of Crown Lands. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1896, 7.

60 Davis, James Upton - bn. England? 1837? d. Tunbridge Wells, England, 12 October Minister and early enthusiast for Union. Trained at Stepney College, England. Chair first Union Conference, Minister Dunedin Davis contribution to Baptist life in N.Z. was foreshortened by his early resignation from the Dunedin Church, due to throat problems. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1916, 15.

61 de St Dalmas, Mrs N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, From England, Mrs de St Dalmas had had experience in India with husband Rev H.G. Emeric de St Dalmas (see separate entry) before joining the N.Z. Society as it expanded into Brahmanbaria. Ref.: G.T. Beilby, Bread on the Waters, (Christchurch: N.Z.B.M.S., 1960).

62 de St Dalmas, Rev. H.G. Emeric -bn d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, An Englishman with experience in India, Rev. de St Dalmas was N.Z.B.M.S. s first male missionary and was appointed as Superintendent in He bought land in Brahmanbaria and built the first mission house; and suggested the opening of a second station at Kusbah, between Brahmanbaria and Comilla. After taking an extended furlough in England 1894 for which he did not have the Society s consent he resigned. Although his service had been satisfactory and the Society had encouraged him to return, it was considered that he had allowed his personal preferences and family needs to supercede the needs of the Society. Ref.: NZB April 1895, 56.

63 Denham, Esther N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Papatoetoe. Trained at the N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. Miss Denham served in Tripura as the overseer of the three girls hostels at St Paul s School, Agartala. On her return to New Zealand she took up the management of Archer Home in Christchurch. Ref.: NZB November 1974, 18.

64 Denholm, Barry John He served in pastorates at the Ashburton ; Avondale ; Northcote ; Oxford Terrace ; and Murrays Bay churches prior to becoming Auckland Regional Superintendent This was followed by an interim transitional pastorate at Kerikeri At and after that time Denholm had a part time supervisory role first as Northland Area Minister and then as part of the National Consultancy Team. He served on the Baptist Union Council and the Board of Christian Education. He provided curriculum material for Word & Life studies and was a regular contributor to both Faith for Today devotional programmes and Sunday Church Service broadcasts.

65 Dewdney, Rev. Arthur - bn Dorking, England 23 August 1864 d. San Francisco, U.S.A. 2 January Trained at Pastors' College, London, Churches: Lincoln Rd ; Oamaru ; Thames Union Church ; Wanganui ; Brooklyn ; Lakeport, San Francisco President Union 1894/5. Editor NZB Secretary N.Z.B.M.S Temperance Campaigner. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 1915, 26.

66 Dick, Hon. Thomas - bn Edinburgh, Scotland 1823 d. Dunedin 5 February Leading layperson, politician and social activist. Founding member Dunedin/Hanover St. President Union 1884/5. Dick was at various times Superintendent of the Otago Province, M.H.R. and Minister of the Crown. He pursued a number of social causes, notably temperance. He was for many years a Sunday School Superintendent and helped form the Otago Bible Society and the S.P.C.A. Refs: Obituaries: Otago Daily Times 6 February 1900 and NZB March 1900, 44; Scholefield Vol. 1, 203.

67 Doke, Rev. J.J. - bn Chudleigh, Devonshire 5 November 1861 d. Umtali, Southern Africa, 16 August Pastor and social activist. Churches (S.A.) Graaf Reinet ; (U.K.) Chudleigh ; (N.Z.) Oxford Tce ; (S.A.) Grahamstown ; Johannesburg President N.Z. Union Doke had a very successful ministry at Oxford Tce. He took a particular stand on racial discrimination, once challenging the Christchurch Police on their mistreatment of some Chinese members of his congregation. He was a significant figure in the non-violent resistance movement in South Africa and a close friend of Gandhi. Refs: NZB September 1894, 142-3; obituary: NZB December 1913,

68 Dolamore, Rev. Decimus - bn St Albans, Hertfordshire, England November 1819 d. Christchurch 15 July First ordained Baptist minister in N.Z.. Churches: (U.K.) Bedale, Yorkshire ; (N.Z.) Nelson ; Itinerant ministry in Nelson ; Christchurch ; Bush Mission (Oxford) ; Nelson ; Caversham ; Kirwee Dolamore was involved in the Canterbury Association but played no major role in the Union. Refs: Obituary: NZB August 1912, 143; I.S. Kemp, Decimus Dolamore: Pioneer Baptist Minister, Bulletin, No. 6, August 1965.

69 Drew, Hazel N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home Church Mt Eden. A trained nurse, Miss Drew served in Tripura in key evangelistic, medical, and administrative roles. Ref.: NZB September 1964, 236.

70 Driver, Harry Herbert English-born, N.Z.-immigrant Driver travelled to Britain from N.Z. to train at Pastors' College, London. He pastored Vivian St, Wellington ( ). Problems with his voice forced his retiral from pastoral ministry. Thereafter he devoted himself to denominational administration. He was President of the Baptist Union and Secretary of N.Z.B.M.S He was editor of NZB Refs: Sutherland, pp ; obituary: NZB December 1943, pp

71 Eade, Barnado Nansen (Bun) Despite having primary schooling only, Eade had a lifelong hunger for learning. He furthered his education by subsequently attending night-classes. Later, when training for the Baptist ministry in Wellington under Baptist pastors Rollings, Harry and Edridge (there being no Baptist College at that time) he also studied at Victoria University College. In his final year of training he was senior student amongst the nine inaugural students of N.Z. Baptist College in He then became an N.Z.B.M.S. missionary His first 20 years were in Chandpur (now in Bangladesh). He was subsequently a missionary in Tripura, India, responsible especially for establishing and leading the Tripura Bible School from His holistic gospel focus showed in his famine relief work in the 1940s (for which he was awarded the Kaiser-I-Hind Medal of India in 1945 something like an OBE), in his encouraging his Tripuri students to develop basic medical skills to use in villages when they served as pastors, and in his setting up a rural reconstruction fund in Tripura to help debt-burdened farmers redeem their land from voracious moneylenders. In his retirement in N.Z., Eade engaged in church extension work, in ecumenical activity and in support of CORSO, Save the Children Fund and the anti-apartheid movement. Refs: B.E. Hibbert, B.N. Eade (Shapers of Baptist Life pamphlet series); obituary: NZB December 1988.

72 Eade, Mrs B.N. (née Lois Augusta Adams) - bn d. 3 December N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Trained at the Methodist University of Los Angeles. Originally preparing for work with the Methodist Episcopal Mission Board of America, (then) Miss Adams met Rev. B.N. Eade (see separate entry) at the language school in Darjeeling and they were married in They ministered for 20 years in Chandpur, where Mrs Eade assisted her husband predominantly with administration. In the 1940s they relocated to Agartala, where the Rev. Eade established the Tripura Bible School and Mrs Eade took classes for the wives of students in basic literacy, sewing and hygiene. Under her guidance these near-illiterate women were able to read and tell Bible stories for themselves. Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 1987, 11.

73 Eade, Mrs D.T. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India/East Pakistan, Mrs Eade served with husband Rev. Donald T. Eade (see separate entry) until increasingly strict border controls forced their return to N.Z. for the sake of their children's education. Ref.: NZB July 1965, 169.

74 Eade, Rev. Donald T. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India/East Pakistan, Pastor. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College Churches: Mosgiel ; Hokowhitu ; Mt Albert Evangelism Board Mission Council ; Auckland Association Missionary Committee Secretary Rev. Eade went from ministry in Mosgiel to missionary service in India in order to assist in a variety of roles left vacant by missionaries away on furlough. He resigned after border restrictions made it difficult for his children to continue their schooling in Darjeeling, returning to pastoral ministry in New Zealand. He worked with the Leprosy Mission from 1971 until 1982, when he returned to pastoral ministry at Mt Albert. Ref.: NZB July 1965, 169.

75 Eade, Malcolm J. (Paddy) c Brother of Bun Eade, Paddy Eade had a pastorate at Berhampore Baptist Church prior to N.Z.B.M.S. missionary service in India Initially based in Muslim East Bengal, he, along with Harry Jones, secured permission for N.Z.B.M.S. to work in the previously closed Tripura State. Thereafter his main work was in Tripura, particularly in encouraging church planting and in running short-term Bible schools, something that later developed into a more permanent Bible school, based at the state capital, Agartala. After his return to N.Z. he pastored Brooklyn Baptist Church and served as President of the Baptist Union He was also involved in chairing CORSO Aid and in refugee resettlement. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1989.

76 Edgar, Stanley Loraine Edgar taught for five years in a mission school in Fiji prior to training at N.Z. Baptist College He then had Baptist pastorates at Mosgiel ; Kingston Park (Wellington) ; and Avondale , gaining a Doctorate in Divinity during this time for his thesis on the inter-relationship of the Old and New Testaments. He was a lecturer at N.Z. Baptist Theological College , finally becoming General Secretary-Superintendent of the Baptist Union He was heavily involved in N.Z. Baptist administrative/committee roles in relation to overseas mission, church extension, ecumenical relations and public questions. In his retirement he had a part-time role for eleven years in establishing and running an employee assistance (welfare and chaplaincy) program for a large company. Ref.: NZB article August 2002, p.12.

77 Edridge, Mrs H.E. - bn d. 17 January B.W.M.U. Dominion President 1941/2. Mrs Edridge was a well loved wife and mother, sharing in the joys, responsibilities, tasks, and burdens of both home life and ministry with husband Rev. H.E. Edridge (see separate entry). She gained affection in the church through acts of love and service even into their retirement at Raumati Sth. Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 1953, 59.

78 Edridge, Rev. H.E. - bn d. Nelson 26 May Pastor. Churches: Wanganui East ; Hastings ; Lyall Bay and Island Bay ; Petone ; Caversham ; Brooklyn ; Miramar ; Hastings President Union 1920/21. Edridge became the first pastor of the Wanganui East church in 1910, beginning a long and fruitful pastoral ministry in partnership with his wife (see separate entry). He fulfilled the role of President of the Union with characteristic humility and efficiency. His final pastorate was disrupted by ill health but in retirement he continued to serve in non-denominational church and Sunday School work in Raumati Sth. Ref.: Obituary: NZB July 1953, 153.

79 Elliott, Howard Leslie Originally an Australian, Elliott had several pastorates there, serving as Secretary of the Queensland Baptist Union He then served as Pastor of the Mt Eden Baptist church in Auckland He left the pastorate to serve as full-time organiser for the Protestant Political Association of New Zealand (P.P.A.) which he had founded. The P.P.A. was outspokenly anti- Catholic in its perspective and Elliott developed a reputation for sectarian extremism. This led to the Baptist Union increasingly distancing itself from him. The P.P.A. had huge publicity and huge membership (a claimed membership in 1919 of 200,000), but waned in the 1920s. Elliott subsequently founded the New Zealand Financial Times and had several company directorates. Ref.: DNZB.

80 Evans, Rev. Eric - bn Oamaru c d Pastor. Churches: (N.Z.) Grey Lynn ; Napier ; Petone ; Mt Eden ; (Aust.) Armadale, Melbourne ; Brunswick, Melbourne 1932-? President Union 1927/8. Subeditor NZ Baptist Evans began studying for the ministry while working on home mission in the Nth Auckland gumfields, completing his training in He was a much appreciated Chaplain on transport duty during World War One and a man of firm Baptist conviction. Refs: NZB November 1926, 300; obituary NZB June 1970, 3.

81 Fairbrother, Rev. Alfred - bn d. -. Missioner. Maori Mission Trained at Pastors' College, London. Fairbrother seems to have been ill-fitted to the task. His sometimes harsh dealings with Maori compromised his evangelistic efforts. After effective dismissal from the Mission he emigrated to the United States.

82 Fraser, John Gideon - bn Ireland c d. Christchurch 25 April Printer and Lay Preacher. Union Committee 1910/11. Vice President Union 1911/12. President Union 1912/13. Fraser completed his apprenticeship in London in the 1840s and there he became a Christian, was baptised, and met and married his wife (see separate entry). In New Zealand he was a Deacon of the Hanover St Church in Dunedin and then served in various roles at Oxford Tce in Christchurch. He and his brother T.E. Fraser had a printing business in Christchurch which printed and published the early editions of the NZ Baptist. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 1920, 84.

83 Fraser, Mrs J.G. - bn c d. 3 August Mrs Fraser was known for her cheery disposition and unfailing charity. On arrival to N.Z. from the U.K. she and Mr Fraser (see separate entry) were first at the Hanover St church in Dunedin, and then the Oxford Tce church in Christchurch. Mrs Fraser was devoted to her work in the church, the Dorcas society, and her visiting ministry. Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1924, 197.

84 French, Raymond Herbert An accountant by profession, French was Associate General Secretary of the Baptist Union He was Executive Director of the Christchurch Y.M.C.A and served as President of the Baptist Union From 1984 to 1994 he was Registrar of Carey Baptist College.

85 Gainsford, Miss E. M. - bn d. 31 August N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Oxford Terrace. B.W.M.U. Secretary N.Z.B.M.S. Administration Committee N.Z.B.M.S. Executive Committee B.W.M.U. President1950/51. N.Z.B.M.S. Council? Miss Gainsford taught children in and around Brahmanbaria. After a return to New Zealand in 1907 due to ill health, she resumed mission work in Chandpur in After her return from the field she remained actively involved in mission via longstanding service within the home offices of the N.Z.B.M.S. and the B.W.M.U.. She is particularly remembered for her ministry of mercy during the years of the depression. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1965, 261.

86 Gale, Alex After training at the Bible College of New Zealand Gale was Director of the Wellington Central Baptist Friendship Centre , and then had pastorates at Owaka ; Kaikohe ; and Taupo He has since been a sales consultant. In earlier life Gale was a commercial hunter and has since written two books on hunting.

87 Gaze, Audrey (née Butcher) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of Epsom. A primary school teacher, Mrs Gaze accompanied her husband C. Franklin Gaze (see separate entry) to St Paul s school, Agartala to assist in the task of handing the school over to national leadership. Ref.: NZB July 1965, 69.

88 Gaze, C. Franklin N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of Epsom. Trained at the University of New Zealand. A high school teacher, Gaze was charged with the task of bringing St Paul s school in Agartala to the point of full control by nationals. In the process he was responsible for curriculum development and staff training; and implemented an agricultural training course for older boys and young men. Upon completion of his goal, Gaze unsuccessfully sought employment at a Government Training College and consequently returned to New Zealand. Ref.: NZB July 1965, 169.

89 Gaze, Frederick William -bn Whangarei 12 July 1867 d President Union 1931/2. F.W. Gaze was a greatly respected figure in the Auckland business community and a committed member of the Auckland Tabernacle. He was an Officer and Secretary of the church, Sunday School superintendent for 27 years, and a Trustee and member of the Trust Board for 20 years. He had a great love for the Baptist denomination and with Rev. W.E. Lambert founded the Jubilee fund. He was a kind and generous man and his affection and love for those in his care, particularly in the Sunday School, left a lasting legacy. Refs: NZB November 1930, 344; obituary NZB August 1947, 230.

90 Goring, Rev. Ernest N. - bn c d. 19 May N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Pastor. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. Churches: Hawera ; Mt Eden ; Brooklyn ; Spreydon ; Georgetown ; Nelson ; Petone ; North Brighton N.Z.B.M.S. Committee Secretary Canterbury Auxiliary Mission Council N.Z.B.M.S. Executive Committee Rev. Goring s initial zeal for overseas mission was cut short when he returned to New Zealand due to illness and it was deemed his health would not stand up to further service in the tropics. His dedication to Christ and the church was then channeled into a preaching and pastoral ministry spanning 45 years. Ref.: Obituary: NZB July 1968,11.

91 Gray, Rev. Randolf S. - bn Ballarat, Victoria c d. Wellington Pastor. Churches: Nelson ; Oxford Tce ; Hanover St Vice President Union 1901/2. President Union 1902/3. Union Committee 1901/2, 1903/4. Students Committee Young Peoples Committee 1903/4. Union and N.Z.B.M.S. Secretary Literature and Publications Committee 1913/4. Treasurer Union Preacher 1896/7, 1901/2. Missionary Preacher 1921/2. As a young man Gray was a member of Dawson St (Aust.) where he taught Men s Bible class and married Mary Alice Kersley (see seperate entry) before coming to N.Z. in He was for three years the accountant at Kirkcaldie and Stains, but under Charles Dallaston at Vivian St he developed a talent for speaking and evangelistic ministry and was ordained in An outstanding orator, his ministry attracted young people and his evangelistic endeavours were fruitful. Gray campaigned vigorously for prohibition, chairing the N.Z. Alliance in 1915, 1918 and Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1923, 7.

92 Gray, Mrs R.S. (née Mary Alice Kersley) - bn Victoria, Aust. d Mrs Gray supported her husband (see separate entry) in all his Church and Alliance work. She worked ceaselessly in her role as Pastor s Wife and was greatly beloved by the congregations she served. Ref.: Obituary: NZB November 1937, 328.

93 Griffiths, Rev. George O. - bn d -. Pastor and Evangelist. Churches: Cambridge ; Greendale Griffiths appears to have had no theological training. An angular character, his pugnacious approach to disputes alienated him from his congregation in Cambridge. A similar pattern emerged at Greendale. He left N.Z. in Ref.: Martin Sutherland, Cohesion and Conflict in 1880s Cambridge, NZJBR, Vol. 4, 1999, 3-21.

94 Griffiths, Margaret N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India/East Pakistan, From Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. Miss Griffiths was active in evangelism and assisted with medical work in Brahmanbaria until 1968, and then was engaged in similar work in Chandpur from She had a particular interest in children and young people and she ran camps and special events for them. Her role as traveling Secretary of the East Pakistan Christian Medical Association took her throughout the country encouraging medical workers. Ref.: NZB December 1970, 19.

95 Grimmer, Paul Herbert After graduating from N.Z. Baptist Theological College in 1974, Grimmer had pastorates at the Otumoetai ; Rotorua ; Whangaparaoa ; and Howick Baptist churches, with a term as regional Superintendent after his second pastorate. He has been a well-regarded New Zealand Pastor with a strong orientation towards church growth and with warm sympathy to the charismatic renewal.

96 Guy, Delsie R. NZB June 1999,15. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Australian B.M.S. Missionary, Papua New Guinea, Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute. An accountant by profession, Miss Guy s primary contribution in Agartala was in office work. In 1972 she was seconded to work with the Australian B.M.S. in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea as office administrator and acting treasurer. On her return to New Zealand in 1976 she took up a position at the Auckland Association office as bookkeeper. After an absence of 27 years she again returned to Agartala, this time to encourage the staff and students at St. Paul's school, in Ref.:

97 Halder, Olwyn (née Gaze) - bn Auckland. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Member of Epsom. Trained at Greenlane Hospital and N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland; Midwifery training Sydney. After language study in Darjeeling, Miss Gaze began work in Chandpur in In 1966 she relocated to Brahmanbaria where her primary ministry was through medical work. She was, however, also involved in evangelism and held pastoral and teaching roles over the course of her 32 years in mission. After the political upheavals of 1971 Miss Gaze returned to what was now Bangladesh and began teaching in the Christian Medical Centre. In 1978 she married Dinesh Halder on staff at Brahmanbaria since 1973 amid hopes that their partnership would further bridge relationships in the community. They continued serving together and later pastored the Brahmanbaria church. A gifted teacher, Mrs Halder s influence went beyond the spheres of church and hospital work as she taught and discipled many people on a personal level. Refs: NZB May 1994, 13; 'Supplement to "N.Z. Baptist"', 1962.

98 Hambly, Gordon Charles He was founding Pastor at Otumoetai Baptist Church ; with a subsequent pastorate at East Tamaki-Otara He then did MDiv, clinical pastoral education and chaplaincy training in the United States , returning to N.Z. to pastor the Remuera Baptist Church He subsequently became Director of the counselling service Lifeline and then Chaplain at Kingseat (psychiatric) Hospital prior to setting up his own counselling practice. He was adjunct lecturer in pastoral care and counselling at N.Z. Baptist Theological College for over 20 years after his return from the United States. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 2002.

99 Harrington, Rev. Thomas - bn d. -. Pastor. Trained at Pastors' College, London. Churches: Wellington ; Kirwee & Oxford 1881; Invercargill President Canterbury Assn, The founding Pastor at Wellington, Harrington was forced to resign within a year over a proposed merger with Bethel, an earlier baptistic fellowship. He was an early advocate for Union, but by 1884 he was forced again to resign, this time from Invercargill, for unethical conduct. He left the colony and undertook a ministry in South Australia but returned in He was refused accreditation, lacking a satisfactory recommendation from S.A.. He made efforts to join the Southland Presbytery in The Union dissociated itself from his independent ministry in Refs: NZB January 1890, 11; April 1890, 56; January 1897, 9.

100 Harry, Mrs F.E. (née Hibberd) - bn d. Wellington 7 September B.W.M.U. Dominion President 1926/7. Daughter of Rev. F. Hibberd who was 5-time president of the N.S.W. Baptist Union and a great mission enthusiast. In Australia Mrs Harry was the originator of the Girls Zenana Aid Society in N.S.W. and leader of the Junior C.E. work. She came with husband Rev. F.E. Harry (see separate entry) to Vivian St in Mrs Harry was partner to Rev. Harry in the service of the church, combining the duties of a Pastor s Wife with the responsibilities of home and family. She worked with steadfastness and fidelity to the church and was President of the Ministers Wives Association. Ref.: Obituary: NZB, November 1945, 266.

101 Harry, Rev. F.E. - bn Wales d. Wellington July Pastor. Trained at Rawdon College. Churches: (Aust.) Pastorates in Victoria and N.S.W.; Central Church, Perth; (N.Z.) Vivian St President Union 1924/5. Harry s ministry was marked by evangelistic fervour, an optimistic outlook and a keen sense of humour. He arrived in Melbourne from the U.K. in 1890, and by the time he moved to N.Z. in 1922 had been president of the N.S.W., Victoria, and Western Australia Baptist Unions, making the N.Z. presidency his fourth such appointment. He was an energetic and forceful speaker and his Gospel messages were broadcast throughout Australasia by radio. Ill health forced him to resign the Vivian St pastorate and he died soon after. Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1930, 279.

102 Hart, Roland Charles Converted through an evangelistic mission of Andrew Johnston at Morrinsville Baptist church, Hart was pastor at Opawa before becoming an air force chaplain in the war zone north of Papua New Guinea. Subsequent pastorates were at Valley Road (Auckland) , Oxford Terrace (Christchurch) , Northcote and the Auckland Tabernacle He also had two terms as a full-time evangelist: first for the Auckland Association, and later for the Union, He was a key organiser for the 1959 and the 1969 Billy Graham Crusades and was the primary organiser of the 1965 Trans-Pacific Crusade, which involved 102 Southern Baptists holding missions in N.Z. Baptist churches. He wrote several evangelistic tracts/booklets with a combined circulation of 40,000. He was on the College Board for 28 years, on the Union Council for 34 and on the Union Executive for 13. He was President of the Baptist Union At one stage he did adjunct teaching for the Baptist College and the Bible Training Institute. Refs: NZB article April 2003, p.15; funeral tribute: NZB December 1982.

103 Harvey, Judith Alexa (née Cross) A high school and piano teacher, wife and mother, Judy Harvey has been a member of Avonhead Baptist Church for the last thirty years. She has served on a number of Baptist committees, including the Union Council, , and has been active in ecumenical circles. She was President of the Baptist Union,

104 Hay, Rev. William - bn - d Pastor. Trained at Spurgeon s College, London, and Baptist Theological Seminary, Toronto. Churches: (U.K.) Grantown-on-Spey; (N.Z.) Hanover St ; (Can.) Nassau St, Winnipeg 1914-?. Union Preacher 1906/7. President Union 1909/10. Union Committee ; 1910/11. Hay had an influential ministry at the Hanover St church, initiating the building of both a new Sunday School and a new Church and seeing marked growth in membership. He was widely involved in civic life in Dunedin and in 1907 was elected President of the Dunedin Council of Churches. After pastorates and further training in Canada he returned to London, where he initiated and directed the Bible College Fellowship out of a desire to train young men and women for ministry. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 1958, 431.

105 Hercus, Mrs H. (née Margaret Macky) Margaret Macky married the Rev. Harold Hercus (see separate entry) while he was engaged in evangelistic work in Auckland, c They ministered together in Coonoor, India ( ), and at the Hamilton church ( ). Mrs Hercus raised six children as well as taking a leading role in church activities. She was an expert children s worker, was able to preach, and led women s groups. Ref.: NZB November 1925, 294.

106 Hercus, Rev. Harold - bn d -. Pastor. Churches: (India) Union Church, Coonoor ; (N.Z.) Hamilton ; (Aust.) Burton St, Sydney, 1927-? President Union 1926/7. Hercus was an active member of the Young Men s Mission in Dunedin in the 1890s. After a time as a law clerk he was called to lead the Central Mission in Auckland and there met his wife, Margaret Macky (see separate entry), while active in evangelism. Six years at Coonoor followed before Hercus returned to N.Z. to pastor the Hamilton church and to further the education of his growing family. His ministry in Hamilton enjoyed rich blessing, with membership increasing from 60 to 200, a new church building established, and many active missions and ministries developed during his 12 year term. He left N.Z. in 1927 for Sydney. Ref.: NZB November 1925, 294.

107 Herron, Doreen E. - bn Sydney, Aust. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Home church Islington, N.S.W. Trained at Sydney Teachers College and Theological College of New South Wales. Originally from New South Wales and a teacher by profession, Miss Herron served with N.Z.B.M.S. in Tripura. Refs: NZB September 1967, 4; 'Supplement to "N.Z. Baptist"', 1962.

108 Hinton, Rev. Josiah T. - bn d. -. Pastor. Churches: Thames ; Wellington ; Invercargill ; Caversham (John St) President Union 1891/2. Hinton formally proposed formation of a Union at the 1880 Conference. He was a ready polemicist, responding vigorously in NZB on issues of theology or practice.

109 Hinton, Rev. W.H. - bn d. Melbourne 22 December Pastor. Churches: (N.Z.) Thames ; ; Grange Rd ; (Aust.) Geelong ; Clofton Hill 1928-?. Union Committee 1912/13; Manager NZ Baptist President Union 1921/22. Son of Josiah T. Hinton, who was President of the Union in W.H. Hinton came to N.Z. after missionary service with his wife in Poona, India from 1896 to He served on the N.Z.B.M.S. Committee; and as Union President made the mission in India his priority. His good business sense was also put to work in organisation for the prohibition cause. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1950, 11.

110 Hoby, Arthur - bn New Plymouth 24 November 1852 d. 15 January Layman. Member, Life Deacon, and long running Treasurer of Vivian St. Union Committee Vice President Union 1892/3. President Union 1897/8. Board of Introduction and Advice Executive Committee N.Z.B.M.S. Treasurer N.Z.B.M.S. Committee N.Z.B.M.S. Finance Committee Hoby studied dentistry in England and returned to N.Z. with his new wife (see separate entry) in 1881, establishing a well regarded practice in Wellington and becoming thoroughly involved in Baptist life. He founded the Baptist Young Men s Bible Class Movement in 1905, was its first President, and led a Senior Young Men s Bible Class at Vivian St for 30 years. He was a Y.M.C.A. Director, and Treasurer of the N.Z. Alliance. Refs: Obituary: NZB February 1947, 32; NZB October 1948, 285.

111 Hoby, Mrs A. - bn d Member of Vivian St. Mrs Hoby led Young Women s Bible classes and with her husband (see separate entry) opened her Wellington home to the young people with whom they worked and to missionaries in need of a rest. Ref.: Obituary: NZB March 1922, 43.

112 Holt, Beverley After teacher training, Scripture Union work in high schools, training at the Bible College of N.Z. and a youth pastorate, Beverley Holt had a dynamic and lengthy period as Youth Director for the Baptist Union During that time there was a mushrooming of youth pastors in local churches and of regional youth directors and an emphasis on experiential learning. She has since established a residential retreat centre at Piha, Auckland, and become a spiritual director, aiming at integrating spirituality, psychology, feminism and Christianity.

113 Hughes, Rev. George - bn d. England N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Rev. Hughes served for three years in Bengal with the English B.M.S. before coming to New Zealand to recover from ill health. He took up a short term pastorate at South Dunedin and then in 1895 responded to the need for a new chief of staff in Brahmanbaria. He was instrumental in establishing a second mission station in Chandpur which, under his direction, was completed in This accommodation, however, was still inadequate for the 8 missionaries on the field, many of whom were young and inexperienced. Irreconcilable differences between members of staff arose under such difficult circumstances and the subsequent inquiry led to Rev. Hughes resignation from the New Zealand Society. He returned to the English B.M.S. in Chittagong, serving for a total of 32 years. Refs: NZB August 1899, 122; obituary: NZB October 1957, 236.

114 Ingold, S.R. - bn London 1858? d. Christchurch 10 October Member & Life Deacon Oxford Tce; Secretary , Secretary Canterbury Assn A protagonist in Canterbury s dispute with the Union in 1892, Ingold himself played no major role in national denominational affairs. A draper in Christchurch, his focus was local - he never even visited the North Island. Ref.: Obituary: NZB November 1928, 338.

115 Ings, William - bn Wincanton, Somersetshire, England 24 May 1836 d. Dunedin 29 July Lay evangelist and pioneer of churches in Dunedin. Ings came to Dunedin from Australia in He was a successful gardener and opened up land in South Dunedin. An active prohibitionist, he worked for decades in Sunday School work and was significant in the origins and/or history of the Caversham, South Dunedin, Mornington and Owaka churches. Refs: Obituary: NZB September 1926, 231; N. Fraser-Wood, William Ings: Early Settler and Baptist Layman (Dunedin, 1989).

116 Ivory, Dr Nola - bn d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Vivian St. Dr Ivory was the first woman doctor to serve with the N.Z.B.M.S.. She commenced in 1931 in Bengal and in 1933 became Medical Superintendent of the Chandpur Mission Hospital. In 1943 her work shifted to Tripura. From 1949 she was Superintendent of the hospital at Agartala, until pioneering new work at Hachupara, South Tripura in Dr Ivory returned to New Zealand after an accident in 1961, but continued to practice medicine in New Plymouth until her retirement in Dr Ivory was devoted to physical healing but saw her primary function as evangelistic, often undertaking arduous journeys into the jungle in order to bring the word of Christ alongside her medical work. Ref.: Obituary: NZB 1988, 15.

117 Jenkin, Mrs S.W. (née Dora A. Ladley) Miss Ladley married Rev. Stanley W. Jenkin, Pastor and later President of the Union (see separate entry) in the Nelson Baptist Church on 23 August 1911.

118 Jenkin, Rev. Stanley W. - bn d. 6 January Pastor. Petone 1904; Nelson ; Epsom ; Roslyn ; Wanganui ; Sth Dunedin ; Spreydon 1933; Oamaru 1933; New Plymouth President Union 1919/20. N.Z.B.M.S. Secretary Subeditor NZ Baptist Jenkin was brought up in the Oxford Tce church and was greatly influenced by J.J. Doke, who taught him to teach and preach. He was a student of the Union and then entered pastoral ministry which would span 40 years. Passionate about mission, Jenkin was Missionary Editor of NZ Baptist and Editor of the Young People s Missionary Messenger for 28 and 25 years respectively. He served on N.Z.B.M.S. Council, for 12 years as Chairman, and was widely involved in other committees of the Union. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 1965, 51.

119 Jenkins, Luke Hampden Born in Wales and trained at Regent s Park, Jenkins had three pastorates in the United Kingdom; London ; Bilston ; and Bridgend ; prior to becoming Principal of New Zealand Baptist Theological College in He later lost the confidence of key leaders of the Baptist denomination and was not recommended for re-appointment in He subsequently joined the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, serving as its moderator in He served as College Warden of Carrington Hall, Dunedin, as well as lecturing in New Testament and biblical languages at the Presbyterian Theological Hall, Knox College. Refs: NNZ, 229; obituary: NZB, April 1988.

120 Johnston, George - bn d. -. Evangelist and Pastor. Evangelist, Canterbury Association Churches: Invercargill ; Timaru 1882; Sydenham Missioner to West Coast Johnston led a brief breakaway from the Invercargill Church in His journeys on the West Coast were vividly reported in NZB (reprinted NZJBR Vols 6 & 7). The West Coast Mission was not deemed a success by the Union. Johnston appears to have subsequently left N.Z..

121 Jones, Clarence Desmond Burson (Des) Jones was the lead Maori Missioner for Baptist work in its beginning years in the Lower Waikato area, He subsequently served as Pastor at the North Invercargill-Glengarry ; Hillcrest ; and Huntly Baptist Churches.

122 Jones, Rev. H.A. (Harry) - bn d. Northland 15 September N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal/East Pakistan/Tripura, Member of Hamilton church. Trained at Los Angeles Bible Training Institute. Harry Jones was a man beloved by all who knew him, both at home and on the field. He arrived in East Bengal in 1923, where he was joined by Miss Nell Gillanders (see separate entry) whom he married in He took charge of the Brahmanbaria station in 1925 and guided the men s work at Chandpur. With Mrs Jones he undertook numerous journeys into North Tripura, pioneering and extending missionary endeavours in the region, particularly focusing on translating Christian literature and the emergence of an indigenous church. During World War Two Jones served as a Colonel in the Bengali Pioneer Force. A gracious and willing co-worker, he stepped in to the gap numerous times to allow others to go on furlough, and delayed retirement in order to see the completion of his translation work. His ministry was characterised by sound judgment, wise counsel, grace, humility and especially the willingness to walk alongside others, teaching, counseling and advising. Rev. Jones died suddenly the same year he returned to New Zealand. Ref.: NZB November 1958,

123 Jones, Mrs H.A. (née Nell Gillanders) - bn d. June N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, Member of Hamilton, transferred to Mt Albert. Mrs Jones joined her (then) fiancé, Rev. Harry Jones (see separate entry), in Brahmanbaria in 1924, where he took charge of the mission from They served together in what became a wonderful partnership for the Gospel. From 1934 they began making visits to North Tripura, and eventually relocated to Joypara for a time. Although a trained teacher, Mrs Jones major contribution was that of translating hymns, scripture, and Bible teaching materials into the Riang language. She is the first recorded European to have preached the Gospel in Riang. Mr and Mrs Jones pioneering work in North Tripura was marked by compassionate concern, sacrificial service and faith. Mrs Jones service in East Bengal was recognised in 1951 with a Governor s medal. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1975, 12.

124 Jones, Rev. J. Farquharson - bn d. December First N.Z. ministerial student, Pastor, Author. Churches: Napier ; Invercargill ; Mt Eden ; Collingwood St, Melbourne ; Spreydon ; Gore ; South Dunedin ; Thames Jones was a gifted student who eventually obtained a doctoral degree in the U.S.A..

125 Kemp, Joseph William Kemp, born in England, was orphaned at the age of nine. He trained at the Glasgow Bible Training Institute He had three pastorates in Scotland, with his final one (Charlotte Chapel, ) witnessing significant revivalist dimensions and hundreds of conversions. Two pastorates in the United States followed, He then had his final pastorate at the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle, , packing the building to overflowing. Kemp fostered revivalist evangelism and fundamentalism in New Zealand. His passion for evangelism meant that he could work with others who were less conservative theologically than he was but shared that passion. Kemp was founder of the New Zealand Bible Training Institute (now the Bible College of New Zealand) in 1922 and its monthly journal, the Reaper, in He was a member of the Baptist College Committee and President of the Baptist Union in Ref.: DNZB.

126 Kemp, Olwyn (Mrs W.L. Pound) N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Kulai, Home church Orakei. Evangelism Board Member A nurse with maternity training, Miss Kemp was predominantly based at the Kulai dispensary, as well as being involved in district work. During her time of service the medical work helped to open up the work in churches and there was marked growth. Miss Kemp s devoted medical and evangelistic service were fruitful but she herself suffered from recurring illness, which led to her resignation in Refs: NZB October 1965, 262; July 1965, 342.

127 Kempton, H. Knowles? He was trained at Spurgeon's College, London. He had six pastorates in England and New Zealand including the Auckland Tabernacle and Hanover Street (Dunedin City) Baptist Churches. Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1949,

128 Kenning, Margaret (née Higgins) She attended the Pakuranga and Brooklyn Baptist Churches prior to emigrating to California, where she has attended a Vineyard Christian Fellowship (a denomination initiated by John Wimber) since 1988.

129 Kirk, Prof. Thomas, F.L.S. President Union 1891/2. Kirk was one of the founders of Vivian St, and acted for many years as Deacon and Secretary. Ref.: NZB April 1903, 50.

130 Kirwood, Mrs Ann - bn d. Brisbane 22 October Mrs Kirwood married the Rev. E.A. Kirwood (see separate entry) in Victoria in 1895 and ably assisted him in ministry in churches in Australia and New Zealand. As well as raising three sons and keeping a happy home, Mrs Kirwood had oversight of the Primary Department of the thriving Sunday School at Mt Roskill, with a staff of 24 assistants and 100 students regularly attending. She was a faithful friend to many and possessed an uncommon grace and charm despite suffering from frail health. Ref.: Obituary: NZB December 1945, 313.

131 Kirwood, Rev. E.A. - bn d. Brisbane Pastor. Churches: (Aust.) Jireh, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane ; (N.Z.) Grange Rd, Mt Roskill ; (Aust.) South Yarra, Melbourne 1915-?; Ipswich, Queensland 1921-?; Clayfield, Brisbane. N.Z.B.M.S. Secretary Union Committee Vice President Union 1912/13. President Union Kirkwood was called to the Mt Roskill church at its inauguration and built a strong and vibrant ministry, particularly amongst the young people. The Sunday School, which was in no small part assisted by his wife (see separate entry), grew to upwards of 300. After return to Australia in 1915 he held a number of further pastorates and worked at the Queensland Baptist College. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1955, 70.

132 Lambert, Mrs W.E. (née Holland) - bn Brookside, Canterbury c d. Wellington 27 October Miss Holland was baptised in the Selwyn river and joined the Greendale church, where she taught Sunday School and played the organ before marrying the Rev. W.E. Lambert (see separate entry) in She was in partnership in ministry with Rev. Lambert for thirty three years in six different churches. An ideal minister s wife, she was gracious, self-sacrificing and hospitable. She was a friend to young people and supported foreign missions and the work of the B.W.M.U.. She was a Christian Endeavourer and worked for the prohibition cause. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1947, 5.

133 Lambert, Rev. William E. - bn d Pastor. Churches: Greendale and Kirwee ; Ashburton ; Richmond, Nelson ; Whangarei ; Thames ; Mosgiel ; Invercargill President Union 1930/31. Lambert worked as a student pastor at the Ohiro branch of the Vivian St church from He then trained under J.J. Doke and J.J. North in Christchurch until Along with F.W. Gaze he was responsible for forming the Jubilee fund. Prior to his retirement in 1938 he held the honour of being the longest serving minister in N.Z. at the time, after 41 years of ministry. Refs: NZB November 1937, 344; obituary NZB March 1956, 67.

134 Lanyon, Percy F Australian-born Lanyon served with the Australian Baptist Missionary Society in East Bengal, , working particularly with the Garo people. Ill-health ended that chapter of his life. He then had two Baptist pastorates in Australia before coming to N.Z. as Secretary-Treasurer of the N.Z. Baptist Union and Missionary Society, At his retirement he became President of the Baptist Union in 1955, but died after only a few weeks in that office. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1956.

135 Lascelles, Mrs M.W.P. - bn d. Napier 23 February A devoted wife and mother, Mrs Lascelles was credited with keeping her husband Rev. M.W.P. Lascelles (see separate entry) in a state of perpetual youth. She willingly made the necessary sacrifices when he left the business world for pastoral work, and committed herself to Christian and philanthropic work. Despite suffering a long illness, Mrs Lascelles was noted for her thoughtfulness and consideration of others. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1922, 63.

136 Lascelles, Rev. Montague W.P., J.P. - bn India c d. Cambridge 21 September Businessman and Pastor. Churches: Petone ; Timaru ; Island Bay 1919; Napier President Union 1918/9. Union and N.Z.B.M.S. Secretary Manager of NZ Baptist Vice President Union 1938/9. Lascelles came to the ministry later in life after a prominent business career, and desired to serve churches where the need was great. He was the first Pastor of the Timaru church and the church building was built during his time there. In 1917 he took leave from Timaru to serve as Y.M.C.A. Commissioner in France in the First World War. Lascelles represented N.Z. at the Toronto Baptist World Congress in 1928 and served on numerous committees of the Union. Refs: Obituary: NZB October 1939, 309; NZB November 1939, 334.

137 Liu, King Pan -. He was a Pastor for 19 years of a very large church in Canton. He came to Wellington to work as an evangelist to the Chinese community under the sponsorship of the Wellington Auxiliary (Association). He seems to have continued in this work until 1933 when it became a joint work with the Anglican Chinese Mission work. Ref.: NZB November 1929, 329; July 1931, 201; July 1933, 200.

138 Livingston, Margaret C. - bn d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Home church Royal Oak. Miss Livingston trained as a nurse at Wanganui Public Hospital and after a short course at Baptist Theological College took up medical mission work at Chandpur, where she was instrumental in the Mission hospital s transition into a women s hospital. She subsequently moved to the Ludhiana hospital to continue her medical ministry. Ref.: Obituary NZB February 1976, 3.

139 Lloyd, Felix Hayes After Bible Training Institute and N.Z. Baptist College training he had 40 years pastoral ministry at Lower Hutt ; Hastings 1940; Mt Albert ; Palmerston North ; Hamilton ; Milford ; and Hillsborough He was President of the Baptist Union, Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 2000.

140 Luck, Royce Albert Australian-born Luck had two pastorates in South Australia before migrating to N.Z. in 1963 and serving as a Pastor at Mt Albert ; Palmerston North ; Auckland City Mission ; Papakura ; Ponsonby 1984; and Grey Lynn For a time he also did adjunct lecturing in early church history at the N.Z. Baptist Theological College.

141 Macgeorge, Rosalie - bn Melbourne, Australia 30 April 1859 or 1860 d. Colombo, Ceylon 12 April First N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary. Macgeorge volunteered to join Miss Fulton in being the first two N.Z. Baptist missionaries. Fulton withdrew, however, and Macgeorge went to India alone. Her accounts, largely written for children, provide a glimpse of the more romantic aspects of her experience. Macgeorge appears to have been determined to pioneer new work, under difficult circumstances, sometimes against advice. Her death on the field reflected in part this stubbornness but also structural failures in the N.Z.B.M.S.. Nonetheless Macgeorge has been accorded martyr status in N.Z. Baptist lore. Refs: J.T. Crozier Some Notable Women in Baptist History, n.d ; R.J. Mardle, Rosalie Macgeorge: Missionary Pioneer Bulletin, No. 5, November 1960.

142 Mackenzie, Alistair John Mackenzie has had pastorates at Papatoetoe ; Lincoln ; and Ilam He has also been New Zealand Co-ordinator for Servants to Asia s Urban Poor, staff worker with Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, lecturer at the Christchurch branch of the Bible College of New Zealand and pioneer of the Faith at Work Project. He has a strong world-engaging emphasis in his life and ministry. He has written several books on the application of Christianity to the work-place.

143 McKessar, Dorothy N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, Home church St Albans. Treasurer of the East Pakistan Baptist Union; Field Council Secretary-Treasurer Miss McKessar initially served in the outlying village areas of Brahmanbaria and Chandpur. A specialist in bookkeeping and evangelistic outreach, during her longstanding service she made many other contributions beyond these roles. During the instability of 1971 she helped to establish a camp for Pakistani Christians in Agartala. As a fluent Bengali speaker she was a member of the Language Board. She served as a Sunday School Teacher and taught Religious Education to Christian teenagers in high schools. Her wisdom and experience also saw her become an adviser to many Christians in the country. Ref.: NZB.: October 1976, 13.

144 Mackie, Charles Robert Norris Born into a wealthy Canterbury (N.Z.) farming family, Mackie lived in England from 1884, returning to New Zealand in Shortly thereafter he became a committed Christian under the ministry of Rev. Joseph Doke (Oxford Tce, Christchurch). He quickly became a Baptist leader at local, regional and national level. He was co-founder of the National Peace Council in 1911 and thereafter was its main leader. This body was the most significant pacifist organisation during World War One. Mackie s pacifist emphasis found little support among N.Z. Baptists and his strong views on this subject contributed to the splitting of the Linwood Baptist Church in Thereafter Mackie s main church links were with the Quakers. Refs: DNZB; J.E. Cookson, Mackie, Charles Robert Norris in Harold Josephson (ed.), Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985, pp

145 McLean, Rev. Malcolm D. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of Manurewa. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. A teacher by profession, McLean served in Agartala for three years before resigning from N.Z.B.M.S. to work in schools for the Anglican church.

146 MacLeod, Angus Hamilton Born in Edinburgh, MacLeod lived in New Zealand as a war-time evacuee, After a pastorate at Whitley Bay, England ; MacLeod returned to New Zealand in 1958 and was Pastor of Taupo ; Oxford Terrace (Christchurch) ; and Long Bay (Auckland) The latter pastorate was preceded by his serving as General Secretary of the National Council of Churches ( ). With a strong academic background in history, MacLeod authored several local church centennial histories, co-authored a biography of J.J. North, wrote several articles for the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and edited the centennial histories of the Baptist Union (1982) and the Missionary Society (1985). He was also part-time lecturer in Baptist History and Principles and Modern Church History at Carey Baptist College, He took a strong interest in public issues and in promoting ecumenical relationships. He was a regular contributor on New Zealand radio, , and conducted the first televised Baptist church service in New Zealand in Although MacLeod stood towards the more liberal end of the denomination, his irenic and able leadership led to his being Chairman of the Baptist Union Council, and President of the Baptist Union Ref.: NNZ, 279.

147 Mangin, Fay N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, A missionary nurse, Miss Mangin returned to New Zealand on furlough in 1971, undertaking postgraduate nursing studies in Due to difficult circumstances she was unable to return to mission work, leading to her resignation in Ref.: NZB December 1974, 27.

148 Marks, Gerard Thomas After graduating from N.Z. Baptist Theological College in 1964, Marks was Pastor successively of Royal Oak ; Clutha-Owaka ; and Papatoetoe ; becoming General Superintendent of the Baptist Union, International pastorates followed in Papua New Guinea ; Japan , followed by transitional pastorates at Mt Albert and Rimutaka. He displayed significant vision and breadth as General Superintendent. This was particularly helpful in relation to the charismatic renewal which was increasingly becoming mainstream within N.Z. Baptist life in the 1980s.

149 Martin, Rev. J. C. - bn d. Melbourne June Pastor. Churches: (Aust.) Bacchus March, Victoria; Parramatta, N.S.W ; (N.Z.) Napier ; Spreydon Secretary of N.Z.B.M.S Union Committee 1904/5, 1907/8. President Union 1906/7. Prior to ministry training in Melbourne Martin worked for an engineering firm. After serving two pastorates in N.Z. and gaining a reputation as an intellectual and a forceful preacher, he returned to Australia where he was Secretary of the Australian Board of Foreign Missions and President of the Victorian Baptist Union, 1912/3. Ref.: Obituary: NZB July 1935, 214.

150 McNee, Peter After a short pastorate at Sunshine (Dunedin), McNee undertook missionary service in Bangladesh with N.Z.B.M.S He was involved in significant house rebuilding work in the aftermath of a major cyclone in 1970 and of the war of independence from (West) Pakistan in In 1972 he established a cottage industries program which at its height gave employment and income to up to 1500 impoverished women. He undertook a survey of the make-up of Bangladesh s population , resulting in his publishing the ground-breaking church planting and church growth book, Crucial Issues in Bangladesh. This was a factor in the Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship, comprising 20 churches in 1980, setting growth goals for 200 churches by 1990, a target which was more than achieved. Health problems terminated the McNees service in Bangladesh. He was subsequently engaged in major leadership roles in World Vision, including being Executive Director for World Vision N.Z. ( ), a Vicepresident for World Vision International and Senior Advisor to the Latin American region of World Vision. He is currently Chair of the national board of Bible College of New Zealand, of MASTERS Institute in New Zealand and of the conservative Christian think-tank, Maxim Institute. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1992.

151 Mead, Arthur D He was awarded the Military Medal for his service at Passchendale. He was subsequently employed primarily as waterworks engineer for the Auckland City Council. He took a strong interest in Maori studies and conservation, publishing articles in Polynesian-related journals and authoring three books on the Wanganui River, including Richard Taylor: Missionary Tramper. His wide interests led to his penning several articles in NZ Baptist during the 1930s depression, articulating a Christian view of economic issues. For many years he was member of the Avondale Baptist Church and he was a member of the Tawa-Linden Baptist Church at his death. A prominent Baptist layman, he was Secretary of the Baptist Maori Board at the time when Maori work recommenced in the 1950s. Refs: Obituary: Evening Post 9 June 1977; NZB August 1977.

152 Mead, Rev. Silas - bn Curry Mallet, Somerset, England 16 August 1834 d. Perth, Western Australia 13 September Pastor, Promoter of Missions. Trained at Stepney Baptist College, London. Churches: Flinders St, Adelaide ; Co-Pastor, Museum St, Perth Mead was an outstanding leader and organiser in Australian Baptist life. His call to N.Z. Baptists to consider overseas mission played a crucial role in the founding of the N.Z.B.M.S.. Ref.: ADEB, 259.

153 Meadows, Brian Kenneth Meadows was very able academically, serving as a junior lecturer in physics prior to training at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. He had pastorates at Whakatane ; Karori ; Gisborne ; and Blockhouse Bay While at Karori he was part-time Editor for the new Baptist All Age Sunday School material. After Karori and prior to Gisborne he moved to Brisbane to be a full-time Writer and Editor of the Word and Life lesson material for the Joint Baptist Boards of Christian Education in Australia and New Zealand ( ). At Gisborne Meadows worked strongly to develop a bi-cultural congregation appropriate for Maori amongst his flock. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 2001.

154 Milligan, Robert, J.P. - bn Oamaru 1869 d. Oamaru? Businessman and politician. President Union 1910/11. Union Committee 1909/10; ; 1916/7. Finance Committee 1919/20. Milligan was an early member of Oamaru Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon, Secretary, Secretary of the Building Committee and taught Sunday School. A businessman committed to the town of Oamaru, he was instrumental in bringing the Harbour Board and Borough Council to a firm financial foundation. He was Secretary of Oamaru s No-License Assn which had success in the Oamaru electorate. As Mayor of Oamaru he initiated the building of the town hall and public baths and served on the boards of the prestigious Waitaki High Schools. He received a King s medal for services to Oamaru. A Baptist through and through, Milligan was an enthusiastic supporter of mission and of the establishment of a Baptist Theological College, making a sizeable donation to the College cause. Refs: NZB November 1910, 201; obituary NZB August 1953, 175.

155 Nees, Ernest A leading Baptist layman, Nees was President of the Baptist Union He was a prominent hardware retailer, serving a term as President of the N.Z. Hardware Federation He initiated the 2ZB radio program In Reverent Mood, which ran for 29 years. Refs: NNZ, p.339; obituary: Evening Post 12 January 1984.

156 Newcombe, Annie (Mrs H.H. Driver) February 1943, bn Victoria d. Auckland N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal, Member of Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. Miss Newcombe was the second N.Z.B.M.S. missionary and joined Rosalie Macgeorge in Faridpur but due to ill health returned to New Zealand in Further attempts at mission in Simla and Kulu ended similarly. Following her 1892 marriage to H.H. Driver (first secretary of N.Z.B.M.S., see separate entry) her interest in mission remained. She was instrumental in forming the Baptist Women s Missionary Union and was its first President. She founded the Missionary Training Institute in Dunedin. Ref.: Obituary: NZB

157 North, Rev. Alfred - bn Walham Green, London 1846 d. Dunedin 3 December Pastor and Denominational Administrator. Trained at Rawdon Baptist College. Churches: (U.K.) Cross Leech St, Staleybridge ; Harbone, Birmingham (N.Z.) Dunedin/Hanover St ; Circular Rd, Calcutta ; Ponsonby ; Epsom President Union 1883/4, 1888/9. Secretary Union Editor NZB First President N.Z.B.M.S.. North was probably the key figure in the early organisation of the Union. He was also crucial to the decision to set up the Missionary Society. Father of Dr Charles North (missionary) and Rev. J.J. North he remains the only N.Z. Baptist to have a Church named in his memory (now Remuera). Refs: Obituary: NZB January 1925, 4-8,12-13; Scholefield Vol. 2, 128; S. L. Edgar, Alfred North, N.Z.B.H.S., 1955.

158 Dr Charles North - bn - d. Dunedin 30 August N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Trained at Otago University and Edinburgh. President Union and N.Z.B.M.S. 1935/6. Council Member until Dr North was the first doctor sent to India from New Zealand. After initial work at the Ranaghat hospital he was responsible for establishing the mission hospital in Chandpur in His pioneering work earned him an immense reputation. After his return to New Zealand in 1910 he practiced medicine in Dunedin and lectured at the Dunedin Medical School. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1955, 242.

159 North, Rev. John James OBE, DD - bn Staleybridge, England 26 July 1871 d. Auckland 14 July Leading Minister, Editor, Theological College Principal. Trained under the Union Students Committee Churches: Spreydon ; Oamaru ; Wellington/Vivian St ; Oxford Tce President Union 1904/5, 1932/3. Secretary N.Z.B.M.S Baptist Theological College Principal Editor NZB The outstanding figure of the first half of the twentieth century, North was the leader of the first generation of ministers trained in N.Z.. A powerful preacher and polemicist he was an open thinker who promoted a brand of Baptist life which preserved freedom of conscience. In North this led to incisive comment on the First World War but also to a strong anti-catholicism. Dominant for forty years in denominational affairs North was suspected of modernism by conservative elements but, through his personal impact on his students, extended his influence into the 1960s.

160 Nuttall, Thomas His pacifist views brought him to prominence early on, being named in parliament as a leader of the We Won ts, a group of Christchurch young men who refused compulsory military training. He was incarcerated on Ripa Island in Lyttleton Harbour for several weeks in 1913 and incarcerated again as a conscientious objector towards the end of World War One. He was later a member of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. He was active in the Labour Party and was a Christchurch City Councillor. Ref.: Obituary: NZB October 1944.

161 Ogilvie, Eunice - bn d. Auckland 1 July N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. Home church Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. President B.W.M.U N.Z.B.M.S. Council Miss Ogilvie took up the work at the Brahmanbaria dispensary after Emma Beckingsale s retirement. Ill health saw her return to New Zealand in 1947 where she continued to serve in the capacity of hospital matron at Aranui Home in Auckland. She played a key role in raising the profile of overseas mission in New Zealand through her service in B.W.M.U. and as a member of Mission Council. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1966, 214.

162 Olney, Herbert - bn London 1856 d. Christchurch 2 December Layman. Member Oxford Tce, serving as Deacon, Sunday School Superintendent and Treasurer. Treasurer Canterbury Baptist Assn Vice-President, Union and Missionary Society 1894/5. A successful Christchurch businessman (haberdashery), Olney had been a member of Charles Spurgeon s Metropolitan Tabernacle and educated in Switzerland before coming to N.Z.. He called for Bible teaching in Schools in 1894, a motion defeated at Canterbury Assn. He was influenced by Conditional Immortality views and Rev. C.C. Brown spoke at his funeral. Refs: Obituaries: NZB January 1896, 5; Bible Standard January 1896, 10.

163 Parsons, Rev. J. Langdon - bn - d. -. Pastor. Trained at Stepney College. Church: Dunedin Parsons relations with his church do not seem to have been always smooth. He left for ministries in Adelaide and from 1876 entered politics in South Australia.

164 Peters, Rev. Harold - bn 1869? d. Dunedin 7 March Pastor. Church: Wanganui The second student accepted under the Union Students Committee, Peters had only one pastorate but his character and early death magnified his importance to those who knew him, especially his contemporary J.J. North. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1902, 49.

165 Peters, Lillian B. - bn 1872? d. Napier December N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Member of Hanover Street. Life member B.W.M.U.. Miss Peters valuable work with young people in India was first interrupted by ill health in In 1898 she resumed youth work in Brahmanbaria but in 1903 she suffered a nervous breakdown and was forced to retire after independent medical examinations recommended she not return to the field. In 1905 she married Rev. F.G. Buckingham (see separate entry) who was President of the Union in 1907/8. She served with him in the Nelson, Oamaru and Thames churches, bringing a missionary zeal to each. Refs: NZB August 1904, 310; obituary NZB February 1953, 33.

166 Pillow, Hopestill H. - bn 1857 d. Calcutta 28 May N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Member of Oxford Terrace. Miss Pillow joined Rosalie Macgeorge at Narayangunge in 1889 before proceeding to Furreedpore to learn Bengali. In 1891 she commenced work in Brahmanbaria, starting schools for children and undertaking Zenana Gospel missions and river journeys to outlying villages. She also supervised indigenous workers, demonstrating a natural business acumen in her administration of the affairs of the mission. Tragically, her tireless enthusiasm for the work along with her desire to delay taking furlough for a year (granted reluctantly by the Society) led to a rapid deterioration in health. She was taken to Calcutta by Annie Bacon in May of 1895 and there she died. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1895, 113.

167 Pole, Rev. William - bn Hasle, Somersetshire 1814 d. Christchurch 26 November Pastor. Churches: Lincoln Rd ; regular preacher on Canterbury Assn plan at Sheffield, South Malvern and Greendale. Pole had a Methodist background, as did a number of key leaders in Canterbury. He had been a Primitive Methodist Minister in England before coming to N.Z. and is reputed to have preached his first and last sermons in N.Z. in Methodist Chapels. Proposed the founding of the Canterbury Assn. Ref.: Obituary: The Baptist, April 1880, 46.

168 Pollock, Ngaire Truda (née King) c A member of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church (Christchurch), she also served as a member of the Archer Home Board and as Secretary of the South Pacific region of the Baptist Women s League. She also supported her husband Jim in his role as President of the N.Z. Christian Pacifist Society.

169 Radford, Rev. Frank H. - bn - d. Auckland 4 January Pastor. Trained at Sth Aust. Baptist College. Churches: (Aust.) Broken Hill; Supt Home Missions West. Aust.; (N.Z.) Mosgiel ; Wanganui ; Mt Eden ; Petone Radford had a significant ministry in Western Australia before coming to N.Z. in His health was damaged in the 1918 influenza epidemic and he never fully recovered. Refs: NZB February 1910, 33; obituary: NZB February 1933, 36.

170 Reay, George Clifford (Cliff) After training at the Baptist College, Reay had pastorates at Mornington ; Hamilton ; Orakei ; Mt Albert ; and Nelson He had a deep passion for evangelism and served as Union Evangelist prior to his final pastorate. He also made a significant contribution to religious programs on radio. Ref.: Obituary: NZB January 1969.

171 Rickett, Charles Edwin Francis Rickett was raised in Malawi and Zimbabwe, later becoming a Rhodes Scholar in law in England. He lived in N.Z He served as Pastor at Glendowie-St Heliers , bringing a strong emphasis on church growth and charismatic renewal. He subsequently returned to lecturing and professorial roles in commercial law in New Zealand. He is now Dean of the University of Queensland law school.

172 Robertson, Murray Alistair Although New Zealand born and a very influential Baptist pastor, Robertson actually trained in Scotland for the Presbyterian ministry. His theological change there meant that on his return to New Zealand he took up a Baptist pastorate in 1968 at Spreydon (Christchurch), a pastorate he has now held for nearly 40 years. In that time the church s membership has grown from 60 up to 900 with a larger still worshiping community. Robertson s ministry has been marked by a strong evangelistic and teaching emphasis, along with holistic concern for the poor. He was a key Baptist figure in the spread of charismatic renewal through the denomination in the 1970s and 1980s.

173 Roberts-Thomson, Edward After Baptist pastorates in Australia he became Principal of N.Z. Baptist Theological College His principalship was very successful and included a lift in academic standards at the college. His subsequent principalship at Morling Baptist College (Sydney) ended unhappily and Roberts-Thomson later joined the Presbyterian Church in Australia. He preached a theologically liberal sermon at College night at the Baptist Assembly in 1974 while visiting New Zealand, provoking significant controversy. Ref.: Obituary: NZB December 1987.

174 Rollings, William Swift Born in Australia and trained for Baptist ministry at Whitley College, he had three pastorates in Adelaide. He also edited the denominational newspaper and he was President of the South Australia Baptist Union, From 1913 to 1935 he had N.Z. Baptist pastorates, successively at Ponsonby, Brooklyn, Richmond, Vivian Street (Wellington Central) and Lyall Bay. He was very active in N.Z. Baptist affairs, at various times being Convenor of the Missionary Society, temporary Editor of NZ Baptist ( ), Secretary of the Baptist Union, President of the Baptist Union ( ), first Secretary of the Baptist College Committee and Convenor of the committee which framed the Baptist College constitution in He attended the Baptist World Alliance congress at Toronto in 1928 and was elected a member of the executive of that body. He took a strong interest in the gospel implications of wider issues of society. His stature is reflected in the Prime Minister, Peter Fraser, attending his funeral. Ref.: Obituary: NZB November 1944.

175 Sawle, James Wright - bn Truro, Cornwall 22 April 1835 d. Christchurch 1 October Pastor. Churches: Greendale ; Ashburton President Canterbury Baptist Assn Sawle came from a New Connexion Methodist background in Australia. He was one of the most active of the Canterbury Preachers, regularly supplying the rural causes. The Greendale ministry was not full time and included frequent preaching elsewhere. Sawle was unsuccessful in a bid for election as M.H.R. in Inglewood, in Ref.: Obituary: NZB November 1920, 175.

176 Shackleford, Lewis Pastor. Trained at Rawdon College. Churches: Wanganui , Greendale Editor of the NZB After a pastorate in Ripley, England he arrived in N.Z. in August 1884, having been secured for the recently formed Wanganui Church by Rev. J.U. Davis. An active controversialist, Shackleford left New Zealand on 7 May 1889 for Norwood Baptist Church, Adelaide.

177 Dr Lawrence Sanson - bn Darfield 1927 d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of Greendale. Dr Sanson arrived in Tripura in 1956, answering prayers for a male doctor to assist with the work there. He became Medical Superintendent of the Agartala hospital in 1958, where Mrs Sanson also worked (see separate entry). He gained a good reputation for surgery and his particular medical emphases were leprosy, TB and family planning. His primary concern, however, was always the Gospel, which he shared with practical wisdom and caring encouragement. He stayed on in 1972 when missionaries were asked to leave but then in 1974 was not permitted to return to Tripura after furlough. Subsequently he took up general practice in Ashburton and served on both the N.Z.B.M.S. and the Leprosy Mission Councils. In 1981 he served in Brahmanbaria for 7 months allowing other staff to take furloughs. Refs: NZB July 1999, 24; obituary NZB April 2004, 19.

178 Sanson, Mrs L. (née Heather Bruce) - bn Hororata N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of Greendale. Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute, Auckland. Mrs Sanson served as a nurse and midwife alongside her husband, Dr L. Sanson (see separate entry), at the Agartala hospital in Tripura. Her contribution enabled other staff to undertake medical work in villages away from the hospital at various times. Ref.: NZB July 1999, 24.

179 Shalders, R. B. - bn Worstead, Norfolk, England 1824 d. Auckland 1 October Member Auckland Tabernacle and Lay Preacher. Known as Bishop Shalders for his activism in encouraging and monitoring the progress of new causes in the wider Auckland region, Shalders was a founding member of the Auckland Church and pioneered the Y.M.C.A. in New Zealand. Ref.: Obituary: NZB December 1914, 222.

180 Silcock, Alfred Lawrence After training at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and at N.Z. Baptist College ( ) Silcock pastored Baptist churches at Owaka ; Island Bay ; Timaru ; Masterton ; Gisborne ; Colombo Street ; and Onslow. Prior to his final pastorate he was Senior Editor of NZ Baptist lesson material for young people and adults. He was a leading Baptist figure, serving on the Union Council and on its Executive from 1943, and becoming President of the Baptist Union in He was also a Vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance, He was an influential and clear communicator with broad interests. Refs: Obituaries: Gisborne Herald, 11 May 1979; NZB June 1979.

181 Simpson, John Ewen After commencing theological studies in Wellington in 1925, he became one of the inaugural students at N.Z. Baptist College in Baptist pastorates followed at Tauranga ; Colombo Street (Christchurch) ; Hanover Street (now Dunedin City) ; Hawera ; Napier ; Epsom ; and Wellington Central He was a key leader of the denomination in the mid-twentieth century. He was President of the Baptist Union, Ref.: Obituary: NZB September 1992, 6.

182 Smeeton, Herbert Mayne - bn Leamington, Warwickshire c d. Auckland Businessman and Politician. President Union 1923/4. Smeeton arrived in N.Z. in 1883 and began a suburban grocery business in Auckland that grew into a large department store on Queen Street. He was baptised at Mt Eden but made the Tabernacle his home, serving as Deacon and Treasurer and on the Board of Trustees. He taught a Young Men s Bible Class and showed warm hospitality to these young men in his home. He served with the Y.M.C.A. as Honorary War Service Commissioner during World War One. As President of the Union Smeeton made the institution of a Baptist college his priority, leading the 1924 conference to the enthusiastic resolution that the College be established. He chaired the first College Committee and was one of the 7 financial contributors that allowed the idea to become a reality. Furthermore, it was his family home that became the original site for the College in Remuera. Smeeton was also involved in wider civic affairs in Auckland, on the Auckland City Council and as a Justice of the Peace. Ref.: Obituary NZB December 1927, 355.

183 Smeeton, Mrs H.M. Married to Mr H.M. Smeeton (see separate entry), Mrs Smeeton was a tireless helper with her husband s church and civic duties as well as being involved in service of her own.

184 Smith, Brian Kingston After studying electrical engineering, Smith trained at the N.Z. Baptist Theological College, , prior to serving with N.Z.B.M.S. in Tripura, India, He then became a lecturer in the N.Z. Baptist Theological College, , serving as its Principal In India, Smith was the Principal of the Tripura Theological School for ten years ( ), and involved in the translation of the New Testament into Kok Borok for a further four ( ). He was responsible for shifting the Baptist Theological College to Penrose (Auckland) when it outgrew its premises at Remuera, and for introducing to the curriculum an emphasis on mission. This included the name change to Carey. Smith s ministry and leadership was marked by deep spirituality, incisive thinking and outstanding communication skills. Ref.: NZB December 1997.

185 Smith, Joy V. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Tripura, Member of North Memorial. During her 24 years in Tripura Miss Smith contributed immensely to both the medical work for which she had trained, and the evangelistic work which was her passion. She worked at the hospital in Agartala and lectured trainee nurses in Government hospitals, as well as ministering particularly to village women and young people. She returned to New Zealand when the Government refused to renew visas for New Zealanders. At age 75, when access was again allowed, she revisited Tripura for a much cherished speaking and preaching tour. Refs: NZB November 1975, 9; June 1999, 18.

186 Smith, Shirley (née Wilson) She moved from high school teaching to Baptist deaconess training After her marriage to fellow-student Brian Smith (see separate entry), she served alongside Brian with N.Z.B.M.S. in India. Her support for Brian and her three children meant more limited involvement in wider ministry options. She acted as Bursar to N.Z. Baptist Theological College for several years.

187 Smith, Terence David Born in England, Smith had his first pastorate in Zambia ; before undertaking a series of Baptist pastorates in New Zealand from 1972: Nelson ; Rimutaka ; Kumeu ; Pt Chevalier ; and Newmarket He left N.Z. in 2004 to take up a Baptist pastorate in Stamford Hill, London.

188 Chris Sorrell N.Z.B.M.S Missionary, Papua New Guinea, Sorrell commenced short term mission work in January 1977, repairing and upgrading landing strips and maintaining equipment. After a serious tractor accident he recovered in New Zealand from June 1977 until April He then returned to Papua New Guinea, completing his work in 1981.

189 Spencer, Rev. William C. - bn d. Pastor and Editor. Trained at East London Missionary College. Churches: Lincoln ; Lincoln Rd Secretary Union Editor NZB President Canterbury Assn Spencer was an enthusiast for Union but had to give up ministry due to problems with his voice. He left N.Z. for the U.S.A. in 1884.

190 Spurgeon, Rev. Thomas - bn London 20 September 1856 d. London 20 October Trained at Pastors' College, London. Pastor and Evangelist. Churches: (N.Z.) Auckland Tabernacle ; Union Evangelist ; (U.K.) Metropolitan Tabernacle, London President Union 1887/8. A powerful preacher, building what was probably the largest congregation in the Australasian colonies in the 1880s, Spurgeon struggled with indifferent health, possibly depression. Very conscious of his heritage as son of a famous father he could aggressively defend his father s concerns, threatening withdrawal from the Union during the C.C. Brown controversy. Whilst minister at Auckland he took an active interest in new causes such as Cambridge. This enthusiasm and his gifts in communication combined well and led to great success in his time as Union Evangelist. He never returned to N.Z. after his departure in 1893, but news of his ministry was regularly reported in NZB until his retirement. Refs: Obituary: NZB December 1917, 178; W.Y. Fullerton, Thomas Spurgeon, A Biography (London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1919); C. Skinner, Lamplighter and Son (Nashville: Broadman, 1984).

191 Taylor, Melva N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, A nurse with maternity training, Miss Taylor took over the running of the Brahmanbaria dispensary when Joan Burtenshaw left to go on on furlough. Following the political upheaval of 1971, Taylor returned to the newly established Bangladesh in 1972, where she had responsibility for overseeing the home and medical work in Brahmanbaria and served as Field Council Secretary.

192 Thomson, Miss I.J. (Jean) - bn Tolaga Bay 1914 d. Gisborne 14 June N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India and Bangladesh, Member of Gisborne. Miss Thomson gained her BA and did her Primary and Secondary Teacher Training at Auckland University, graduating in After language study in she taught extensively in mission schools in Brahmanbaria, Agartala and Chandpur. She was, notably, the only N.Z.B.M.S. missionary remaining in Chandpur during the 1971 struggle for independence, and was commended for her courage and Christian witness during this time. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1997, 13.

193 Thompson, Adrienne N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Bangladesh, Home church Wellington Central. Along with husband Paul Thompson (see separate entry), Mrs Thomspon served in Bangladesh during years of volatile political activity and major floods. Their four children were born during their 20 year term of service, and were schooled by Mrs Thompson and then at Hebron College, India. Much of the Thompsons work was in the area of Christian literature. Mrs Thompson gave talks in Bengali and compiled studies for new believers, as well as ministering to women and children in need. Refs: NZB September 1996, 14; December 1999, 14.

194 Thompson, Paul N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, Bangladesh Home church Wellington Central. Trained at N.Z. Baptist Theological College. Along with wife Adrienne Thompson (see separate entry) and their growing family, Thompson served for 20 years in Bangladesh. After initial language studies and then supervision of a new church building, a difficult stint at Motlob followed. In 1987 the Thompsons undertook further training in Pasadena before returning to work in Chandpur. Here he took on more administrative work, serving as Mission Secretary and on numerous committees as well as training nationals for the church. In 1991 he took over as Director of the Christian Literature Centre, a role he held until 1997 when he was appointed Team Leader a similar position but with further responsibilities. In addition to the work with Christian literature, Thompson was a regular preacher and took an active role in motivating and equipping local churches and leaders. Refs: NZB September 1999, 16; December 1999, 14.

195 Thompson, Robert John He began training at N.Z. Baptist Theological College as a 20-year old. He then pastored the Manurewa ; and Opawa Baptist Churches prior to master s studies at Ruschlikon Baptist Seminary and doctoral studies at the University of Zürich He returned to a lecturing position at N.Z. Baptist Theological College in 1961 (also teaching Hebrew at the University of Auckland). He served as Principal of the Baptist College, He subsequently lectured at Spurgeon s College, London, and Whitley College, Melbourne, prior to retirement in N.Z.. He was an able scholar with an encyclopaedic knowledge who authored two books, Moses and the Law in a Century of Criticism since Graf and Penitence and Sacrifice in early Israel outside the Levitical law. Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 2001.

196 Tonson, Paul David After gaining degrees in mathematics and economics, Tonson studied divinity in Rochester, New York. He was subsequently Pastor of Laingholm/Victory ; Hawera ; and Remuera After three years teaching at Rarongo Theological College in Papua New Guinea he moved to Melbourne where he gained his PhD in Old Testament studies. As well as being minister of a Uniting Church in Melbourne he tutors in theological distance education and participates in Jewish-Christian- Muslim dialogue.

197 Turley, Campbell Bruce New Zealand born Turley undertook post-graduate theological studies in the United States prior to becoming Director of Education for the Baptist Churches of New Zealand, He was Chairman of the Public Questions Committee, In 1979 he became General Secretary of the Ecumenical Churches Education Commission. He then became a Baptist Pastor in Melbourne ( ), during which time he was also sessional lecturer in pastoral studies at Whitley College, his lectures being based on two books he had written on pastoral counselling. He has subsequently had major leadership roles in Lifeline, specialising particularly in the area of suicide prevention services and training, while maintaining an active role in his local Baptist Church.

198 Turner, Marjorie E. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Pakistan/India, Home church Mt Albert. Trained at N.S.W. Baptist Theological College, Sydney. An experienced nurse, Miss Turner accompanied Dr Nola Ivory on medical expeditions into the interior of Tripura state. She gave lectures on nursing and taught Sunday School in Agartala. Her outstanding contribution, however, was in the development and translation of literature into the Lushai language; work she continued long after returning home to New Zealand. Ref.: NZB December 1957, 292.

199 Turner, Stephen James An able preacher, Turner undertook a dynamic pastorate at Hamilton South ; after graduating from N.Z. Baptist Theological College. His strong Calvinistic stance led him to undertake subsequent pastoral ministry outside the Baptist Churches of N.Z..

200 Wade, William Richard - bn England 1802 d. Melbourne 25 October C.M.S. Worker. With his wife Sarah probably the first Baptists in N.Z.. Wade was sent out as Superintendent of the Mission Press. He was uncomfortable with the local Mission leaders, especially Henry Williams, and his letters contain ascerbic comments on the conduct of the Mission but also some detailed observations of Maori life. Prevented by his Baptist views from full missionary status within the Anglican C.M.S. he eventually moved to Baptist ministry in Australian colonies. Refs: Scholefield Vol. 2, 432; W. Wade, A Journey in the Northern Island of New Zealand (Hobart: 1842); Martin Sutherland, A Baptist in the Nest: William Wade and the C.M.S. in New Zealand NZJBR, Vol. 5, 2000,

201 Webb, Rev. Allan Walter - bn England August 1839 d. Geelong, Victoria 14 April Pastor. Churches: (Aust.) Alberton, S.A ; Maitland, N.S.W ; Harris St, Sydney ; (N.Z.) Auckland ; (Aust.) North Adelaide, S.A ; Albert St, Melbourne, Vic ; Geelong Webb s career was mostly in the Australian colonies where he was notable as the prime mover behind the formation of the N.S.W. Baptist Union in He was, however, present at the crucial conference in Christchurch in 1880 and encouraged the formation of such fellowships as Otahuhu and Cambridge sponsored by the Auckland Church. Ref.: ADEB, 401.

202 Whitmarsh, Mabel c She had a career in teaching, led a thriving girls Bible Class at the Point Chevalier Baptist Church, and was a long-standing member of that church.

203 Whitten, Herbert Edward After N.Z. Baptist College training and a few months pastoring in Hawera, Whitten volunteered for the armed forces. Captured in North Africa, he was a prisoner of war for three years in Italy and Germany. After World War Two Whitten had a pastorate at Avondale ; followed by Air Force chaplaincy , with subsequent Baptist pastorates at Rotorua ; Thames ; and Hawera His war experiences undoubtedly fostered a broader approach to the gospel and ministry. He was Chair of the Maori Board in its inaugural years and was Editor of NZ Baptist Ref.: Obituary: NZB February 1993.

204 Wilkinson, Nellie - bn 1888 d N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, East Bengal Home church Ponsonby. She served the society wholeheartedly in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) but had to return to N.Z. due to ill health. Subsequently she became treasurer of the B.W.M.U., an office she held faithfully for many years. Ref.: Obituary: NZB December 1960, 322.

205 Williams, Dean Carey He had a distinguished career in medicine as a consultant surgeon, serving as Chairman of the New Zealand Medical Association ( ) and of the New Zealand Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Committee ( ). He was very active in the Hamilton South Baptist Church, acting as its Chair of Deacons or Secretary, He was Chair of the Assembly Council He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1985.

206 Williams, Rev. T.A. Pastor. Trained at Bristol Baptist College. Churches: (N.Z.) Sydenham ; travel in Britain and U.S.A ; Thames ; Epsom ; Sydenham ; Forces Chaplaincy ; (U.K.) Longsight, Manchester ; St Peter Port, Guernsey 1925-?. President Canterbury Assn 1899, 1913; President Auckland Auxiliary Williams, among the more intellectual of the colonial ministers, was Convenor of the Students' Committee for a time.

207 Wilson, Rev. Alfred Samuel - bn Charleston, South Australia 14 March 1867 d. Auckland 17 October Pastor. Trained at Sth Aust. Baptist College. Churches: (Aust.) Perth ; (N.Z.) Wanganui ; Y.M.C.A. work in Australia & N.Z ; Auckland Tabernacle (Asst) ; Grange Rd ; St Albans A strong advocate for open membership, Wilson was at the centre of a split over the issue in Western Australia and provoked a similar controversy in N.Z., including a published clash with J.J. North in Refs: Obituary: NZB December 1954, 286; ADEB 407.

208 Winslade, Brian Norman Son of Baptist Pastor Norman Winslade, he began in youth ministry at Wanganui Central ; and then as youth director for the Auckland Association ; prior to a pastorate at Franklin (Pukekohe) A short time with N.Z.B.M.S. in Bangladesh ( ) was followed by pastorates, first at Te Puke ; and then at Windsor Park (Auckland) This current pastorate has seen marked church growth, with worship numbers increasing from 450 to 1450 attendees, and members from 350 to 700. While continuing in this burgeoning ministry Winslade has also had a half-time role since 2001 as National Leader of the Baptist Union.

209 Wise, Gertrude N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, Member of Hamilton church. Trained at N.Z. Bible Training Institute. A qualified nurse, Miss Wise s service was cut short when for health reasons it was advised she not return to India after her 1936 furlough.

210 Wood, Nathan Rillstone Wood began theological training in 1927 (the second year of the Baptist College s existence). While training he often went down to the Auckland waterfront to preach the gospel to wharfies. He subsequently had pastorates at Linwood ; Petone ; Colombo Street ; Point Chevalier ; Wanganui ; Hastings ; and Lower Hutt He was part of the inner circle of the denomination, serving on the Union Council , the Union Executive , and on the boards or committees of church extension, public questions and the College. He had wide-ranging Christian interests and held a pacifist viewpoint. Wood s pacifism caused a clash with J.K. Archer who was a member of his Colombo Street congregation when World War Two broke out. That difficulty was probably the cause of Wood s moving to another pastorate in Wood had a sharp mind and was a vigorous and persuasive debater at Baptist Assemblies. He was editor of NZ Baptist and President of the Baptist Union, Refs: S.L. Edgar, Nathan R. Wood (Shapers of Baptist Life pamphlet series); NZB article July 2002; obituary: NZB August 1979.

211 Woolley, Rev. William R. - bn Birmingham 1850 d. Auckland 4 February Pastor. Trained at Bristol Baptist College. Churches: Thames ; New Plymouth ; Epsom President Union 1894/5. Secretary Union President Auckland Auxiliary 1893, Woolley was a strong advocate for a centralised Union and as Secretary administered Union funding for struggling causes. He suffered from indifferent health which at times interfered with his ministry. Ref.: Obituary: NZB April 1923, 64.