Alfred A. Gilman
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Alfred Alonzo Gilman He was born in North Platte, Nebraska
, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska in 1898. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta
fraternity. He studied for ordination to the priesthood at Philadelphia Divinity School, graduating in 1901. He arrived in China as a missionary in 1902, and was bishop of Missionary District of Hankow in the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
. In 1917 he became president of Boone University in Wuchang.
Gilman married Gertrude Carter at St. Paul's Church, Hankow, China, on February 22, 1905. After consecration as suffragan bishop of Hankow on March 4, 1925, he succeeded Logan Herbert Roots
and was installed as third Missionary Bishop of Hankow on April 12, 1938.
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska in 1898. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
fraternity. He studied for ordination to the priesthood at Philadelphia Divinity School, graduating in 1901. He arrived in China as a missionary in 1902, and was bishop of Missionary District of Hankow in the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui was the Anglican-Episcopal Church in China. It was formally established as the Anglican-Episcopal Province of China in 1912. Soon after the communist revolution in China in 1949, it ceased to exist. Its dioceses in Hong Kong and Macao became an independent province...
. In 1917 he became president of Boone University in Wuchang.
Gilman married Gertrude Carter at St. Paul's Church, Hankow, China, on February 22, 1905. After consecration as suffragan bishop of Hankow on March 4, 1925, he succeeded Logan Herbert Roots
Logan Herbert Roots
Logan Herbert Roots was an American missionary to China.Roots was consecrated in Boston on November 14, 1904 as the second Bishop of Hankow. He succeeded James Addison Ingle. Roots was an associate of Frank N. D. Buchman and prominent leader of Moral Re-Armament. He was succeeded by Alfred A...
and was installed as third Missionary Bishop of Hankow on April 12, 1938.
See also
- Christianity in ChinaChristianity in ChinaChristianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of...