891:. He was our Principal and used to speak Telugu very fluently. He was our Old Testament Professor and a very good Administrator. He was strict in his dealings. I noticed several administrative skills in him such as work abilities, promptness and activeness. The entire faculty used to respect him and cooperate with him in the administration of the Seminary. He was well versed in
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415:Andhra Christian Theological College
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648:where he again enrolled at his
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520:W. D. Coleman worked in an
392:Evangelistic Missionary in
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323:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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1057:William Dawson Coleman
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44:William Dawson Coleman
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1200:Talathoti Punnaiah,
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895:and a good preacher.
869:Bachelor of Theology
828:Retirement and death
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658:Bachelor of Divinity
352:Congregations served
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783:Spiritual Formator
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689:Henry Smith Leiper
591:Muhlenberg College
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50:1915-11-26
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938:1972-1980
921:Hyderabad
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763:Pastoral
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627:seminary
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526:Baptists
503:Kakinada
494:Dornakal
383:Narsapur
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283:The Rev.
245:Hartford
190:Dundigal
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126:American
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114:Coleman
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