STEWART, Alexander Henry, Rev (1891-1956)
Assembly memorial minute 1957
Born at Strathmerton - 5th July, 1891.
Educated at Ormond College and Melbourne University.
Served as a Home Missionary at Daylesford, Rupanyup, Camperdown Dookie and Lara.
Ordained - Tallangatta on 2nd March, 1926.
Parishes - Tallangatta - 1926.
Yarrawonga - 1928.
Moorabool - 1934.
Resigned - 1940 to take up Chaplaincy duties.
Served in World War II in Middle East.
Served with 6th and 9th Divisions in the S.W. Pacific areas.
Appointed Chaplain General in 1946.
Assistant minister at Toorak - 1950-1955.
Died at Geelong on 8th November, 1956.
Mr. Stewart, after an effective parish ministry, gave his particular intent to Chaplaincy work. He was commissioned as army chaplain in 1932. For a period he was senior Presbyterian chaplain at Darwin, and later became assistant Chaplain General, H.Q. 2nd Australian Army. In 1948 Mr. Stewart visited Japan as Chaplain General for a routine survey of the Occupation Forces. For some time he was Immigration Agent but resigned for health reasons in 1948.
Mr. Stewart gave himself, as minister of the Gospel, to the task of preaching and living Christ among men of the Fighting Forces. He was constant in raising his voice on their behalf in the courts of the Church.
To his son and daughter the Assembly tender sincere sympathy.
Gender
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