| 词条 | William Kendall Gale |
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Life and workKendall Gale was born in Addingham, Yorkshire, the son of a master stonemason and Methodist preacher. He was baptised at Mount Hermon Wesleyan Reform Church, as it was then known, in July 1873. He was educated at Addingham National School, leaving at 15 to work for a Burnely firm. After studying in London, he returned to Addingham as pastor of Mount Hermon. In September 1908, he left for Madagascar with his wife and children, to serve as a missionary with the London Missionary Society. Some of the locals were initially hostile, and met him armed with spears and axes. He also suffered malaria, black water fever and dysentery. Kendall Gale and his family returned to England every five years and his work gained a following. In 1918 he published a report of his journey to the Marofotsy, Sihanaka and Bezanozano peoples. He established over 250 village churches in Madagascar, plus schools for training teachers. He had intended to retire in 1937, hoping to have established 300 churches. However, he suffered complications from an operation and died in 1935 in Anjozorobe, Tananarive. He is thought to have founded more churches than any other LMS missionary.[3] Kendall Gale wrote an account of his work in Madagascar which was published posthumously.[4] A plaque in his honour was unveiled at Mount Hermon Chapel in September 2011. References1. ^Methodists Recall Life of Madagascar Missionary, Ilkley Gazette, 18 September 2011 2. ^Kemp family history: William Kendall Gale/ 3. ^Adiel J. Moncrief, "Kendall Gale Dies In Madagascar Had Founded Three Hundred Churches", The Christian Century, Vol. 52 p.948 4. ^William Kendall Gale, Church Planting in Madagascar, with a Foreword by Dr. T. Cochrane. World Dominion Press, London, 1937 Biographies
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