Evan M. Whidden

Evan M. Whidden
Born	9 July 1898 Galt, Ontario, Canada
Died	11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 81) Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	minister and academic
Father	Howard P. Whidden
Relatives	James H. Ganong (maternal grandfather)

Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 - 11 March 1980) was a Canadian Christian minister and academic whose career included being President of Brandon College, ^[1] Dean of Theology at Acadia University, ^[2] and chairman of the founding conference of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council. ^[3] An annual scholarship is awarded at Acadia University in his honor. ^[4]

He was the son of Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden, ^[5] and married Frances Margaret Billington in 1941.

Evan was listed in the Canadian Who’s Who in 1951. ^[6]

Evan and Frances had three children: Howard John born 22 June 1943, Roberta "Robie" Katherine born 13 March 1945 who resided in San Francisco, California and Eric Christopher born 5 March 1947 who resides in Orlando, Florida. They also had four granddaughters: Elinor Whidden (b.1976), Margaret Whidden (b.1978), Erica Whidden (b.1978) and Hilary Whidden (b.1980).

Career

• 1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France
• 1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA
• 1921 Reabow, Ontario
• 1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA
• 1925 Palmerston, Ontario
• 1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD
• 1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• 1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba, where he was college president for a time
• circa 1951 Dean of Theology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; retired 1967.

Books

Evan was the author of:

• Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1969). Pilgrimage from yesterday : lessons from history for Atlantic United Baptists. Saint John, N.B.: Union Jubilee Committee, United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. pp. [37] p., 23 cm.
• Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1965). A philosophy of higher education as functioning in a Christian university. Wolfville, N.S.: Acadia University. pp. 63 leaves, 28 cm.

References

1. "Evan Whidden fonds". S. J. McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2003. Brandon University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
2. Brackney, William H. (2004). A Genetic History Of Baptist Thought. Mercer University Press. p. 480. ISBN   0-86554-913-3 . Retrieved 2008-06-21.
3. "A History of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council" (PDF). Atlantic Ecumenical Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
4. "Awards and Financial Assistance" (PDF). Calendar. Acadia Divinity College. Retrieved 2008-06-21.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Evan McDonald Whidden fonds". McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2001. Brandon University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
6. The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1951.