HERO OF FAITH
SOWING THE GOSPEL IN BOMBAY Horatio Bardwell
Gordon Hall preached the Good News and won souls for Christ in Bombay for over thirteen years. He promoted evangelization in India and spread the Christian faith with courage and persistence. Renowned member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), the first nondenominational American foreign mission society and first Protestant organization to establish a mission station in the Middle East, Gordon Hall played an important role in the introduction of God’s Word in Bombay, the most populated city of India. There, he sowed the Gospel and won many souls for Christ for over thirteen years. Hall was born on April 8, 1784 in Tolland, Connecticut, to Elizabeth and Nathan Hall. His parents were a God-fearing couple that stood out in the community for their devotion and uprightness. Raised with love, he became a courageous and determined man. In his early years, he discovered his interest in reading and writing. Hardworking and kind, Gordon prepared to pursue a university career since a very young age. In February 1805, when he was about to turn twenty-one, he was admitted to Williams College, a private liberal arts college in Massachusetts where the Sound Doctrine of the Lord was taught. He graduated with highest honors three years later transformed into a new creature thanks to the power of the Savior. Converted to Christianity by the end of 1806, at Williams College, Hall became friends with preacher Samuel John Mills Jr., a missionary from Connecticut who contributed to the organization of the American Board of
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Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1810 and to the formation of the American Colonization Society in 1817. With him, he deepened his interest in the Holy Scriptures and strengthened his love for the Redeemer. FAITHFUL EVANGELIST
After graduation, Hall began his theological studies with
