Clifford, James Ayson

1912-1999. He gained MSc (Hons) prior to entering College in 1933.
Baptist pastorates followed at Karori 1936-41; Hawera 1941-45;
and Remuera 1945-49, the third pastorate being combined with
lecturing at N.Z. Baptist College. Clifford then had 27 full-time years
at the College, as Lecturer, as Principal (1961-1973) and again as
Lecturer. Clifford had an incisive mind. Although a little austere in
nature, he was well regarded by students and wider denomination
alike. His principalship saw the student body shift from mainly single
to mainly married students. He gave major encouragement to the
Auckland Baptist City Mission, his home church for many years.
Ref.: Obituary: N.Z. BaptistNZB December 1999.