Joseph Kemp (minister)
Joseph William Kemp (16 December 1872 – 4 September 1933) was a
Early life
Kemp was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1872, the second of six children of Joseph Kemp and Mary Hopkin.[1] His father, a policeman, drowned while on duty, and his mother died less than two years later when he was only nine.[2]
UK and US
Influenced by the
New Zealand
In August 1920 Kemp was appointed to the
After seeing the detrimental effect of fundamentalism on interdenominational work during a visit to the United States in 1926, Kemp softened his stance somewhat, partly due to the influence of Baptist College of New Zealand principal J. J. North. He was a leading influence on a number of leading New Zealand evangelicals, including
Kemp was a member of the Baptist College committee (1923–1933), president of the
References
- ^ Simpson, Jane. "Kemp, Joseph William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Obituary". Auckland Star. Vol. LXIV, no. 208. 4 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Wiersbe, Warren W. (2009). 50 People Every Christian Should Know. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books. p. 319.
Joseph Kemp was a Spirit-taught man, spending hours searching the Bible. He did not borrow other men's sermons; he got his messages from God and always preached the Word. He was a man of prayer.
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