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J. Rider Smith

J. Rider Smith

Represented the London Congregational Union Planning Committee in 1957.

From the 1934 Chronicle of the London Missionary Society: "Director of the Society, and President of the Metropolitan Auxiliary Council of the L.M.S. for 1934-1935. He presided this year over the Easter School at Hayward's Heath, and his wife acted as "Hostess." He is a member of Christ Church Congregational Church, Westminster Bridge Road, and brother to the Rev. F. Maltus Smith, M.A., our missionary at Gooty, South India."

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Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church - 3 Smith

This stone was laid on January 5th 1957 by Mr. J. Rider Smith on behalf of th...

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Christ Church - 1959

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