Frank H. L. Paton
Frank Hume Lyall[a] Paton (1870 – ) 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.[1]
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. In 1902 he was appointed the Presbyterian Church's foreign mission agent.
He had charge of the Dunolly church 1904–1907, then served as Victorian foreign mission secretary in Victoria, 1908–1925.
He was moderator in 1922.
He was a delegate to the Council of Churches in Victoria and succeeded A. E. Illingworth as president in 1924,[2] 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.[3] Nevertheless, in June 1925 he was able to take charge of the Deepdene Presbyterian church.
He died and his remains were buried at the Burwood cemetery.[4]
Recognition
The Presbyterian church in Deepdene was renamed in his honor, and a window dedicated to his memory installed in 1946.[5]
Family
Paton married Clara Sophia Hayer . Their family included:
- Professor George Whitecross Paton (1902–1985), Victorian Rhodes scholar in 1926,[6] 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
Notes
- ^ It is likely he was (in part) named for his father's friend and brother-in-law, James Lyall of Adelaide.
References
- ^ "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) - ^ "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.