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'''John Lawrence Goheen''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Mission (Christian)|missionary]], educator, administrator, [[Agricultural science|agriculturist]], social worker, and writer who spent most of his career working in [[India]]. He made a major contribution to literacy through the Bombay Literacy Campaign of 1939. He established Adult Education Associations in various parts in India with a slogan “Every home a literate home”. <ref name="INDIA SHALL BE LITERATE">{{cite book|last=Laubach|first=Frank|title=INDIA SHALL BE LITERATE|publisher=National Christian Council , Nagpur|date=1940|edition=1|pages=85, 104|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=z0oijL25FNgC&pg=PA104&dq=J+L+Goheen&hl=en&ei=S7aZTJS3CYyOvQPostWHDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=J%20L%20Goheen&f=false}}</ref> He promoted religious organizations for literacy conferences. |
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==Early life== |
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⚫ | He was born on December 10, 1883<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=yW5LAAAAIAAJ&q=John+Lawrence+Goheen&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&hl=en&ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg |title=Hunter Corbett and his family - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.in |date= |accessdate=2010-09-20}}</ref> in [[Kolhapur]],<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&ct=result&id=yW5LAAAAIAAJ&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&q=kolhapur#search_anchor Hunter Corbett and his family Harold Frederick Smith, Charles Hodge Corbett College Press, 1965 Page 93]</ref> in the West Indian State of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], where his parents were stationed as American [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)|Presbyterian]] missionaries. At the age of 7 his parents sent him to [[Wooster, Ohio]] in the United States for education.<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&ct=result&id=yW5LAAAAIAAJ&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&q=kolhapur#search_anchor Hunter Corbett and his family Page 94]</ref> He graduated from [[College of Wooster|Wooster Academy]] in 1902 and from the [[College of Wooster|University of Wooster]] in 1906. |
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From 1920 to 1921, he was enrolled in special courses in agriculture at the State [[University of California, Davis|Agricultural College in Davis]], California. He was director of physical education at [[Occidental College]] and [[Franklin College]], and also served as athletic director in a high school in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. |
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⚫ | He married Jane Lea Corbett In 1908. Jane was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1886. She received her early education in [[Yantai|Chefoo, China]], where her father [[Hunter Corbett]] served as an American missionary. She took her college training in the United States, graduating from the [[College of Wooster]] in 1907. |
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==Missionary work in India== |
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⚫ | In 1910 John and Jane Goheen accepted an appointment from the [[American Presbyterian Mission|American Presbyterian missionaries]] for missionary service in [[Sangli]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Y7LVAAAAMAAJ&q=John+Lawrence+Goheen&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&hl=en&ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ The First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Indiana]</ref> The Goheens arrived in India in 1911 and soon after he was placed in charge as the Principal at Sangli Boys School. He transformed the school into an Industrial and Agricultural Educational Institute and instituted an extension service as The Sangli Moveable School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/findingaids/fa.cfm?record_id=222 |title=Goheen Family Papers, 1864-1951 |publisher=History.pcusa.org |date=2010-04-23 |accessdate=2010-09-20}}</ref> This brought improved agricultural techniques to the villages surrounding Sangli. He was appointed as a member of Bombay Literacy mission. He served a long term as executive secretary of the West India Mission of American Presbyterian missionaries. |
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In 1910 John and Jane Goheen accepted an appointment from the [[American Presbyterian Mission|American Presbyterian missionaries]] for missionary service in [[Sangli]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Y7LVAAAAMAAJ&q=John+Lawrence+Goheen&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&hl=en&ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ The First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Indiana]</ref> |
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⚫ | Narayanrao Babasaheb Ghorpade, the Ruler of [[Ichalkaranji| Ichalkaranji State]], requested Goheen to administer the Ichalkaranji state while Ghorpade was absent in Europe. Goheen accepted the request and took the position of an administrator of the state in then [[Bombay Presidency]] of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. He worked as administrator of Ichalkaranji state from 1930 to 1934. Soon after taking the charge of the office in Ichalkaranji, he was very much impressed with the administration of the ruler, as well as the spirit and enterprise which pervaded in Ichalkaranji States, a territory of about 80 villages and the state capital Ichalkaranji, so he wrote a book about Ichalkaranji State called ''Glimpses of Ichalkaranji''.<ref>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=IWdZTaJdc6UC&pg=PA192&dq=John+Lawrence+Goheen&hl=en&ei=QqqQTOuAOIXIvQOz8q3HCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=John%20Lawrence%20Goheen&f=false The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary By David Shavit Page 193]</ref> |
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Narayanrao Babasaheb Ghorpade, the Ruler of [[Ichalkaranji| Ichalkaranji State]], requests him to administer the Ichalkaranji state for him while he was absent in Europe. He gladly accepted request and took the position of an Administer of the state in then [[Bombay Presidency]] of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. He works as administer of Ichalkaranji state during 1930 to 1934. |
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⚫ | His wife Jane Goheen worked as a teacher in academic and [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible classes]] in Sangli School. After Mr. Goheen's appointment to the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Jane Goheen taught in the school of home economics, where Christian girls were trained to teach the women of India better ways of living and caring for their families. During her last few years of service, she worked with the women of Kolhapur and surrounding villages, organizing them more effectively for the work of the church. She retired in 1952 and died in 1977. |
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In September 1947 he went to New York for specialized medical treatment. He died February 3, 1948<ref>New York Times 4 February 1948</ref> at the age of 64. His collection of manuscripts, photographs, and correspondence, along with [[Jim Corbett]]’s and his biographical material, is in the United States. |
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==Recognition== |
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==Doctor of Law== |
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*Glimpses of Ichalkaranji |
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*Keeping Milk Goats in India |
*Keeping Milk Goats in India (1933_ |
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==See also== |
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Died | February 3, 1948 | (aged 64)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | missionaries, Agriculturist, writer |
John Lawrence Goheen was an American missionary, educator, administrator, agriculturist, social worker, and writer who spent most of his career working in India. He made a major contribution to literacy through the Bombay Literacy Campaign of 1939. He established Adult Education Associations in various parts in India with a slogan “Every home a literate home”. [1] He promoted religious organizations for literacy conferences.
Early life
He was born on December 10, 1883[2] in Kolhapur,[3] in the West Indian State of Maharashtra, India, where his parents were stationed as American Presbyterian missionaries. At the age of 7 his parents sent him to Wooster, Ohio in the United States for education.[4] He graduated from Wooster Academy in 1902 and from the University of Wooster in 1906.
From 1920 to 1921, he was enrolled in special courses in agriculture at the State Agricultural College in Davis, California. He was director of physical education at Occidental College and Franklin College, and also served as athletic director in a high school in Cleveland, Ohio.
He married Jane Lea Corbett In 1908. Jane was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1886. She received her early education in Chefoo, China, where her father Hunter Corbett served as an American missionary. She took her college training in the United States, graduating from the College of Wooster in 1907.
Missionary work in India
In 1910 John and Jane Goheen accepted an appointment from the American Presbyterian missionaries for missionary service in Sangli in the state of Maharashtra, India.[5] The Goheens arrived in India in 1911 and soon after he was placed in charge as the Principal at Sangli Boys School. He transformed the school into an Industrial and Agricultural Educational Institute and instituted an extension service as The Sangli Moveable School.[6] This brought improved agricultural techniques to the villages surrounding Sangli. He was appointed as a member of Bombay Literacy mission. He served a long term as executive secretary of the West India Mission of American Presbyterian missionaries.
Administrator of Ichalkaranji
Narayanrao Babasaheb Ghorpade, the Ruler of Ichalkaranji State, requested Goheen to administer the Ichalkaranji state while Ghorpade was absent in Europe. Goheen accepted the request and took the position of an administrator of the state in then Bombay Presidency of British India. He worked as administrator of Ichalkaranji state from 1930 to 1934. Soon after taking the charge of the office in Ichalkaranji, he was very much impressed with the administration of the ruler, as well as the spirit and enterprise which pervaded in Ichalkaranji States, a territory of about 80 villages and the state capital Ichalkaranji, so he wrote a book about Ichalkaranji State called Glimpses of Ichalkaranji.[7]
Allahabad Agricultural Institute
In 1944, Goheen was elected as a principal of Allahabad Agricultural Institute, one of the oldest agricultural institutes in South Asia, located in Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh in North India.
Jane Goheen
His wife Jane Goheen worked as a teacher in academic and Bible classes in Sangli School. After Mr. Goheen's appointment to the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Jane Goheen taught in the school of home economics, where Christian girls were trained to teach the women of India better ways of living and caring for their families. During her last few years of service, she worked with the women of Kolhapur and surrounding villages, organizing them more effectively for the work of the church. She retired in 1952 and died in 1977.
Death
In September 1947 he went to New York for specialized medical treatment. He died February 3, 1948[8] at the age of 64. His collection of manuscripts, photographs, and correspondence, along with Jim Corbett’s and his biographical material, is in the United States.
Recognition
In 1937 the College of Wooster presented John Lawrence Goheen with an honorary Doctor of Law degree for outstanding accomplishment in the mission field.
Books
- Glimpses of Ichalkaranji
- Keeping Milk Goats in India (1933_
See also
- Mahatma Gandhi, letters to Americans Page 144 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1998 Intellect: Volume 67
- Collected works ( Letter to J L Goheen on Page 369), Author Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi . Publisher- Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1984
- India Shall Be Literate ,By Frank C. Laubach 1940
References
- ^ Laubach, Frank (1940). INDIA SHALL BE LITERATE (1 ed.). National Christian Council , Nagpur. pp. 85, 104.
- ^ "Hunter Corbett and his family - Google Books". Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ Hunter Corbett and his family Harold Frederick Smith, Charles Hodge Corbett College Press, 1965 Page 93
- ^ Hunter Corbett and his family Page 94
- ^ The First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Indiana
- ^ "Goheen Family Papers, 1864-1951". History.pcusa.org. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary By David Shavit Page 193
- ^ New York Times 4 February 1948