H. D. L. Abraham
| Luther Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Medak | |
| Church | Church of South India |
| See | Medak |
| In office | 1968–1975 |
| Predecessor | Eber Priestley |
| Successor | B. G. Prasada Rao |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1940, Adoni |
| Consecration | 17 November 1966 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 February 1908 Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 1 January 1987 (aged 78) Bellary, Karnataka |
| Previous post | Assistant Bishop in Mysore |
Henry Diwakar Luther Abraham (H. D. L. Abraham; known as Luther) was the second successor of Frank Whittaker as Bishop in Medak and an able administrator.
K. M. George who authored Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947–1997:
.....An able administrator, courageous and bold like Martin Luther and Abraham.
N. Sabhapathy, a former Presbyter in Bellary who wrote about the life of Abraham:
.....He seemed to have a good influence among Village Elders and Christians in many villages. A person of great talent blessed with good health and having a zeal for evangelism. He initiated jathara in accordance with the Indian culture in the Indian situation.
Abraham was born on 8 February 1908 in Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh to Evangelist J. Y. Abraham and Smt. Paranjyothamma and studied at Wardlaw High School in Bellary from where he went to Anantapur and studied for a degree in Arts (BA) at the Ceded Districts (C.D.) College in Anantapur. He went to the United Theological College, Bengaluru between 1934 and 1937.
In 1937, he was posted to Hacholli as Assistant Pastor and in 1940, he was ordained by C. B. Firth in Adoni. Abraham also established new congregations in Challakudlur, Ravihal, Lingaladinne and Chickbellary. He seemed to have a good influence among Village Elders and Christians in many villages. E. Herbert Lewis, then Missionary supervised Abraham in his work. In 1945, Abraham was transferred from Hacholli to Adoni to a Kannada-speaking congregation.
Two years later, the Church of South India was formed on 27 September 1947. After serving three years in Adoni, Abraham was transferred to Bellary where he served till 1962.
In 1953, he proposed to start a Jathara at Chickbellary during holy Easter week for three days under the mangroves of the River Tungabhadra. It was in April 1954 that the Jathara was held. In 1956, Abraham was sent to the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham to lecture on Pastoria and Church Ethics for overseas missionaries. He was then assigned a teaching and administrative roles at the Union Kanarese Seminary in Tumkur before being transferred back to Bellary.
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