| 词条 | John M. K. Paterson |
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Very Rev John M. K. Paterson DD LLD (1922–2009) was a 20th-century Scottish minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1984.[1] LifeHe was born in Leeds on 8 October 1922 to Scottish parents who returned to Scotland in his childhood. He was educated at Hillhead High School in Glasgow. In the Second World War he served as a fighter pilot with the RAF. After the war he trained in insurance and worked in East Africa. [2]In 1958 he heard Very Rev David Steel preach in Nairobi and was inspired to join the ministry. He returned to Scotland to study Dinity at Edinburgh University. His first role was as assistant to Rev Leonard Small at St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh. In 1964 he was ordained and served as minister of St John's in Bathgate. In 1970 he was translated to St Paul's in Milngavie and remained there until retiral in 1987.[3] In 1984 he replaced Very Rev of J. Fraser McLuskey as Moderator. He was succeeded in turn by Very Rev David Smith. In 1986 he chaired a committee looking at ethics in the world of investment and banking. This advocated boycotting companies which invested in South Africa (then still under apartheid rule). Aberdeen University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DD) later that year.[3] On retiral he moved to Edinburgh and joined the congregation of St Giles. He died peacefully, following a brief illness, in Edinburgh on 6 August 2009 aged 86. A memorial service was held in St Giles Cathedral on 14 August 2009.[4] FamilyIn 1946 he was married to Jill and they had three children.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Moderators-of-the-General-Assembly-of-the-Church-of-Scotland/15939|website=geni.com|title=Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|accessdate=2018-09-11}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Paterson, John M. K.}}{{Scotland-reli-bio-stub}}2. ^Scotsman newspaper, obituaries 17 August 2009 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/very-rev-john-m-k-paterson-moderator-of-church-of-scotland-1984-1-765395|title=Very Rev John M K Paterson, Moderator of Church of Scotland 1984|website=The Scotsman|accessdate=2018-09-11}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk/obituaries/edinburghnews-scotsman-uk/obituary.aspx?n=john-mk-paterson&pid=184452922|title=John Paterson Obituary - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh | Edinburgh News|website=announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk|accessdate=2018-09-11}} 5. ^Edinburgh Evening News 11 August 2009 5 : 1922 births|2009 deaths|Scottish clergy|Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh |
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