Gibson, Samuel (1893-1950) M.B.E.

Obituary from Minutes of the Methodist Conference

Born at Patricroft, Manchester, in 1893. He entered Ranmoor College in 1913, afterwards completing his theological training at Victoria College, Manchester. He volunteered for duty with the Forces during the First World War, serving in the ranks as a stretcher-bearer.

Elected to serve on the Lord Mayor’s Welfare Committee, he was, for his efficiency in this department, decorated with the M.B.E.

His post-war work in Leeds among the returned members of the Services was valuable in re-establishing contacts with the Home Church.

His last appointment was to the Jersey (Wesley Grove) Circuit, in the Channel Islands, where he applied himself with characteristic vigour to a new kind of work. In the short space of four months he had made many new friends and had ‘ inspired them to undertake aggressive work even where there was little to warrant ‘ much adventuring.

Then with dramatic suddenness, on 5th February 1950, he, ‘ finished his course ’, laid down his work, and entered into his reward. He went out ‘ fighting the good fight ‘ whilst to him the sun seemed still far above the western horizon.

©Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 1950

Family

Samuel was born in Patricroft, Lancashire and baptised in Patricroft UMFC chapel  on 27th August 1893. His parents were Samuel, who worked for a railway company, and Martha. Both had moved to Patricroft from County Down, in Ireland.

Before entering the ministry Samuel workes as a Shipping clerk (1911).

He married Mildred Christian during the first quarter of 1922 in Salford. They had a daughter

• Margaret C (1930-)

Samuel died on 5th February 1950 in Jersey

Circuits

• 1914  Ranmoor College
• 1915  War service
• 1919  Victoria Park College
• 1920  Huddersfield High Street
• 1921   Sunderland Park Road (received into Full Connexion)
• 1923  Dewsbury
• 1927  Great Harwood
• 1932  Sunderland Park Road
• 1934  Sunderland South East
• 1940  Chaplain to the forces
• 1945  Leeds
• 1949  Jersey Wesley Grove

References

Oliver A Beckerlegge, United Methodist ministers and their circuits: Being an arrangement in alphabetical order of the stations of ministers of the Methodist New … and the United Methodist Church, 1797-1932

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

Minutes of the Methodist Conference 1950 p141