HAIG, General F. T

[s. 302] : Born in 1827. Died in 1901. General Haig, though not a mi ionary, for many years was an active Christian worker in India, and later in relation to the North In 1883 he visited Algeria, and Africa Mi ion. when the mi ion was reorganized later in the year he consented to join the Council of the Society. He was a most active member of it, and several times visited the mi ion field, and also by his pen and his voice stirred up interest After he retired from the army his at home. thought was largely given to mi ion subjects; and his wide experience made him a most valuable adviser on almost every mi ionary topic, while his self-denying generosity forwarded the good work. It was largely as a result of his journey ings, and at his suggestion, that the North Africa Mi ion Society began work in northern Arabia and Egypt, and it was through a letter of his that the Hon. Ion Keith Falconer went out to Aden, and the CMS sent Dr. Harpur His work to the Arabian coast of the Red Sea. in Upper Godavari, Calcutta, Arabia, Egypt and other parts of Africa was attended always by the most heroic consecration, and one who knew him well said of him: “Of all the men I have met I never knew one who seemed more thoroughly true-hearted and devoted in the service of Christ.” In 1885 he published a pamphlet on the spiritual needs of Arabia, and wrote a number of articles urging the evangelization of that long-neglected land. 302