Foreign Missions Committee
Dates
- Usage: November 1887 - October 1962
Biography
The Foreign Missions Committee formed from the Missions to the Heathen in 1887 existed until 1962. In 1963 the Mission to the Chinese and Aboriginals was split and the Foreign Missions Committee was renamed to the Aboriginal and Overseas Mission.
Convenors for this committee were:
1887 Rev A Hardie; 1888 Revs A Hardie/JF Ewing; 1891 Rev J Gibson, TR Cairns; 1897-8 Revs A Hardie, TR Cairns; 1902 New Hebrides Rev A Hardie; Chinese Rev W Fraser; 1906 RevsTR Cairns, W Fraser; 1908 Rev FHL Paton Secretary; 1913 Rev D Ross; 1922 Rev HC Matthew; 1924 Rev TW Leggatt; 1925 Dr Davidson; 1926 Rev TW Leggatt; 1927 Dr Davidson; 1929 RevsTW Leggatt, J McMaster (Joint); 1933 Revs TW Leggatt, JC Jones; 1936 Revs TW Leggatt and JE Owen;1937 Rev JE Owen; 1944 Rev JC Jones; 1946 Rev JE Owen; 1948 Rev EW New; 1952 Rev J Beatty; 1959 Rev G Fairservice.