Background
Ferguson, William Law was born on April 15, 1865 in Shushan, New York, United States. Son of John and Susan Harris (Wilder) Ferguson.
Ferguson, William Law was born on April 15, 1865 in Shushan, New York, United States. Son of John and Susan Harris (Wilder) Ferguson.
Bachelor of Arts, Des Moines College, 1892, Master of Arts, 1895, Doctor of Divinity, 1903. Graduate Rochester Theological Seminary, 1895.
Pastor Stuart, Iowa, 1887-1892. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1889. Pastor Hilton, New York, 1893-1895.
Appointed foreign missionary A.B.F. Master of Science, 1895, and sent to India.
Vice president Brownson Theological Seminary and professor theology, Ramapatnam, 1895-1904. General mission work in Madras, 1904-1927.
Dean of pastors college, 1927-1935, bursar, 1927-1936, vice president, 1935-1936, president, 1936-1938, now emeritus, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois Special service in China, Japan, Philippines, Siam, South.W. Africa. Secretary Madras Representative Council of Missions, 1913-1918.
President Madras Representative Christian Council.
Trustee Doveton Protestant College, Madras. Member general committee Christian Literature Society of India. Member National Christian Council of India, Burma and Ceylon, British and Foreign Bible Society, Missionary Ednl.
Council of South. India, International.
Fellowship, Kotagiri Missionary Union. Secretary Women's Christian College (Madras), Missionary Medical School for Women (Vellore).
Married Ada May Reed, of Waycross, Georgia, June 22, 1892. Children: Susan Carey, Helen Marshman, Mary Reed.