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David Patrick Thomson (1896-1974) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who followed a vocation in Christian evangelism as a student, a parish minister, a director of Residential Centres, and as a Christian author and publisher.〔Cameron, Nigel M. de S. (ed.) (1993). ''Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology''. Edinburgh: T & T Clark Ltd. ISBN 0 567 09650 5 - article 'Thomson, David Patrick' by P.T. Bisset offers a short assessment.〕 When he retired in 1966, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland described him as "One of the outstanding leaders of the Church in this generation".〔Lamb, John A. (ed.) (1956) ''The Fasti of the United Free Church of Scotland 1900-1929'', Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, p.348 summarizes Thomson's career before 1929; Scott, H. et al., (11 vols., 1915-2000) ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae'', Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd (vols. 1-9); also Saint Andrew Press (vol. 10) & T&T Clark (vol.11) summarizes Thomson's career in the Church of Scotland from 1929 to his death in vol.9 p.323 and p.460; also vol. 10 p.456; 〕 ==Early life and career== Born on 17 May 1896 in Dundee, Scotland, D.P. Thomson first led evangelistic services while serving as a lieutenant of the Army Service Corps in the British Salonika Army during the First World War. On return to Britain he continued to preach, first as an itinerant evangelist and then as a student for the ministry of the United Free Church of Scotland.〔 National Library of Scotland shelfmark PB5.212.1019/6.〕 In 1917 and 1918 Thomson was the representative in Scotland of the Heart of Africa Mission (now WEC International) led in Africa by Charles Studd and in the UK by Mrs Priscilla Studd.〔Bardgett, ''Scotland's Evangelist'' pp.39-49.〕 As a student at Glasgow University 'DP' (as he was often known, "never with disrespect if not always with affection") created the Glasgow Students Evangelistic Union and led many campaigns, 1922–28, being responsible for encouraging Eric Liddell, the Scottish international rugby player and Olympic gold-medalist athlete, to speak publicly of his faith in Christ. Thomson graduated M.A. at Glasgow in 1922. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「D.P. Thomson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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