William Lovell Hull
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William Lovell Hull was a Canadian reverend.
Born in Winnipeg, Canada, 3 December 1897, son of W. F. Hull and Annie Lovell, he was educated at Kelvin High School. 6 November 1916, he married Lillian Pachal also of Winnipeg
. After working in Winnipeg for some years, and being ordained to the ministry, he moved to Jerusalem, Palestine in 1935 having received a "call from God" during a service at Zion Apostolic Church.
Reverend Hull devoted the next 27 years to missionary work in Jerusalem. In 1947, Hull significantly influenced Justice Ivan C. Rand (1884–1969), the Canadian member of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
, to understand and positively support the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine creating the State of Israel
.
In 1962, Hull was the spiritual counselor for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann
, prior to his execution in June 1962. Hull returned to Canada later that year and wrote The Struggle for a Soul about his experiences with Eichmann.
Reverend Hull retired to Simcoe, Canada in 1963. He died September 1, 1992 and was interred with his wife, in Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe.
The Struggle for a Soul The Untold Story of a Minister's Final Effort to Convert Adolf Eichmann, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963
Born in Winnipeg, Canada, 3 December 1897, son of W. F. Hull and Annie Lovell, he was educated at Kelvin High School. 6 November 1916, he married Lillian Pachal also of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. After working in Winnipeg for some years, and being ordained to the ministry, he moved to Jerusalem, Palestine in 1935 having received a "call from God" during a service at Zion Apostolic Church.
Reverend Hull devoted the next 27 years to missionary work in Jerusalem. In 1947, Hull significantly influenced Justice Ivan C. Rand (1884–1969), the Canadian member of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine was formed in May 1947 in response to a United Kingdom government request that the General Assembly "make recommendations under article 10 of the Charter, concerning the future government of Palestine"...
, to understand and positively support the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine creating the State of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
In 1962, Hull was the spiritual counselor for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Otto Eichmann was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust...
, prior to his execution in June 1962. Hull returned to Canada later that year and wrote The Struggle for a Soul about his experiences with Eichmann.
Reverend Hull retired to Simcoe, Canada in 1963. He died September 1, 1992 and was interred with his wife, in Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe.
Works
The Fall and Rise of Israel The Story of the Jewish People During the time of their Dispersal and Regathering, Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Co., 1953The Struggle for a Soul The Untold Story of a Minister's Final Effort to Convert Adolf Eichmann, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963
External links
- http://www.jerusalemcornerstone.org/about/history
- http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/hull_wl.shtml
- http://christianactionforisrael.org/un/unscop3.html
- http://www.icejcanada.org/net/external/newsletters/newsletters.asp?pid=&spid=view&linkid=187
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hull&GSfn=william&GSmn=lovell&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=73951751&df=all&