They Walked Before Us.......They Walked With Us...

Joseph Ash Jr. 1808 to 1895 Ontario (Northumberland County) Born; Ontario Pioneering Evangelist; Visionary 19 th Century Canadian churches of Christ Historian; The bitter opposition we had to meet in days gone by is absent...I never expected to see it. - Joseph Ash Preached in Ontario for 65 years;

Thomas Tom Ward T.W.Bailey 1875 to 1959 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Elder; Attended Beamsville Bible School; 1913 Pioneer Evangelist in Northern Ontario; 1913 to 1940 Thessalon Region Evangelist; Held evangelistic meetings on Manitoulin Island; 1940 - Planting evangelist in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; Contributing writer of articles & news to: THE BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW GOSPEL HERALD; Father of (5) Canadian Evangelists; Preached nearly 60 years.

John Carlos J.C. Bailey 1903 to 2001 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Son of Thomas W. Bailey; 1917 Started preaching at 14 (Thessalon, Ont.); 1920s to 1930s - Pioneer Evangelist in Saskatchewan, Montana & North Dakota; 1940 to 1953 Publisher/Editor GOSPEL HERALD ; 1960s to 1980s - Missionary to India; Preached for over 70 years.

James Black 1797 to 1886 Scotland Born Evangelist; Ontario Pioneer Evangelist; Brother Campbell was on the same track as ourselves... I loved and admired him. James Black. Preached in Ontario for over 65 years.

Albert Brown 1869 to 1931 England Born Evangelist; Educator; 1910 to 1918 - First evangelist for Torontos Fern Ave.; 1910 to 1913 Co-Editor THE BIBLE STUDENT 1914 TO 1915 Editor THE GLEANER ; Held Evangelistic Meetings in Ontario & Alberta; 1920s Returned to Canada to serve Fern Avenue (2); Preached for 40 years.

William W.D.or Willie Campbell 1859 to 1928 Ontario (Middlesex County) Born Evangelist; 1900 to 1904 Torontos Brunswick Hall/Bathurst St. grew from 100 members to 220 members during his service with the church; Served as evangelist at Detroits influential Plum Street congregation for many years; Held evangelistic meetings in Ontario, Manitoba, England, and U.S.; Thousands became Christians through Willies lessons and influence; Preached for over 50 years.

William John W.J.Cann 1859 to 1931 Ontario (Darlington) Born Evangelist; Church Leader; Served Georgian Bay & Northern Ontario Regions; Daughters married (2) Baileys, (1) Whitfield & (1) Seabrook; Preached for over 45 years.

Edwin Gaston Collins 1890 to 1970 American Born Evangelist; Gospel Meeting Song Leader; 1909 to 1913 Student Maritime Bible & Literary College; 1913 to 1915 Teacher at Maritime Bible & Literary College; 1925 to 1929 Evangelist - Meaford/Georgian Bay Region; 1926 to 1929 Editor/Publisher : CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW; 1920s to 1950s - Held evangelistic meetings in Canada and U.S.; Preached for over 50 years.

Frederick Fred Cowin 1879 to 1952 England Born; Evangelist; Missionary to South Africa; 1908 to 1918 Evangelist - Toronto Bathurst St.; Held evangelistic meetings across Canada; 1910 to 1913 Co-Editor THE BIBLE STUDENT; 1920s - Departed conservative churches of Christ for the Disciples in the U.S.; Preached until his death in 1952.

William Flynn W.F. Cox 1877 to 1963 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; 1904 - Death of 4 year old son William, led W.F. to become an evangelist; 1930s - First Canadian churches of Christ Radio Broadcaster; 1946 Planting Evangelist for Hamiltons Ivon Ave. Church; Writer of articles and news reports to: THE BIBLE STUDENT THE CANADIAN HELPER CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW GOSPEL HERALD; Served Ontario, Manitoba, New York State; Preached for over 50 years.

Walter Eatough 1870 to 1945 England Born; Evangelist; Elder; Visionary leader/encourager for work among Manitobas First Nation Reserves; Wrote articles & news reports for: THE BIBLE STUDENT; CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW GOSPEL HERALD; Served Winnipeg & Manitoba for over 40 years.

Dr. Henry Matthew H.M. Evans 1862 to 1931 England born; Ontario raised Evangelist; Educator; Publisher; 1890s to 1920s Visionary Encourager for Canadian & Foreign missions; 1894 to 1896 Founding Publisher: GOSPEL MESSENGER; 1904 to 1910 Founding Publisher: THE BIBLE STUDENT 1905 to 1910s President/Owner: Canada Correspondence Bible College (not for profit); 1911 Wife Ruth, permanently lost her ability to walk; 1914 18 year old son, Franklin, died of Tuberculosis; 1916 - Founding Publisher: CHRISTIAN QUARTERLY (1917 - Donald McDougall took over management.) Served churches in Ontario, Washington State, Nova Scotia; Preached from the early 1880s to 1928* *1928 Suffered a stroke.

Alfred Alf Ernest A.E. Firth 1878 to 1935 Ontario (Meaford) Born; Little Person (Below 411 tall); Evangelist; Educator; Christian Businessman; 1900s to 1930s - Held evangelistic meetings in Ontario; 1910s to 1930s - Pioneering Sunday School Superintendent for Bathurst St., and later for Strathmore; Wrote articles & news reports for: THE BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW (CMR); 1930s Became CMR Treasurer/Manager during a critical period when the paper faced huge financial losses due to the Depression; 1935 Died at 57.

Otoshige Oto Fujimori 1872 to 1930s Pioneering Evangelist in Japan; Visited Canadian congregations in the 1890s & 1928. Warmly welcomed by our ancestors in the faith.; Financially & Prayerfully encouraged by Canadian conservative churches of Christ for 40 years; Wrote news reports to the: BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW .

Lution Erstas L.E. Huntsman 1857 to 1949 Ontario (Niagara) Born Evangelist; Elder; Christian Businessman/General Contractor; 1890s Construction site accident left physical disability; 1902 to 1907 Teacher at Beamsville Bible School; 1906/07 Editor/Publisher: THE BIBLE SCHOOL TIMES 1906 Wife, Arminta (nee Romp) died at 35, left 6 children; 1909 Controversial figure in Beamsville churchs division; Contributing writer of news and articles for: THE BIBLE STUDENT, THE BIBLE SCHOOL TIMES, CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW, GOSPEL HERALD; Preached for over 60 years.

David Henry D.H. Jackson 1879 to 1925 England Born; Evangelist; Immigrated to Jordan, Ont. in his teens; Attended Nashville Bible School, Tennessee; 1903/1904 - Pioneer Evangelist in Wisconsin; 1905 to 1925 - Served Ontario congregations: 1905 to 1917 - Jordan 1917 to 1924 - Toronto-Bathurst St. 1925 - Toronto - Strathmore; 1925 November Died at 46 of heart attack.

Sim Malious S.M.Jones 1870 to 1934 American Born Evangelist; Educator; 1890s to 1930s - Held evangelistic meetings in Ontario, Manitoba & U.S.; 1902- Established Beamsville Bible School (BBS); (Students of BBS became church leaders across Canada); 1907 to 1914 Editor/Publisher: THE CANADIAN HELPER ; 1909 Controversial figure in Beamsville churchs division.; 1921 First wife Ida (nee Culp) died; 1932 Lost hand to Diabetes; Served Canada for over 40 years;

Samuel Keffer 1841 to 1901 Ontario (Vaughan) Born Pioneer Evangelist; Planted churches in Ontario & Michigan; Served Ontario, Michigan & Nova Scotia; Died at 59; Preached for 40 years.

James Kilgour 1812 to 1893 Scotland Born; Ontario Pioneer Evangelist; Lost a leg at a young age while living in Scotland; Served as South Wellington County (Ontario) Schools Inspector for Many Years in addition to preaching; Preached for over 55 years.

Charles C.J. Lister 1821 to 1912 England (London) Born; Ontario Pioneer Evangelist; Gave up a banking career to become an evangelist; Spent much of his evangelistic time in the Georgian Bay area; Joseph Ash wrote of Charles Lister that he has done: More missionary work in that country (Georgian Bay) than any other person. Preached for 60 years.

Donald McDougall 1851 to 1936 Nova Scotia (West Gore) Born Evangelist; Elder; 1917/18 Editor/Publisher: CHRISTIAN QUARTERLY; 1918 to 1926 Founding Editor/Publisher: CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW (CMR); In his late 60s, Donald worked several winters cutting lumber to pay off debts occurred publishing the CMR: a.) Subscriptions did not necessarily cover the costs of production. b.) Some subscribers received the paper monthly, but didnt pay! (This was an ongoing problem each of the Canadian churches of Christ publishers faced.)

Henry McKerlie 1876 to 1958 Scotland Born Evangelist; Author; 1886 His father died when he was 10; April 9, 1924 - Arrived in Canada to serve as evangelist for Torontos Maplewood congregation; 1929 to 1930s Editor CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW ; 1930s to 1950s Energetic Supporter of Omagh Bible School; Served England, Scotland, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada & U.S.; Preached for over 60 years.

Charles Gordon C.G McPhee 1892 to 1979 Nova Scotia (West Gore) Born Evangelist; Attended: Maritime Bible & Literary College, Nova Scotia, Nashville Bible School (David Lipscomb College); 1929/30 Co-Editor CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW; 1936 - Church Peacemaker Led reunification of Beamsville church of Christ following a 27 year division begun in 1909; 1930s - Pioneer Radio Broadcaster; 1952 - 1 st President of G.L.C.C.; Served across Canada & U.S.; Preached nearly 70 years.

James Menzies 1808 to 1894 Scotland Born; Ontario Pioneer Evangelist; Encourager; Elder: Brunswick Hall/Bathurst Avenue (Toronto); Preached for over 50 years.

William W.F. Neal 1856 to 1917 American Born Evangelist; 1901 to 1911 Served Meaford/Georgian Bay Area; 1903 to 1910 - Held yearly Manitoulin Island Mission Trips; (Over 70 were baptized, and 3 congregations established.) 1911 to 1916 Served Carman, Manitoba; 1901 to 1916 - Held evangelistic meetings across Canada; 1917 - Died at 61 in Kentucky.

David Oliphant Jr. 1821 to 1885 Ontario Evangelist; Studied at Bethany Bible College in West Virginia. Alexander Campbell - Teacher; Preached throughout Ontario; Author: Witness of Truth, Letters of a Living Laborer; Davids writings greatly contributed to retaining 19 th Century Canadian churches of Christ history.

Jonas Andrew J.A. Perry 1858 to 1931 American Born Evangelist; Served Nova Scotia; Ontario; Western Canada & U.S.; Contributing writer of articles & news to: THE BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW; Preached for over 55 years.

Charles Wesley Petch 1878 to 1938 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Pioneer Evangelist & Church Planter in Manitoba, Saskatchewan & New Ontario; Contributing writer of articles & news to: THE BIBLE STUDENT, THE CANADIAN HELPER, CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW; Held numerous evangelistic meetings in Canada; April 1938 - Tragically killed at the age of 59 in a farming accident; Preached for nearly 40 years;

Dr. Philip Louis P.L. Pratley 1884 to 1958 England Born Evangelist; Christian Businessman - World Renowned Bridge Engineer; 1906 to 1958 QUEBEC Served in Montreal for 52 years; Contributing Writer of Articles & News: THE BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW GOSPEL HERALD; 1950s - Some concerns were raised about Philips loyalty to New Testament Christianity.

Howard Lipscomb H.L.Richardson 1887 to 1961 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; 1911 to 1913 Teacher at Beamsville Bible School ; 1918 - Established Manitoulin Commercial College in Little Current, Ontario: a.) Daily Bible classes were an optional course, and were taught at no charge to students. b.) Students who took Bible classes received a tuition discount on secular class tuition fees. 1921 to 1925 - Principal Carman Bible School ; 1926/27 - Departed conservative churches of Christ for the Disciples; Preached until his death in 1961.

Hugh H.A. Rogers 1874 to 1951 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Visionary Saskatchewan pioneer evangelist & church planter; Nearly lost his farm while self-financing his ministry, and chose to leave the mission field for his family; Resumed preaching later in life, and served Western Canada & Ontario. Regular contributor of articles and news to the: CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW GOSPEL HERALD; Preached for over 45 years.

Dugald Sinclair 1777 to 1870 Scotland Born; Ontario Pioneer Evangelist; Educator; Writer; ...an eloquent speaker endowed with clear perception of ideas and principles; - Joseph Ash. Preached for 70 years.

Jacob Snure 1800 to 1877 Ontario (Niagara) Born; Pioneer Evangelist; Elder; Pioneering Christian Businessman & Property Developer in Jordan, Ontario; Opened a business in the Norval area & worshipped with church for a short period of time; 1855 When Alexander Campbell visited Canada, Jacob brought him from St. Catharines to Jordan to speak to the church; Preached for nearly 40 years.

Alexander Alex Murray Stewart 1876 to 1941 Ontario Born Evangelist; Author; Son of Elder James Stewart of Toronto; Visionary Leader/Director for the establishment of Omagh Bible School; Served Ontario, Western Canada & the U.S.

Duncan Stirling 1842 to 1912 Quebec Born; Ontario Raised Evangelist; Served in the Meaford-Georgian Bay Region; Planting evangelist for Cape Rich & Euphrasia churches of Christ; Mental Health Problems (Nerves) forced his retirement from preaching; Moved to Toronto where Mrs. Stirling planted Torontos Main Street congregation in their home (church became Strathmore); Torontos Bathurst Street honoured Duncan with the title Elder.

Dr. Ora Hubert O.H. Tallman 1876 to 1955 Ontario (Niagara) Born Evangelist; Attended: Beamsville Bible School, Carman Bible School, Potter Bible College, Kentucky; 1900s Planted Winnipeg Manitoba church; 1909 to 1912 President & Professor of Maritime Bible & Literary College in Nova Scotia; 1913 Alberta Pioneer Evangelist. (Only evangelist in Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. in 1913.) 1900 to 1950s - Held numerous evangelistic meetings across Canada & U.S.; Preached for 50 fifty years.

Ozro Ellis O.E. Tallman 1883 to 1930 Ontario (Niagara) Born Evangelist; Attended; Carman Bible School, Potter Bible College, Kentucky; 1909 to 1915 - Professor & Administrator at Maritime Bible and Literary College Nova Scotia; 1916 to 1930 Served Jordan & St. Catharines Raymond St., (dual ministry) 1900 to 1930 - Held numerous evangelistic meetings in Canada & U.S.; 1930 Died at 47 of operation complications.

Henry Charles, H.C. Trindle. 1864 to 1938 Manitoba First Nation born; Pioneer Manitoba First Nation Evangelist; 1928 - Toured Ontario congregations to raise awareness of his work; Financially & Prayerfully encouraged by conservative Canadian churches of Christ for 30 years.

William Trout 1801 to 1877 Ontario Born (Fort Erie); Pioneer Evangelist; Elder; Christian Businessman; 1848 - Planting Evangelist for Meaford; 1848 to 1877 - Foundational church leader in Meaford & Georgian Bay Region.

Maitland Watterworth 1878 to 1965 Ontario (Middlesex County) Born Evangelist; 1903 to 1905 Served at Goderich, Ontario; 1905 to 1911 Served Carman, Manitoba; (Maitland was the only conservative churches of Christ preacher in Manitoba & Saskatchewan;) 1912 to 1918 Voice problems forced him to stop preaching; 1919 Resumed preaching and returned to Ontario; 1904 to 1923 - Writer of articles & news to: THE BIBLE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW 1923 - Departed conservative churches of Christ for the disciples; Preached until his death in 1965.

Samuel Sam Henry Whitfield 1870 to 1925 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Attended: Nashville Bible School, Tennessee. 1904 to 1925 Served (9) Southwestern Ontario congregations as a Circuit Evangelist; 1909 Wife Rose, died of Typhoid Fever. (Sam was left with 5 sons below the age of 10. John S. the youngest was 1 month old); Wrote articles and news reports for: THE BIBLE STUDENT, THE CANADIAN HELPER, CHRISTIAN MONTHLY REVIEW ; 1925 August - Planting evangelist for Sarnia church of Christ; 1925 September - Died at 54 of kidney disease.

Alexander Linn Whitelaw 1884 to 1960 Ontario (Meaford) Born Evangelist; Christian Businessman; 1910s to 1940s Pioneering visionary Youth Minister* (*a title not used at that time); 1940s Influenced the lives of Joe Cannon, Murray Hammond, & Keith Thompson for the Lord; 1950s - A leading advocate for, & effective Business Manager of G.L.C.C.

John Madison Wright 1866 to 1945 American Born Evangelist; 1895 to 1939 - Served in Canada from Nova Scotia to British Columbia; 1890s - Planting Evangelist for: a.) St. Catharines Raymond St. b.) Niagara Falls (South), Ont.; 1905 to 1911 British Columbia Pioneer Evangelist; 1910 - Hymnbook Publisher & Songwriter; Preached for over 50 years in Canada & U.S.;

They set their hearts on things above... Colossians 3:1 NIV.

They Walked Before Us.......They Walked With Us...

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