William Williams (missionary)

Not to be confused with William Williams (bishop).

William Williams
Born(1859-02-11)11 February 1859
Nanternis, Ceredigion, Wales
Died21 April 1892(1892-04-21) (aged 33)
Mawphlang, Meghalaya, India
NationalityWelsh
EducationBTh
Alma materHarley College
OccupationChristian missionary
Known forChristianity in Meghalaya
Christianity in Mizoram

William Williams (11 February 1859 – 22 April 1892) was a Welsh Presbyterian missionary to Khasi Hills, northeast India, in the late 19th century. He was a son of a ship captain in Nanternis, a small village in Wales. Following his father's footstep he became a sailor for five years. Then he took a profession in carpentry for two years. After graduating in theology from East London Missionary Training Institute (now Cliff College) he became a pastor. Pursuing his ambition he became a missionary of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Mission to Khasi people in India from 1887 until his death. He died of typhoid in 1892.[1][2]

The date of his arrival, 15 March, in Mizoram is adopted as "Chanchin Tha Thlen Ni" by the Mizoram Presbyterian Church in its 89th General Assembly in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Morris, John Hughes (1996). The history of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists' Foreign Mission to the end of the year 1904 (1. publ. 1910. ed.). New Delhi: Indus. p. 194. ISBN 9788173870491.
  2. ^ Lianzuala, P.L. (2012). Zofate chanchin ṭha rawn hlantute. Mizoram: Joseph Lalhimpuia.
  3. ^ "Synod then rawtna hnâwl a ni, Chanchin Tha Thlen ní-ah March 15, 1891 a pawm" [Separation of Synod declined, Missionary Day declared for 15 March]. Vanglaini (in Mizo). GetLocalNews. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.