E. L. Quirk[7] (born 6 January 1898;[4] died 1 August 1967;[4]) was a Missionary[8] who served in India[5][8] from 1925[9] through 1953.[9]
Quirk came to India in 1925[9] as a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Mission[10] and served on the teaching staff[3] of the CBM-McLaurin High School, Kakinada. Quirk continued to serve in India in spite of World War II and was based at Kakinada[3] looking after the educational endeavours of the Canadian Baptist Ministries.
Quirk's contribution to pastoral ministry was manifold as he helped establish[11] Churches in Visakhapatnam and Kothavalasa in the areas of,
- Allipuram,
- Chengalraopet,
- Gopalapatnam,
- Kancharapalem,
- Maddilapalem,
- Malkapuram,
- Scindia colony,
- Kothavalasa
References
- ^ a b c d Glyn Allen, Dale R. Calder, Trials and Triumphs: The 150-year History of Ebenezer/Renforth Church, Renforth Historical Committee, 1990, p.49. [1]
- ^ a b c Ed Anderson. "Belleville Emmanuel Baptist Church - History". emmanuelbaptist-belleville.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b c Canadian Missionaries in Bombed Indian Areas in The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, April 7, 1942, p.19. [2]
- ^ a b c d e f "Laurence-lee-E-Elcombe - User Trees - Eric L. Lawrence". genealogy.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec (1966). Baptist Yearbook. Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. ISSN 0316-9472. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b McMaster University (1914). Calendar. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Missionary to speak in The Lethbridge Herald, March 24, 1945, page 7.[3]
- ^ a b Cecelia C. Botting, Roland B. Botting, Comfort Families of America: A Collection of Genealogical Data, Part 1, Botting, 1971, p.146. [4]
- ^ a b c Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p.95. [5]
- ^ Missions: A Baptist Monthly Magazine, Volume 23, 1932, p.232. []
- ^ "Founder Members, Calvary Baptist Church, Visakhapatnam". cbchurchvizag.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.