Goudie, William (1857-1922) A Veritable Apostle to India
Goudie said, " I cannot possibly look on the suffering and oppression that prevail around me, and either close the eyes of my heart, or fold my hands in its presence."
William Goudie was born at Channerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland on 6th May, 1857. Born to Christian parents, Goudie grew up in the loving care of his God-fearing mother and his father was also a Local Preacher. And not surprisingly, the Holy Bible was the most cherished book in this Scottish Christian home. He learned his first prayer from his mother, but tragedy struck soon, as little Goudie lost his mother to high fever at the age of eight. Her deep wish was that Goudie should follow his father as a preacher. The soul-stirring sermons of great preachers like D.L. Moody and Sankey made a great impact on the young Goudie. And soon, William Goudie knew what he wanted to do in life. He decided to carry the message of God's love, to remote corners of the world.
One evening, at a revival meeting, Goudie dedicated his life to Jesus. And to pursue God's calling, he joined the Richmond Bible College in 1879. On 24 January 1881, William Goudie was ordained at Clapham High Street Chapel, London. The call for missionary work in India came very soon, and William Goudie accepted it gladly.
In March 1882, William Goudie reached Chennai, to begin his ministry at George Town, Chennai and also served at the English Wesley Church in St. Thomas Mount. During the early days of his ministry, he ministered particularly among the people employed in the railways at Perambur, Reniguntta, and Tirupathi. Goudie learnt to speak Tamil and Telugu fluently and ministered to the locals in their own language.
In January 1883, Goudie began his missionary work in Tiruvallur. William Goudie had great compassion for the poor and the untouchables in rural India. He reached out to the downtrodden in many ways, seeking to reflect God's love through his work. In 1885, William Goudie married Elizabeth Routledge and a child was born to them. When their first-born died, the missionary couple was filled with grief. Nevertheless, they continued their work and soon had a second child, a son.
Wherever Goudie served, he was concerned not just about the spiritual welfare of the people, but also their economic and social well-being. He took up the cause of the untouchables and bonded laborers with the Madras Government and then to the British Parliament and paved the way for the government to get involved in the affairs of the Panchamas. He was genuinely concerned about the outcasts of society, long before such campaigning became fashionable. Once, when the higher castes rallied against Goudie and threw stones and spoilt rice at him, he responded in accordance with Jesus' teaching to bless those who curse you. "You have rained stones on me," he told his aggressors, "but God will shower rice on you."
A milestone in Goudie's campaign for the poor was when 16 Christian untouchables got back their land in 1886. When the untouchables were barred by the upper caste to make use of the village well, Goudie arranged for new wells to be dug up and ensured that all had access to it – irrespective of caste or creed. Around the same time, Goudie built the first high school in Tiruvallur, giving students the chance to move out of a rental building. The Free Church of Scotland appreciated Goudie's help and transferred the school to his management. During the great famine and deadly cholera epidemic between 1889 and 1891, Goudie strived for the poor and did all he could to feed them. In 1889, William Goudie established the Boys Home and in 1898 he opened the Burnham Girls Home and a Hospital in Ikkadu. In order to make the women self-reliant, Goudie established a tailoring institute and a lace Industry at Ikkadu with the support of the Women's Auxiliary in 1800. He also opened several schools, hospitals in and around Tiruvallur. In an age when organized transport was not available, Goudie did not hesitate to walk, ride on horseback, or in bullock cart, wherever his work took him. Due to Goudie's untiring efforts, the Wesley Church was built in Ikkadu village (50 km from Chennai) in 1902.
After Goudie's tireless work for twenty five years in India, he travelled back to England in 1906 to be with his family, his lovely wife Elizabeth and his five children (his two sons would die in World War I).
Goudie was appointed Superintendent of the Methodist Mission House at Madras in 1909 before he was elevated to several other positions. Finally he was elected President designate for Wesleyan Methodist Mission in 1921. In that post, he returned to India once again as General Mission Secretary and visited the mission field that he loved so much. He passed away suddenly, complicated by pneumonia, on Palm Sunday April 6, 1922 to the considerable shock of all who knew him. Goudie was buried in St Marylebone Cemetery on Wednesday April 12th following a large funeral service in Wesley's Chapel in Shoreditch. The stained glass window on the southside of the Adam Clarke Memorial Methodist Church in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, memorializes Rev. William Goudie's ministry, as does a church built in Tiruvallur, South India.
This article is reprinted from William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj. V copyright © 2018 Notion Press, India. All rights reserved.
Bibliography:
William Goudie, James Lewis, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1923
William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj.V Notion Press, 2018
Goudie said, " I cannot possibly look on the suffering and oppression that prevail around me, and either close the eyes of my heart, or fold my hands in its presence."
William Goudie was born at Channerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland on 6th May, 1857. Born to Christian parents, Goudie grew up in the loving care of his God-fearing mother and his father was also a Local Preacher. And not surprisingly, the Holy Bible was the most cherished book in this Scottish Christian home. He learned his first prayer from his mother, but tragedy struck soon, as little Goudie lost his mother to high fever at the age of eight. Her deep wish was that Goudie should follow his father as a preacher. The soul-stirring sermons of great preachers like D.L. Moody and Sankey made a great impact on the young Goudie. And soon, William Goudie knew what he wanted to do in life. He decided to carry the message of God's love, to remote corners of the world.
One evening, at a revival meeting, Goudie dedicated his life to Jesus. And to pursue God's calling, he joined the Richmond Bible College in 1879. On 24 January 1881, William Goudie was ordained at Clapham High Street Chapel, London. The call for missionary work in India came very soon, and William Goudie accepted it gladly.
In March 1882, William Goudie reached Chennai, to begin his ministry at George Town, Chennai and also served at the English Wesley Church in St. Thomas Mount. During the early days of his ministry, he ministered particularly among the people employed in the railways at Perambur, Reniguntta, and Tirupathi. Goudie learnt to speak Tamil and Telugu fluently and ministered to the locals in their own language.
In January 1883, Goudie began his missionary work in Tiruvallur. William Goudie had great compassion for the poor and the untouchables in rural India. He reached out to the downtrodden in many ways, seeking to reflect God's love through his work. In 1885, William Goudie married Elizabeth Routledge and a child was born to them. When their first-born died, the missionary couple was filled with grief. Nevertheless, they continued their work and soon had a second child, a son.
Wherever Goudie served, he was concerned not just about the spiritual welfare of the people, but also their economic and social well-being. He took up the cause of the untouchables and bonded laborers with the Madras Government and then to the British Parliament and paved the way for the government to get involved in the affairs of the Panchamas. He was genuinely concerned about the outcasts of society, long before such campaigning became fashionable. Once, when the higher castes rallied against Goudie and threw stones and spoilt rice at him, he responded in accordance with Jesus' teaching to bless those who curse you. "You have rained stones on me," he told his aggressors, "but God will shower rice on you."
A milestone in Goudie's campaign for the poor was when 16 Christian untouchables got back their land in 1886. When the untouchables were barred by the upper caste to make use of the village well, Goudie arranged for new wells to be dug up and ensured that all had access to it – irrespective of caste or creed. Around the same time, Goudie built the first high school in Tiruvallur, giving students the chance to move out of a rental building. The Free Church of Scotland appreciated Goudie's help and transferred the school to his management. During the great famine and deadly cholera epidemic between 1889 and 1891, Goudie strived for the poor and did all he could to feed them. In 1889, William Goudie established the Boys Home and in 1898 he opened the Burnham Girls Home and a Hospital in Ikkadu. In order to make the women self-reliant, Goudie established a tailoring institute and a lace Industry at Ikkadu with the support of the Women's Auxiliary in 1800. He also opened several schools, hospitals in and around Tiruvallur. In an age when organized transport was not available, Goudie did not hesitate to walk, ride on horseback, or in bullock cart, wherever his work took him. Due to Goudie's untiring efforts, the Wesley Church was built in Ikkadu village (50 km from Chennai) in 1902.
After Goudie's tireless work for twenty five years in India, he travelled back to England in 1906 to be with his family, his lovely wife Elizabeth and his five children (his two sons would die in World War I).
Goudie was appointed Superintendent of the Methodist Mission House at Madras in 1909 before he was elevated to several other positions. Finally he was elected President designate for Wesleyan Methodist Mission in 1921. In that post, he returned to India once again as General Mission Secretary and visited the mission field that he loved so much. He passed away suddenly, complicated by pneumonia, on Palm Sunday April 6, 1922 to the considerable shock of all who knew him. Goudie was buried in St Marylebone Cemetery on Wednesday April 12th following a large funeral service in Wesley's Chapel in Shoreditch. The stained glass window on the southside of the Adam Clarke Memorial Methodist Church in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, memorializes Rev. William Goudie's ministry, as does a church built in Tiruvallur, South India.
This article is reprinted from William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj. V copyright © 2018 Notion Press, India. All rights reserved.
Bibliography:
William Goudie, James Lewis, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1923
William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj.V Notion Press, 2018
Goudie, William (1857-1922) A Veritable Apostle to India
Goudie said, " I cannot possibly look on the suffering and oppression that prevail around me, and either close the eyes of my heart, or fold my hands in its presence."
William Goudie was born at Channerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland on 6th May, 1857. Born to Christian parents, Goudie grew up in the loving care of his God-fearing mother and his father was also a Local Preacher. And not surprisingly, the Holy Bible was the most cherished book in this Scottish Christian home. He learned his first prayer from his mother, but tragedy struck soon, as little Goudie lost his mother to high fever at the age of eight. Her deep wish was that Goudie should follow his father as a preacher. The soul-stirring sermons of great preachers like D.L. Moody and Sankey made a great impact on the young Goudie. And soon, William Goudie knew what he wanted to do in life. He decided to carry the message of God's love, to remote corners of the world.
One evening, at a revival meeting, Goudie dedicated his life to Jesus. And to pursue God's calling, he joined the Richmond Bible College in 1879. On 24 January 1881, William Goudie was ordained at Clapham High Street Chapel, London. The call for missionary work in India came very soon, and William Goudie accepted it gladly.
In March 1882, William Goudie reached Chennai, to begin his ministry at George Town, Chennai and also served at the English Wesley Church in St. Thomas Mount. During the early days of his ministry, he ministered particularly among the people employed in the railways at Perambur, Reniguntta, and Tirupathi. Goudie learnt to speak Tamil and Telugu fluently and ministered to the locals in their own language.
In January 1883, Goudie began his missionary work in Tiruvallur. William Goudie had great compassion for the poor and the untouchables in rural India. He reached out to the downtrodden in many ways, seeking to reflect God's love through his work. In 1885, William Goudie married Elizabeth Routledge and a child was born to them. When their first-born died, the missionary couple was filled with grief. Nevertheless, they continued their work and soon had a second child, a son.
Wherever Goudie served, he was concerned not just about the spiritual welfare of the people, but also their economic and social well-being. He took up the cause of the untouchables and bonded laborers with the Madras Government and then to the British Parliament and paved the way for the government to get involved in the affairs of the Panchamas. He was genuinely concerned about the outcasts of society, long before such campaigning became fashionable. Once, when the higher castes rallied against Goudie and threw stones and spoilt rice at him, he responded in accordance with Jesus' teaching to bless those who curse you. "You have rained stones on me," he told his aggressors, "but God will shower rice on you."
A milestone in Goudie's campaign for the poor was when 16 Christian untouchables got back their land in 1886. When the untouchables were barred by the upper caste to make use of the village well, Goudie arranged for new wells to be dug up and ensured that all had access to it – irrespective of caste or creed. Around the same time, Goudie built the first high school in Tiruvallur, giving students the chance to move out of a rental building. The Free Church of Scotland appreciated Goudie's help and transferred the school to his management. During the great famine and deadly cholera epidemic between 1889 and 1891, Goudie strived for the poor and did all he could to feed them. In 1889, William Goudie established the Boys Home and in 1898 he opened the Burnham Girls Home and a Hospital in Ikkadu. In order to make the women self-reliant, Goudie established a tailoring institute and a lace Industry at Ikkadu with the support of the Women's Auxiliary in 1800. He also opened several schools, hospitals in and around Tiruvallur. In an age when organized transport was not available, Goudie did not hesitate to walk, ride on horseback, or in bullock cart, wherever his work took him. Due to Goudie's untiring efforts, the Wesley Church was built in Ikkadu village (50 km from Chennai) in 1902.
After Goudie's tireless work for twenty five years in India, he travelled back to England in 1906 to be with his family, his lovely wife Elizabeth and his five children (his two sons would die in World War I).
Goudie was appointed Superintendent of the Methodist Mission House at Madras in 1909 before he was elevated to several other positions. Finally he was elected President designate for Wesleyan Methodist Mission in 1921. In that post, he returned to India once again as General Mission Secretary and visited the mission field that he loved so much. He passed away suddenly, complicated by pneumonia, on Palm Sunday April 6, 1922 to the considerable shock of all who knew him. Goudie was buried in St Marylebone Cemetery on Wednesday April 12th following a large funeral service in Wesley's Chapel in Shoreditch. The stained glass window on the southside of the Adam Clarke Memorial Methodist Church in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, memorializes Rev. William Goudie's ministry, as does a church built in Tiruvallur, South India.
This article is reprinted from William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj. V copyright © 2018 Notion Press, India. All rights reserved.
Bibliography:
William Goudie, James Lewis, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1923
William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj.V Notion Press, 2018
Goudie said, " I cannot possibly look on the suffering and oppression that prevail around me, and either close the eyes of my heart, or fold my hands in its presence."
William Goudie was born at Channerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland on 6th May, 1857. Born to Christian parents, Goudie grew up in the loving care of his God-fearing mother and his father was also a Local Preacher. And not surprisingly, the Holy Bible was the most cherished book in this Scottish Christian home. He learned his first prayer from his mother, but tragedy struck soon, as little Goudie lost his mother to high fever at the age of eight. Her deep wish was that Goudie should follow his father as a preacher. The soul-stirring sermons of great preachers like D.L. Moody and Sankey made a great impact on the young Goudie. And soon, William Goudie knew what he wanted to do in life. He decided to carry the message of God's love, to remote corners of the world.
One evening, at a revival meeting, Goudie dedicated his life to Jesus. And to pursue God's calling, he joined the Richmond Bible College in 1879. On 24 January 1881, William Goudie was ordained at Clapham High Street Chapel, London. The call for missionary work in India came very soon, and William Goudie accepted it gladly.
In March 1882, William Goudie reached Chennai, to begin his ministry at George Town, Chennai and also served at the English Wesley Church in St. Thomas Mount. During the early days of his ministry, he ministered particularly among the people employed in the railways at Perambur, Reniguntta, and Tirupathi. Goudie learnt to speak Tamil and Telugu fluently and ministered to the locals in their own language.
In January 1883, Goudie began his missionary work in Tiruvallur. William Goudie had great compassion for the poor and the untouchables in rural India. He reached out to the downtrodden in many ways, seeking to reflect God's love through his work. In 1885, William Goudie married Elizabeth Routledge and a child was born to them. When their first-born died, the missionary couple was filled with grief. Nevertheless, they continued their work and soon had a second child, a son.
Wherever Goudie served, he was concerned not just about the spiritual welfare of the people, but also their economic and social well-being. He took up the cause of the untouchables and bonded laborers with the Madras Government and then to the British Parliament and paved the way for the government to get involved in the affairs of the Panchamas. He was genuinely concerned about the outcasts of society, long before such campaigning became fashionable. Once, when the higher castes rallied against Goudie and threw stones and spoilt rice at him, he responded in accordance with Jesus' teaching to bless those who curse you. "You have rained stones on me," he told his aggressors, "but God will shower rice on you."
A milestone in Goudie's campaign for the poor was when 16 Christian untouchables got back their land in 1886. When the untouchables were barred by the upper caste to make use of the village well, Goudie arranged for new wells to be dug up and ensured that all had access to it – irrespective of caste or creed. Around the same time, Goudie built the first high school in Tiruvallur, giving students the chance to move out of a rental building. The Free Church of Scotland appreciated Goudie's help and transferred the school to his management. During the great famine and deadly cholera epidemic between 1889 and 1891, Goudie strived for the poor and did all he could to feed them. In 1889, William Goudie established the Boys Home and in 1898 he opened the Burnham Girls Home and a Hospital in Ikkadu. In order to make the women self-reliant, Goudie established a tailoring institute and a lace Industry at Ikkadu with the support of the Women's Auxiliary in 1800. He also opened several schools, hospitals in and around Tiruvallur. In an age when organized transport was not available, Goudie did not hesitate to walk, ride on horseback, or in bullock cart, wherever his work took him. Due to Goudie's untiring efforts, the Wesley Church was built in Ikkadu village (50 km from Chennai) in 1902.
After Goudie's tireless work for twenty five years in India, he travelled back to England in 1906 to be with his family, his lovely wife Elizabeth and his five children (his two sons would die in World War I).
Goudie was appointed Superintendent of the Methodist Mission House at Madras in 1909 before he was elevated to several other positions. Finally he was elected President designate for Wesleyan Methodist Mission in 1921. In that post, he returned to India once again as General Mission Secretary and visited the mission field that he loved so much. He passed away suddenly, complicated by pneumonia, on Palm Sunday April 6, 1922 to the considerable shock of all who knew him. Goudie was buried in St Marylebone Cemetery on Wednesday April 12th following a large funeral service in Wesley's Chapel in Shoreditch. The stained glass window on the southside of the Adam Clarke Memorial Methodist Church in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, memorializes Rev. William Goudie's ministry, as does a church built in Tiruvallur, South India.
This article is reprinted from William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj. V copyright © 2018 Notion Press, India. All rights reserved.
Bibliography:
William Goudie, James Lewis, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1923
William Goudie – A Veritable Apostle to Ikkadu, Daniel Mohanraj.V Notion Press, 2018
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