Oliver, William

OLIVER, William, missionary (b 19 Mar 1848, Bishopston, Scotland; d Feb 1937). He was trained as a ship's carpenter, and as a young man he led a dissolute life at sea. At one point, after a bout of drinking he missed his ship and was stranded in NEW WESTMINSTER; he sought help from the first church he stumbled into—Mary St Methodist—and was taken in by Rev Ebenezer Robson. From that time on, Oliver's life was devoted to the service of the church (see METHODIST CHURCH). In 1884 he...

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