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Gordon Payzant Barss (born 1885) was a Baptist missionary who served in India during 1910-1945 through the Canadian Baptist Ministries.
Early life and studies
Payzant Barss was born in Dartmouth (Canada) and pursued a postgraduate course at the Acadia University during 1903-1904. Barss later pursued theological studies leading to Bachelor of Divinity at the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester (United States of America) during 1910.
Ecclesiastical career
Barss came to India in 1910 as a missionary of the Canadian Baptist Ministries and served in Tekkali and other northern coastal regions along the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh till 1945. Barss became Principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada in 1939 taking over from J. B. McLaurin and led the Seminary for six consecutive academic years until 1945 following which the Seminary Council of the Baptist Theological Seminary appointed Archibald Gordon to succeed him.
Honours
In 1935, the Acadia University, conferred a Doctor of Divinity by Honoris Causa upon Gordon P. Barss.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rev. J. B. McLaurin, CBM, 1926-1939 | Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India) 1939-1945 | Succeeded by Rev. Archibald Gordon, CBM 1945-1952 |