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'''Frank Hume Lyall{{efn|It is likely he was (in part) named for his father's friend and brother-in-law, [[James Lyall (minister)|James Lyall]] of [[Adelaide]].}} Paton''' (1870 – ) was a Presbyterian minister in Victoria, Australia. |
'''Frank Hume Lyall{{efn|It is likely he was (in part) named for his father's friend and brother-in-law, [[James Lyall (minister)|James Lyall]] of [[Adelaide]].}} Paton''' (1870 – 28 September 1938)<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205186666 |title=Rev. F. H. L. Paton |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=26,037 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 September 1938 |access-date=28 November 2024 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> was a Presbyterian minister in Victoria, Australia. |
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He was a delegate to the [[Council of Churches in Victoria]] and succeeded [[A. E. Illingworth]] as president in 1924,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article274384433 |title=Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Sun News-pictorial]] |issue=633 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 September 1924 |access-date=28 November 2024 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> but was unable through illness to see out his full year, and from March 1925 his duties were performed by the vice-president, [[W. S. Pearse]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2068094 |title=Church News |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,533 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 March 1925 |access-date=28 November 2024 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Nevertheless, in June 1925 he was able to take charge of the [[Deepdene, Victoria|Deepdene]] Presbyterian church. |
He was a delegate to the [[Council of Churches in Victoria]] and succeeded [[A. E. Illingworth]] as president in 1924,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article274384433 |title=Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Sun News-pictorial]] |issue=633 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 September 1924 |access-date=28 November 2024 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> but was unable through illness to see out his full year, and from March 1925 his duties were performed by the vice-president, [[W. S. Pearse]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2068094 |title=Church News |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,533 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 March 1925 |access-date=28 November 2024 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Nevertheless, in June 1925 he was able to take charge of the [[Deepdene, Victoria|Deepdene]] Presbyterian church. |
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He died and his remains were buried at the Burwood cemetery.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article274384433 |title=Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Sun News-pictorial]] |issue=633 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 September 1924 |accessdate=27 November 2024 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
He retired around 1936 and died at his Deepdene home after a long illness,<ref name=obit/> and his remains were buried at the Burwood cemetery.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article274384433 |title=Council of Churches |newspaper=[[The Sun News-pictorial]] |issue=633 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 September 1924 |accessdate=27 November 2024 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==Recognition== |
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Revision as of 22:29, 27 November 2024
Frank Hume Lyall[a] Paton (1870 – 28 September 1938)[1] was a Presbyterian minister in Victoria, Australia.
History
Paton was born in Aniwa, New Hebrides, to Rev. Dr. John Gibson Paton (24 May 1824 – 28 January 1907), one of the first missionaries to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), and his second wife Margaret "Maggie" Paton, née Whitecross, (1841–1905), whom he married in 1864.[2]
He gained his MA degree in Glasgow and Melbourne, was ordained in Melbourne in November 1895, and worked as a missionary in West Tanna, New Hebrides, from 1896 to 1902, when he was forced to leave through ill health.[3] He was then appointed the Presbyterian Church's foreign mission agent before taking charge of the Dunolly church 1904–1907 and serving as the Presbyterian church of Victoria's foreign mission secretary, 1908–1925.[4]
In 1922 he was elected moderator (synod president) of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria.[5]
He was a delegate to the Council of Churches in Victoria and succeeded A. E. Illingworth as president in 1924,[6] but was unable through illness to see out his full year, and from March 1925 his duties were performed by the vice-president, W. S. Pearse.[7] Nevertheless, in June 1925 he was able to take charge of the Deepdene Presbyterian church.
He retired around 1936 and died at his Deepdene home after a long illness,[1] and his remains were buried at the Burwood cemetery.[8]
Recognition
The Presbyterian church in Deepdene was renamed in his honor, and a window dedicated to his memory installed in 1946.[9]
Family
Paton married Clara Sophia Hayer . Their family included:
- Professor George Whitecross Paton (1902–1985), Victorian Rhodes scholar in 1926,[10] became vice chancellor of Melbourne University.
- Rev. J. Kennedy Paton. Presbyterian minister at Woodford, Victoria
- Francis Paton
- Margaret "Peggy" Paton married Hadley P. Bunton, served as missioner in China
- Miss Betty Paton, missioner in China
They had a home at 44 Deepdene Road, Deepdene, Victoria.
Notes
- ^ It is likely he was (in part) named for his father's friend and brother-in-law, James Lyall of Adelaide.
References
- ^ a b "Rev. F. H. L. Paton". The Age. No. 26, 037. Victoria, Australia. 29 September 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "General News". Chronicle. Vol. 47, , no. 2, 439. South Australia. 20 May 1905. p. 35. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Death of Rev. Dr Paton". The Leader (Melbourne). No. 2665. Victoria, Australia. 2 February 1907. p. 23. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The New Hebrides". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 19, 222. Victoria, Australia. 26 February 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Churches". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 14, 360. Victoria, Australia. 25 March 1922. p. 24. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Council of Churches". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 633. Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1924. p. 33. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Church News". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 24, 533. Victoria, Australia. 25 March 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Council of Churches". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 633. Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1924. p. 33. Retrieved 27 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Memorial Window". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 21, 671. Victoria, Australia. 2 November 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "In th Public Eye". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXII, no. 6, 095. South Australia. 21 November 1925. p. 37. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.