Algernon “Algie” Stanley Smith was a British Protestant Christian missionary in Uganda and Ruanda.
Background
Algernon Charles “Algie” Stanley Smith was born on 14 February 1890 in Luara Shansi, China, the son of Stanley P. Smith, and his Norwegian wife Sophie de Reuter, who were missionaries in China. His mother died when he was only one year old. His father remarried after two years, and had three more children, his half brothers and sister.
Education
After two years in England Algie’s parents returned to China leaving Algie in England for his education. During this period the “Watney Sisters”, Alice and Emily of Croydon, Surrey were his guardians. They were daughters of James Watney the brewer, and through their inherited wealth were very strong supporters of Christian Mission and of their local church.
Through their sponsorship Algie was educated at Winchester College and, Cambridge where he matriculated in 1908 and studied medicine.
Having completed his studies at Cambridge he went on to further medical studies at Street George"s Hospital, London, qualifying in 1914.
Career
At the age of six he went to a boarding school at Chefoo for three years, until the family went to England in 1899. They left for furlough so were not in China at the time of the Boxer rebellion. Both Algie and Len Sharp were accepted by Content Management System. They started work at Mengo Hospital in Uganda.
In December 1916 they made an exploratory visit to Ruanda.
The Content Management System Uganda missionary committee received an appeal for medical help from Rwandans in Ruanda and Kigezi in 1917. The committee in London were unable to agree to this expansion of work because of the lack of funds, but the two doctors began to raise funds independently and by 1919 were able to guarantee support both for four years" work and for a hospital.
In 1929 it took full financial responsibility for the mission, though it was not separated from the Content Management System mission in Uganda until 1933. Algie died on 28 July 1978 in Chorley Wood.
The Ruanda Mission continued to send missionaries to Uganda, Ruanda, Burundi and Eastern Congo.
Ruanda Mission changed its name to Mid-Africa Ministry (MAM), and in 1999 was re-integrated into Content Management System. Olive Nora born in 1920 Alice Eve born in 1922 Doctor Geoffrey born in 1924 James (Jim) born in 1929.