Barry, Samuel

- bn Northern Ireland d. Auckland 1963. President Union 1928/9.

Although an optician by profession, Barry’s passion was for the

mission of the church in the world. This missionary zeal was

demonstrated by his enthusiastic support of missionaries and

ministers, his library of missionary works, and his concern to keep up

to date with missionary trends and literature. After a return to the U.K.

in 1937 he visited Bengal and Tripura in 1938-1939, and was present

at the first Assembly of the Tripura State Christian Baptist Union. Refs:

NZB November 1927, 323; March 1937, 67; February 1939, 55;

obituary: NZB February 1963, 40.