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Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw (8 September 1885 – 12 March 1971) was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist〔(Dictionary of New Zealand Biography )〕 and a well-known lay preacher in the Open Brethren movement. ==Biography== One of Laidlaw's best-known quotes is about the practice of tithing: He wrote the short book 'The Reason Why', which has over 50 million copies in print. In 2008, the Bible College of New Zealand renamed itself (Laidlaw College ) in recognition of his role as one of the College's founders, and because of "his significant influence in both society and church".〔Laidlaw College Prospectus 09, p.4.〕 In 1935, Laidlaw was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1955 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for social welfare and philanthropic services. Laidlaw was a brother-in-law to Harry Ironside, who was Pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago from 1930 to 1948. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Laidlaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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