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Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)
Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)

Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on retur(...)

Date4/6/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dr. Robert McClure, 75-year-old surgeon-missionary who was first layman chosen moderator of the United Church, is greeted by wife, Amy, today on return from Peruvian jungle. He was running hospital, but quit in dispute.
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Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
Dr. Robert McClure, a medical missionary for 40 years, was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada in 1968. He is the first layman to hold the post
5/1/1969
Robert McClure dies at age 91. Dr. Robert McClure, a medical volunteer to Third World nations, first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada and a missionary for change, has died at 91
Robert McClure dies at age 91. Dr. Robert McClure, a medical volunteer to Third World nations, first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada and a missionary for change, has died at 91
4/22/1991
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
9/11/1968
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
Unconventional and Outspoken United Church moderator, Dr. Robert McClure, has spent last 40 years as missionary doctor in China, on the Gaza Strip, an(...)
9/12/1968
Birthday portrait: Dr. Robert McClure, Canada's well-known medical missionary and former moderator of the United Church, wears the insignia of the Ord(...)
Birthday portrait: Dr. Robert McClure, Canada's well-known medical missionary and former moderator of the United Church, wears the insignia of the Ord(...)
11/19/1980
Dr. Robert B. McClure, Canada's legendary medical missionary and a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada
Dr. Robert B. McClure, Canada's legendary medical missionary and a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada
9/30/1981
Honored guests: Amy McClure, left, and her surgeon-missionary husband Robert chat with Sonja and Thomas Bata at a Rotary Club last night
Honored guests: Amy McClure, left, and her surgeon-missionary husband Robert chat with Sonja and Thomas Bata at a Rotary Club last night
5/9/1991
When Dr. Robert McClure, moderator of the United Church (right), recently said teenagers who marry while still at school should be supported by parent(...)
When Dr. Robert McClure, moderator of the United Church (right), recently said teenagers who marry while still at school should be supported by parent(...)
9/11/1968
Former moderator honored. Dr. Robert McClure, former moderator of the United Church of Canada, was honored yesterday by the Rotary Club of Toronto-Egl(...)
Former moderator honored. Dr. Robert McClure, former moderator of the United Church of Canada, was honored yesterday by the Rotary Club of Toronto-Egl(...)
11/21/1990
Planning to treat lepers in Southeast Asia when he retires, Dr. Robert McClure, 70, steps down this month as moderator of United Church. He spent 45 y(...)
Planning to treat lepers in Southeast Asia when he retires, Dr. Robert McClure, 70, steps down this month as moderator of United Church. He spent 45 y(...)
1/4/1971
He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullien(...)
He's still got a mission: Dr. Robert McClure, 80-year-old veteran of medical missionary fame, photographed in the Don River valley, where his ebullien(...)
9/30/1981
To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon, John Gillham, a United Church layman, will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He beli(...)
To make a point in his pepped-up type of sermon, John Gillham, a United Church layman, will read from Playboy magazine or a sociological book. He beli(...)
3/18/1970