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Introduction : Seventh Day Adventist Pastor and achiever late Sri. Asirvatham Dason was a remarkable person and his will to come up and his consistent hard work to reach lofty goals and his unquenchable thirst for the propagation of the gospel of Christ and his unassuming enviable achievements, deserve our perusal and praise . In the same way his worthy son Dr. Sam Daniel Dason, M.A, D.D.S, is also a multifaceted personality and a careful reading and review of his profile will give a galvanizing positive motivation to the readers.I cover the inspiring real life stories of Pastor A.Dason and his remarkable son Dr.Sam Daniel Dason in two Articles [Part A & Part Final },. Their profiles will definitely inspire and galvanize the younger generation with new noble motivation and goals..Definitely their profiles and life stories will be inspiring milestones in the social, educational, medical and religious history of kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India and US.
Seventh Day Adventist Pastor A. Dason, B.A.
Pastor A. Dason's father Asirvatham and his Siblings : Long time ago there lived a gentleman by name Mr. Asirvatham in a beautiful village called Vellachivilai, which lies on the Nagercoil --Thiruvananthapuram N.H road near Thakalay in KK district, . Mr Asirvatham was a farmer formerly he had been working in a sugarcane farm but had his Bible always with him 24/7 and used to kneel down and pray for hours and he got into the ministry and worked as a Lay Preacher. Mr Asirvatham had two brothers namely :[1] Mr.Yesudhason [His grand children are living in Madurai] and [2] Mr Daniel.[ He moved to Nuzvid SDA hospital in Andrapradesh,and worked in the hospital and later he became the Business Manager of the same hospital ] .
Parents and Birth of Pastor A. Dason : :. Catechist Y.Asirvatham married Ms Gnanammal and this couple. gave birth to 6 six children including Pastor A.Dason, namely;- [1] Ms. Muthammal Swaminathan, [2]Mr Dason Asirvatham [ He was born on 16 th June 1927 ],[3]Ms Gemimal Williams,[4]Mr Moses Asirvatham, [5]Ms. Mary Caleb, and [6] Ms . Theboral Narayanan. Now except Ms Mary Caleb and Ms. Theboral Narayanan, the rest of the siblings had passed away from this world.
Mr A. Dason's Education : During those days the SDA families of kanyakumari Dustrict used to send their children to Pragasapuram SDA James Memorial High School for Schooling. Mr Asirvatham also sent his son Dason to James Memorial High School at Pragasapurm for his school education .Mr Dason was a brilliant student, so after having successfully passed his SSLC he joined the famous SDA Spicer College in Pune and continued his collegiate education and he studied Religious Philosophy as major for his BA and passed his B.A final exam .and brought joy to his parents and family
Pastor A. Dason with his wife Ms. Abaranam Gurupatham Dason
Pastor A. Dason's Wife and Children : Many decades ago there lived a gentle man by name Mr Joseph[ Ms Abaranam's Mother's father] in a historical village called Dennispuram near Erachakulam, north of Nagercoil town. It is pertinent to remember a forgotten historical fact .that Mylaudy Maharasan Vethamanickam's grandson and father of the great Church historian Mr C.M. Agur,B.A, Rev C. Masillamani served as Pastor of the LMS Church at Dennispuram for 20 years., Mr Joeph served as deacon of the Salvation Army Church at Dennispuram with great distinction and he donated one acre of his land to the Salvation Army Church.at Dennispuram . Pastor A. Dason from Vellachivilai married Ms Abaranam Gurupatham , d/o Mr Gurupatham and granddaughter of Joesph Deacon.{ Mr Joseph joined SDA later ]. Pastor S. Dason and Ms.G. Abaranam Dason couple gave birth to 4 sons and 1 daughter namely :-[A] Mr. Aseer Gruber and he married Ms Mallika and this couple is blessed with only one son by name Mr.Lesley and he married Ms. Nancy and this couple is blessed with 2 sons namely [2] Ryan and [2] Ian. Mr Lesley and family live in Corona, California, US. [B] Dr. Sam Daniel Dason and he married his maternal uncle's daughter Ms Greeta Pauline Chellappa [ Dr. Sam Daniel Dason will be dealt with in detail in the succeeding Part lArticle], [C] Mr. Ponnu Raja Sahar and he married his maternal uncle's daughter Dr Jean Sicilia Chellapa, Ph.D [ Agri] and this couple with their children live in Toronto [In an another Article Mr Ponnu Raja Sahar and family will be dealt with in detail]., [D]Mr. Josiphus Vasantha Kumar, M.D[ From Dominican Republic] an he married Ms. Sumathy, B.S[Nursing] and this couple is blessed with one daughter and one son namely: [1] Ms Shelly and [2] Master Bradley . Mr Josiphus Vasantha Kumar lives in Toronto Canada with his wife and children, [E] Ms Julie and she married Mr Thyagaraj and this couple is blessed two sons namely : [1]Dr. Galdwyn, DDS, and [2] Mr . Christy and he is Dental Hygienist , and Ms Julie Thyagarj and family live in Toronto, Canada.
Pastor A.Dason and Mrs. Abaranam Dason and children
Pastor Dason and his Ministry and Conclusion : In the year 1935 Mr A. Dason along with his brothers Mr Yesuthason and Mr.Daniel went to Navalkadu and preached the gospel as independent lay preachers, Later on completion of regular required theological training Pastor A. Dason worked as full time SDA Pastor in Seethapal for many years and also with some others village SDA congregations .Mr Asirvatham gave full support to his son Pastor A. Dason. During his ministry period Pastor A.Dason had converted 1000s of people and brought them to SDA mission and out of them most of them were from poor down trodden sections . And one such Convert was Pastor .R.John from Navalkadu originally Pastor John hailed from a Penticostal Christian family. Pastor R. John joined SDA and served as a SDA Pastor and later he became the President of SDA Church,for the whole of Southern Asia.. Pastor R. John retired 4 years ago from active service. Pastor A. Dason was a relentless SDA preacher and evangelist he planted 14 SDA churches. and also he was instrumental in sending lots of boys to SDA Boarding Schools and Spicer College, Pune for higher education. After retirement pastor A. Dason went to USA with his wife and stayed with his beloved son Dr Sam Daniel Dason and family . Both Pastor A.Dason and his wife Ms Abaranam got US citizenship . Ms Abaranam Dason passed away 7 years ago at Erachakulam, India and Pastor Asirvatham Dason passed away on 27th July 2019, in US . Pastor Abraham was blessed with all the blessings in accordance with promises and blessings promised in the Holy Bible. .Pastor Asirvatham Dason loved his wife and children specially he loved his grandchildren . He also loved poor people..Yes Pastor A.Dason, B.A was a remarkable man, a great reader. a very intelligent man, a man of prayer, he served God and loved fellow human-beings. With great vision he guided and helped many poor young people for their higher education and progress. and many of them are very well placed in life. He was really a visionary he lived a meaningful life, with a salute to late Pastor A. Dason, I end this Article .
Part Final Will Follow Soon.
By.P. Babu Manoharan, M.A,. [ All rights are reserved. This Article will be modified, enlarged or corrected later if needed]
Seventh Day Adventist Pastor A. Dason, B.A.
Pastor A. Dason's father Asirvatham and his Siblings : Long time ago there lived a gentleman by name Mr. Asirvatham in a beautiful village called Vellachivilai, which lies on the Nagercoil --Thiruvananthapuram N.H road near Thakalay in KK district, . Mr Asirvatham was a farmer formerly he had been working in a sugarcane farm but had his Bible always with him 24/7 and used to kneel down and pray for hours and he got into the ministry and worked as a Lay Preacher. Mr Asirvatham had two brothers namely :[1] Mr.Yesudhason [His grand children are living in Madurai] and [2] Mr Daniel.[ He moved to Nuzvid SDA hospital in Andrapradesh,and worked in the hospital and later he became the Business Manager of the same hospital ] .
Parents and Birth of Pastor A. Dason : :. Catechist Y.Asirvatham married Ms Gnanammal and this couple. gave birth to 6 six children including Pastor A.Dason, namely;- [1] Ms. Muthammal Swaminathan, [2]Mr Dason Asirvatham [ He was born on 16 th June 1927 ],[3]Ms Gemimal Williams,[4]Mr Moses Asirvatham, [5]Ms. Mary Caleb, and [6] Ms . Theboral Narayanan. Now except Ms Mary Caleb and Ms. Theboral Narayanan, the rest of the siblings had passed away from this world.
Mr A. Dason's Education : During those days the SDA families of kanyakumari Dustrict used to send their children to Pragasapuram SDA James Memorial High School for Schooling. Mr Asirvatham also sent his son Dason to James Memorial High School at Pragasapurm for his school education .Mr Dason was a brilliant student, so after having successfully passed his SSLC he joined the famous SDA Spicer College in Pune and continued his collegiate education and he studied Religious Philosophy as major for his BA and passed his B.A final exam .and brought joy to his parents and family
Pastor A. Dason with his wife Ms. Abaranam Gurupatham Dason
Pastor A. Dason's Wife and Children : Many decades ago there lived a gentle man by name Mr Joseph[ Ms Abaranam's Mother's father] in a historical village called Dennispuram near Erachakulam, north of Nagercoil town. It is pertinent to remember a forgotten historical fact .that Mylaudy Maharasan Vethamanickam's grandson and father of the great Church historian Mr C.M. Agur,B.A, Rev C. Masillamani served as Pastor of the LMS Church at Dennispuram for 20 years., Mr Joeph served as deacon of the Salvation Army Church at Dennispuram with great distinction and he donated one acre of his land to the Salvation Army Church.at Dennispuram . Pastor A. Dason from Vellachivilai married Ms Abaranam Gurupatham , d/o Mr Gurupatham and granddaughter of Joesph Deacon.{ Mr Joseph joined SDA later ]. Pastor S. Dason and Ms.G. Abaranam Dason couple gave birth to 4 sons and 1 daughter namely :-[A] Mr. Aseer Gruber and he married Ms Mallika and this couple is blessed with only one son by name Mr.Lesley and he married Ms. Nancy and this couple is blessed with 2 sons namely [2] Ryan and [2] Ian. Mr Lesley and family live in Corona, California, US. [B] Dr. Sam Daniel Dason and he married his maternal uncle's daughter Ms Greeta Pauline Chellappa [ Dr. Sam Daniel Dason will be dealt with in detail in the succeeding Part lArticle], [C] Mr. Ponnu Raja Sahar and he married his maternal uncle's daughter Dr Jean Sicilia Chellapa, Ph.D [ Agri] and this couple with their children live in Toronto [In an another Article Mr Ponnu Raja Sahar and family will be dealt with in detail]., [D]Mr. Josiphus Vasantha Kumar, M.D[ From Dominican Republic] an he married Ms. Sumathy, B.S[Nursing] and this couple is blessed with one daughter and one son namely: [1] Ms Shelly and [2] Master Bradley . Mr Josiphus Vasantha Kumar lives in Toronto Canada with his wife and children, [E] Ms Julie and she married Mr Thyagaraj and this couple is blessed two sons namely : [1]Dr. Galdwyn, DDS, and [2] Mr . Christy and he is Dental Hygienist , and Ms Julie Thyagarj and family live in Toronto, Canada.
Pastor A.Dason and Mrs. Abaranam Dason and children
Pastor Dason and his Ministry and Conclusion : In the year 1935 Mr A. Dason along with his brothers Mr Yesuthason and Mr.Daniel went to Navalkadu and preached the gospel as independent lay preachers, Later on completion of regular required theological training Pastor A. Dason worked as full time SDA Pastor in Seethapal for many years and also with some others village SDA congregations .Mr Asirvatham gave full support to his son Pastor A. Dason. During his ministry period Pastor A.Dason had converted 1000s of people and brought them to SDA mission and out of them most of them were from poor down trodden sections . And one such Convert was Pastor .R.John from Navalkadu originally Pastor John hailed from a Penticostal Christian family. Pastor R. John joined SDA and served as a SDA Pastor and later he became the President of SDA Church,for the whole of Southern Asia.. Pastor R. John retired 4 years ago from active service. Pastor A. Dason was a relentless SDA preacher and evangelist he planted 14 SDA churches. and also he was instrumental in sending lots of boys to SDA Boarding Schools and Spicer College, Pune for higher education. After retirement pastor A. Dason went to USA with his wife and stayed with his beloved son Dr Sam Daniel Dason and family . Both Pastor A.Dason and his wife Ms Abaranam got US citizenship . Ms Abaranam Dason passed away 7 years ago at Erachakulam, India and Pastor Asirvatham Dason passed away on 27th July 2019, in US . Pastor Abraham was blessed with all the blessings in accordance with promises and blessings promised in the Holy Bible. .Pastor Asirvatham Dason loved his wife and children specially he loved his grandchildren . He also loved poor people..Yes Pastor A.Dason, B.A was a remarkable man, a great reader. a very intelligent man, a man of prayer, he served God and loved fellow human-beings. With great vision he guided and helped many poor young people for their higher education and progress. and many of them are very well placed in life. He was really a visionary he lived a meaningful life, with a salute to late Pastor A. Dason, I end this Article .
Part Final Will Follow Soon.
By.P. Babu Manoharan, M.A,. [ All rights are reserved. This Article will be modified, enlarged or corrected later if needed]
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