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Combining Volume No. 70
The Congregational Year Book
and Volume No. 76
The Christian Annual
STATISTICS for 1947
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TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INDEX
PAGE
A.B.C.F.M., See American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Advertisements 421—444
Afro Christian Convention Statistics 280
Alabama (White) Statistics 84—86
Alabama (Colored) Statistics 87, 256
Alaska Statistics 87, 268
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 17, 18, 340-344
American Congregational Association 30 •
American Missionary Association, Division Institutions & Fields of Service 43
American Missionary Association Division of the Board of Home Missions 20, 21
Andover Newton Theological School 32
Annual Statistics of Churches 83-280
Annuity Fimd for Congregational Ministers 24
Arizona Statistics 87, 95, 96
Arkansas Statistics 87, 192, 256
Arts Guild 30
Atlanta Theological Seminary Foundation 39
Bangor Theological Seminary 33
Benevolence Contributions, Questions and Answers 290
Board of Home Missions 19-21
Boston Seaman's Friend Society, Inc 31
Budgeted Apportionment Percentages 289
California Northern Statistics 88-91
CaUfornia Southern & the Southwest Statistics 92-96
Cambridge Tercentenary Committee 10
Chicago Theological Seminary 34
Christian Education Division of the Board of Home Missions 20, 21
Christian Orphanage 30
Christian Summary 285
Church Treasurers, Information for 290, 291
Church Workers, Paid 328-336
Church Extension Division of the Board of Home Missions 19-21
City Organizations 29
Clerks 297-327
Colleges 40
Colorado Statistics. , 97-99
Commission on Evangelism and Devotional Life 8, 13
Commission on Interchurch Relations and Christian Unity , 8
Commission on the Ministry 9, 14
Commission on Stewardship 8
Commission, Theological 8
Committee for War Victims and Reconstruction 9, 57-82
Committee of One Hundred for the Sixth International Council 9
Committee on Credentials 7
Committee on Denominational History and Necrology 10
Comparative Table by Conferences 282, 283
Comparative Table by Years 284
Conferences, Directory of State Officers 26-28
Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief. 20, 21
Congregational Board of Pastoral Supply 25
Congregational Christian Churches 5
Congregational Christian College- Council . 41
Congregational Christian Service Committee 23
Congregational Church Building Society 21
Congregational Clubs 43
Congregational Education Society 21
Congregational Home Missionary Society 21
Congregational House, See American Congregational Association Congregational Library, See American Congregational Association
Congregational Sunday School Extension Society 21
Congregational Woman's Home Missionary Federation 21
Connecticut Statistics 100-109, 170
Corporation for the General Council 7, 12
Council for Social Action 8, 22
Debt of Honor Commission 24
Delaware Statistics 109, 183, 251
Department of the Ministry 14
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Distribution of Apportionment 283
District of Columbia Statistics 109, 183
Executive Committee, General Council 7
Executive Committee of The General Convention of the Christian Church 10
Explanation of Schedules 83
Federal Council of Churches, Members 9
Florida Statistics 86, 110, 111
Forms of Bequest 18, 20, 21
General Council, Corporation 7, 12
General Council, Financial Statement 11
General Council, Meetings 292
General Council, Officers, Committees and Commissions 7-10
General Council, Organization 6
Georgia (White) Statistics 112, 113
Georgia (Colored) Statistics 114
German Conference, Summary 115
Hartford Seminary Foundation 35
Hawaii Statistics 116-119
Home Missions, Board of 19-21
Howard University School of Religion 39
Idaho Statistics 120, 268
Illinois Statistics 121-129
In Care of Association, Candidates for Ministry 356, 357
Indiana Statistics 130-135, 232, 233
International Congregationalism 339
International Council, Committee of One Hundred 9
Iowa Statistics 136-141
Kansas Statistics 142-144
Kentucky (White) Statistics 146, 233
Kentucky (Colored) Statistics 147, 256
Kentucky (North) Statistics 145
Last Minute Revisions 418
Lay Members Directory 337-339
Laymen's Fellowship 20
Licentiates 345-356
Louisiana (White) Statistics 147
Louisiana (Colored) Statistics 148
Maine Statistics 149-156, 199
Maryland Statistics 156, 183, 241
Massachusetts Statistics 157-175
Michigan Statistics 176-182, 277
Middle Atlantic Statistics 183-185
Ministerial Relief Division of the Board of Home Missions 20, 21
Ministers in Full Standing _. . . 358--417
Ministers, Local with Limited Ordination 417
Minnesota Statistics 186-190
Missions Council 15, 16
Missionaries, A.B.C.F.M 340-344
Mississippi (Colored) Statistics 87, 190
Missouri Statistics 136, 191. 192
Montana Statistics 193, 194
National Committee for Arnjy & Navy Chaplains 9
National Council of the Congregational Churches 25
National Council, Meetings 292
Nebraska Statistics 99, 143, 195-198, 249
Necrology 44-56
Nevada Statistics 90, 96, 198
New Hampshire Statistics 199-204
New Jersey Statistics 183-185, 204, 280
New Mexico Statistics 96, 204
New York Congregational Home for the Aged 30
New York Statistics 185, 205-215, 240, 280
Nominating Committee 7
North Carolina (White) Statistics 215, 250-255
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North Carolina (Colored) Statistics 216-219
North Dakota Statistics 220-223, 249
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology 36
Officers, Committees and Commissions of the General Council 7-10
Ohio Statistics 134, 145, 224-233
Oklahoma Statistics . . . 234, 235, 258
Ontario, Canada, Statistics 214, 215, 235
Ordinations 293, 294
Oregon Statistics 236, 237
Pacific School of Religion 37
Paid Church Workers 328-336
Pastoral Supply, Congregational Board of 25
Pastors not Members of Associations or Conferences 345-357
Pennsylvania Statistics 233, 238-241
Per Capita 291
Pilgrim Memorial Fund 24
Pilgrim Press Division of the Board of Home Missions 20
Promotion and Missionary Education Division of the Board of Home Missions .... 20
Puerto Rico Statistics ; 242
Radio Committee 20
Receipts and Disbursements, National Societies & States & City Societies 286, 287
Retirement Fund for Lay Workers 24
Rhode Island Statistics 243, 244
Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work 42
Seminary Students . 295, 296
Social Action, Council for 8, 22
South Carolina (White) Statistics 113, 244
South Carolina (Colored) Statistics 114, 244
South Dakota Statistics 245-249
Southern Convention Statistics 250-255
State Conference Directory 26-28
Summary of Churches by States, 1620-1860 281
Summary I, Comparative Table by Conferences 282, 283
Summary II, Comparative Table by Years 284
Supplementary Summary 285
Tennessee (White) Statistics 146, 256
Tennessee (Colored) Statistics 256
Texas (White) Statistics 96, 234, 257
Texas and Oklahoma (Colored) Statistics 258
Theological Seminaries 32-39
Theological Commission 8
Unit Plan Committee 24
Unit Plan, Financial Report by States 288
Utah Statistics 259
Vermont Statistics 200, 260-266
Virginia (White) Statistics 185, 251-254, 266
Virginia (Colored) Statistics 217, 219, 267
War Victims and Reconstruction, Committee for 9
War Victims and Reconstruction, Financial Report by States 57-82
Washington Statistics 268-272
West Virginia Statistics 233, 254, 272
What is the Per Capita? 291
Wisconsin Statistics ; 273-278
Woman's Home Missionary Federation 21
Women State Presidents 344
World Council of Churches 9
Wyoming Statistics 99, 279
Yale University Divinity School 38
Yankton College School of Theology 39
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General Council
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
Form — Congregational Christian Churches are bodies of self-governing Christian believers organ- ized on a democratic basis in close association with a great body of similar churches throughout the world, covenanting together for worship, work, and fellowship.
Origin — Congregationalism has been implicit in Christianity from the beginning, but did not emerge in its present corporate form until in England, in the sixteenth century, the pressure of state control of religious worship forced into separate existence that part of the Church in which Congregational principles were cherished.
The Christian Churches originated spontaneously in several parts of the United States in the latter part of the eighteenth century. In each instance the movement was directed toward freedom from excessive ecclesiastical authority over local churches and ministers.
Principles — The Congregational Churches are characterized by their faith in God, their fellowship in Christ, and their freedom in the Spirit.
Practice — Acknowledging Christ as the only authoritative head of the Church, Congregational Christian Churches exalt nothing trivial or sectarian, repudiate dogmatism and all legislative control of the spiritual life, regard a living Christian faith as the only prerequisite for church membership, and seek to develop in the church educational efficiency, evangelistic zeal, and unselfish devotion to the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Achievements — Congregationalism sailed to America in the Mayflower as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers. Settling first at Plymouth, then later fusing with the Puritan colonists that followed them, these founders of Congregationalism spread over New England, and through their democratic ideals laid the foundations for the free church, the free state, the free school, and the free social life of our country. The Congregational Churches have been the pioneer Protestant churches of our nation in the promotion of education, missions, evangelism, and in most movements for Christian union, religious progress, and social reform.
While the Christian Church originated later, and while its numbers and resources have not been so large, its ideals and principles have been identical with those of the Congregational Churches.
The Local Church — The local church is self-administering and is the final arbiter of all questions relating to its own life.
The Association — A church is recognized denominationally by securing membership in some associa- tion of churches, usually consisting of from ten to fifty such churches, located in geographical proximity to one another. These a.ssociations are charged with the holding of ministerial credentials for ordained ministers and the performance of common Christian service in behalf of their component churches.
The State Conference — The state or district conference is made up of the churches within its bounds holding membership in the several associations. Mutual helpfulness to all the churches, and the carrying forward of church extension and missionary work within its own borders, are the functions of the conference. Usually the conference maintains a paid superintendent and a central office.
The General Council — What the State Conference is to the state the General Council is to the na- tion, with appropriate variations. The General Council also becomes the unifying agency for co-ordinating the organization and work of the missionary societies. (See following pages.)
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GENERAL COUNCIL ORGANIZATION
The General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches was organized on June 27, 1931, at Seattle, Washington, for the purpose of carrying on the functions hitherto performed by the National Council of the Congregational Churches and the General Convention of the Christian Church. The older organizations continue their formal existence for the time being for possible legal requirements. Details of organization will be found on the following pages.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the General Council is to foster and express the substantial unity of the Congregational Christian Churches in faith, purpose, polity and work; to consult upon and devise measures and maintain agencies for the promotion of the common interests of the Kingdom of God; to co-operate with any corpora- tion or body under control of or affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches and to do and promote the work of these churches in their national, international and interdenominational relations.
FUNCTIONS
As the name indicates, the General Council is a voluntary organization of Congregational Christian Churches. Associated with its function of discussion and inspiration is that of the election of officers and agencies for carrying on the common work of the churches. Specifically, the Council provides for gathering and publishing annually the statistics for the churches as given in this Year Book. For the purpose of stim- ulating fellowship and of co-ordinating the various agencies, offices are maintained with a small staff of secretaries.
MEMBERS
Each State Conference or similar organization of churches is entitled as such to elect a delegate at large for the first full 5,000 members and an additional delegate at large for each successive 5,000 members or major fraction thereof. The Superintendent of each Conference is ex officio a delegate. Each Conference also is entitled to "unit" delegates, elected according to rules set forth in the Constitution to the number of one to every 1,000 members, approximately.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Between the sessions of the Council an Executive Committee chosen by the Council attends to details of business, arranging and submitting programs for the meetings, and seeks to correlate the administration of the several missionary societies and boards affiliated with the Council in the interest of economy and efficiency. This committee is also the agency for correlating the activities of the several Commissions.
COMMISSIONS
The Commission on Evangelism and Devotional Life maintains an oiEce for service to the churches in the vital field indicated by its name. The Commission on the Ministry together with representatives of the denominational boards constitute the Departments of the Ministry which correlates the varied interests relating to our ministerial personnel. There are several other Commissions, none of them being charged with executive functions to any extent but rather with study and report, each in its own field, with such co-operation with the executive agencies of the denomination as seems feasible.
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and the Board of Home Missions of the Congregational Christian Churches have as their controlling membership the members of the General Council itself. Meeting in separate sessions under the direction of their own officers, these societies may therefore usually confirm action taken by the General Council in matters of common concern without further discussion, thus giving unity of operation and making the missionary societies the instruments of the churches themselves.
MEETINGS Meetings of the General Council are held biennially in the even numbered years.
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OFFICERS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
Moderator — Rev. Albert W. Palmer, Altadena, Cal.
Assistant Moderators — Rbv. Archie H. Hook, Seattle, Wash.; Miss Helen Kenton, New York, N. Y.;
Rev. Arthur D. Gray, Chicago, 111.; Pres. Russell H. Stafford, Hartford, Conn.; Rev. Alfred
Grant Walton, Brooklyn, N. Y. Minister and Secretary — Rev. Douglas Horton, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Associate Secretary — Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Assistant Secretary — Rev. Wofford C. Timmons, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Treasurer — Mr. P. Donald Folwell, 227 N. Bowman Ave., Merion, Pa. Assistant Treasurer — Mr. Frank F. Moorb, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
The Executive Committee
Ex-officiis: The Moderator and, as corresponding members, the Secretaries
Term Expiring 1948: Mr. P. Donald Folwell, Pa. Rev. Archie H. Hook, Wash. Rev. Charles M. Houser, Mich. Rev. Wilfrid A. Rowell, Wis. Rev. Theodore M. Shipherd, Fla. Mrs. Robert G. WiUiams, Fla.
Term Expiring 1950: Mr. Raymond H. Fiero, N. Y. Dr. Glenway N. Nethercut, lU. Rev. John M. Phillips, Minn. Mrs. Elbert A. Read, Iowa Rev. Philip G. Scott, Conn. Mrs. John T. Beach, N. J.
Term Expiring 1952: Rev. Fred S. Buschmeyer, D. C, Chm. Pres. Ronald Bridges, Cal. Rev. Baldwin W. Callahan, Mass. Mr. Guerney Edwards, R. I. Rev. Boynton Merrill, Ohio Mrs. Cleon Swarts, Ind.
Corresponding Members: Rev. Frank J. Scribner (Annuity Fund), Rev. RusseU Henry Stafford and Rev. Fred Field Goodsell (Am. Bd.), Rev. Alfred Grant Walton and Rev. Truman Douglass (Bd. Home Mis. sions), Rev. Ray Gibbons (C.S.A.), Rev. Albert D. Stauffacher (Missions Council), Rev. Harry T. Stock (Chr. Ed. Div.), Mr. Walter A. Graham (Laymen's Fellowship), Mr. Donald Berry (Pilgrim Fellowship), Mrs. William H. Medlicott (W^omen's Work), Mrs. Clarence L. Murdey (Women State Presidents), Mrs. Edward T. WiUson (C.W.V.R.), Miss Dorothy P. Gushing (PubUcity), Rev. F. Q. Blanchard (Comm. on Interchurch Relations), Rev. James F. English (Comm. on the Ministry), Rev. Roy Linden Minich (Comm. on Evangelism and Devotional Life), Rev. Samuel N. Oliver (Comm. on Stewardship), Rev. Frederick W. Alden (E. Prov.), Rev. Everett A. Babcock (Midw. Prov.), Rev. Nelson C. Dreier (Pac. Prov.), Rev. William N. Tuttle (S. Prov.), Rev. Marvin R. Brandt (W. Prov.).
The Corporation for the General Council
Rev. Albert W. Palmer, President
Mr. William D. Winter, 1st Vice-President
Mr. Loren H. Rockwell, 2nd Vice-President
Rev. Douglas Horton, Secretary
Rev. Frank J. Scribner, Assistant Secretary
Mr. William F. Frazier, Treasurer
Term Expiring 1948: Mr. Walter H. Gilpatric, N. Y. Mr. Loren H. Rockwell, N. J. Mr. John J. Schumann, Jr., N. Mr. Harvey E. Sims, Ohio
Term Expiring 1950: Mr. Allen T. Burns, N. Y. Mr. Frederic H. Leggett, N. Y. Mr. J. Watson MacDowell, N. Y. Mr. WiUiam D. Winter, N. J.
Term Expiring 1962: Mr. John T. Beach, N. J. Mr. Charles M. Bliss, Conn. Mr. Alfred C. Howell, Conn. Mr. Leslie R. Rounds, N. J. , Mr. Frank C. Van Cleef, N. J.
The Nominating Committee
Term Expiring 1948: Rev. Raymond B. Walker, Ore., Chm. Mrs. Robert L. Bowen, Cal. Mr. Warren Goodell, 111. Rev. Charles C. Merrill, Mass. Mrs. Leslie R. Rounds, N. J. Mrs. John G. Truitt, Va.
Term Expiring 1950: Mrs. Howard Stone Anderson, Conn. Rev. M. Russell Boynton, Mass. Rev. William J. Faulkner, Tenn. Rev. Robert Lee House, Va. Mr. Frank H. Korab, Kans. Rev. Harold N. Skidmore, Mich.
Committee on Credentials (for 1948 session)
Rev. Carl B. Bare, R. I.; Mrs. W. G. Bek, N. D.; Mrs. Henry A. Boyd, Ala.; Rev. Nathanael M. Guptill, Me.; Rev. Paul S. Keishner, Ohio; Rev. Gerald E. Maggart, Mo.; Rev. George J. Weber, Utah.
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Council for Social Action
Term Expiring 1948: Mr. Allen T. Burns, N. Y. Mr. Malcolm Dana, Mich. Mr. Frank H. Korab, Kans. Dr. T. K. Lawless, lU. Rev. Frederick M. Meek, Mass. Rev. Raymond B. Walker, Ore.
Term Expiring 1960: Rev. William J. Faulkner, Tenn. Mr. Edward Hawley, 111. Mrs. Orville Jones, Ohio Mr. Joe Moody, Cal. Prof. Victor Obenhaus, 111. Rev. Albert J. Penner, Mass.
Co-opted: Rev. Fred L. Brownlee, N. Y.; Rev. Truman B. Douglass, N. Y.; Rev. Bryant Drake, 111.; Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y.; Rev. Fred Field Goodsell, Mass.; Mr. Walter Graham, Ky.; Rev. Emerson G. Hangen, Conn.; Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y.; Rev. Albert W. Palmer, Cal.; Rev. Albert D. Stauffacher, N. Y.; Rev. Thomas K. Thompson, N. Y.; Rev. W. Wilder Towle. Mo.; Rev. Thomas A. Tripp, N. Y.
Term Expiring 1962: Prof. Frank D. Dorey, D. C. Rev. Richard M. Fagley, N. Y. Mr. Harold Felton, Mo. Mrs. W. G. Hay, Mass. Mr. Arthur Packard, Vt. Mrs. B. A. Redington, N. Y.
Commission on Evangelism and Devotional Life
Term Expiring 1948: Rev. Jacob F. Balzer, Neb. Rev. Howard J. Chidley, Mass. Rev. William E. Dudley, Ohio tRev. Fred Hoskins, Iowa Rev. Harold M. Kingsley, Cal. Rev. Boynton Merrill, Ohio tRev. R. C. Whitehead, Me., Sec.
Term Expiring 1960: tRev. Roy L. Minich, Mass., Chm. tDean Vaughan Dabney, Mass. tMr. Edward Hunter, N. H. Mr. Marlowe Kersey, Ohio Mrs. Richard Ritter, Hawaii Rev. John G. Truitt, Va. Rev. Arthur S. Wheelock, N. Y.
Term Expiring 1962: tMr. W^illiam F. Brooks, Mass. tMr. Joseph H. Davies, Pa. Rev. Elmer E. Voelkel, Ind. Rev. James W. Fifield, Cal. Rev. Raymond A. Waser, Cal. Mrs. O. H. Paris, N. C. Rev. Edwin B. Nylen, N. J.
Representatives of Executive Committee of General Council: Rev. PhiUp G. Scott, Conn.; Mr. Raymond H. Fiero, N. Y. ; Mr. P. Donald Folwell, Pa. ; Rev. John M. Phillips, Minn. Representatives of Board of Home Missions: Rev. Truman B. Douglass, N. Y.; Rev. George M. Gibson, Mass.; Rev. William E. McCormack, Mass.; Rev. Alfred Grant Walton, N. Y.; Rev. Ralph L. W^oodward, Conn.
Commission on Interchurch Relations and Christian Unity
Term Expiring 1948: Rev. Howard A. Blanning, Mich. Mr. Robert Cashman, 111. Rev. Milton S. Czatt, Vt. tMr. Morgan Davis, Pa. Mrs. Stoddard Lane, Vt. tRev. Herman F. Reissig, N. Y. Rev. Dwight C. Smith, Mass. Pres. Bryan S. Stoffer, Kans.
Term Expiring 1960: tRev. Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, Ohio,
Chm. Rev. Perry D. Avery, Wis. *tRev. William F. Bohn, Ohio *Judge D. Burns Douglass, Ind. Mrs. Claude H. Eckart, Ore. Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, Iowa Rev. E. Paul Sylvester, Mo. Miss Amy O. Welcher, Conn.
Term Expiring 1962: Rev. Charles T. Brewster, Kans. Rev. Robert E. Burtt, Mich. Rev. Howard J. Conn, Minn. tMrs. Henry B. Davis, Mich. tRev. Noble S. Elderkin, Ohio tMr. H. D. Frame, Wis. Mr. Sidney Law, Mass. tRev. Charles C. Merrill, Mass. tMr. J. C. Molyneux, N. Y. tRev. Russell H. Stafford, Conn. tRev. Alfred G. Walton, N. Y.
Term Expiring 1948: tMrs. A. P. Brooks, Minn. Rev. Holland F. Burr, Cal. Rev. William F. English, Mass. tMrs. R. A. Holvenstot, Wis. Rev. William A. Leath, Ohio Mr. L. A. Markham, Wis. tRev. Harold N. Skidmore, Mich.
Commission on Stewardship
Term Expiring 1950: tRev. Samuel N. Oliver, Mich.,
Chm. Mr. Harold Brundage, Conn. Mr. D. C. Chandler, Ohio Rev. Thomas L. Crosby, 111. tRev. David E. Davids, Iowa tMrs. Alexander Davis, 111.
Term Expiring 1962: tMr. Baylor Brooks, Cal. Mrs. Bryan N. Brown, Cal. Rev. Ralph Conard, Cal. Rev. J. Leslie Dunstan, Hawaii Mr. Percy G. Foor, Pa. Rev. Jesse F. Perrin, Cal. Prof. Hugh Vernon WMte, Cal. Rev. Homer V. Yinger, Cal.
Theological Commission
tProf . John C. Bennett, N. Y. ; Rev. Donald J. Cowling, Minn. ; Prof. Nels F. S. Ferrfi, Mass. ; Rev. Henry David Gray, Cal.; tProf. Walter M. Horton, Ohio; tMrs. Lloyd Rice, N. H.; tRev. Harry Thomas Stock, Mass.; Prof. Amos N. Wilder, 111.
t Active members of Commission, * Deceased.
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Commission on the Ministry
Term Expiring 1948: Term Expiring 1950: Term Expiring 1952:
Rev. Charles Gerlinger, S. D. Rev. Robert W. Brooks, D. C. fRev. James F. English, Conn., Chm.
tRev. Fred L. Hall, Ohio Rev. Kenneth D. Claypool, Wash. fProf. Francis L. Childs, N. H.
Prof. Walter M. Horton, Ohio Mr. James H. Compton, Kans. tMr. Sumner A. Dale, Conn.
Rev. Paul S. Kershner, Ohio Rev. Jesse H. Dollar, N. C. Prof. Bryant Drake, 111.
tProf. James Muilenburg, N. Y. fRev. Clarence S. Dunham, Conn. Rev. C. Fosberg Hughes, Kans. Prof. H. Shelton Smith, N. C. Pres. Arthur C. McGiffert, 111. fRev. Frederica Mitchell, N. Y.
Rev. Alfred W. Swan, Wis. Rev. Albert E. Roraback, N. Y. Rev. C. Franklin Parker, Ariz.
Rev. Edward W. Willcox, Ohio Prof. Arthur L. Swift, Jr., N. Y. Mr. Charles L. Varney, Mass. Co-opted: Rev. Frederick W. Alden, N. H.; Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins, Mass.; Rev. Daniel Bliss, Corm.; Pres. Ronald Bridges, Cal.; Rev. Truman B. Douglass, N. Y.; Rev. Ray Gibbons, N. Y.; Mr. Walter Graham, Ky.; Rev. Niel Hansen, 111.; Prof. Hugh Hartshorne, Conn.; Rev. Carl H. Kopf, D. C; Prof. Llewelyn A. Owen, Ohio; Rev. Alfred Grant Walton, N. Y.
Joint Staff: Rev. Horace F. Holton, Rev. Loy L. Long, Rev. Harry T. Stock, Boston, Mass.; Rev. Oliver Powell, Chicago, 111.; Rev. Vernon Holloway, Rev. Stanley U. North, Rev. John R. Scotford, Rev. Frank J. Scribner, Rev. Thomas A. Tripp, New York, N. Y. ; Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y., Director.
Members and Alternates of the Federal Council of Churches
Members: Mr. Theodore Beard, Conn.; Rev. Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, Ohio; Mr. Allen T. Burns, N. Y. ; Rev. Frederic E. Charrier, Me.; Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y. ; Rev. James W. Fifield, Cal.; Rev. Stanley C. Harrell, N. C; Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y.; Rev. Oscar E. Maurer, Conn.; Mrs. William W. Rockwell, N. Y.; Mr. Charles H. Seaver, N. Y.; Dean Luther A. Weigle, Conn.; Rev. Arthur E. Wilson, R. I.; Mrs. George R. Wilson, III. Alternates: Rev. Paul A. Davies, Ore.; Mrs. Ralph Duncan, Wash.; Rev. Harley H. Gill, Cal.; Mrs. J. T. Gordon, Ore.; Rev. Leonard Hildebrandt, Wash.; Rev. Archie H. Hook, Wash.; Rev. Allan I. Lorimer, N. J. ; Mrs. Clarence Murdey, Wash. ; Mr. H. M. Nicholson, Wash. ; Rev. Clinton Ostrander, Wash.; Rev. Albert W. Palmer, Cal.; Dr Fred S. Richards, Ore.; Rev. John R. Scotford, N. Y.; Mr. Veo F. Small, Wash.; Rev. Raymond B. Walker, Ore.; Mr. W. Walter Williams, Wash.
Committee for War Victims and Reconstruction
Executive Committee of the National Committee Rev. Albert Buckner Coe, 111., Chairman of the National Committee; Mr. Kirk Smith, R. I., Chairman of the Executive Committee; Rev. Fred W. Buschmeyer, D. C; Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, Conn.; Rev. Oliver H. Cowles, Conn.; Rev. Robert Wood Coe, Mass.; Mrs. William A. Gordon, Conn.; Mr. Elbert A. Harvey, Mass.; Mr. Chfford E. Higgins, N. H.; Rev. Roderic W. Hurlburt, Vt.; Mr. Chester Jenks, N. H.; Rev. Vernon A. Loescher, Colo.; Rev. Eugene W. Meyer, N. Y.; Rev. Horace Robson, Mass.; Mrs. Rodney W. Roundy, Me.; Mrs. George Willard Smith, Mass.; Rev. John C. Walker, Conn.; Mrs. E. T. Willson, N. Y., Executive Secretary; Rev. Lawrence M. Upton, N. Y., Field Secretary.
Co-opted: Rev. M. Russell Boynton, Mass.; Rev. Truman B. Douglass, N. Y. ; Rev. Ray Gibbons, N. Y.; Rev. Fred Field Goodsell, Mass.; Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y.; Rev. Albert D. Stauffacher, N. Y.; Rev. Donald W. Strickler, N. Y.
The National Committee on Army and Navy Chaplains
Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y., Chm.; Chaplain Rowland C. Adams, U.S.A.; Rev. Edgar H. S. Chan- dler, N. Y.; Rev. L. Wendell Fifield, N. Y.; Chaplain Ralph 0. Harpole, U.S.M.S.; Chaplain Frank R. Hamilton, U.S.N. ; Mr. James M. Hills, N. Y.; Chaplain Carl Knudsen, N. Y.; Chaplain Maurice W. Rey- nolds, U.S.A. ; Rev. George C. Vincent, N. J. ; Miss Amy O. Welcher, Conn. ; Chaplain Glenn J. Witherspoon, U.S.A.
World Council of Churches
Members of the Joint Executive Committee. Principals: Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, Conn.; Rev. Theodore A. Greene, Conn.; Miss Helen Kenyon, N. Y. Alternates: Rev. Edward C. Boynton, N. Y.; Prof. John C. Bennett, N. Y.; Miss Amy O. Welcher, Conn.
The Committee of One Hundred for the Sixth International Congregational Council
Officers Executive Com.mittee
Dean Luther A. Weigle, Conn., Chairman Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y., Chairman
Dr. Henry Atkinson, N. Y., Vice-Chairman Rev. Howard Stone Anderson, Conn.
Mrs. James Bixler, N. H., Vice-Chairman Mr. Clarence W. Bronson, Conn.
Dr. Russell Henry Stafford, Conn., Vice-Chairman Rev. Robert W. Coe, Mass.
Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y., Secretary Rev. Richard M. Fagley, N. Y.
Mr. Frank F. Moore, N. Y., Treasurer Rev. William E. Gilroy, Mass.
Mrs. G. M. Grover, Mass.
Rev. Ralph Hyslop, Cal.
Miss Helen Kenyon, N. Y.
Rev. Roy L. Minich, Mass.
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Congregational Members of the Sponsoring Committee for
the 300th Anniversary of the Cambridge Synod, 1648,
and of the Adoption of the Cambridge Platform
Provost James T. Adama, Mich.; ex-Gov. Frank G. Allen, Mass.; Senator Warren R. Austin, Vt.; Judge Edward T. Bishop, Cal.; Rev. Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, Ohio; *Rev. Arthur H. Bradford, R. I.; Prsa. Ronald Bridges, Cal.; Rev. Charles R. Brown, Conn.; Gov. Joseph A. A. Burnquist, Minn.; Pres. Carter Davidson, N. Y.; Judge Arthur F. Ells, Conn.; *Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y.; *Rev. William E. Gilroy, Mass.; Prof. William E. Hocking, N. H.; Pres. Hamilton Holt, Fla.; Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y.; Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, HI.; *Rev. John H. Leamon, Mass.; *Rev. John L. Lobingier, Mass.; Pres. Henry N. MacCracken, N. Y.; Rev. Oscar E. Maurer, Conn.; *Rev. Charles C. Merrill, Mass.; Senator Wayne L. Morse, Ore.; Mr. John PiUsbury, Minn.; Rev. Rockwell H. Potter, Conn.; Pres. Charles Seymour, Conn.; Pres. Leon E. Smith, N. C; Pres. Franklyn B. Snyder, 111.; *Dean Willard L. Sperry, Mass.; *Prof. Matthew Spinka, Conn.; *Rev. Ralph Timberlake, Mass.; Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich.; Mrs. Franklin Warner, Cal.; Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, Cal.; Mr. W. Walter Williams, Wash.; ex-Senator Raymond E. Willis, Ind.
* Members of the joint Executive Committee.
Committee on Denominational History and Necrology
Rev. Arthur H. Bradford, R. I., Chm.; Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, N. Y., Sec; Rev. William E. Gilroy, Mass.; Prof. WiUiam E. Hocking, N. H.; Rev. John H. Leamon, Mass.; Rev. Charles C. Merrill, Mass.; Dean Willard L. Sperry, Mass.; Prof. Matthew Spinka, Conn.; Rev. Ralph Timberlake, Mass.
The Executive Committee of The General Convention of the Christian Church
OFFICERS Chairman — Rev. Archie H. Hook, Seattle, Wash. Vice-Chairman — Rev. James H. Lightbourne, Providence, R. I. Secretary — Rev. Warren H. Denison, Dayton, Ohio Treasurer — Mr. J. Lewis Reck, Covington, Ohio
Secretary of Home Missions — Rev. Harley H. Short, Hagerstown, Ind. Secretary of Foreign Missions — Miss Lucy M. Eldredge, New York, N. Y. Secretary of Christian Education — Rev. Selden B. Humphrey, New Haven, Conn. Secretary of Publications — Mr. Harvey E. Sims, Piqua, Ohio
Secretary of Evangelism and Life Service — Rev. McD. Howsare, New Carlisle, Ohio Secretary of Stewardship and Finance — Rev. Warren H. Denison
At the time of the union of the National Council of Congregational Churches and of the General Convention of the Christian Church in 1931 at Seattle, Wash, into the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches, the General Convention of the Cliristian Church amended its constitution and took the following action, "The said Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the powers formerly inhering in the Gen- eral Convention, its General Board, its Executive Committee, and its several boards, departments, bureaus, committees and other component organizations. It shall have power to fiU vacancies in its own membership ".
June 1, 1945 the Pilgrim Press and the Christian Publishing Association completed their union according to The Plan of Union, and the C.P.A. became the Dayton Branch of Pilgrim Press.
The Board of Control of FranUintan Christian College is composed of: Rev. E. C. Gillette, Rev. J. A. Hender- son, Rev. Robert Lee House, Rev. Eugene C. Lawrence, Rev. John G. Truitt, Mr. L. L. Vaughan, Mr. John V. Sees (deceased).
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THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF THE UNITED STATES
Statement of Income and Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 1947 Balances January 1, 1947
General Fund $ 3,098. 13
Mileage 5,175.44
National Com. Army & Navy Chaplains 2,052.94 $10,326.51
RECEIPTS
General Fund
Per Capita $75,891.04
Investment Income 4,224. 13
For Com. Interchurch Relations 9,941 . 36
(Societies $2,700. Churches $1,741.36. Reserve Fund G.C. $5,500.) For Department of Ministry 4,140.00
(B.H.M. $3,500. A.B.C.F.M. $540. C.S.A. $100.)
For Conscientious Objectors (C.W.V.R.) 4,147.69
For General Com. Army & Navy Chaplains (C.W.V.R.) 6,002.50 104,346.72
Mileage
Per Capita 13,341.52 13,341.52
$128,014.75
DISBURSEMENTS General Fund
Advertising & Publicity $416.90
Annuity & Retirement Fund Dues 2,160.40
Commission on Evangelism 3,300.00
Commission on Evangelism (G.C. Res. Fd.) 558.26
Committee on Stewardship 844.30
Committee Conscientious Objectors 25.00
Committee on Ministers' Salaries 759 . 88
Committee Interchurch Relations 14,192.02
Church of Christ 10.00
Council Meeting 1946 562.06
Council Meeting Reserve for 1948 1,500.00
Dept. Ministry & Minister's Quarterly 11,870.04
National Com. Army & Navy Chaplains 1,440.20
Office Expenses 5,858.72
Pensions 1,176.00
Publications & Literature 506 . 68
Rent 1,943.71
Salaries 24,049.23
Travel 10,351 .24
Year Book 14.171.73
General Com. Army & Navy Chaplains 6,549 .00
National Service Bd. for C.O's ■ 3,924.77 $106,170.14
International and Interdenominational
Federal Council $5,000.00
World Council 2,700.00
Other I and I Expenses 509 . 71
European Meeting 4,483 . 34
International Council Fund Reserve 1,500.00
$120,363.19
Balances December 31, 1947
General Fund Deficit $11,478.14
Mileage Fund Balance 18,516.96
Com. Army & Navy Chaplains 612.74 7,651.56
$128,014.75
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THE CORPORATION FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL
OF THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF THE U. S,
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. President — Rev. Albert W. Palmer, 1185 E. Foothill Blvd., Altadena, Cal. 1st Vice-President — Mr. William D. Winter 2nd Vice-President — Mr. Loren H. Rockwell
Secretary — Rev. Douglas Horton, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Assistant Secretary — Rev. Frank J. Scribner, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Treasurer — Mr. William F. Frazier, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
ITS CHARTER
The Corporation for the General Council was chartered under the laws of Connecticut in 1933, suc- ceeding to the functions of the Corporation for the National Council and serving the united fellowship.
ITS OBJECT
The object of the Corporation is to hold and administer funds and property for the purposes of the Congregational and Christian Churches or churches affiliated with them. This service may be rendered for (1) churches singly or in groups; (2) societies, boards, conferences, associations, etc.; (3) denominational educational institutions; (4) denominational eleemosynary institutions; (5) the Council itself; (6) any other organizations "for the advancement of the general interests and purposes" of our churches.
ITS CONTROL
The Corporation is under the direct control of the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States.
ITS BUSINESS
The Corporation holds the Pilgrim Memorial Fund as the foundation for the pension system for Con- gregational ministers administered by the Annuity Fund for Congregational Ministers, and other trusts aggregating approximately $6,000,000.
ITS ADVANTAGES
The Corporation offers to donors of direct gifts, endowments, legacies or conditional gifts, several noteworthy advantages, including —
1. The services, without compensation, of prominent financiers, lawyers and business men.
2. Leading banks and trust companies are the custodians of the investments.
3. Low cost of administration, leaving more than 95% of the income of a trust or endowment fund for use as designated by donors.
MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION For members of the Corporation see page 7.
INFORMATION
Information will be furnished on request regarding the work and standing of any established denomina- tional organization or activity in a wholly disinterested spirit. For general information address the Treasurer.
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THE COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM AND DEVOTIONAL LIFE
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
This Commission was estabHshed by the National Council at Des Moines in 1904 to assist the churches in providing plans and programs for recruiting new members for the church and furnishing the churches material for their use in enriching the devotional life of the people. At the General Council at Grinnell, 1946, the Commission was expanded on the basis of a Committee under the Home Board, with financial support.
It is composed of seven active and twenty corresponding members elected by the General Council and four members from the Home Board and four from the Executive Committee of the General Council and is charged by the General Council to do two things.
FIRST: To bring before the churches the denominational program of evangelism and devotional life.
SECOND: To make a continuous study of methods used by effective churches; to make them known to all pastors; and to provide such other helps to evangelism and devotion as are within its powers.
THE CHURCH YEAR IN EVANGELISM AND WORSHIP September-October Activities
A study of the local situation and the adoption of a plan to meet the conditions existing in the com- munity. A comprehensive parish survey. Appointment of special committees with assignment of duties. Special events for those going away for school, college or business. "Loyalty Day" in Church School and Young People's Societies.
November-December Activities
The program for the Advent season planned. Literature ordered including special Advent leaflets. * Fall reception of new members and assignment to groups and to specific tasks in the work of the church.
A check-up of absentee members and connection made either by letter or by personal call.
A definite program for Thanksgiving with material for home celebration. Preparation for the Christmas
holiday season as a climax of the Advent period emphasizing the religious aspects of Christmas.
January-February Activities
Plans adopted for the Lenten Season and supplies ordered including " The Fellowship of Prayer" and "Lenten Devotions for Young People."
The Pastor's Class organized and textbooks secured.
Special devotional meetings for Lent arranged with emphasis on personal and family devotions.
Usually the Lenten Season is the best time for Parish Visitation Evangelism.
March-April Activities
Organize groups of adults and young people for the study of Christian beliefs. Plan a Lenten program of preaching for decision. Hold a Preaching Mission, a Visitation of the Parish, or School of Religion. Plan Holy Week services. Membership enlistment and reception of members.
May-June
The Easter to Whitsunday period gives place for a special study of the questions of Christian responsi- bility in the home, community and state. Also, plan for Conferences and Retreats.
The Summer Season
In many parts of the country this is the best season of the year for evangelistic meetings. Where possible, plan a Preaching Mission or outdoor preaching service.
Plan something different for the summer season. Mak| use of the early morning service; vesper services for the late afternoon; popular evenings of song, illustrated lectures, Bible talks, missionary addresses and social occasions.
Send to the office of the Commission for a catalog of all material available for carrying out these pro- grams.
This year DAILY DEVOTIONS (a devotional quarterly) in every
home in your parish and The Minister's Quarterly
on every Pastor's Study Desk.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. Chairman — James F. English Director — Frederick L. Faglet Recording Secretary — Clarence S. Dunham
Joint Staff: Rev. Horace F. Holton, Rev. Lot L. Long, Rev. Harry T. Stock, Boston, Mass. ; Rev. Bryant Drake, Rev. Oliver Powell, Chicago, HI.; Rev. Stanley U. North, Rev. John R. Scot- ford, Rev. Frank J. Scribner, Rev. Thomas A. Tripp, New York, N. Y.
The Department of the Ministry was organized by the Congregational Christian Churches in June 1944 to put squarely back of every minister of the fellowship the total strength and helpfulness of the denomination. For the first time in any Protestant denomination all matters relating to the ministry are being coordinated by this Department, that overlapping may be lessened, overlooking prevented and that every pastor may feel the power of the united fellowship back of him in every aspect of his life and work.
Recruiting — The fine work being done by the Education Division in recruiting for the ministry is to be strengthened and enlarged by the Board of Home Missions that the richness of opportunity for growth and for service in the Christian ministry may be effectively presented to young men of outstanding ability.
Guidance — From the day a young man begins to consider the Christian ministry, the denomination through the pastor, the local Association, State Superintendent and the national agencies will be more alert to fellowship, to advise and to assist him.
Placement — The work of finding for young men suitable fields where they will grow and develop in parish ministry, and of assisting all pastors to find the fields of service best fitted for their abilities is being coordinated, strengthened and integrated into a full-rounded program of placement.
Pensions — We have a souad pension agency which needs and is worthy of greatly increased resources. The Annuity Fund officials are considering plans for greatly increasing its resources so that it may better safeguard our ministers in old age.
Salaries — Ministers' salaries are often below the scale of income of men of like training and community responsibiUty. The lifting of salaries of underpaid men to a better level is on the list of priorities for the Department.
Refresher Courses — More and more, the seminaries and the Pastors' Summer Schools are bringing to pastors the refreshment and inspiration that all need. These opportunities must be extended to include more men who should have such periods of study, fellowship and spiritual uplift.
Continued Learning — The fields of knowledge expand so rapidly and there are so many subjects for which there was not time in the period of formal training, that many men desire and need guidance that may come from well organized and carefully adapted plans for individual and group reading, study and dis- cussion.
Standards — Attention will be given to lifting the standards for the ministry and universalizing the best standards adopted by our General Council and by the several Associations.
In these and other ways the denomination through this Department is coordinating work now being done by various agencies and will enlarge its program of helpfulness to the end that you may come to feel that from the day you first decide to enter the ministry, the denomination, as a whole, is acutely interested in you, stands ready to help you and will be back of you wholeheartedly through all the years of your ministry.
Helpful material for the development of this Department is available from the office of The General Council, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. (see list in the advertisement section of Year Book).
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THE MISSIONS COUNCIL
The several missionary organizations are related to the churches through identical membership, namely, that of the General Council. The Missions Council is the official body for each of the missionary societies for the purpose of disseminating information, cultivating interest and raising the missionary funds.
287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. 14 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass.
19 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, III.
Chairman — Rev. Albert J. Penner, Holyoke, Mass.
Vice-Chairman — Prof. Egbert S. Oliver, Salem, Ore.
Treasurer — Mr. Harold B. Belcher, Boston, Mass.
Recording Secretary — Mrs. Elmer F. Otting, Springfield, Mass.
Minister and Executive Secretary — Rev. Albert D. STAtrrrACHER, New York, N. Y.
Associate Executive Secretary — Mrs. William H. Medlicott, New York, N. Y.
Office Secretary and Assistant Treasurer — Miss Lucy V. Seidler, New York, N. Y.
Business Agent — Mr. Harvet L. Meeken, Boston, Mass.
Secretaries — Rev. Howell D. Davies, Miss Elizabeth McGuffie, Chicago, III.; Miss Dorothy P. CusHiNG, Rev. William Armstrong Hunter, Miss Ruth I. Seabury, Rev. Ralph R. Shrader, Rev. James E. Walter, Boston, Mass.; Miss Ione Catton, Miss Pattie Lee Coghill, Rev. Alex- ander B. Ferguson, Rev. George O. Kirk, Mrs. E. E. McClintock, Rev. Andrew Vance Mc- Cracken, Miss Helen Frances Smith, Rev. Thomas K. Thompson, Mrs. E. T. Willson, New York, N. Y.
Ad Interim Committee
Rev. Everett Babcock, Ohio; Mr. Harold L. Blakeslee, Conn.; Mr. Allen T. Burns, N. Y.; Mrs. Judson E. Fiebiger, Iowa; Miss Helen Kenyon, N. Y.; Mrs. C. L. Murdey, Wash.; Rev. Albert J. Penner, Mass.; Mrs. Leslie R. Rounds, N. J.; Rev. William T. Scott, N. C; Miss Elizabeth J. Wells, R. I., ex officio; corre- sponding members: Rev. Truman B. Douglass, N. Y.; Rev. Ray Gibbons, N. Y.; Rev. Fred Field Goodsell, Mass.; Rev. Douglas Horton, N. Y.; Mrs. WiUiam H. Medlicott, N. Y.; Rev. Albert D. Staufifacher, N. Y.
Joint Cabinet
Rev. Truman B. Douglass, Rev. Ray Gibbons, Rev. Fred Field Goodsell, Rev. Douglas Horton, Mrs. William H. Medlicott, Rev. William T. Scott, Rev. Albert D. Staufifacher.
Joint Staff
Albert D. Staufifacher, Chairman, lone Catton, Pattie Lee Coghill, Dorothy P. Gushing, Howell D. Davies, Alexander B. Ferguson, William Armstrong Hunter, George O. Kirk, Mrs. E. E. McClintock, Andrew Vance McCracken, Elizabeth McGuffie, Mrs. William H. Medlicott, Ruth I. Seabury, Lucy V. Seidler, Ralph R. Shrader, Helen Frances Smith, Thomas K. Thompson, James E. Walter, Mrs. E. T. Willson.
The following sit with the Joint Staff at its regular meetings: Two State Superintendents elected by the Conference of State Superintendents to attend Joint Stafif meetings: Everett Babcock, Ohio; William T. Scott, N. C; Chairman of Women State Presidents: Mrs. C. L. Murdey, Wash.; Co-opted members: Fred- erick L. Fagley, Associate Secretary of General Council; Wofiford C. Timmons, Secretary of Commission on Evangelism; Merle Easton and Mildred Widber, Secretaries of Division of Christian Education of The Board of Home Missions. Ex officiis — Cabinet Members: Truman B. Douglass, Ray Gibbons, Fred Field Goodsell, Douglas Horton.
Organization
1. Membership. The Missions Council consists of the thirty-six elected members together with the President and the Vice-Presidents of The Board of Home Missions, the thirty-six elected members with the President and Vice-Presidents of the American Board and the eighteen members of the Council for Social Action, and the Secretary of the General Council, ex officio.
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2. Joint Cabinet. The work of the Missions Council is administered by the Joint Cabinet, thus provid- ing the Minister with a connecting link to the administrative heads of the National Societies and of the State Conferences.
Article IX of the Rules of the Missions Council provides that the Minister of the Missions Council, the Executive Vice-Presidents of The Board of Home Missions and of the American Board, the Director of the Council for Social Action, the Minister of the General Council, the Associate Executive Secretary who shall be a woman, and one State Superintendent elected by the State Superintendents' Conference as here- inafter provided shall constitute the Joint Cabinet of the Missions Council. This Cabinet meets regularly. It is responsible for formulating promotional plans and policies and is the connecting link between the executive boards and the promotional staff.
3. Ad Interim Committee. The Ad Interim Committee is composed of fifteen persons chosen as follows: Two members of the Board of Directors of The Board of Home Missions designated by The Board of Home Missions, two members of the Prudential Committee of the American Board designated by the Prudential Committee, a member of the Council for Social Action, the Chairman of the Missions Council, two State Superintendents elected by the State Superintendents' Conference, and the Chairman of the Women State Presidents. The Minister of the General Council, the Minister and Associate Executive Secretary of the Missions Council, the Executive Vice-Presidents of the Boards, and the Director of the Council for Social Action are corresponding members.
4. Joint Staff. The Joint Staff operates under the chairmanship and direction of the Minister and in- cludes the secretaries of missionary education and promotion of the national boards, with two representa- tives from the Conference of State Superintendents and the Chairman of the Women State Presidents.
Processes
1. Meetings. The Missions Council meets ordinarily but once a year. This meeting takes place in con- nection with the midwinter gathering of the Board of Directors of The Board of Home Missions and of the Prudential Committee of the American Board and the Council for Social Action, thus economizing in time and travel expenses. At the annual midwinter meeting the Survey Committee of the General Council, the State Conference Superintendents, the Women State Presidents and secretaries of the societies sit with the Missions Council in joint session as corresponding members.
2. Literature. One of the important functions of the Missions Council is the publication of literature setting forth our entire missionary enterprise.
3. Field Work. Under the direction of the Minister the members of the Joint Staff co-operate in a unified program of education and promotion. This work is conducted through the state organizations and endeavors to develop through actual contact with the churches those processes which seem to be most effective for disseminating missionary information and stimulating benevolent contributions. This process is so intimately related to the financial operations of the local churches that this latter interest is combined with the former, thus helping the churches to financial strength.
Information
The support of our Mission Boards depends upon current gifts, legacies and the income from invested funds. Through the Missions Council, donors, lawyers and trust officers are supplied with confidential and impartial information concerning the financial standing, fields of work, needs and opportunities of any or all Congregational Christian'Corporations, including the General Council and its Commissions, the home and Foreign Missionary Boards, State Conferences, city extension societies and the local churches.
The local church may ordinarily secure information directly from its own state office. Persons not knowing to whom to write locally are invited to communicate direct with th^ Missioas Council.
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AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
(The Foreign Missionary Arm of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States) Congregational House, 14 Beacon Street, Boston 8 Organized in 1810, Incorporated in 1812 President — Rev. Russell Henry Stafford
Vice-Presidents — Rev. Stuart L. Anderson, Rev. Carl Heath Kopf, Mrs. George R. Wilson Recording Secretary — Rev. Oscar E. Maurer Assistant Recording Secretary — Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin Executive Vice-President — Rev. Fred Field Goodsell Corresponding Secretaries, Foreign Department — Miss Alice E. Cart, Rev. Raymond A. Dudley,
Miss Mabel E. Emerson, Rev. Harold S. Matthevi's, Mr. John A. Reuling Treasurer — Mr. Harold B. Belcher Associate Treasurer — Mr. Harold W. Hackett
Assistant Treasurers — Mrs. Ernest L. C. Hales, Mr. Earle E. Smith Medical Secretary — Dr. Mark H. Ward Candidate Secretary — • Rev. Loy L. Long Librarian and Research Secretary —
Executive Secretary and Minister of the Missions Council — Rev. A. D. Stauffacher Associate Executive Secretary of Promotion — Mrs. William H. Medlicott Education Secretary — Miss Ruth I. Seabury
Secretary for the American Board in the Missions Council — Rev. Ralph R. Shrader Research Associate — Rev. William Armstrong Hunter Secretary of Project Department — Rev. James E. Walter News Editor — Miss Dorothy P. Cusjiing Publishing and Purchasing Agent — Mr. Harvey L. Meeken
Prudential Committee — Rev. Theodore A. Greene, Chairman; V ice-Chairman, Rev. Randolph S. Merrill: President, Vice-Presidents ex-officiis; Mark H. Ward, M.D., Clerk; Mrs. Ernest L. C. Hales, Assistant Clerk; Mr. Frederic E. Abbe, Rev. E. Merle Adams, Rev. C. William Bast, Rev. John C. Bennett, Mr. Harold L. Blakeslee, Mr. Philip Carret, Mrs. James E. Chinn, Rev. Franklin P. Cole, Mrs. R. O. Eisele, Mrs. James F. English, Mrs. Franklin G. Field, Mrs. A. Philip Guiles, Mr. G. Willard Hales, Rev. Joseph F. King, Mr. William A. Kugler, Rev. Vere V. LoPER, Rev. Allan I. Lorimer, Mr. Michael McGiffert, Rev. David McKeith, Jr., Mrs. Elmer F. Otting, Miss Edith Scamman, Mr. Walter P. Schmitter, Mrs. John C. Schroeder, Mr. Gideon Seymour, Miss Mary E. Stearns, Mr. Edmund D. Steele, Mrs. J. D. R. Steven, Mrs. James P. Stimson, Rev. E. Paul Sylvester, Mr. Sherman R. Thayer, Rev. Roger E. Treat, Mr. Sargent H. Wellman, Miss Elizabeth J. Wells, Rev. R. Norris Wilson.
Founded in 1810 to make possible the realization of the vision of the men of the Williams College "Haystack", the A.B.C.F.M. is the oldest foreign mission board in North America. Immediately upon its organization it invited the Presbyterian General Assembly to form a similar society with which it could co- operate, but the Assembly replied that one organization of the sort was enough and "urged its churches to adopt the American Board as their foreign missionary agency." The Baptist Missionary Union was formed when some of the first American Board Missionaries became Baptists. By 1826, the Presbyterians and the Reformed Church in America had developed the United Foreign Missionary Society, which in that year was merged with the American Board. The process of segmentation began in 1837 when the "Old School" Presbyterians left the American Board, followed in 1839 by the Central and Southern auxiliary boards. In 1846, "because of differences of opinion as to the Board's attitude toward slavery, some members withdrew to aid in organizing the American Missionary Association." In 1857, the Reformed Church in America withdrew to form its own Board and in 1870, the "New School" Presbyterians rejoined their "Old School" associates and transferred their support to the Foreign Mission Board which they had formed. Consistent with its early history, the Board throughout the fourteen decades of its existence has done much to promote cooperation in all of its fields.
Across the years, the Board has stood for four other great principles, and as it looks to the future it reaffirms its devotion to them:
Evangelism and the Christian Church. Every human being has the right to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as his highest boon. To give the Gospel to the nations is the supreme purpose of the Board. Just as cool water cannot be given to a thirsty man without the use of some container, so the Christian Gospel can best be communicated through the organized agency of the Christian Church. Hence, the Board works to extend the Church, the society of those who would live and serve in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christian Democracy. The Board proclaims the worth of every person because every person is a child of God. It believes in the brotherhood of man, regardless of race or culture. The Board strives for hu- man freedom as an indispensable condition of human welfare, but insists that to be of high and abiding value such freedom must be the liberty of self-discipUned citizens. Genuine democracy, the Board believes, is the fruit of Christian character, both individual and corporate.
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Education. In a sense, all missionary work is education. To some degree a person becomes a Christian through learning and appropriating something which he did not know before. The Board therefore looks upon the processes and institutions of education as of primary importance in the work of the Christian Church in every country. Moreover, the growth of democracy and of the Christian Church and community depend, humanly speaking, upon intelligent and devoted leadership by nationals of the countries concerned. To train leaders for every walk of life but especially for the Christian ministry and for the teaching profession must, therefore, always be a major concern of the Board and its missionaries. High Standards of Service. American Board missionaries must be selected with the utmost care. Spirit- ually, intellectually, physically, practically, the tests must be high, for the East is asking the West to share with it the best exponents of its civihzation. As a consequence of its devotion to these principles, the Board has sought and seeks today:
to plant and to foster in every land, churches that will be self-directing, self-supporting, and self- expanding;
to permeate the life of the world in all areas and spheres of activity with the spirit of Jesus; to give life to a world shaken to its foundations;
to exemplify the love of God before aU mankind, until that love surrounds the earth, binding the
nations, races and classes into a community of sympathy for one another, undergirded by faith in
Christ.
The American Board is at work in fifteen missions in thirteen mission lands. Three missions are in Africa
(in Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, Portuguese West Africa). Three are in China (in North China, in
Foochow and Shaowu — both of Fukien province). Two are in India (in South India, in West India), and
one in Ceylon. There are American Board missions in the Philippine Islands, in Japan, in Micronesia, in
Mexico. The Near East Mission includes work in Bulgaria, in Greece, in Turkey, in Lebanon and in Syria.
The Board supports also a Mission of Fellowship to Europe, with missionaries stationed at Chambon-sur-
Lignon, Haute Loire, France.
In several other countries, including Czechoslovakia and Spain, the Board helps support the indigenous and independent work of former mission institutions.
Missionaries
Regular
Associate
National Christian Workers
Evangelistic
Teachers
Others
The Church
Organized Churches
Communicants
Church School, Young People
Social Service
Places of Work *
Number of Workers
Number Served
Cooperative Enterprises
Schools, Hospitals, etc
Statistical Summary
Educational Institutions
369 Colleges 8
39 Theological Schools 8
Training and Industrial Schools . . 23
_ High Schools 57
t,-^' Prmary & Elementary Schools .. . 1,072
^'^"" Kindergartens 58
^^^ Pupils 108,542
Medical Institutions
489 Hospitals 21
95,640 Dispensaries 35
63,865 Patients Treated 320,487
Contributions from Nationals
24 For Church Work $157,423
1 10 For Educational Purposes $417,428
187,593 For Medical Work $585,605
For Other Objects $ 20,505
43 Total $1,180,961
FORM OF BEQUEST
I give and bequeath to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts in 1812, the sum of Dollars.
Woman's Boards op Missions
The reorganization of the American Board and the three Woman's Boards took place Janua,ry 1, 1927. Each of the Woman's Boards continues as a holding company in order to care for funds and to receive legacies written in the name of the Board. -c^ at u i
The treasurers respectively are: Woman's Board of Missions, Mr. Frederick A. Gaskins, Miss E. Mabel Plumer — Assistant Treasurer, 14 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass.; Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior, Mrs. W. T. Hughes, 19 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 3, 111.; Woman's Board of Missions for the Pacific, Mrs. Ralph V. Conard, Box 372, Alameda, Cal.
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THE BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
General Offices, 287 Fourth Avenue, New Yor^ 10, N. Y. President — Rev. Alfred Grant Walton
Vice Presidents — Mrs. Judbon E. Fiebigeb, Rev. Charles C. Keith, Mr. Nathaniel A. Talmase Executive Vice President — Rev. Truman B. Douglass Treasurer — Mk. Wiluam F. Frazier
Director of Interdivisional Coordination — Rev. Philip M. Widenhguse Secretary — Mr. Wm. Kincaid Newman Recording Secretary — Mrs. A. H. Sharp
Board of Directors
Ex Officiis — The President and Vice-Presidents Chairman — Rev. Alfred Grant Walton Vice-Chairman — Mrs. Judson E. Fiebiger Vice-Chairman — Rev. Charles C. Keith Vice-Chairman — Mr. Nathaniel A. Talmage Clerk — Mrs. A. H. Sharp
directors nominated by states
Class of 1948:
Rev. Adelbert J. Buttrey — Middle Atl. Dist.
Rev. Frank Crook — R. I.
Mrs. Francis D. Ellis — Conn.
Mr. George E. Forbes — Ohio
Mrs. Scott Raymond — No. Calif.
Mr. L. A. Zehner — Mass.
Class of 1950:
Miss Frances Dunnette — Mich.
Mr. Raymond Elliott — N. Y.
Rev. Joseph H. Evans — Minn.
Rev. William O. Rogers — Colo.
Mr. John E. Rtissell — Mo.
Mrs. H. J. Stroh — German Conf .
directors-at-large
Class of 1948:
Mr. Ronald Bridges
Mrs. A. P. Brooks
Rev. Eugene M. Bushong
Rev. Howard J. Conn
Miss Lucy M. Eldredge
Miss Helen Kenyon
Mrs. N. W. McBeath
Rev. William E. McCormack
Mr. Daniel W. O'Connor, Jr.
Mr. Loren H. Rockwell
Rev. T. A. Zimmerman
Class of 1960:
Mr. Charles B. Adams
Rev. Howard Stone Anderson
Mr. Charles Mitchell Bliss
Mrs. Marion J. Bradshaw
Rev. Carter Davidson
Mrs. Hal C. Hardin
Mr. Alfred H. Hauser
Mrs. R. C. Johnson
Rev. Samuel C. Kincheloe
Mr. Egbert S. Oliver
Rev. Mark B. Strickland
Miss Dorothy K. Winslow
Church Extension Division
departments City Work: Director — Rev. Stanley U. North
Associate Director — Rev. Ira Donald Black Church Building: Secretary — Mr. Wm. Kincaid Newman
Church Financial Adviser — Mr. Curtis R. Schumacher Field Research: Director — Rev. Ross W. Sanderson Town and Country Work: Director — Rev. Thomas A. Tripp
superintendents of states and districts German Work — Rev. Edward Grauman, Pastor-at-Large, 6636 N.E. 26th Ave., Portland 11, Ore. Intermountain District (Wyoming, Utah and Southern Idaho) — Rev. Harry W. Johnson, 303 Idaho Bldg.,
Boise, Ida. Montana — Rev. Cloyd H. Conner, 240 Stapleton Bldg., Billings North Dakota — Rev. Marvin R. Brandt, Box 1776 (630i^ First Ave., N.), Fargo; Rev. Alfred H. Bartter,
Associate Superintendent, Box 808, Jamestown; Rev. Harold W. Case, Pastor-at-Large, Fort Berthold
Indian Mission, Elbowoods. South Central District (Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas) — Rev. Herman H. Lindeman, 217 N. W. 13th St.,
Oklahoma City 3, Okla. South Dakota — Rev. Samuel W. Keck, Box 138, Huron; Rev. Ray A. Haun, Pastor-at-Large, Dakota
Association, Eagle Butte. Southeast District — White (Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, W. Florida) — Rev. David W.
Shepherd, Superintendent, 673 Piedmont Ave., N. E., Atlanta 3, Ga. Southeast District — Negro (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia) — Rev. J. Taylor Stanley, Superintendent, Box 957, Greensboro. N. C.
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Spanish-speaking Work — Rev. Cedric E. Crawford, 381 Kenoak Drive, Pomona, Calif.
Pastor-at-Large (Preaching Missions) — Rev. James R. Clinton, 203 E. Gowen Ave., Philadelphia 19, Pa.
Americdn Missionary Association Division
General Secretary ■ — Rev. Fred L. Bhownlee Director of Race Relations ■ — Dr. Charles S. Johnson Director of Schools — Miss Ruth A. Morton
Christian Education Division
14 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass. General Secretary — Rev. Harry T. Stock Secretaries — Miss Leila Anderson Rev. Paul R. Reynolds (Chicago)
Miss Dorothy Claypool Rev. Henry Rust
Rev. G. Bryant Drake (Chicago) Rev. Erwin L. Shaver
Miss Merle L. Easton Miss Grace Storms
Rev. J. Elliott Finlay Miss Mildred C. Widber
Rbv. Oliver Powell (Chicago)
The Laymen's Fellowship
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. Executive Director — Mr. Walter A. Graham
Radio Committee
287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Director — Rev. Everett C. Parker
Ministerial Relief Division
General Secretary — Rev. Frank J. Scribner
Pilgrim Press Division
14 Beacon St., Boston 8, Mass.
19 South La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111.
124 West Fourth St., Dayton, Ohio General Secretary — Rev. George M. Gibson (14 Beacon St., Boston 8) Editor, Advance — Rev. John R. Scotford (287 Fourth Ave., New York 10) Manager, Boston Book Store — Miss Margaret Blethan Manager, Chicago Book Store — Manager, Dayton Book Store — Miss Elizabeth L. Mack
Promotion and Missionary Education
Rev. Albert D. Staupfacher, Minister of the Missions Council
Mrs. William H. Medlicott, Associate Executive Secretary of the Missions Council
Miss Helen Frances Smith (Information)
Miss Pattie Lee Coghill (Field)
Miss Ione Catton (Resource)
James E. Walter (Projects) The support of the work of The Board of Home Missions depends upon current gifts and the income from invested funds. Bequests and conditional gifts are earnestly solicited.
FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to The Board of Home Missions of the Congregational and Christian Churches, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the States of Connecticut
and New York and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, incorporated in 1937, the sum of
Dollars to be applied for the uses and purposes of said corporation.
The Board of Home Missions of the Congregational and Christian Churches has been appointed as agent by each of the following corporations. The field work of these corporations is now administered by this one Board, but the original corporations are still in existence and hold title to their own assets. Any bequests, therefore, may run directly to these corporations.
The American Missionary Association
Organized in 1846. Incorporated under the laws of New York in 1862 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. This Association pioneered in opening schools in the South, founding Hampton Institute, Fisk Uni- versity, Atlanta University, and Berea CoUege. It still supports substantially Talladega College, Tougaloo College, LeMoyne CoUege, TiUotson College and Dillard University, as well as the following schools and community centers: Bricks and Lincoln in North Carolina, Dorchester in Georgia, Trinity, Lincoln and Cotton Valley in Alabama, Pleasant Hill in Tennessee, and Fessenden in Florida. The Association also assists financially the Congregational and Christian Churches, the Ryder Hospital of Puerto Rico and the Yuquiyu Community Center. The Department of Race Relations under the direction of Dr. Charles S. Johnson specializes in cooperative racial service and inter-racial conciliation in areas of Negro-white tension and missunderstanding.
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FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath the sum of Dollars to The
American Missionary Association, or its successor, incorporated by the act of the legislature of the State of New York in 1862 to be applied for the uses and purposes of said Association.
The Church Extension Boards
(Including the Congregational Home Missionary Society, The Congregational Church Building Society, and The Congregational Sunday School Extension Society.)
The Congregational Home Missionary Society
Organized in 1826. Incorporated under the laws of New York in 1871. Known up to 1893 as the American
Home Missionary Society 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
Assists in the establishment of new churches at strategic points, and in the support of the Christian ministry where local resources are meager in an area which includes Alaska, Montana, Southern Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and the District of the Southeast. Its service extends both to Negro and to white groups and includes work among Armenians, Finns, Germans, and Czecho-Slovaks. Its fellowship and counsel are available also to state conferences and churches through- out the entire country.
FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to The Congregational Home Missionary Society or its successor, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, incorporated 1871, the sum of Dollars to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Society.
The Congregational Church Building Society
Organized in 1853. Incorporated under the laws of New York in 1853. Known up to 1892 as The American
Congregational Union 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
Aids churches in every part of the United States by loan and grant to secure houses of worship and par- sonages and to conserve church properties through assistance in refinancing; also gives helpful advice re- garding business details, and endeavors to assist in maintaining worthy architectural standards. Since its organization, its "revolving funds" have aided churches to the extent of over fourteen millions of dollars, and parsonage loans have amounted to over a million and a half dollars additional.
J'ORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to The Congregational Church Building Society or its successor, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, incorporated 1853, the sum of Dollars to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Society.
The Congregational Sunday School Extension Society
Organized and incorporated under the laws of New York in 1917 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to The Congregational Sunday School Extension Society,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, the sum of
Dollars to be applied to the uses and purposes of said Society.
The Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief
Incorporated under the laws of Connecticut in 1885 as the Trustees of the National Council of the Congrega- tional Churches, name changed to Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief in 1907 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
The object of this corporation is to secure, hold, manage and distribute funds for the relief of needy Congregational ministers and ministers of other churches affiliated, merged or consolidated with the Congre- gational churches and, after their decease, for the relief of their needy families. Approximately 600 pensioners are carried on the rolls of the national and state boards. In 1947 the average grant to a minister was $288 and to a widow $216. These amounts are supplemented by an annual Christmas gift and emergency grants as needed.
FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to The Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief,
incorporated in 1907 under the laws of the State of Connecticut Dollars
for its uses and purposes.
Congregational Education Society
Organized and incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts in 1816 14 Beacon Street, Boston 8, Mass.
This Society gives leadership in Christian Education in the home, church, and church school, and to students and colleges. Its departments include Children's Work, Junior High School, Young People's Work, Student Life, Leadership Education, and Family Life and Adult Work. It gathers data regarding materials and methods of work and makes these available to the churches through literature, correspondence and field service. It gives regular service to thousands of leaders in various lines of religious educational activity.
FORM OF BEQUEST — I give and bequeath to the Congregational Education Society or its successor,
incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 1816, the sum of
Dollars, to be devoted to its purposes and work.
The Congregational Woman's Home Missionary Federation
Incorporated in Kansas, October 15, 1913
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y. The work of the Federation, through the merger of the national societies, has been delegated to the various denominational Home Boards and Commissions. The Federation continues to maintain its existence according to its charter, to care for its funds, and to receive gifts and legacies. President, Mrs. A. P. Brooks; Secretary, Miss Lucy M. Eldredge; Treasurer, Mr. William F. Frazier.
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THE COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL ACTION
289 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
1164 E. 58th St., Chicago 37, lU. 1751 N Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C.
Chairman — Frederick M. Meek Vice-Chairman — Raymond B. Walker Director — Ray Gibbons Recording Secretary — Mrs. Orville Jones Treasurer — Albert J. Penner
Allen T. Burns, Malcolm Dana, Frank D. Dorey, Richard M. Fagley, William J. Faulkner, Harold Felton, Mrs. W. G. Hay, Edward Hawley, Mrs. Orville Jones, Frank H. Korab, Theodore K. Lawless, Frederick M. Meek, Job Moody, Victor Obenhaus, Arthur Packard, Albert J. Penner, Mrs. B. a. Redington, Raymond B. Walker.
Co-opted: Fred L. Brownlee, Truman B. Douglass, Bryant Drake, Frederick L. Fagley, Fbed F. Goodsell, Walter Graham, Emerson G. Hangen, Douglas Horton, Albert W. Palmer, Albert D. Stauffacher, Thomas K. Thompson, W. Wilder Towle, Thomas A. Tripp.
executive staff Director — Ray Gibbons Social Action Magazine — Liston Pope Service Committee — Edgar H. S. Chandler Church and Race — Galen R. Weaver International Relations — Vernon H. Holloway Industrial Relations — Francis W. McPeek Agricultural Relations — Shirley Greene Legislative — Thomas B. Keehn Japanese- American — Seido Ogawa
The Council for Social Action was created by the General Council at Oberlin in June, 1934. The moti- vating spirit behind that action is clearly indicated in the words of the vote:
"Stirred by the deep need of humanity for justice, security, and spiritual freedom and growth, aware of the urgent demand within our churches for action to match our gospel, and clearly persuaded that the Gospel of Jesus can be the solvent of social as of aU other problems, we hereby vote:
"That the General Council create the Council for Social Action of the Congregational and Christian Churches of the United States of America.
That the purposes of this Council for Social Action shall be to help the churches to make the Christian gospel more effective in society, national and world-wide, through research, education, and action, in co-oper- tion with the Home and Foreign Boards, Conferences and Associations, and local churches. It is proposed that the Council shall increasingly co-operate with the Federal Council of Churches in the creation of a pro- gram which shall be genuinely interdenominational. In its research, the Council will aim to be impartial, its only bias being that of the Christian view of life; its educational efforts will be directed primarily toward the local churches but wiU also envisage the cultivation of public opinion; in action, the Council may, on occasion, intercede directly in specific situations.
"That in launching this Council for Social Action we envisage a new kind of churchmanship which, enlisting the volunteer services of a group of eighteen outstanding men and women of social vision, wisdom, and Christian purpose, and commanding the services of five or six strong leaders in the fields of international relations, race relations, and economic statesmanship, will carry the campaign of education and action based on careful research out among our entire constituency at home and abroad. Believing that the church will find itself as it loses itself in the struggle to achieve a warless, just, and brotherly world, we launch this ven- ture, dedicating ourselves to unremitting work for a day in which all men find peace, security and abundant life,"
The Council for Social Action invites each church to organize a local committee or council for Social Action and welcomes the opportunity to co-operate with such local groups in planning for the larger effec- tiveness of the social program of the church.
The Council for Social Action invites correspondence from ministers and laymen.
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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN SERVICE COMMITTEE, INC.
110 East 29th Street New York 16, New York
Chairman — Rev. Emerson G. Hangen Vice-Chairman — Rev. David F. McKeith, Jr. Director — Rev. Edgar H. S. Chandler Associate Director — Rev. Joseph A. Howell Secretary — Mr. Samuel D. Jones Treasurer — Rev. Joseph H. Stein
The Ser\ace Committee is composed of the following members, named by the Boards and elected by the directors of the Service Committee:
Arrterican Board for Commissioners for Foreign Missionaries — Rev. Raymond A. Dudley, Miss Mabel E. Emerson, Mrs. Alice B. English, Rev. Emerson G. Hangen, Dr. Robert C. Hume, Rev. David F. Mc- Keith, Jr.
Board of Home Missions — Rev. Howard Stone Anderson, Miss lone Catton, Mr. Samuel D. Jones, Rev. Joseph H. Stein, Rev. Thomas A. Tripp, Rev. Philip M. Widenhouse.
Council for Social Action — Mr. AUen Burns, Mrs. Frederick Fagley, Mrs. William A. Gordon, Dr. Theodore K. Lawless (alternate, Mrs. Lincoln D. Kelsey), Rev. Frederick Meek, Dr. Elmer L. Sevringhaus.
Co-opted Members — Mrs. Frieda J. Demarest, Mr. Harold S. Miner, Miss Lucy V. Seidler, Miss Helen Frances Smith, Rev. Albert D. Stauffacher, Mrs. Hawley Willson.
Ex-Officio Members — Rev. Edgar H. S. Chandler, Rev. Truman B. Douglass, Rev. Ray Gibbons, Rev. Fred Field Goodsell, Rev. Douglas Horton.
The Congregational Christian Service Committee was formed in 1943. In January, 1947, it became an independent committee under the direction of the Executive Committee of the General Council and was in- corporated under the laws of the State of New York. Its purpose is set forth in its constitution as follows:
"Deriving its inspiration from the Divine Imperative to proclaim the Christian gospel to the world of men in deed as well as in word, the Congregational Christian Service Committee is dedicated to the following purposes:
"1. To implement the profound Christian concern of our people for providing relief; promoting physical, moral and spiritual rehabilitation; and effecting reconciliation among the members of a broken body of mankind where community has deteriorated through war or other social disasters.
"2. To work in areas of critical need, regardless of race, class, creed or nationality toward alleviating human distress through a mobile short-term emergency service."
The Congregational Christian Service Committee is an active member of the American Council for Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, CARE, Council of Relief Agencies Licensed for Operation in Ger- many, and joint councils of relief agencies operating in Greece and Italy. It co-operates with the World Council of Churches, Church World Service, and other church-related and national agencies. The Service Committee is registered with and operates under the approval of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, Department of State, Washington, D. C.
Work in the Field, 1947-1948
Over forty people have shared in Service Committee work in Britain. During 1947 eleven workers served in British Congregational missions and churches. Contributions in Britain have been the development of a national youth program and a growing participation in the International Congregational program.
Work in France has been carried on in the Protestant village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. A school created by the local pastor has received material aid and spiritual encouragement. Last summer ninety young Americans participated with youth from European nations in a work camp to construct recreational facilities and two prefabricated dormitories for the school.
In Greece service workers have conducted a summer play school, a feeding program for the aged, a milk program for children, and a clinic at Dourghouti. This work is done in co-operation with church and govern- ment agencies. In EUeniko, food and clothing have been distributed, and a clinic is provided. In Salonika, refugees from the north of Greece are housed, fed, and clothed.
The Italian program is centered in Naples, where Service Committee workers, with a staff of thirty-six Italian assistants, are carrj-ing on a family rehabilitation program. Families formerly living in caves have received material, educational, and medical aid. Army barracks were secured, into which forty-two families were moved, and other homes have been made available by the Italian Government.
Three of our workers, appointees of Church World Service, are working with youth at Stuttgart, Vilbel, and Nuremberg in Germany.
The hostel in New York, at 110 E. 29th St., is providing a center of orientation for service workers and Congregational representatives from throughout the United States and the world.
Material aid, clothing, and food have been sent to England, France, Holland, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, and Japan.
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THE ANNUITY FUND FOR CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS
Incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, 1914 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
ANNUITY FUND OFFICERS
President — Leslie R. Rounds
Vice-President — George N. Whittlesey Treasurer — William F. Frazier
General Secretary — Frank J. Schibner Actuary — George A. Huggins
TRUSTEES Leslie R. Rounds, President; George N. Whittlesey, Vice-President; Robbins W. Barstow, John T. Beach, Harold B. Belcher, C. Mitchell Bliss, Harold B. Cranshaw, Alfred C. Howell, Frederic H. Leggett, J. Watson MacDowell, William W. Patton, William D. Winter.
The Annuity Fund for Congregational Ministers provides age annuities for Congregational Christian ministers and incidental protection against the minister's permanent total disability occurring during the years of active service, and for his family in case of his untimely death.
Its resources are derived from payments by the minister himself, contributions of churches and indi- viduals, legacies and conditional gifts and the distributable income of the Pilgrim Memorial Fund.
The amount of annuity at annuity age depends on the accumulations to a member's credit.
Assets, December 31, 1947, $13,095,583 (of which $844,674 represents Reserves and $108,316 Endow- ment); membership including annuitants 4,030, a net increase during the year of 51; annuity payments, $531,096. Contributions in the form of gifts and legacies are urgently needed to help in paying the churches' share of the annuities of the older members. The Annuity Fund for Congregational Ministers has an ex- ceptional place among the private annuity funds for its soundness and its liberal benefits to members.
PILGRIM MEMORIAL FUND
Established by vote of the National Council, October 13, 1917
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
The principal of this fund is held in perpetuity by The Corporation for the General Council to be in- vested and reinvested, and the distributaiale income turned over to the Board of Trustees of The Annuity Fund for Congregational Ministers to aid in providing age annuities and disability annuities for Congrega- tional Christian ministers who become members of the Annuity Fund and death benefits for their widows and minor orphan children.
The Pilgrim Memorial Fund, December 31, 1947 stood at $5,136,123, in addition to which the accumu- lated profits from the sale of securities, held in a Profit Reserve Account, amounted to $446,988.
The ultimate objective of the Pilgrim Memorial Fund is $8,000,000. Legacies and memorial gifts will be added to the principal, as a permanent endowment.
UNIT PLAN COMMITTEE
(Continuing the Debt of Honor Commission)
287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
Authorized by the General Council in June, 1942 to appeal for funds for the churches' share of the Original
Plan annuities. Robert Cashman, Chairman; Donald A. Adams, Everett A. Babcock, M. Russell Boynton, Earl
Curtis, Howard T. Easton, Myron W. Fowell, Walter A. Graham, Clarence C. Hamilton,
Alfred C. Howell, Aurie I. Johnson, George V. Kidder, Ross S. Marshall, Joseph H. Stein,
Albert W. Palmer, Albert D. Stauffacher. Executive Officer: Frank J. Schibner. Received in 1947: $194,764.13; 1942-1947: $1,019,220.94.
RETIREMENT FUND FOR LAY WORKERS
Incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, 1930 287 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
The officers and trustees of the Retirement Fund for Lay Workers are the same as the officers and trustees of the Annuity Fund for Congregational Ministers.
Retirement Fund for Lay Workers is devoted to the purpose of providing annuity benefits for lay workers in Congregational Christian churches, missionary societies, state conferences, colleges, hospitals or other institutions of any kind under Congregational Christian auspices. It is operated on a contributory basis, the resources being provided by annual dues payable by both employer and employe. The member- ship on December 31, 1947: was 1,157, assets, $1,366,794.
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CONGREGATIONAL BOARD OF PASTORAL SUPPLY
14 Beacon Street, Boston 8, Mass. Established 1894
To assist Congregational Christian Churches in finding suitable pastors
Maintained since 1916
by the
New England Congregational State Conferences
Agent of the Churches Friend and Sponsor of the Ministers
Special responsibility for churches
in the eastern section of the United States
but gladly responds to all requests for service
Co-operates with
The Midwest Pastoral Relations Committee
819 Ninth Ave., Grinnell, Iowa
and
The Department of the Ministry of the General Council
Rev. Stanley Cummings, Chairman Rev. Horace F. Holton, Secretary Rev. Charles C. Merrill, Secretary Emeritus
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
Organized Oberlin, Ohio, November 17, 1871. Merged with the General Convention of the Christian
Church, Seattle, Washington, June 27, 1931. Meets biennially in conjunction with the General Council of
the Congregational Christian Churches for necessary legal business. Only such offices, committees and
commissions as are necessary to its legal operations are maintained.
Moderator — Rev. Albert W. Palmer, Altadena, Cal.
Assistant Moderators — Miss Helen Kenyon, New York, N. Y., Rev. Arthur D. Gray, Chicago, III. Pres. Russell H. Stafford, Hartford, Conn.; Rev. Alfred Grant Walton, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Minister and Secretary — Rev. Douglas Horton, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
Associate Secretary — Rev. Frederick L. Fagley, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
Assistant Secretary — Rev. Wofford C. Timmons, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
Treasurer — Mr. P. Donald Folwell, 227 N. Bowman Ave., Merion, Pa.
Assistant Treasurer — Mr. Frank F. Moore, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
Executive Committee, and other committees and commissions: The Congregational members of the correspond- ing bodies of the General Council.
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CITY ORGANIZATIONS
The following organizations do missionary and extension work as indicated within their own confines largely in immediate co-operation with state conferences:
CiTT Missionary Society, 14 Beacon St., Room 503, Congregational House, Boston 8, Mass. Founded 1816. Family Visitation, Case work and Religious Education, Camps Andover and Waldron for young people in Meredith, N. H. Rosemary at Farrington, Lincoln, Mass., for underprivileged mothers and their children. Mr. Elliott V. Grabill, president; Rev. Earl W. Douglas, M.A., executive secretary. Congregational Church Union of Boston and Vicinity, 14 Beacon St., Room 611, Boston 8, Mass. Affiliated with the Massachusetts Congregational Conference and Missionary Society. Rev. Ralph M. Timberlake, president. Chicago Congregational Union, 19 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111. General work of the Church.
Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown, president; Rev. Niel E. Hansen, general director; Mr. A. W. Converse, treas- urer. In 1947 — Income from Endowment, $16,751. .52; Income from Trust Fund $147,718.33; Disburse- ments $174,149.60.
Christian Activities Council, Congregational, 278 Farmington Ave., Hartford 5, Conn. Church exten- sion, supervised student field work, training courses for volunteer leaders, summer camp for children, high school work camps, winter camping facilities for young people's groups, bookstore, visual aids, and counseling. Mr. Lawrence F. Kenfield, president; vice presidents: Mrs. Orin R. Witter, Mr. Winston C. Macdonough, Rev. M. Keith Jones, Mr. Arthur T. Hatton, Mr. J. Harold Williams; Dr. George Roberts, secretary; Mr. John H. Stearns, treasurer; Rev. George D. Cole, Jr., director.
Congregational Union op Cleveland, Ohio, 3056 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 15, Ohio. Church aid, church extension, counsel, fellowship and promotion. Mr. T. V. Bastel, moderator; Rev. Robert Stemme, executive secretary; Mr. H. B. Flinkers, treasurer. Funds, $203,620. Expenditures for 1947, $22,861.99.
Congregational Association of Detroit, Mich., Forest and Woodward Aves., Detroit 1, Mich. Mis- sionary work and church extension. Rev. George E. Drew, moderator; Mr. Harold J. Hyde, secretary; Mr. W. G. Clarke, treasurer; Rev. A. M. Meikle, superintendent. Expenditures for 1947, $32,262.04.
Congregational Church Extension Society of Los Angeles, 3125 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles
' 16, Cal.
Rev. Charles Franklin Parker, president; Rev. Nelson C. Dreier, superintendent; Rev. Glenn A. Rowles, secretary; Mr. Blake Franklin, treasurer, Mr. Vincent Claypool, Mrs. Thomas G. Wight.
Minneapolis and St. Paul Congregational Unions, 429 Palace Bldg., Minneapolis 1, Minn. City exten- sion work. ■ Mr. James A. Davis, Minneapolis president; Mr. A. D. Miller, St. Paul president; Rev. W. Ernest Collins, executive secretary; Mr. S. L. Taylor, 5428 Third Ave., S., Minneapolis treasurer; Mr. H. G. Swanson, St. Paul treasurer. Funds: St. Paul Union — Funds $9,093.06. Expenditures for 1947, $2,624.64. Minneapolis Union — Funds $12,858.78. Expenditures for 1947, $6,793.77.
New York City Congregational Church Association, Inc., 289 Fourth Ave., Room 81, New York 10, N. Y. Church extension added to the functions of the local association. Rev. Frederick A. Meyer, moderator; Rev. George W. Hinton, assistant moderator; Rev. Donald W. Strickler, executive secretary; Miss Mabel Woodnorth, treasurer; Rev. Aeneas J. MacKenzie, president, board of directors; Miss Freda Errington, office secretary. Meetings — Annual, first Thursday in November; spring, second Thursday in May.
Congregational City Missionary Society of St. Louis, Mo., 6501 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis 5, Mo. Mis- sionary work. Dr. Samuel H. Baer, president; Mr. H. M. Pflager, chairman; Rev. W. W. Towle, superintendent; Mr. E. H. Tenney, treasurer. Funds: Assets, $27,000; Income, $5,031.84, Expenditures, $4,949.50.
Congregational Church Extension Society of Seattle, Wash., 310 Old Times Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash. Church aid and church erection. Mr. Arthur P. Johnson, president; Rev. Claton S. Rice, secretary; Mr. Harold V. Smith, treasurer.
Congregational Union of Springfield, Inc., Springfield, Mass. Church extension, interchurch relations and activities in the city of Springfield. The Union supervises the home missionary work in Springfield and maintains a city missionary. Mr. J. Norman Alberti, 42 Summit Ave., Longmeadow 6, president; Rev. Albert B. Cleage, Jr., 210 King
St., first vice-president; Mr. Charles H. Cummings, 197 Marion St., second vice-president; Mr. John A.
Dale, 30 Mandalay Rd., treasurer; Rev. Charles S. Nichols, 74 Denver St., clerk. Funds: Assets, $10,222.41.
Receipts, $713.31. Expenditures for 1947, $930.04. Annual Meeting — 1947 — held on October 6, 1947.
Next Annual Meeting to be held in October 1948.
Worcester City Missionary Society, Miss Beulah W. Pinks, executive secretary, 69 Sagamore Rd., Worcester 5, Mass. Assist churches, promote co-operative relations and programs between churches. Rev. Walter A. Morgan, vice-president; Mr. Ebenezer G. Seal, treasurer; Rev. HoUis M. Bartlett, secre- tary. Fuftds, $63,899.20 plus $28,192.84 Washburn Funds of which the Society is the Trustee and may use to help churches. Expenditures for 1947, $5,493.65.
30 Year Book, Congregational Christian Churches [1947
AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Headquarters, Congregational House, 14 Beacon Street, Boston 8, Mass. Organized 1853. Incorporated 1854
President — Rev. J. Edgar Pabk, d. d., OsterviUe, Mass.
Vice-Presidents — Ethelbebt V. Grabill, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; Rev. Howard E. Pomeroy, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Corresponding and Recording Secretary — Thomas Todd, Concord, Mass.
Chairman of Executive Committee — Sargent H. Wellman
Treasurer — Ralph E. Whitney
Librarian — Francis W. Allen
Directors — Alfred M. Ziegler, Newtonville; Thomas Todd, Concord; Rev. J. Edgab Park, OsterviUe. Ethelbert V. Grabill, Jamaica Plain; Rev. John H. Quint, Manchester; Sargent H. Wellman; Topsfield; Ralph E. Whitney, West Newton; Frank E. Bridgman, Wollaston; Rev. Morton D, Dunning, Granby, Conn.; Howard Wallingford, Belmont; William Alcott, Watertown; Philip S. Davis, Brooldine; Harold S. Davis, Boston; Q. W. Wales, West Newton; E. Russell Davis, Lincoln; Rev. Joseph C. MacDonald, Waban; James S. Allen, Winchester; Rev. Alfred J. Barnard, Roslindale; Rev. Howard E. Pomeroy, Jamaica Plain; Hugh Nixon, Melrose; Rev. John R. Chap- man, Leominster; Stanley C. Foote, Lynn; Arthur V. Getchell, Dorchester; Rev. J. Burford Parry, Wellesley; Louis C. Grossmann, Jamaica Plain; Rev. William T. Howe, Somerville; Rev. Charles L. Atkins, Medford; Rev. Robert W. Coe, Brookline; William F. Farley, Wellesley.
To maintain, in the city of Boston, a Congregational House; to care for and perpetuate a library of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts, and a collection of portraits and relics of the past; to promote friendly intercourse and co-operation among Congregational ministers and churches, and with other denominations; and to do whatever else — within the limits of its charter — shall serve to illustrate Congregational history and promote the general interests of Congregational churches.
membership
The membership of the Association consists of Congregationalists who have been elected by the Direc- tors at any regular meeting. There are two classes of members — Life and Annual. Annual members pay an annual assessment of $1.00. The payment of $10 at one time by a member constitutes him a life member. All moneys received for membership are applied exclusively to the increase of the library.
THE congregational HOUSE
Was erected in 1898 to house the Congregational Library, provide rooms at low cost for Congregational Missionary Organizations, the Congregational Book Store, Pilgrim Hall for gatherings, and Committee Rooms, and to promote the general interests of the Congregational denomination.
ADDRESSES OF OTHER CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS
New York Congregational Home for the Aged
Serving the Greater New York area. Chairman: Mrs. Garrett V. S. Ryerson, 123 Linden Blvd., Brook- lyn 26, N. Y.
The Christian Orphanage
Agency of the Southern Convention of the Congregational Christian Churches. Superintendent: Mr.
Charles D. Johnston, Elon College, N. C. The Arts Guild of the Congregational Christian Churches
President: Rev. Harold G. Jones, Central Church, Worcester, Mass.
Secretary: William Kincaid Newman, 287 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y.
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Other Organizations
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BOSTON SEAMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY, INC.
Office: Sailor's Club House, 287 Hanover St., Boston 13 Organized 1827. Incorporated 1829. Reorganized 1922
On recommendation of the Commission on Missions the Society was reorganized in 1922 and became the sole representative for sailor work of the New England Congregational churches, and is therefore en- titled to a regular apportionment from them. The Society's affairs are administered by the representatives named below, chosen by the New England Conferences. The former organization transferred to the new Corporation more than $200,000 worth of real estate and other assets, including land and buildings in Boston and Vineyard Haven and invested funds.
The Society is devoted to the material, social and religious welfare of seamen of all nations. Has finely equipped Bethels at 287 Hanover St., Boston, and at Vineyard Haven, and a reading room at Cape Cod Canal. The Society provides single sleeping rooms, dormitory accommodations, reading and recreation rooms, pool tables, and games of many kinds, a canteen, shower baths, postal and banking facilities, and a check room for seamen's baggage. Free entertainments and religious services are held weekly. Sick, destitute and shipwrecked sailors are cared for. Books and magazines are placed aboard ships.
OFFICERS
President — Rev. Carl B. Bare, Newport, R. I.
Vice-President — Mr. William F. King, Newton, Mass.
Secretary-Treasurer — Mr. Arthur J. Crockett, Boston, Mass.
Clerk — Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, Waterbury, Conn.
Chairman of Executive Committee — Mr. William F. King, Newton, Mass.
Field Secretary — * Rev. Herbert W. Gates, d. d., Newton Centre, Mass.
state representatives
Term
Maine expires
Rev. Sidney E. Dee, Bath 1948
Rev. Jellison N. Lello, Scarboro 1949
Rev. Roderick A. Macdonald, Kittery Pt. 1950
New Hampshire
Rev. Paul T. Martin, Exeter 1948
Rev. Floyd G. ICinsley, Hampton 1949
Prof. Harlan Bisbee, Durham 1950
Vermont
Rev. Ola R. Houghton, Wallingford 1948
Rev. Theodore H. Gregg, E. Arlington 1949
Rev. Harold K. Messner, Norwich 1950
Massachusetts
Rev. Francis L. Cooper, Campello 1948
Rev. Earl W. Douglas, Newton 1948
Rev. Robert M. Grey, Woburn 1948
Rev. Carl Fearing Schultz, Hyannis 1948
Rev. Olin Berry Tracy, Melrose 1948
Rev. Frederick B. Noss, Andover 1949
Rev. John Cummings, Marlboro 1949
Rev. Stuart C. Haskins, Wollaston 1949
Rev. Ferdinand J. Loungway, Boston 1949
Mr. Leon Sargent, Winchester 1949
Rev. Leonard W. Fowler, Athol 1950
Rev. Kenneth L. Palmer, Westboro 1950
Rev. Ronald J. Tamblyn, Holyoke 1950 Capt. Richard M. Rush, U.S.N. (Ret.)
Winchester 1950
Rev. John A. Martin, West Boylston 1950
Rhode Island
Rev. Carl B. Bare, Newport 1948
Rev. Richard K. Morton, Pawtucket 1949
Rev. Harvey M. Eastman, Slatersville 1950
Term Connecticut expires
Dr. Douglas J. Rathbun, New London 1948
Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, Waterbury 1948
Rev. Kenneth R. Teed, WiUimantic 1948
Rev. Franklin A. Bower, Madison 1949
Rev. Richard P. Carter, SufEeld 1949
Rev. George L. Greene, Saybrook 1949
Rev. Ralph A. Christie, Middletown 1950
Rev. S. Read Chatterton, New London 1950 Rev. William T. Hamilton, Jr., New Haven 1950
MEMBER8-AT-LARGE
Mr. Henry B. Prout, Brookline 1948
Mr. Henry B. Shepard, West Newton 1948
Mr. Harry H. Walker, Boston 1949
Mr. Joseph Allen, Vineyard Haven 1949
Mr. Lucius E. Thayer, Newton 1949
Capt. Frank H. Peterson, Boston 1949
Mr. James M. Rothwell, Boston 1949
Mb. Gardner Bates, Charlestown 1950
Mr. William F. King, Newton 1950
Mr. Robert E. Peabody, Marblehead 1950
Mr. Theodore E. Stevenson, Cambridge 1950
Mr. William J. Usher, Cambridge 1950
executive committee Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, Waterbury,
Connecticut 1948
Rev. Carl Fearing Schultz, Hyannis 1948
Rev. Carl B. Bare, Newport, R. I. 1948
Rev. Ola R. Houghton, Wallingford, Vt. 1948
Rev. Floyd G. Kinsley, Hampton, N. H. 1949
Rev. Frederick B. Noss, Andover 1949 Rev. Ralph A. Christie, Middletown,
Connecticut 1950 Rev. Roderick A. Macdonald,
Kittery Pt., Me. 1950
Mr. William F. King, Newton 1950
Bequests should be made payable to the Boston Seaman's Friend Society, Inc. Contributions from churches and individuals solicited. Contributions received on an annuity basis.
♦ Deceaaed.
32 Year Book, Congregational Christian Churches [1947
ANDOVER NEWTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
Newton Centre 59, Massachusetts
THE FACULTY
Harold Watland Tribble, m. a., th. d., ph. d., d. d., ll. d., President
Vauqhan Dabney, m. a., b. d., d. d., Dean and Bartlet Professor of Sacred Rhetoric, President of the Andover Faculty
Everett Carleton Herrick, d. d., ll. d., l. h. d., President Emeritus
WiNFRBD Nichols Donovan, d. d., Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament, Emeritus
Richard Miner Vaughan, b. d., d. d., Professor of Christian Theology, Emeritus
William Jacob Cloues, b. d., Alva Woods Librarian, Emeritus
James Percival Berkeley, b. d., d. d., Professor of Old Testament
Austin Philip Guiles, b. d., ph. d.. Smith Professor of Pastoral Psychology
Nels Fredrick Solomon Ferr^, b. d., ph. d., Abbot Professor of Christian Theology
Russell Chase Tuck, s. t. m., ph. d.. Professor of the New Testament, Registrar
Herbert Johannes Gezork, ph. d., d. d.. Professor of Social Ethics
John Woolman Brush, b. d., d. d., ph. d., Professor of Church History, Secretary of the Faculty
Paul Sevier Minear, b. d., ph.d., Norris Professor of New Testament
Robert Clyde Yarbrough, b. d., ph. d.. Associate Professor of Speech
Roger Hazelton, b. d., ph. d., Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics
David Ralph Maclean, Instructor in Church Music
John Humphrey Scammon, s. t. m., b. s. in l. s., Librarian and Instructor in Greek and Hebrew
Wesner Fallaw, a. m., ED. D., Professor of Religious Education
Richard Donald Pierce, b. d., ph. d.. Lecturer in Church History
Grover Clayton Shaw, m. ed.. Instructor in Speech
John Milton Billinsky, b. d.. Instructor in Pastoral Psychology
Richard Bertrand Smith, b. d.. Assistant to the President
Walter David Knight, b. s., Special Lecturer on Presbyterian Polity
DeWitt Gilbert Wilcox, m. d.. Special Lecturer in Hygiene
Alton Lombard Miller, ph. d., Lecturer and Advisor in Church Administration
Joshua Loth Liebman, d. h. l., Visiting Professor of Jewish Philosophy
Charles Whitney Gilkey, b. d., d. d., l. h. d., John M. EngUsh Lecturer on Preaching
Raymond Calkins, a. m., d. d.. Lecturer in Homiletics
Kenneth Cauldwell MacArthur, a. m., b. d.. Lecturer in Rural Church
Charles Edwards Park, d. d., s. t. d., Lecturer in Homiletics
Andover Theological Seminary has become affiliated with The Newton Theological Institution to form the new Andover Newton Theological School which is located at Newton Centre, in the vicinity of Boston. The combination of the two schools and the location, in greater Boston, make new and unusual advantages possible for theological students interested in taking their professional study in New England. The com- bined resources provided for an enrichment of the curriculum and an enlargement of the faculty. The library facilities are unexcelled.
The Andover Newton Theological School in affiliation with Harvard gives the students the privilege of taking work in Harvard open to theological students and without additional expense. In greater Boston and New England are many of the oldest and most famous of the educational institutions of the country. As Andover Newton is in the midst of them, the students can enjoy the cultural and traditional advantages which bring college and professional students to Boston, not only from all over the country but from all over the world.
The co-operation of the churches in the vicinity offers many opportunities where, on the basis of co- operative scholarships, students can make their way and at the same time gain valuable and practical experience. The School offers scholarship grants, as far as it is able, to students dependent upon self-support and seeks to aid in securing for them church positions in which service can be given in return. Special fellow- ships are awarded to exceptional students.
The School grants three degrees: b. d., s. t. m., and m. r. e. The b. d. is granted after four years' study to students who have had a college course. The m. r. e. is granted to students with similar preparation after two years' study. The s. t. m. is granted after at least a year of graduate study and the presentation of satisfactory thesis.
For catalog and further information address the President or the Dean.
1947] Theological Seminaries 33
BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Bangor, Maine
Incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, February 25, 1814; charter confirmed by the Legisla- ture of Maine, February 19, 1831.
FACTTLTT
Hahry Trust, d. d., litt. d., President, Fogg Professor of Sacred Rhetoric and Oratory
Charles Gordon Gumming, ph. d., George A. Gordon Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
Alfred Morris Perry, ph. d., d. d., Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
Marion J. Bradbhaw, m. a., d. d.. Professor of the Philosophy of Religion
Andrew Banning, th. d.. Buck Professor of Christian Theology
Edwin C. Field, b. a., b. r. e., b. d.. Instructor, Rural Church Methods.
Cecil J. Reynolds, b. sc, b. a., b. litt., Oxford, m. a.. Assistant Professor in English
Howard L. Flewelling, ph. d., Associate Professor in English Literature
Howard L. Runion, ph. d.. Associate Professor in Public Speaking
James M. Whitten, Assistant Professor in Social Sciences
Lewis M. Brehaut, b. a., b. d.. Instructor in Baptist Polity
G. Vaughn Shedd, b. a., b. d., Instructor in Methodist Polity
Clarence W. Fuller, a. b., b. d.. Assistant to the President
convocation week lecturers Dr. Bela Vasady, Enoch Pond Lecturer on Applied Christianity Prof. Nels F. S. Ferr6, ph. d., Francis B. Denio Lecturer on the Bible Rev. J. MoRHiSTON Thomas, d. d.. Leader of the Beach Quiet Hour Rev. Frederick M. Meek, d. d., George Shepard Lecturer on Preaching
bachelor of divinity course Thorough preparation for the b. d. degree, b. a. degree is prerequisite.
pre-theological course
Affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Maine, the Seminary, with the co-opera- tion of the University, offers a Junior College course for earnest young men seeking to enter the ministry. Following the two-year course, students will be admitted to the three-year Theological course, after which they may enter New England Colleges with advanced standing for the a. b. degree. Providing required work at the Seminary is completed they then are given the Bachelor of Divinity degree.
Thoroughly scholarly faculty assures high standards.
Expenses extremely low. For catalog apply to President Harry Trust, 288 Union St., Bangor, Maine.
34 Year Booh, Congregational Christian Churches [1947
THE CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
5757 University Avenue, Chicago 37, Illinois
THE FACULTY
Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Jr., a. m., ll. d., d. d., litt. d.. President
James Luther Adams, s. t. b., ph. d., Caleb Brewster Hackley Professor of Religious Ethics
Ernest John Chave, ph. d., Professor of Religious Education
Ernest Cadman Colwell, d. b., ph. d., litt. d.. Professor of New Testament Literature
Mervin Monroe Deems, th. m., ph. d., Professor of History of Early Christianity and Missions
Fred Eastman, litt. d.. Professor of Biography and Drama
William A. Irwin, ph. d., Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
Thorkild Jacobsen, ph. d., Oriental Institute Professor of Social Institutions
Samuel Kincheloe, ph. d., Professor of Sociology of Religion
Charles H. Lyttle, a. m., d. b., th. d., James Freeman Clarke Professor of Church History
Bernard Eugene Meland, d. b., ph. d.. Professor of Constructive Theology
WiLHELM Pauck, TH. D., Profcssor of Historical Theology
Wallace Woodsome Robbins, b. sc, B. d., EUery Channing Butler Professor of Preaching and Ministry
Paul Schubert, ph. d., Professor of Early Christian Literature
Joachim Wach, ph. d., th. d.. Professor of History of Religions
Amos Niven Wilder, d. b., ph. d., d. d.. Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Harold Rideout Willoughby, d. b., ph. d., d. d., litt. d.. Professor of Christian Origins
Walker Moore Alderton, a. m., d. b., ll. d.. Associate Professor of Student Field Work
Raymond A. Bowman, d. b., ph. d., Associate Professor of Oriental Languages
Davis Edwards, a. m.. Associate Professor of Speech
Charles Hartshohne, ph. d.. Associate Professor of Philosophy
Bernard MacDougall Loomer, ph. d.. Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion
Ralph Marcus, ph. d., Associate Professor of Hellenistic Culture
Sidney Earl Mead, ph. d., Associate Professor of History of American Christianity
James Hastings Nichols, ph. d.. Associate Professor of European Church History
Victor Obbnhaus, d. b., ed. d.. Associate Professor of Social Ethics
John Coert Rylaarsdam, d. b., ph. d.. Associate Professor of Old Testament Theology
Ross Snyder, ed. d.. Associate Professor of Religious Education
Daniel Day Williams, d. b., ph. d.. Associate Professor of Christian Theology
William Barnett Blakemorb, d. b., ph. d.. Assistant Professor of Practical Theology
George Rudolph Gordh, th. m., ph. d., Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
Fred W. Neal, d. b., ph. d.. Assistant Professor of Church History
Allen Paul Wikgren, ph. d.. Assistant Professor of New Testament Language
Preston T. Roberts, Jr., a. b.. Instructor in History of Religion in America
Marvin P. Halverson, a. b., d. b.. Dean of Students
lecturers Robert Cashman, Lecturer in Church Business Administration Russell L. Dicks, a. b., d. b., Lecturer in Pastoral Counseling Shirley E. Greene, a. m., d. b., Lecturer and Research Associate in Rural Life Fred Kuether, d. b.. Lecturer in Personal Counseling Frank Waugh McCulloch, ll. b.. Lecturer in Labor Problems
Charles Clayton Morrison, ph. d., d. d.. Lecturer in Problems of Contemporary Life Harrington Shortall, Lecturer in Church Music
FACTS about C. T. 8.
The Chicago Theological Seminary, while maintaining its independence and its close partnership with the churches, has joined with three other divinity schools in forming the above Federated Theological Faculty of the University of Chicago.
Bachelor of Divinity degree, given jointly by the Seminary and the University of Chicago, obtainable in three academic years.
Two-year professional courses, leading to the University's Master of Arts degree, are given in Religious Education and Rehgion and the Arts.
Students may enter at the beginning of any quarter. An A. B. degree or its equivalent required for admission. Opportunities for self-help.
Congregational, but according to its charter "equally open to all denominations of Christians." All races welcome. Modern dormitories and equipment.
In addition to thorough training in the traditional disciplines of Bible, Church History, and Theology, the Seminary has pioneered in the introduction of courses in church and community surveys, both urban and rural, clinical study of personality problems, religious drama and biography, and recently in religious radio.
Catalogue on request, A. C. McGiffert, Jr., President 5757 University Avenue Chicago 37
1947] Theological Seminaries 35
HARTFORD SEMINARY FOUNDATION
Hartford 5, Conn. President — Russell Henry Stafford, m. a., d. d., s. t. d., ll. d. Treasurer — Hartford National Bank and Trust Company Dean of Women — Mrs. Marcia J. Lowell, b. s.
Librarian of The Case Memorial Library — Elmer J. Cook, b. s., b. d., b. litt., (oxon.) ph. d. Secretary — Willard T. Carter, b. d.
HARTFORD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Dean — Tertius van Dyke, b. d., m. a., (oxon.)
Faculty: Alexander Converse Pdrdy, b. d., ph. d.. New Testament; Moses Bailey, m. a., b. d., s. t. m., PH. D., Old Testament; Ernest Jerome Johanson, m. a., b. d., b. litt. (oxon.). Christian Theology; Tertius van Dyke, m. a. (oxon.), b. d., Practical Theology; Matthew Spinka, m. a., b. d., ph. d., th. d. (prague), Church History; Elmer J. Cook, b. s., b. d., b. litt. (oxon.), ph. d.. New Testament; Charles G. Chakerian, m. a., b. d., ph. d., Social Ethics; Russell Henry Stafford, m. a., d. d., s. t. d., ll. d., Practical Theology; Paul Ross Lynn, m. a., b. d.. Practical Theology; Karl Lowith, ph. d.. Philosophy of Religion; George Johnston, m. a., b. d., ph. d. (Cambridge), New Testament and Church History; Marion Bovon Ziemba, b. m., m. a., Music; Samuel E. Bertsche, s. m. m.. Speech.
Lecturers: Leland P. Cart, m. a., b. d., Methodist Polity; Frank Bradley Haggard, d. d.. Baptist Polity; Julius Hulteen, d. d., Lutheran Pohty; L. Wilson Kilgore, b. d., Presbyterian Polity; Rockwell Harmon Potter, b. d., d. d.. Congregational Polity; Alexander C. Purdy and Moses Bailey, Society of Friends Polity.
HARTFORD SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Dean — George Ross Wells, m. a., ph. d.
Faculty: George Ross Wells, m. a., ph. d.. Psychology; Edna Mat Baxter, m. a., b. d., Education; Ruth Sanger Conant, m. a., b. d., Education; Helen Marie Edick, m. a., Education; Josephine C. Kurtz, M. a., ph. d.. Psychology.
KENNEDY SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
Dean: Malcolm Slack Pitt, m. a., b. d., d. d.
Acting Dean: Robert Thomas Parsons, m. a., b. d., ph. d.
Faculty: Edwin Elliott Calverley, m. a., ph. d., Arabic and Islamics; Malcolm Slack Pitt, m. a., b. d., D. D., India; Morris Steggerda, m. a., ph. d., Anthropology; Earl Herbert Cressy, b. d., ll. d., China; Jay Carleton Field, ph. d., Latin America; Robert Thomas Parsons, m. a., b. d., ph. d., Africa; John Eddy Asirvatham, b. d., ph. d., India; Katherine Van Akin Gates, m. a., b. d., Bible, Marathi, Indian Christianity; Eleanor Tatlor Calverlet, m. d., Physiology, Hygiene, General Medicine; Daniel Johnson Fleming, m. a., m. sc, ph. d., Missions; Idella W. Higdon, m. a.. Far East; Henrt Allen Gleason, Jr., ph. d.. Linguistics and India; Maurice Jean BjfiouiN, Student-Instructor in French.
The Hartford Theological Seminary, The Hartford School of Religious Education, and The Kennedy School of Missions are Graduate Schools, interdenominational and coeducational, united in the Hartford Seminary Foundation, and offer professional training for the urban and rural Ministry, teachers of the Bible and of Religion, Directors of Religious Education, and for diversified Missionary services. The Case Memo- rial Library contains over 150,000 volumes and 70,000 pamphlets and subscribes for 400 periodicals.
Five large stone buildings and several brick and stucco buildings on a thirty-acre campus are centrally located in the Capitol City of Hartford.
The Hartford Theological Seminary offers the degree of b. d. in three years and the s. t. m. to qualified holders of a b. d. in one year. Also the th. d. in two or more years.
The School of Religious Education offers the degree of m. a. in two years to quaUfied holders of a Bache- lor's degree.
The Kennedy School of Missions offers specialized missionary training for Missionaries, candidates and appointees of all Mission Boards. The degree of M. A. is available in two years. (One year for qualified furloughed missionaries or qualified holders of a b. d.)
The Foundation offers the degree of ph. d. for qualified students enrolled in any of the three schools.
For further information address one of the deans.
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OBERLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Oberlin, Ohio
President — William Edwards Stevenson, m. a., l. h. d.
Dean — Thomas Wesley Graham, d. d., Homiletics
Francis William Buckler, m. a., s. t. d.. Church History
Walter Marshall Horton, b. d., s. t. m., ph. d., Philosophy of Christianity and Christian Ethics
Clarence Herbert Hamilton, ph. d.. History and Philosophy of Religion and Christian Missions
Herbert Gordon May, m. a., b. d., ph. d., Old Testament Language and Literature
Leonard Albert Stidley, m. s., b. d., ph. d., d. d., Religious Education
Llewelyn Arnold Owen, m. a., b. d., s. t. m.. Practical Theology and Human Relations
Thomas Samuel Kepler, s. t. b., ph. d., d. d.. New Testament Language and Literature
special lecturers John Jeffery Auer, a. m., Public Speaking Harold Alberto Haugh, sac. mus. m., b. d.. Church Music Alfred Cary Schlesinger, a. m., ph. d.. New Testament Greek Wolfgang Stechow, ph. d., Church Art and Architecture
The Graduate School of Theology provides an opportunity for college graduates to get adequate training for Christian service in the ministry of the church, secretaryship of the Young Women's Christian Association or Young Men's Christian Association at home or abroad, for leadership in religious education at home or abroad and for Christian social service in city or country communities. Throughout its history, though independent by charter, Oberlin has sustained a most friendly relationship with Congregational churches and work.
Equipment — In September of 1931 the School of Theology moved into its present quarters. It occu- pies a group of buildings designed by Mr. Cass Gilbert and made possible by the generous gift of two friends of the School, the late Mrs. D. Willis James and Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The theological group, built in North Italian style, is composed of two buildings connected by cloisters to form a quadrangle of unusual beauty and utility. The dormitory sections of this quadrangle provide apartments for married students as well as rooms for single students. Students in the School of Theology use the main library of Oberlin College which contains 464,459 bound volumes and as many pamphlets. The library files include the leading secular and religious newspapers and the leading monthlies and quarterlies. The Oberlin library is one of the largest college libraries in the United States. The library and seminar rooms in the theological quadrangle house about twenty thousand of the most active books in the theological section and the periodicals required by the theological students. The gymnasium, recreation rooms, athletic fields, and tennis courts provide ample facilities for exercise.
Terms of Admission — College graduation and church membership are required. Men and women of any denomination or race are admitted. This year 18 denominations are represented in the student body.
Degrees in Course — The degrees of Master of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity, and Master of Sacred Theol- ogy are given. Work toward these degrees is had in courses chosen from a broad range of offerings designed to provide the most adequate training for parish service at home and abroad.
Special Assets — Students in the Graduate School of Theology have the advantage of one of the most cosmopolitan colleges in America. They share in the university privileges and the scholarly standards and fine Christian ideals of Oberlin. Oberlin is a center of unique and broad missionary interests, and has con- tributed largely to the missionary forces of the Congregational Church. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is one of the leading conservatories of the world, and makes available unusual musical advantages. Oberlin is equipped with a splendid Art Building, a fine Art Library, and an excellent collection of paintings and other art objects. Living expense is moderate and scholarships with the opportunities for self-help in the community make complete self-support possible.
For catalog and further information, address the Dean.
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PACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION
Berkeley 9, California
Founded by Consregationalists in 1806, Pacific Scliool of Religion has been interdenominational since 1912. Four other denominational seminaries are situated near-by, making the Bay Area one of the major centers of theological education in this country and greatly enriching the opportunities for theological study and student fellowship.
FACULTT
Ronald Bridges, a. m., l. h. d., litt. d., d. d.. President
Hugh Vernon White, a. t. m., ph. d., d. d.. Dean, and Professor of Christian Theology and World Chris- tianity
BuELL Gordon Gallagher, b. d., ph. d., d. d., Professor of Christian Ethics and Dean of the Summer School
Jack Fineqan, m. th., lic. theol. (berlin), Professor of Old Testament Literature and Interpretation, Acting Director of Palestine Institute
Ralph Douglas Hyslop, b. d., ph. d.. Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Christian Nurture
CoRRELL M. Julian, s. t. b., d. d., Associate Professor of Town and Country Church
Verb V. Lopbr, b. d., d. d.. Professor of Ministerial Practice
John Herbert Otwell, b. d., th. d., Instructor in Old and New Testament and Acting Curator of Palestine Institute
Daniel Walker, s. t. b., Lecturer in Homiletics
Emerson Blodgett, b. r., ed. d., Director of Field Work
Morris Goldstein, m. a., b. heb. lit., Lecturer in Old Testament Literature and Interpretation
Charles Black, b. mus., m. b. mus., Instructor in Music
Margaret Lobb, m. a., b. th.. Instructor in Audio- Visual Education
Jay Stillson Judah, b. a.. Cert, of Librarianship, Librarian
Frank E. Carlson, b. d., d. d.. Comptroller and Secretary to the Faculty
June S. Torn, Registrar
Adele M. Smith, m.a.. Secretary to the President.
Herman F. Swartz, m. sc, d. d., ll. d., President and Professor Emeritus
George Tolovbr Tolson, m. a., b. d., d. d.. Professor Emeritus of Church History
Chester Charlton McCown, b. d., ph. d., d. d.. Professor of New Testament Literature and Interpretation
Pacific School of Religion is adjacent to the University of California, the libraries and courses of which provide rich offerings to supplement the work of this school. By closely coordinated programs the full re- sources of these other neighboring institutioas are available for the students of the Pacific School of Religion: Church Divinity School of the Pacific (Episcopal), Starr King School for the Ministry (Unitarian), School for Christian Service (Episcopal), San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), and the Berkeley Baptist Divinity School.
Pacific School of Religion trains men and women for all phases of the Christian ministry with particular emphasis on the pastoral ministry, religious education, and the mission field.
A college degree or its equivalent is required for admission. Apply for information concerning degrees and advanced courses to the Registrar. E'er information concerning the summer session apply to the Dean of the summer school.
The E. T. Earl Foundation brings eminent leaders and scholars to the Scliool for special lectures and conferences.
The Palestine Institute is a laboratory for Biblical studies, employing among other resources the note- worthy archaeological treasures recovered from the explorations made by Dr. Bade at Tell 6n-Nasbeh, and by Dr. McCown in Transjordania.
Pacific School of Religion is on the accredited list of the American Association of Theological Schools.
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YALE UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL
New Haven, Conn.
Open for service, 1822. This School is undenominational, but is mentioned as having had a Congregational origin and early history.
FACULTY
Charles Seymour, ph. d., litt. d., ll. d., President of the University
Rev. Luther Allan Weigle, ph. d., d. d., litt. d., s. t. d., ll. d., j. u. d., Dean of the Divinity School and Sterling Professor of Religious Education
Rev. Charles Reynolds Brown, d. d., ll. d., s. t. d., l. h. d.. Dean of the Divinity School on the Justus S. Hotchkiss Foundation, and Pastor of the University Church, Emeritus
Rev. Douglas Clyde Macintosh, ph. d., d. d., ll. d., Dwight Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion, Emeritus
Rev. Henry Hallam Tweedy, d. d., Professor of Practical Theology, Emeritus
Rev. John Clark Archer, ph. d., Hoober Professor of Comparative Religion
Rev. Roland Herbert Bainton, ph. d., Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Rev. Millar Burrows, ph. d., Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology
Rev. Robert Lowry Calhoun, ph. d., Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology
Rev. Clarence Tucker Craig, d. d., ph. d.. Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
Rev. George Dahl, ph. d., Holmes Professor of the Hebrew Language and Literature
Rev. Hugh Hartshorne, ph. d., Ressarch Associate in Religion
Rev. Carl Herman Kraeling, ph. d., Buckingham Profcssar of New Testament Criticism and Inter- pretation
Rev. Kenneth Scott L.^tourette, ph. d., d. d., ll. d., D. Willis James Professor of Missions and Oriental History and Chairman of the Department of Religion in the Graduate School
Rev. Sidney Lovett, d. d., Wools ?y Professor of Biblical Literature and University Chaplain
Rev. Halford Edward Luccock, d. d., litt. d.. Professor of Homiletics
Rev. H. Richard Niebuhr, ph. d., Professor of Christian Ethics
Rev. Albert Cook Outler, ph. d., Dwight Professor of Theology
Rev. Liston Pope, ph. d., Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Social Ethics
Rev. John Charles Schroeder, d. d., ll. d., Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology*
Clarence Prouty Shedd, ph. d., Stephen Merrell Clement Professor of Christian Methods
Rev. Paul Herman Vieth, ph. d., Horace Bushnell Professor of Christian Nurture
Rev. Ralph Lee Woodward, d. d., l. h. d.. Director of Religious Field Work, Professor of Pastoral Care, and Assistant Dean of the Divinity School
Rev. Earl Frederick Adams, d. d., Visiting Professor of Pastoral Care
Rev. Ralph Washington Sockman, d. d., ll. d.. Visiting Professor of Homiletics
Harald Ingholt, ph. d., Lecturer in Classics and Biblical Exegesis
Raymond Philip Morris, m. s.. Librarian of the Divinity School
Rev. Julian Norris Hartt, ph. d., Associate Professor of Theology
Ernest William Muehl, ll.b.. Assistant Professor of Public Speaking
Relation to the University — The Divinity School is one of the co-ordinate departments of Yale University. Tlie studies are arranged in five vocational groups, each leading to the degree of b. d. These groups are (a) The Preaching Ministry and Pastoral Ssrvice; (b) Foreign Missionary Service; (c) Religious Education in Church and School; (d) Community Service Through Religious Agencies; (e) Religious Leader- ship in CoUeges and Universities; (f) Teaching and Research in Rsligion. A graduate class for advanced study is also offered, leading to the degree of s. t. m., m. a., or ph. d.
Opportunities for Self-Help — The scholarship funds of the school are used to create opportunities through which the students may receive training for their future work.
Applications for Admission — Only graduates of colleges or universities of recognized standing are admitted to the School. Catalogs and forms of application for admission may be obtained by addressing the Dean, 409 Prospect St., New Haven 11, Conn. The next year wiU begin on Monday, Sept. 27, 1948.
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ATLANTA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FOUNDATION
Nashville, Tennessee
FACULTY
William James Campbell, m. a., s. t. b., d. d., ll. d., President, Professor Church History Thomas A. Tripp, m. a., b. d., l. h. d., Lecturer in Town and Country Work
To the list of the Foundation Faculty may be added, for academic purposes, both the Faculty of Vander- bilt School of Religion and also others from the Faculties of Vanderbilt University whose work contributes to ministerial education.
The Foundation is affiliated with Vanderbilt University, and offers every advantage of location. Educa- tion, and self-support.
For information write William James Campbell, President.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF RELIGION
Washington 1, D. C.
MoKDECAi Wtatt Johnson, b. d., s. t. m., d. d., ll. d., President
William Stuart Nelson, b. d., ll. d., Dean of the School of Religion; Professor of Christian Theology
Daniel G. Hill, b. d., m. a., m. 8. t., th. d., Associate Professor of Practical Theology; Acting Dean of the
Chapel J. Calvin Keene, ph. d., Associate Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion Leon E. Wright, m. a., s. t. b., ph. d., Associate Professor of New Testament William A. Banner, b. d., m. a., ph. d., Assistant Professor of Church History Frank D. Dorey, b. d.. Assistant Professor of Social Ethics and the Sociology of Religion James D. Tyms, b. d., m. a., ph. d., Assistant Professor of Religious Education Bessie H. Mayle, m. a., Instructor in Religious Education John M. Burgess, b. d., m. a.. Lecturer in Episcopal History and Polity; Chaplain to Episcopal students
of Howard University Ralph L. Cheney, m. a., m. h.. Lecturer in Y.M.C.A. History and Polity Campbell C. Johnson, b. s., ll. b., Lecturer in Y.M.C.A. Organization and Administration
Visiting Professors
Hugo B. Schiff, ph. d.. Visiting Professor of Jewish Life and Literature
Relation to Howard University — The School of Religion is one of the ten schools and colleges of Howard University.
Degrees — It offers work leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Arts in Religious Education. College graduation is a requirement for admission.
Grants in aid are provided for students on the basis of need. Scholarships are available for students in courses making superior records.
YANKTON COLLEGE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Yankton, South Dakota
Established in 1882 as the German Department of the Chicago Theological Seminary, continued in 1916 at Redfield, South Dakota, as the Redfield College Seminary, and merged with Yankton College in 1932 as the School of Theology. This school educates young men for the Christian ministry of German and English sijeaking Congregational Churches in the Middlewest and Western regions where churches are primarily nu'al.
At Yankton, a theological student enrolls in the School of Theology and in the college at the same time. At the end of the four years when the college b. a. is granted, the student has one complete year of theological training to his credit. One additional year of full study in the School of Theology is required for the Bachelor of Theology degree which qualifies him for ordination and service as a Christian minister.
FACULTY
Edward Sayler, m. a., b. d., ph. d., Dean, Professor of Sociology
George J. Eisenach, b. d., ph. o., Professor of Church History and Old Testament
Clay E. Palmer, m. a., b. d., d. d., Part-time Professor of Theology
Herbert E. Wilske, ph. n., Associate Professor of Practical Theology and New Tcstiuuciit
M. Clark Harshfield, b. d.. Professor of Practical Theology
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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE COUNCIL
(Organized January 7, 1946) To further the effectiveness of service to the churches.
To promote a heightened degree of understanding, counssl, advice, and sustaining support toward the colleges.
The Council meets annually in connection with the meeting of the Association of American Colleges.
The Executive Committee consists of:
President — Leon E. Smith, Elon College, Elon College, N. C.
Vice-President — Samuel N. Stevens, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Secretary-Treasurer — J. Clark Graham, Yankton College, Yankton, S. D.
Members — J. F. Findlay, Drury College, Springfield, Mo.
Malcolm Boyd Dana, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich.
Its membership is composed of the presidents of the following colleges, which have a relationship to the Congregational Christian Churches, through qualifications acceptable to the Division of Christian Educa- tion, and the following denominational officials:
Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio
Doane College, Crete, Nebraska
Drury College, Springfield, Missouri
Elon College, Elon College, North Carolina
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin
Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan
Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
Piedmont College, Demorest, Georgia
Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana
Schauffler College, Cleveland, Ohio
Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota
Executive Vice-President of the Board of Home Missions
General Secretary of the Division of Christian Education
Secretary of the Department of Higher Education, Division of Christian Education
Carey Croneis Laurence M. Gould H. Dana Hopkins Harry Gage (Acting) James F. Findlay Leon E. Smith Samuel N. Stevens H. Gaby Hudson Lyndon O. Brown
Lewis Brumbaugh (Acting)
Malcolm B. Dana Walter C. Giersbach Albert R. VanCleave William D. Copbland George P. Michaelides J. Clark Graham Truman B. Douglass Harry T. Stock
Bryant Drake
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SCHAUFFLER COLLEGE OF RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL WORK
Cleveland, Ohio
A College for Women
Founded 1886
A College Congregational in origin; affiliated with the denomination.
Open to students regardless of nationality, race or creed.
A four year course for High School graduates, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in ReUgious Education and Social Work. College graduates may obtain the Schauffler degree after one year's full work. Special students may also be enrolled.
The College trains young women to become Directors of Religious Education, Pastor's Assistants, Church Social Workers and Assistants in secular social agencies, Teachers in Week-day Schools of Religion, Missionaries at home and abroad.
An excellent faculty, a curriculum combining the liberal arts with special subjects in Religious Educa- tion and Social Work, and supervised field work experience under supervision of the faculty.
Students have the privilege of enrolling for five semester hours in either Cleveland College or Fenn College.
$500 per year covers the charge for tuition, board and room. Some self-help. Some student loans.
Fall Semester Begins on September 9, 1948
For further information write to George P. Michaelides, ph. d.. President, 5115 Fowler Avenue, Cleveland 4, Ohio.
FACULTY
George P. Michaelides, ph. d.. President and Professor of Church History
Hannah C. Babcock, b. a., Dean and Instructor in Science and Religious Education
Janet M. Clapp, m. a., Professor Emeritus
John Prucha, ll. b., Lecturer, Social Sciences
GoLDiE Kralik, Instructor in Recreational Leadership f
Edwin A. Ralph, b. d., d. d.. Professor of Philosophy, Public Speech and Director of the Choir
W. Marlin Butts, m. a.. Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Director of Community Activities
Josephine Whitlock, Instructor in Arts and Crafts •
Edwin A. Baldwin, ph. d.. Associate Professor in English
Ann R. Falther, b. s., r. n.. Lecturer in Social Sciences
Ruth Lister, b. a.. Instructor in Religious Education
Edward S. Hendrickson, Lecturer in History and Economics
Elizabeth G. Baldwin, m. a.. Instructor in Stenography and Typing
Mrs. Clara C. Pollet, m. a.. Lecturer of Psychology and Social Sciences
Paul Folino, m. a.. Lecturer in Social Sciences
Irene MacNair, m. a.. Lecturer in Religious Drama
Mrs. Paul Rose, Instructor in Physical Education
Alva Irwin Cox, Lecturer in Religious Education
LaDonna Bogardus, Lecturer in Religious Education
Marie A. Jindra, College Treasurer
Faith Reed, m. d.. College Physician
Laura Richardson, Secretary to the President
Mrs. Wm. A. Davis, Housemother
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44 Year Book, Congregational Christian Churches [1947
NECROLOGY
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN
MINISTERS WHOSE DEATHS WERE REPORTED
DURING THE YEAR 1947
In many cases further information is on file in the office of the General Council. This may be had on request.
Adklns, James Burton, b Grinnell, Iowa, July 15, 1860. ed Grinnell Coll, BA, 1885; Hartford Theol Sem, 1885-87; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1888. ord Cong, Bloomington, Wis, Nov 8, 1888. p Blake's Prairie ch, Bloomington & Bloomington, Wis, 1888-91; Cortez, Colo, 1891-92; Onawa, Iowa, 1892-95; Ottawa, Kans, 1895-98; Belohertown, Mass, 1900-08; Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1908-11; Montour, Iowa, 1912-16; Eldon, Iowa, 1917-21, (2nd pas) 1925-27. Field sec, Iowa Cong Hosp, 1921-25 & Iowa Soc for the Friendless, 15 yrs. m Mary Ellen James, Weybridge, Vt, 1888; 4 ch, Horace James, Kitchell Florence (Hawk), Helen Alice (Bartlett), Ruth Susan (d). d Bailey Island, Me, July 27, 1947.
Ashby, Robinson, 6 Lewistown, 111, Mar 9, 1857. ord Chr, Lewistown, 111, Sept, 1890. p Industry, 1896-01 & Salem, 111, 1899-1901; Lewistown, 111, 1901-05; Marietta, 1905-08 & Ontario ch, Woodhull, 1905-06 & Mound Chap, Lewistown, 111, 1906-08; Marietta (2nd pas) & Mt Pleasant ch, Smithfield, 111, 1909-10; Lewistown (2nd pas) & Mound Chap, Lewistown, 111 (2nd pas), 1913-14; Advance & Pleasant View ch, Lebanon, Ind, 1914-16; Croy's Creek ch, Brazil & Liberty ch, Crawfordsville, Ind, 1916-18; Marietta (3rd pas), 1918-21 & Antioch ch, Smithfield, 111, 1919-21; Lewistown, 111 (3rd pas), 1922-23; Fiatt, 111, 1923-25. m Amanda Shinkle, Lewistowii, 111, 1886; 2 ch, John W, Jane (Bolton), d Kansas City, Mo, Dec 23, 1947.
Ashby, William Checker, b Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, Eng, Apr 8, 1879. ord Cong, Linden- wold, NJ, Dec 9, 1924, p Lindenwold, NJ, 1921-25; Garden Lake, NJ (indep), 1925-31; Trenton, NJ (indep), 1931-34 (organized ch). Editor & printer. All for Jesus, & relig printer, several yrs. m Alice Anneth Drew, Belmar, NJ, 1918; no ch. d Trenton, NJ, July 23, 1945.
Baker, Walter Asbury, b Boston, Mass, Apr 9, 1854. ed Red River Valley Univ, 1901-03. ord Meth, Wahpeton, ND, Apr 22, 1897; entered Cong fellowship, 1916. p Emerado, ND (Meth), 1891-93; Pembina, ND (Meth), 1893-95; Forest River, ND (Meth), 1896-99; Wahpeton, ND (Meth), 1899-1905; Amenia, ND, 1916-21; Hancock, Minn, 1921-29. Civil engineer, 1871-76 & 1905-16. m Margaret Emma Sim, Pea- body, Mass, 1882; 2 ch, Marguerite B (Todd), Lyman A. d Bradenton, Fla, May 2, 1947.
Ball, Arza R, ord Chr, 1929. p Mt Zion ch, Sharpsburg, Ohio (lie), 1918-21; Langsville, Ohio (lie), 1921-22; Bunker Hill ch, Vinton, Ohio (lie), 1924-25; Pleasant Ridge ch, Glouster (lie) & Diamond Chap, Nelsonville (lie), 1925-26 & Wrightstown ch, Glouster (lie), 1925-27 & Mt Zion ch, Sharpsburg, Ohio (lie) (2nd pas), 1925-28; Wrightstown ch, Glouster (2nd pas), 1934-36 & Mt Zion ch, Sharpsburg (3rd pas), 1934-38 & Mound Hill ch, Trimble, 1934-35 & Coe's Chap, Carbonhill, Ohio, 1935-37. d Wrightstown, Ohio, Apr 18, 1947.
Barton, Brice Stewart, 6 Des Moines, Iowa, Apr 2, 1863. ord Chr, Beverly, Kans, Mar 24, 1900. p Pleasant Valley ch, Earlton & Pleasant Home ch, Edson, Kans, 1923-24; Pleasant Hill ch, Arlington & Neola ch, Turon, Kans, 1924-25; Lincoln, Kans, 1927-28; Pleasant Hill ch, Arlington (2nd pas) & Neola ch, Turon, Kans (2nd pas), 1931-32; Lincoln, Kans (2nd pas), 1934-40, p em, 1940-47. m Sarah Jane Foster, El Dorado, Kans, 1881 (d) ; 5 ch, Nellie M (Reed), Elsie (Hendrickson), Harry S, Clara R (Bates) (d), Sarah J (Stark), d Lucas, Kans, May 23, 1947.
Beard, Willard Livingstone, 6 Shelton, Conn, Feb 5, 1865. ed Oberlin Coll, BA, 1891; Hartford Theol Sem, BD, 1894. hon degree, DD, Oberlin Coll, 1916. ord Cong, Huntington, Conn, Sept 11, 1894. My, ABCFM, Foochow, China, 1894-1941; YMCA sec & organized City YMCA, Foochow, China, 1905-10; dist sec, ABCFM, NY, 1910-12; pres, Foochow Coll, 1912-27. m Ellen Lucy Kinney, Putnam, Conn, 1894; 6 ch, Phebe Kinney (d), Myron Gould, Geraldine, Dorothy (Newberg), Marjorie (Butt), Kathleen Cynthia (Elmer), d Jacksonville, Fla, Apr 15, 1947.
Becker, William, b Lindock, Ont, Can, Nov 29, 1885. ed Ger Bapt Theol Sem, Rochester, NY, 1903- 06. ord Bapt, Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept 25, 1923; entered Cong fellowship, 1926. p Moody Bible ch, Chicago, 111 (indep) (asst), 1923-24; Mattawan, 1924-28 & Texas, Mich, 1925-28; Friend, Neb, 1928-35; Ogallala, Neb, 1942-45; Friend, Neb (2nd pas), 1945-47. Asst supt. City Rescue Mis, Grand Rapids, Mich, 1921-23; supt. City Rescue Mis, Lincoln, Neb, 1935-42. m Meta F Bretschneider, Cleveland, Ohio, 1913; 7 ch, Hilda, Albert, William, Mary, Robert, Charles (d), Paul, d Friend, Neb, Nov 10, 1947.
Bergman, Carl John, b Helsingborg, Swed, Oct 3, 1891. ed Bethel Inst, St Paul, Minn, grad 1917; Andover Theol Sem, BD, 1920; Colby Coll, Waterville, Me, BA, 1926; Clark Univ, Worcester, Mass, MA, 1927. ord Bapt, Cambridge, Mass, June, 1920; entered Cong Chr fellowship, 1934. p Norbeck, SD (Bapt), 1920-22; China, Me (Bapt), 1922-26; Hebron, Me (Bapt), 1929-34; 1st ch & 2nd ch, Falmouth, Me, 1934- 38; Berlin, NH, 1938-43; Canton, Mass, 1945-47. Tea, Benedict Coll, Columbia, SC, 1927-29; coll pas & dirRE,Hebron (Me) Acad, 1929-34;chap,USArmy, World War II, 1943-45. m Ruth W Larson, Worcester, JNIass, 1922; 1 dau, Mary E. d Canton, Mass, Jaai 20, 1947.
Best, John, b Cornwall, Eng, Nov 24, 1870. ed Mt Hermon (Mass) Sch for Boys, grad 1898;'McCormick Theol Sem, Chicago, 111; Chicago Theol Sem, ord Cong, Kenton, Mich, Oct 4, 1900. p Ewen Station &
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Kenton & Trout Creek, Mich, 1899-1902; West Chicago, III, 1902-05; Bethesda oh, Chicago, 111, 1905-12; Millard Ave ch, Chicago, 111, 1912-17; Hope ch, St Louis, Mo, 1917-23; Menasha, Wis, 1923-35; Somers, Wis, 1935-40. m Edith Mary Richards, Chicago, 111, 1899; 2 ch, Mary Edith (Browne), John Wesley, d Normal, 111, May 6, 1947.
Blackmer, Edmund Francis, h Belchertown, Mass, Oct 29, 1859. ord Cong, Lunenburg, Vt, Nov 13, 1895. p Lunenburg, Vt, 1893-1901; Rensselaer Falls, NY, 1901-03; Woodville, NY, 1903-06; Gainesville, NY, 1906-09; Prospect, NY, 1909-11; Bancroft, Mich, 1911; Ist ch & 2nd ch. Crown Pt, NY, 1911-20; Wendell, Mass, 1920-23; 1st ch & 2nd ch, Hadley. Mass, 1923-25; Hope ch, Amherst, 1925-28 & Ist ch, Montague, 1925-35 & Leverettch, Moore's Corner, Mass, 1930-35;Palmerch, Three Rivers, Mass, 1936-42. m Mary Barton, Enfield, Mass, 1884 (d 1926) ; 5 ch, Edmund Worthington (d), Victor Arnaut, Paul Stanley, Nina Marie, Ethel Blanche (d) ; m 2nd, Louise Anderson, Colrain, Mass, 1927. d Ware, Mass, Mar 12, 1947.
Blackmon, Andrew Jack, 6 Adrian, Mo, May 16, 1901. ed Chapman Coll, Los Angeles, Cal, BA, 1927 ; Boston Univ, MA, 1929; Yale Div Sch, 1929-31; Chicago Theol Sem, 1932-33. ord Disc, Los Gatos, Cal, Oct 2, 1933; entered Cong Chr fellowship, 1934. p Union ch. Green River, Wyo, 1933-36; 1st ch, Boise, Ida, 1936-43; United Prot ch, Hanford, Wash (indep), 1943-44. Pres, Ida State Council of Chs, 1938-43; prof. Speech, Boise (Ida) Jr Coll, 1939-43; exec sec, Nat Conf Chr & Jews, Seattle, Wash, 1944-47. m Ruth E Lyon, Boise, Ida, 1938; no ch. d Long Beach, Wash, Aug 10, 1947.
BlackweU, James Pillle, h Monroe Co, Ala, Mar 1879. ed corres course, Atlanta (Ga) Theol Sem. ord Cong, Luverne, Ala, 1917. p Little Creek ch, Luverne, 1917-21 & Indian Creek ch (organized ch) & Liberty ch, Brantley, 1919-25 & Antioch ch, Andalusia & Wesley Chap, Goshen, Ala, 1924-26; Little Creek ch, Luverne, Ala (2nd pas), 1927-33; Indian Creek ch, Brantley (2nd pas), 1933-38 & Liberty ch, Brantley, Ala (2nd pas), 1933-37. m Millissa Jane Whatley, near Rutledge, Ala, 1899 (d); 5 ch, Nina Belle (Taylor), Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Porter, Henry Curren, Pillie Oneal; m 2nd, Mrs. A Halland, Crenshaw Co, Ala, 1932; 1 stepson, Clarence W Halland. d Rutledge, Ala, Feb 17, 1947.
Blanchard, Edward Bickford, 6 Wentworth, NH, Apr 14, 1859. ed Dartmouth Coll, BA, 1889; Andover Theol Sem, grad 1892. ord Cong, Thorndike, Mass, June 29, 1892. p Palmer ch, Thorndike, Mass, 1892-95; Brookfield, Mass, 1895-1904; Douglas & East Douglas, Mass, 1904-06; Sherborn, Mass, 1906-09. Agt, New Eng Tel & Tel Co, Barre, Mass, 1910-43; mem, Sch Bd, Barre, Mass, 1910-22; town clerk, Barre, Mass, 1915-43. m Wilhemina Isabelle Robbins, Nashua, NH, 1889 (d); 5 dau, Marion I (Comerford), Charlotte (Holden), Helen (Hartman), Lucile (Brackett), .41ice E (Baker), d Nashua, NH, June 15, 1947.
Bohn, WiUiam Frederick, b St Louis, Mo, Aug 24, 1878. ed Oberlin Coll, BA, 1900, MA, 1908; Oberlin Theol Sem, BD, 1905. hon degree, DD, Bates Coll, Lewiston, Me, 1921. ord Cong, Siloam Springs, Ark, Feb 18, 1902. p Gentry, 1901-03 & Siloam Springs, Ark, 1901-02; 2nd ch. North Olmsted, Ohio, 1903- 05. Sec to pres, 1905-13 & Bureau of Appointments, 1906-15, asst to pres, 1913-44, asst em, 1944-47, Oberlin Coll; chmn, Bd of Trustees, Oberlin-Shansi Mem Asso (charter mem, 1908-47); mem. Prudential Com, ABCFM, 1926-29 & 1933-43; chmn, Comm on Mis, 1934-39; decorated L'Ordre du Jade, Republic of China, 1936. Editor, The Mind of Chri.st, 1914. m Eva Beardsley, Gentry, Ark, 1901; no ch. d Oberlin, Ohio, Dec 21, 1947. (See Who's Who in America.)
Bosworth, Theodore Karl, 6 Tabor, Iowa, Sept 12, 1875. ed Oberlin Coll, 1894-98. ord Cong, Geneva, Kans, June 5, 1907. p Longton, Kans (lie), 1903-05; Geneva, 1905-15 & Neosho Falls, Kans, 1905-09; Western Park ch. Piedmont & Severy, Kans, 1915-18; Kiowa, Kans, 1920-26; Seneca, Kans, 1926-30; Centralia, Ivans, 1930-41; Cumberland ch, Augusta & Douglass, Kans, 1941-46, p em, 1946-47. m Margaret Jane McKay, Longton, Kans, 1906; 1 sort, Karl A. d Cleveland, Ohio, Apr 29, 1947.
Breck, Charles A, b Augusta, Me, Apr 27, 1863. ed Boston Univ, 1 yr; Amherst Coll, grad 1888; Andover Theol Sem, BD, 1894; grad study. Harvard Univ, 1903-04, MA, 1909. ord Cong, Strong, Me, Sept 25, 1894. p Strong, Me, 1894-96; Barnstable ch, Cotuit, Mass, 1896-1902; Birmingham, Ala, 1903 (organized ch). Supt of schs: Methuen, Mass, 1904-10, Tilton, NH, 1910-15, Rochester, NH, 1915-19, Bristol, NH, 1919-22; tea, Hampton (Va) Inst, 1922-33. w Mary Elizabeth McAllister, Old Orchard, Me, 1895. d Sept 5, 1946.
Brooks, James Thomas, b near Cobden, 111, Apr 14, 1875. ed Southern 111 Univ, Carbondale, 1899, 1918-20; Union Chr Coll, Merom, Ind, BA, 1917. ord Chr, Cobden, 111, Sept, 1914. p Freedom ch. Noble, 111, 1915-16; White Oak ch. Oblong, 1916-20 & Trimble, 111, 1916-17; Union ch, Cobden, 1917-20 & Mt Pleasant ch, Pomona, 1917-19 & New Liberty ch, Makanda, 1918-19 & Drury ch, Carbondale, 1919-22 & Union Hill ch, Carbondale & Little Crab Orchard ch, Murphysboro, 1920-21 & Bethel ch. Farmer City, 111, 1921-36; Atwood & Lake Fork ch, Atwood, 1936-42 & Pierson, 111, 1936-37; Union ch, Cobden (2nd pas), 1942-46 & Alto Pass, 111, 1945-47; Water Valley ch, Cobden, 111 (Chr), 1947. m. Leila Antoinette Brown, near Pleasant Ridge, 111, 1897 (d 1947); no ch. d Cobden, 111, May 29, 1947.
Brown, Ella White, b Piqua, Ohio, Apr 22, 1861. ed Danville (Ind) Coll, grad 1882; Univ of Kans, grad, 1891. ord Cong, Powhattan, Kans, Apr 26, 1905. p Powhattan, Kans, 1903-07. Practiced law, Holton, Kans, several yrs; tea: Pomona Coll, Claremont, Cal; Fairmount Coll, Wichita, Kans; Fisk Univ, Nashville, Tenn; dean of women. State Teachers Coll, East Stroudsburg, Pa, 10 yrs. m John Campbell Brown, Ohio, 1878. d Orlando, Fla, Jan 31, 1947.
Buck, John Wesley, b Logansville, Pa, Sept 1, 1853. ed Chicago Theol Sem, 1902-03. ord Evang, Freeport, 111, Apr 1, 1880; entered Cong fellowship, 1896. p Clermont, Iowa (Evang), 1881-83; Manly, Iowa (Evang), 1883-86; La Porte City, Iowa (Evang), 1886-88; Columbus City, Iowa (Evang), 1888-90; Russell, Iowa (Evang), 1890-93; West Des Moines, Iowa (Evang), 1893-94; Prairie Hill ch. Granger & Polk City & Polk Mis, Sheldahl, Iowa, 1805-1900; Eddyville, Iowa, 1900-02; Sedewiok St ch, Chicago,
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111, 1902-03; Gilbert, Iowa, 1903-06; Kensington, Kans, 1907; Central Colony ch, Ceres, Cal, 1912-15. m Mary E Baymiller, Freeport, 111, 1875; no ch. d San Bernardino, Cal, Mar 5, 1947.
Butler, Murdock Wellons, 6 Sedley, Va, Oct 6, 1859. ed Suffolk (Va) Colleg Inst, 1878-80; Chr Bibl Inst, Stanfordville, NY; Richmond (Va) Coll, 1887. ord Chr, Nansemonde Co, Va, Nov 6, 1881. p 1st ch, Norfolk, Va, 1883-84; Waverly, \r, 1885-95; 1st ch, Norfolk, Va (2nd pas), 1896-1902; Hillsboro ch, Raleigh, 1902-05 & Wentworth ch, Raleigh, 1902 & Catawba Springs ch. Apex, 1903-06 & Fuller's Chap & Liberty ch, Henderson & Mt Gilead ch, Louisburg, NC, 1906; Newport News, Va, 1906-11; Gulf Mills ch (now Gulph Mills ch), Conshohocken, Pa, 1911-19; 1st ch, Muncie, Ind, 1920-27; Gulph Mills ch, Conshohocken, Pa (2nd pas), 1927-41, p em, 1941-47; Ivor, 1942-44 & Barrett's ch, Sedley & Burton's Grove ch, Wakefield & "Wakefield, Va, 1942-45. Prin, Prospect Acad, Windsor, Va, 1884-85; sec: Eastern NC Chr Conf, 1902-05, Eastern Ind Chr Conf, 1921-27, NJ Chr Conf, 1928-33; organized Sussex-Surry Dispatch, 1885. m Laura Gustave Brittle, Ivor, Va, 1883; 2 ch, Murdock Wellons, Jr, Estelle (Wellons). d Roanoke, Va, Jan 14, 1947.
Caldwell, William Robinson, 6 Riceville, Ont, Can, Aug 20, 1861. ed Williamette Univ, Salem, Ore, 1888-89. ord Meth, Brady, Wash, 1898; entered Chr fellowship, 1900. p Johns River ch, Brooklyn, 1899- 1922 & Brooklyn, 1920-39 & Montesano, Wash, 1925-45. Shingle bus, 1897-1914; logger my. Wash, 1922- 25. m Miley Z Long, Montesano, Wash, 1886 (d 1945); 8 ch, Claude (d), Hazel (Russell), Waneta (Cole), Ivan Byron & William James, Nellie (Kemp), Arden Myron, Clifford Vane, d Aberdeen, Wash, July 4, 1947.
Capen, Edward Warren, 6 Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass, Sept 24, 1870. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1894; Hartford Theol Sem, grad 1898. hon degrees, PhD, Columbia Univ, 1904; DD, Amherst Coll, 1935. ord Cong, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass, May 13, 1912. Lee, Sociology, Hartford Theol Sem, 1902-15 & Mis- sions, 1909, 1911-12, 1914, 1917-18; ABCFM research, 1904-07; my research & sociology in Orient, 1907- 09; mem: Comm World My Conf, Edinburgh, 1910, Int Comm on Training Schs for Alissionaries, 1910-22, Bd of My Preparation for US & Can, 1911-22; asst recording sec, ABCFM, 1915-44; sec & asso prof, Sociology, 1911-17, prof, 1917-19, dean, 1919-39, dean em, 1939-47, Kennedy Sch of Mis. author. Historical Development of the Poor Law of Connecticut, 1905; Sociological Progress in Mission Lands, 1914; editor. Preparation for Missionary Work in Japan, 1915, Presenting Chnstianity to Hindus, 1917. m Lydia Eliza- beth Sanderson, Cleveland, Ohio, 1904; no ch. d Hartford, Conn, Dec 14, 1947. (See Who's Who in America.)
Clark, Calvin Montague, b Hartford, Wis, Jan 30, 1862. ed Williams Coll.BA, 1884; Andover Theol Sem, grad 1888; grad study, Univ of Berlin, Germany, 1888-90. hon degree, DD, Williams Coll, 1914. ord Cong, Wolfeboro, NH, Dec 30, 1890. p 1st ch, Wolfeboro, NH, 1890-93; Centre ch, Haverhill, Mass, 1893- 1906. Waldo prof, Eccles Hist, Bangor Theol Sem, 1906-36, prof em, 1936-47; pres. Me Conf & My Soc, 1912-15 & dir, 1910-17 & 1923-29. author, Seventy-Five Years of Centre Church, 1908; History of Bangor Theological Seminary, 1916; History of the Congregational Churches of Maine, Vol I, 1926, Vol II, 1935; American Slavery and Maine CongregationaUsts, 1940. to Helen Munson Cobb, Yarmouth, Me, 1893 (d 1942); 4 ch, Cornelius Edwards, Charlotte Rowe, Katharine Hooker, Ruth Huntington (d). d Bangor, Me, Mar 1, 1947.
Cook, Arthur W, b Fond du Lac, Wis, July 11, 1860. ord Cong, Steuben, Wis, Nov 4, 1899. p Maple Ridge ch, Boscobel & Harris Ridge ch, Wauzeka, Wis, 1897-1900; Butternut & Fifield & Park Falls, 1900-05 & Woodlawn, Wis, 1901-04; Auroraville, 1905-06 & Pine River & Saxeville, 1905-07 & Redgranite, Wis, 1906-07; Golden Rule ch, Nekoosa & Nekoosa, Wis, 1907-08; Mission Hill, SD, 1908-10; Curtiss & Owen & Reseburg ch. Thorp, 1910-14 & Longwood ch, Withee, Wis, 1911-14; Coloma, 1915-26 & Hancock, 1915- 32 & Leola ch, Hancock, 1915-22 & Potter Mem ch, Hancock, Wis, 1915-29. to, 1881 (d 1932); 9 ch. d Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct 22, 1947.
Cooper, Harold, 6 Bolton, Lancashire, Eng, Sept 29, 1881. ed Manchester (Eng) Univ; Lancashire Indep Coll, Manchester, Eng; Moody Bible Inst, Chicago, 111. ord Cong, Pond Creek, Okla, Mar 13, 1904. p Pond Creek, Okla, 1903-05; Fairmount, Ind, 1905-06; Ironton, Ohio, 1906-09; 1st ch, Sedalia, Mo, 1909- 14; Mayflower ch, Columbus, Ohio, 1921-24; 1st ch, Crete, Neb, 1924-32; Rapid City, SD, 1932-36; Alexandria & Jonesboro, Ind (Presb) (sup), 1943-44; Alexandria, Ind (Presb) (2nd sup), 1946-47. My, ABCFM, Madura, South India, 1914-21 ; my lee & conducted tours of coll & clubs, 1936-43. author. Touring Europe on Two Hundred Dollars, to Harriet Shugart, Marion, Ind, 1906; no ch. d Marion, Ind, July 24, 1947.
Cross, Judson Lewis, b Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov 10, 1878. ed Colo Coll, Colorado Springs, BA, 1901 ; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1904. ord Cong, Trumbull, Conn, Nov 2, 1904. p Trumbull, Conn, 1904-08; Pilgrim ch, Schenectady, NY, 1908-14; Rollstone ch, Fitchburg, Mass, 1914-27. Lee, Ed & Relig, YMCA, AEF, World War I, France, 1919; dir, Ed Soc & Publishing Soc, Boston, Mass, 1918-27; New Eng regional sec, Comm on Mis & regional sec, AMA, Boston, Mass, 1927-35; pres, Tougaloo (Miss) Coll, 1935-47; trustee, Alice Freeman Palmer Inst, Sedalia, NC. m Florence Emily Isham, New Haven, Conn, 1904; 3 ch, Margaret Isham (Lippard), Elizabeth Murdock (Langmuir), Judson Bridgman. d Wellesley, Mass, Oct 20, 1947. (See Who's Who in America.)
Gushing, Edwin Bascom, b Buda, 111, Dec 8, 1867. ed Knox Coll, Galesburg, 111, BA, 1891; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1896. hon degree, MA, Kiox Coll, 1896. ord Cong, Buda, 111, June 26, 1896. Prof, Latin, Yankton Coll, 1896-1903. m Sarah Lorella Benson, Tiskilwa, III, 1901 (d 1916); 1 dau, Lorella Delight (Fredenhagen) ; m 2nd, Mary Coman, Stockton, Cal, 1923 (d 1942). d Princeton, 111, Oct 20, 1947.
Davies, John William, b Mountain Ash, Wales, Apr 20, 1871. ed Marietta Coll, grad 1899; Chicago Theol Sem, grad 1902. ord Cong, Creston, 111, June 20, 1902. p Garden Prairie, 111 (lie), 1901-02; Creston, 111, 1902-04; East Moline & Union ch, Moline, 111, 1904-05; Shabbona, 111, 1905-10; Oak Park ch, Minne- apolis, Minn, 1910-11; Leavitt St ch, Chicago, 111, 1911-16; Fairport, NY, 1916-24; Sidney, NY, 1924-31; Deansboro & Oriskany Falls, NY, 1931-39. 32° Mason, to Norma Williams, Scranton, Pa, 1905 {d 1906); 1 son, Richard J; m 2nd, Nellie Boardman, Shabbona, 111, 1909 (d 1940) ; no ch. d Sidney, NY, Nov 15, 1947.
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Davis, Mark Coleman, & Ipswich, Australia, Dec 17, 1864. ed Normal Sch, grad 1881. ord Free Meth, Eugene, Ore, 1905; entered Cong fellowship, 1906. p Trail, Ore, 1910-12; Three Pines, Ore, 1912-13; Cow Creek (indep) & Ferndale, Ore (indep), 1913-28; Hugo (indep) & Com ch. Wolf Creek, Ore (indep), 1928-39. My, SS & Publishing Soc, 1905-17 & SS Exten Soc, Ore, 1917-23. m Frances Alma Miller, Grants Pass, Ore, 1890; 6 ch, Maud Ellen, Arthur Eugene (d), Coleman Edward, Melvin Harold, Bert Clarence, Esther Mable. d Wolf Creek, Ore, Aug 29, 1940.
Day, Ernest Ellsworth, h Mazeppa, Minn, Oct 6, 1868. ed Univ of Minn, grad 1895; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1899. ord, Cong, Minneapolis, Minn, Oct 24, 1899. p Lyle, Minn (lie), 1895-96; Open Door ch, Minne- apolis, Minn, 1899-1902; Spencer, Iowa, 1902-09; Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1909-12; Linden Hills ch, Minne- apolis, Minn, 1912-16; Whittier, Cal, 1916-33. Mem, Bd of Mgrs. Whittier (Cal) State Sch; bd mem. Pilgrim PI, Claremont, Cal. m Florence M Coleman, Denver, Col, 1900; no ch. d Whittier, Cal, Dec 11, 1947.
Day, Frank John, 6 Stouffville, Ont, Can, Mar 25, 1869. ed Cong Coll of Can, BD, 1897; McGill Univ, Can, MA, 1906. hon degree, DD, Cong Coll of Can, 1915. ord Cong, Sherbrooke, Que, Can, 1896; entered US fellowship, 1923. p Plymouth ch, Sherbrooke, Que, Can, 1896-1905; Zion ch, Toronto, Ont, Can, 1907-12; Northern ch, Toronto, Ont, Can, 1912-18; 1st ch, Moline, 111, 1923-30. YMCA lee, World War I, 1918-19; dir, Cong Forward Movement of Can; field sec, Cong Union of Can & Cong My Soc. m EfEe Stephen Gurd, Montreal, Que, Can, 1896; m 2nd, Effie Jamieson, Toronto, Ont, Can, 1925. d Toronto, Ont, Can, Sept 22, 1946.
Deakin, George B, 6 May 12, 1866. ord 1886; entered Cong fellowship, 1905. p Peterson, Iowa, 1905-06; Bassett 1911-12 & Ionia, Iowa, 1911-13; Gait, 1914-16 & Wall Lake ch. Clarion, Iowa, 1915-16; Greenville, Iowa, 1916-17; Moorland, Iowa, 1917-19. m Florence Adelia Raymond, 1886 {d 1938); 4 ch, Merrill R (d) & Gladys (d), Helen (Gough), Gail (Peck), d Denver, Colo, Jan 4, 1947.
De Remer, John Clarence, 6 West Liberty, Ohio, July 26, 1884. ed Defiance Coll, BA, 1912. ord Chr, Covington, Ohio, Oct, 1908. p Cove Springs, Ohio (lie), 1906-07; Mt Zion ch. Continental, Ohio, 1909-11; New Palestine ch (now New Spring Chap Parish), Sidney, Ohio, 1911-12; Britton, Mich, 1912-16; Merom, Ind, 1916-18; Columbus Grove, Ohio, 1918-19; Britton, Mich (2nd pas), 1919-28; Antioch ch, Frankfort & Elm Grove ch, Manson (now Frankfort), Ind, 1928-30; Mt Zion ch, Continental (2nd pas) & Bethel ch, Defiance, Ohio, 1930-31; Polk Grove ch, Dayton, Ohio, 1931-36; New Spring Chap Parish, Sidney, Ohio (2nd pas), 1937-45. Tea, Union Chr Coll, Merom, Ind, 1916-18; pres, NW Ohio Conf, 1922-29. TO Margaret Jeannette Nason, Fairview, Pa, 1908; 7 ch, Leroy Max (d), Vera (Bruce), Marjorie (Macy), Wilma (Aultman), Greta (Baker), Dorotha (Jackson), Ruth (Strome). d Sidney, Ohio, Mar 28, 1947.
Dlerberger, Paul W, 6 Meadows, 111, Nov 28, 1880. ed Elkhart (Ind) Inst (now Goshen Coll) ; Univ of Mich, grad 1907; Butler Sch of Relig, Indianapolis, Ind, grad 1916; Chicago Theol Sem. hon degree, DD, Webster Univ, Atlanta, Ga, 1938. ord Meth Prot, Swayzee, Ind, Aug 21, 1907 ; entered Cong fellowship, 1914. p New Haven, Ind (Meth Prot), 1903-07; Muncie, Ind (Meth Prot), 1907-12; Brightwood ch, Indianapolis, Ind, 1914-16; Chelsea, Mich, 1916-21; South Haven, Mich, 1921-25; Great Falls, Mont, 1926-47. My, Kalgan, China, Meth Prot, 1912-14; mem. State Bd, Mont Conf, 17 yrs. m Lydia Dorothea Koeder, Saline, Mioh, 1906; 2 ch, Wesley Arthur, Mary Katherine (Adams), d Great Falls, Mont, Oct 9, 1947.
Dlsbrow, Edward Delavan, 6 Rosendale, Wis, Mar 28, 1865. ed Yankton Coll, 1885-89; Chicago Theol Sem, 1889-90; Andover Theol Sem, grad 1892. ord Cong, Carthage, SD, Oct 25, 1892. p Carthage & Esmond, SD, 1892-93; Pownal, Me, 1894-95; West Hanover (now 1st ch, Hanover), Mass, 1895-1902; Farmington, NH, 1902-07; Lysander, NY, 1907-10; Pilgrim ch, Syracuse, NY, 1910-16; West Boxford, Mass, 1916-23; Westford, Mass, 1923-31; Phillipston, Mass, 1937-40. author. The Man Without a Gun, 1936; The Afterglow, 1938. rn Martha Manning, Andover, Mass, 1892 (d 1937); 2 dau, Elaine Manning, Maud Bartlett (Killam) ; m 2nd, Bertha Grosse, Pasadena, Cal, 1940. d Claremont, Cal, Apr 8, 1947.
Doane, Clarence Eugene, h Cleveland, Ohio, Apr 24, 1874. ed Kenyon Coll, Gambler, Ohio, grad 1897; Univ of Gottingen, Germany; Univ of Berlin, Germany; Princeton Theol Sem, 1902. ord Presb, Neche, ND, Aug 28, 1902; entered Cong fellowship, 1912. p Neche, ND (Presb), 2 yrs; Pine Plains, NY (Presb), 6 yrs; United ch, Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-14 (organized ch); Strongville, Ohio, 1914^23 (interim sup), 1923-30; North Fairfield, Ohio, 1930-32; Wading River, NY, 1932-37; 1st ch, Verona, NY (Presb), 1937-40. In bus, 1923-30. author, A Workable Christianity, 1946. m Lillian Fenner, Cleveland, Ohio, 1902 (d 1908); 4 ch, Clarence Eugene, Jr, Marjorie Lillian (Jacobs), James Fenner & Arthur Wilber. m 2nd, Kathryn Cleary , Cleveland, Ohio, 1913; 6 ch, John Waring, Paul Cleary, Betty Jane (Scott), Mary Kathryn (Caramella), Ruth Bronsonia, Dorothy Alice, d Long Beach, Cal, May 24, 1947.
Dunn, Theodore Somers, 6 Galesburg, 111, June 22, 1886. ed Knox Coll, Galesburg, 111, BA, 1909; Univ of Chicago; Oberlin Theol Sem, 2 yrs; Univ of Neb, MA. ord Cong, Ames, Iowa, 1915. p Rokeby, Neb, 1920-27; South ch. New Britain, Conn (asst & min ed), 1927-46. Stud pas, Iowa State Coll, Ames, 1914-18; chap, US Army, World War I; stud pas, Univ of Neb, 1919-21; pas-at-large. Conn Conf, 1946-47. Un- married, d Redding, Conn, June 5, 1947.
Eastman, George Pomeroy, 6 South Braintree, Mass, Oct 15, 1863. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1884; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1889. ord Cong, Millbury, Mass, Mjiy 12, 1891. p Porter ch, Brockton, Mass (lie asst), 1889-91; 2nd ch, Millbury, Mass, 1891-1904; Highland Ave ch. Orange, NJ, 1904-29. m Alice Gardner Pettee, Brockton, Mass, 1891 (d 1944); 4 ch, Gardner Pettee, Roger (d 1935), Philip Yale, Harriet Drake (Gillies), d Summit, NJ, July 7, 1947.
Edwards, William J, h Randolph Co, NC, May 30, 1874. ord Chr, Ramseur, NC, 1920. p Randleman, 1920-22 & New Center ch, Seagrove, 1920-20 & Needham's Grove ch. Steeds, 1920-25 & Brown's Chap, Spies, NC. 1922-25; East Green ch. High Pt, NC, 1934-38. m Mary Etta Rains, Ramseur, NC, 1896 (d
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1946) ; 6 cA, Wade Baxter, Rita Malissa (Jones), Mary Lydia (Roberts), Joe Ray, William Tate, Patty May. d High Pt, NC, Aug 22, 1946.
Fisher, Charles Howard, 6 1866. ord Chr, West Mansfield, Mass, Jan 19, 1909. p West Mansfield, Mass (Chr), 1908-13; Center Lovell, Me (Chr), 1916-18; Peoples ch, Lynn (now Bethany ch, East Lynn), Mass (Chr), 1920-22. d Gulf port, Fla, Dec 27, 1944.
Foster, Jesse Webster, b Milford, NH, Feb 11, 1880. ed Syracuse Univ, BA, 1905. ord Cong, Goltry, Okla, Oct 17, 1912. p Gage, Okla, 1911-13; Hurley & Spring Lake, Tex, 1913-16; Drummond, Okla, 1916-20; Comstock, 1920-23 & Wescott ch, Comstock, Neb. 1922-23; Clarks, Neb, 1923-26; Greenville & Harmony ch, Spencer, Iowa, 1926-27; Muscotah, Kans, 1927-33; Wakefield, Kans, 1933-37. My, SS & Publishing Soc, Okla, Tex, 1909-17. m Elizabeth Cotterill, Medford, Okla, 1912; 2 ch, Mary Jane, John Cotterill. d Anthony, Kans, Dec 30, 1947.
Garcia-Marcano, Diego, b Punta Santiago, Humacao, PR, Nov 11, 1878. ed corres course, ord Cong Chr, Aguacate, Yabucoa, PR, Nov 24, 1932. p St John's ch (now Punta Santiago ch), Humacao, PR (lie), 1915-26; Aguacate ch, Yabucoa, PR, 1926-33; Rio Abajo ch, Ceiba & Rincon ch, Fajardo (now Ceiba) & Mariana ch, Naguabo, PR, 1933-38; Punta Santiago ch, Humacao, PR (2nd pas), 1938-42; Luquillo, 1942-46 & Yahueca ch, Luquillo, PR, 1942-45. m Maria Guevara- Agosto, Punta Santiago, PR, 1905; 7 ch, Serafin, Nathaniel, Eudosia, Nancy, Abigail, Eva Esther, Diego, Jr. d Humacao, PR, Apr 28, 1947.
Gilman, Raymond Newton, 6 near Salem, SD, Sept 6, 1892. ed Yale Univ, BA, 1915; Oberlin Grad Sch of Theol, BD, 1918. ord Cong, New Britain, Conn, Sept 27, 1922. p Stanley Mem ch. New Britain, Conn, 1922-47. US Army, 1918-19; dir of Finance, Near East Relief, Ahalkalaki, Alexandropol, 1919-21; sec. Conn Central Asso, 1925-32; chap, Lions Club, New Britain, Conn, 1926-47. m Gladys Charlotte Shaler, New Britain, Conn, 1929; 3 ch, Emily Belle, Shaler Williams, Charlotte Theresa, d near Jefferson City, Tenn, Aug 15, 1947.
Goboume, Charles A, ord Cong Chr, New York, XY, Aug 26, 1945. In bus. d New York, NY, Oct 11, 1946.
Gonzales, John Brosius, b Butler Center, Iowa, Sept 9, 1870. ed Hartford Sch of RE, 1894; Spring- field (Mass) Int YMCA Coll, 2 yrs; Grinnell Coll, 1899-1902. ord Cong, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 24, 1896. p Ist ch, Detroit, Mich (lie asst), 1894-96; Bethany ch, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1896-98; Marion, Iowa, 1898-99; Burdette ch, Alden & Popejoy, 1899-1900 & Union, Iowa, 1899-1902; 1st ch, Jennings, La, 1902- 07; Port Arthur, Tex, 1910-13; Compton Hill ch, St Louis, Mo, 1913-15; Central ch, Dallas, Tex, 1915-20; Thorsby, Ala, 1939-42; Dover, Kans, 1942-46. Supt, Home My Soc, Tex, Ark, La, 1907-10; supt, Kans Conf, 1920-39, supt em, 1939-47; CE state pres, Tex, 1917-18 & Kans, 1920-23; YMCA sec. Ft Worth, Tex, World War I, 1917-18; trustee, Thorsby (Ala) Inst, to Pearl E Parsons, 1895 (d 1935); 2 ch (adopted), Marjorie Louise (Gossett), John Maxwell; m 2nd, Mrs Catherine Rector, Topeka, Kans, 1936; 1 stepson, D Vernon Rector, d Topeka, Kans, Mar 26, 1947.
Gorton, Dempster Dudley, 6 Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, Eng, Aug 25, 1867. ed Olivet Coll, BA, 1900; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1905; Universal Coll of Chiropractic, Pittsburgh, Pa, DC, 1922. ord Cong, Bridgewater, Conn, June 19, 1906. p North Leoni ch, Withington, Mich (lie), 1895-96; Grass Lake, Mich (lie), 1899-1900; Chester (lie) & Vermontville, Mich (lie), 1900-02; Bridgewater, Conn (lie), 1902-05; Southboro & Southboro eh, Southville, Mass, 1906-08; Wrentham, Mass, 1908-14; 1st eh. West Spring- field, Mass, 1914-21; 1st ch, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pa, 1923-24. Chiropractor. 1921-47. m B Louise Gray, Detroit, Mich, 1893; 1 dau, Genevieve Louise (Pethick). d Torrington, Conn, Aug 5, 1947.
Greenlees, Charles Andrew, b Ottawa, 111, July 13, 1863. ed Washburn Coll, Topeka, Kans, BA, 1886, MA, 1889; Yale Div Sch, 1886-87; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1889. ord Cong, Kinsley, Kans, June, 1889. p Kinsley, Kans, 1889-91; Nickerson, Kans, 1891-93; Lamar, Mo, 1893-97; Green Ridge, Mo, 1897-98; Alva, Okla, 1898-1900; Waynoka, Okla, 1900-01; Jennings, Okla, 1902-05; Trinidad, Colo, 1905; Temple, Okla (Presb), 1946-47. Tea, Teacher's Coll, Alva. Okla, 1902; practiced law. Temple, Okla, 1942-47. m Henrie Etta Ball, Chicago, 111, 1888; 3 ch, Rex Lindsley (d), James Andrew, Gladys (d). d Temple, Okla, Mar 22, 1947.
Griffith, Edgar Arthur, b Ritzville, Wash, May 24, 1895. ed Philomath (Ore) Coll, 1921-23; Bone- brake Theol Sem, Dayton, Ohio, 1931-34. ord UB, San Diego, Cal, Aug 26, 1934; entered Cong Chr fellow- ship, 1944. p Chico, Cal (UB), 1925-26; Esporto, Cal (UB), 1926-28; Selma, Cal (UB), 1928-31; Antioch ch, Dayton, Ohio (UB), 1931-34; Com eh, Durham, Cal (UB), 1934-41; Whittier, Cal (UB), 1941^4; Com ch, Vista, Cal, 1944-47. Mgr, tea, dean, summer camps, 1928-44. m Jessie R Ringland, Los Angeles, Cal, 1919; 5 ch, Richard Stanley, Raymond Keith (d 1936), Edgar Lloyd, Laurel Rae, Margaret Jane. d Vista, Cal, Apr 7, 1947.
Hall, Edward Clark, b near Franklindale, Pa, Dec 13, 1865. ed Towanda (Pa) Colleg Inst, ord Chr, June 13, 1892. p Millbridge, Me, 1896-99; 2nd ch, Kittery, Me, 1899-1903; Hartwiek VUlage, NY, 1903-04; Medway, NY, 1906-07; Marion, NY, 1907-08; Oshawa, Ont, Can, 1908-14; New Market, Ont, Can, 1918- 23; Milford, NJ, 1926-37. My, among negroes. Baton Rouge, La, 1905-06; agt. Children's Aid Soc, Ont, Can, 1914-18; field sec, Erie (Pa) CE, 1923-26. m Mary H Parker; 4 ch, E Cameron, Prentice C, Emma D (Dolson), Christina N (Howells); m 2nd, Florida M Dony, Dunmore, Pa, 1930. d Phillipsburg, NJ, Feb 25. 1947.
Harnish, Louis Christian, b Hartslog Valley, Huntingdon Co, Pa, Sept 9, 1866. ed Franklin & Mar- shall Coll, Lancaster, Pa, BA, 1891; Franklin & Marshall Theol Sem, BD, 1894. ord Ref, Clearville, Pa, 1894; entered Cong fellowship, 1911. p Clear\Tlle, Pa (Ref), 1891-96; Hummelstown, Pa (Ref), 1896-1901;
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lola, Kans (Ref). 1902-07; Standish, Sebago Lake Regional Parish, Me, 1927-38; South Bridgton, Me, 1939-42. City my, Cong chs, Hartford, Conn, 1908-23; dir. Neighborhood House, St Louis, Mo, 1923-27; mem. Exec Com, New Eng Town & Country Ch Comm, 1930-47. m Alice Brinkerhoff Love, Alexandria, Pa, 1895; 1 son, Victor C. d Waltham, Mass, Mar 11, 1947.
Harvey, Edwia Deeks, h Wyvenhoe, Essex, Eng, June 26, 1880. ed Yale Univ, BA, 1907, MA, 1909; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1910, PhD, 1924. ord Cong, New Haven, Conn, May 11, 1910. p Eftst Haven, Conn (interim), 1936-37; 1st ch. New Haven, Conn (asst), 1937-38; Orford & Orfordville, NH, 1938-47. Tea, Sociology, Eng, French, Ger & Bible, Middle Sch & Coll, Yale-in-China, Changsha, 1911-27; asst prof. Sociology, Dartmouth Coll, 1927-35 & Oberlin Coll, 1935-36. author. The Mind of China, 1933; Essay, Shamanism (Studies in the Science of Society), 1937; The History of the Orford Churches, 1945; The Settle- ment and Story of Oakham, Massachusetts, 1947. m Florinda Elizabeth Lincoln, Oakham, Mass. 1910; 4 ch, Edwin Wright, Frances Page (Bedell), Horace Lincoln, Margaret Field (Finney), d Orford, NH, Sept 30, 1947.
Hewitt, James Rowell, h New York, NY, Feb 2, 1869. ed Union Theol Sem. ord Cong, Fremont, NH, Oct 10, 1911. p Machias, Me (Meth), 1908-10; Antrim, NH (lie), 1910; Fremont, NH, 1911-12; Colebrook, Conn, 1912-14; Pelham, NY, 1914-18; Rutland ch, Watertown, NY, 1920-23; Vinita, Okla, 1923-24; 1st ch, Richville, NY, 1924-27; Yucaipa, Cal, 1928-29; 1st ch, Pasadena, Cal (asl*), 1929-39. Sec, YMCA War Wk Council, 1917-18; editorial staff. Inter Ch World Movement, 1919-20. m, Brooklyn, NY, 1893; no ch; m 2nd, Janet Palmer, 1926. d San Leandro, Cal, Sept 25, 1947.
Houston, Ira Jay, h near Sturgis, Mich, May 17, 1872. ed Olivet Coll, BA, 1897; Oberlin Theol Sem, BD, 1905. hdn degree, DD, Olivet Coll, 1931. ord Cong, Cleveland, Ohio, June 13, 1905. p Castalia, Ohio (lie), 1903-04; Glenville ch, Cleveland, Ohio, 1905-06; Hough ch, Cleveland, Ohio (asst, 1906-08), 1908-10; Mt Vernon, Ohio, 1910-15; 1st ch, Iowa City, Iowa, 1915-32, p em, 1941-47; Webster City, Iowa, 1932-40. Chap, Univ Gen Hosp, Iowa City, 1940-42; scout master, Iowa City, 14 yrs; 32° Mason, m Nellie Dorothy McGill, Constantine, Mich, 1898; 2 sons, Robert William, Stewart McGill (d). d Omaha, Neb, Feb 19, 1947.
Hughes, Mary E, ord Fr, 1894; entered Cong fellowship, 1916. p Brunswick & East Willowdale ch, Neligh, 1913-17 & West Willowdale ch, Neligh, Neb, 1913-16. d Lincoln, Va, Jan 3, 1947.
Humberd, Isaac Alvah, 6 Flora, Ind, Apr 13, 1864. ed Ind State Teachers Coll, Terre Haute, grad 1894; McPherson (Kans) Coll, BA, MA, 1924. ord Cong, Mound City, 111, Oct 18, 1906. p Mound City, Dl, 1905-07; Cobden, 111, 1907-09; Union ch (later United ch), St Louis, Mo, 1909-11; People's Taber- nacle, Denver, Colo, 1911-13; South Broadway ch, Denver, Colo, 1913-15; served Presb chs, 1922-32: Holcomb, Kans; Raymondville, Tex; Hoberg, Mo; Kampsville, 111; Bethany ch, Boise, Ida. Pioneer mis wk, Eastern Colo & Western Kans, 1916-22; tea. Civics & Hist, Little Rock, Ark & Raymondville, Tex; Bupt of schs, RoUa, Kans. m; 2 ch, Georgia (d), John L (d) ; m 2nd, Enola B Carson, St Louis, Mo, 1906. d Boise, Ida, May 28, 1947.
Itianez, Jose Marquez, h San Juan de Guadalupe, Durango, Mex, Sept 9, 1870. ed Escuela Superior Preparatoria Coll, Mex, grad 1888; Rio Grande Theol Sem, Mex, grad 1893. ord Cong, El Paso, Tex, Feb 17, 1901. p Ciudad Juarez, Mex, 1893-96; Batopilas, Mex, 1896-98; Ciudad Guerrero, Mex, 1898-1901; Mexi- can ch. El Paso, Tex, 1901-11; San Diego, Cal (Presb), 1911-14; Los Angeles, Cal (Presb), 1914-17; San Gabriel, Cal (Presb), 1917-19; Bisbee, Ariz (Presb), 1919-24; Redlands, Cal (Presb), 1924-29; Belvedere ch, Los Angeles, Cal (Presb), 1929-32; La Verne, Cal (Presb), 1932-37. m Eva Maria Sanchez, Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mex, 1899; 7 ch, Daniel, Naomi, Dora, Alvaro, Jose Erasmo, Richard Alfonso, Edna Barbara. d Pomona, Cal, Mar 9, 1947.
Jeffreys, William Hem-y, 6 Raleigh, NC, Mar 29, 1884. ed Shaw Univ, Raleigh, NC. ord Chr, Raleigh, NC, May, 1918. p Chr Tabernacle, Method & Kenly ch. Rocky Branch, 1930-35 & Antioch ch, Maribel, 1934-47 & West St ch. New Bern, 1934-39 & Small's Chap, Arapahoe & St Matthew's Chap, PoUoksville, 1936-47 & St Delight ch, Louisburg, NC, 1940-47. m Lovie Berta Rogers, Raleigh, NC, 1906; no ch. d Raleigh, NC, Feb 17, 1947.
Kelton, Herbert Lincoln, h North Scituate, Mass, Nov 3, 1868. ed Troy Conf Acad, Poultney, Vt, 1893. ord Meth, Castleton, Vt, Apr, 1898; entered Cong fellowship, 1925. p Castleton, Vt (Meth), 1893-94; Manchester, Vt (Meth), 1894-97; Hinesburg, Vt (Meth), 1897-1900; Bristol, Vt (Meth), 1900-03; Shushan, NY (Meth), 1903-07: Raceville, NY (Meth), 1907-12; Pawlet, Vt (Meth), 1912-14; Middletown Springs Vt, 1918-22; Cambridge, Vt, 192^-25; Fairlee, Vt, 1925-36; Post Mills, Vt, 1936-41. Rep, Vt Legislature 1935-37; bus, Orlando, Fla, 1941-43; 32. Mason, m Mary Bucklin, Rutland, Vt, 1893 (d 1943) ; 7 ch, William H, Mary B (Hulett), Edith M (Covey), Arthur Marvin, Florence C, Dorothy H, Herbert R (d). d Burling- ton, Vt, Nov 11, 1947.
Kibbey, WilUam Porter, 6 Boone Co, Ind, Apr 8, 1862. ed Ind State Teachers Coll, Terre Haute. ord Chr, Jamestown, Ind, Aug 28, 1904. p Shiloh ch. Advance, 1909-11 & Old Union ch, Lebanon, 1909- 10 & Scotland ch, Lebanon, 1909-12 & Bee Ridge ch, Brazil, 1911-15 & Chr Liberty ch, Sheridan, 1912-20 & Linnsburg & Rosston ch, Zionsville, 1915-17 & Brown's Wonder ch, Lebanon, 1919-28 & New Salem ch, Lebanon, 1920-21 & Fairviewch, Lebanon, 1922-25 & Old Union ch, Lebanon (2nd pas), 1926-31& Advance (formerly Shiloh ch), Ind (2nd pas), 1930-33. Sec, Western Ind Chr Conf, 1911-19 & pres, 1919-25. m Margaret A Boyd, Boone Co, Ind, 1884 (d) ; 5 ch, Alvin C (d), Roy H (d), Anna (Woods) , Ethel (Hovermale), Russell, d Jamestown, Ind, July 5, 1947.
King, Thomas, b Craigmore, Ire, Aug 24, 1870. ed Oberlin Coll; Oberlin Theol Sem, BD, 1905. ord Cong, Oberlin, Ohio, May 15, 1905. My, ABCFM, evang wk, Mt Silinda & Chikore, South Rhodesia, East Africa, 1905-20. m Estelle Reed, Oberlin. Ohio, 1905. d Umtali, Rhodesia, East Africa, May 9, 1947.
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Lew, Timothy Tingfang, 6 Wenchow, China, Jan 18, 1892. ed Univ of Ga, 1911-12; Columbia Univ, BA, 1914, MA, 1915, PhD, 1919; Union Theol Sem, 1914-17; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1918. hon degrees, STD, Oberlin Coll, 1927; DD, Middlebury (Vt) Coll, 1927. ord Cong, New York, NY, Feb 18, 1919. RE asst, Union Theol Sem, 1919-20; dean of Relig, 1920-24 & prof, Ed & Psych, 1920-36, Yenching Univ, Peiping, China; prof, Ed & Psych, Nat Peking Univ & Nat Normal Univ, 1920-26; visiting prof: Boston Univ, Yale Univ, Columbia Univ, Union Theol Sem & Hartford Theol Sem, 1926-28; Alden Tuthill lee, Chicago Theol Sem, 1927; Enoch Pond lee, Bangor Theol Sem, 1928; Edwin T Earl lee. Pacific Sch of Relig, 1928; pres. Gen Bd, China Chr Ednl Asso, 1924-27; China's del. Ecumenical Conf, Lusanne, 1927, Oxford & Edinburgh, 1937, Madras, 1939; mem. Legislative Yuan Nat Gov, 1936-47; co-founder & co-dir, Nat Soc for Study of Ed & also of Psych Asso of China; Chinese Chr ch (hon pas), Shanghai, China, 1937-41; 32° Mason. Editor: Hymns of Universal Praise, Education of Tomorrow, Truth & Life Journal; founder & editor, Amethyst Journal, author. Vision & Chinese Characters; Universal Worship; (co-editor) Union Book of Common Prayer of Four National Denominations, m Wu Yoehngoo T, New York, NY, 1915; 1 dau, Grace Li-en, d Albuquerque, NM, Aug 2, 1947.
Llnder, Albert Harvey, 6 Princeton, Mo, Feb 20, 1862. ed Adrian (Mich) Coll, grad 1884. hon degree, DD, Adrian (Mich) Coll. ord Meth Prot, Wyreka, Mo, Sept 12, 1888; entered Cong fellowship, 1915. p Danville, Iowa, 1914-17; served Meth Prot chs: Gait, Mo; Powersville, Mo; Kansas City, Kans; Newton, Iowa; Downey, Iowa; New London, Iowa, m Martha Jane Hunter, Princeton, Mo, 1882; 4 ch, Frank, Vera Nell (Davey), Orlan Hunter (d), Nevins (d). d San Diego, Cal, Nov 23, 1947.
Lombard, George Edward, 6 Kidder, Mo, July 27, 1870. ed Brown Univ, Providence, RI; Andover Theol Sem. ord Bapt, Middlebury, Mass, July 3, 1898; entered Cong fellowship, 1923. p Middlebury, Mass (Bapt), 1898-1902; Wickford, RI (Bapt), 1902-06; Fairmont ch, Newark, NJ (Bapt), 1906-14; North ch, Brockton, Mass (Bapt), 1914-18; South ch, Lawrence, Mass, 1923-37; Campton ch, Plymouth, NH (sup), 1937-47. YMCA service, Taunton, Lawrence & Hog Island, Mass, World War I, 1918-23. m Alice S Johnson, East Providence, RI, 1904; 3 ch, Mrs Lewis M Hill, Mrs Gordon M Thompson, Alfred J. d Campton, NH, May 14, 1947.
Ludgate, Joseph Cornelius, 6 London, Eng, Feb 5, 1864. ord Cong, Wheaton, 111, Mar 31, 1908. Co-founder, Salvation Army, Can, 1882; Salvation Army, New York, NY & Chicago, 111, 1882-1906; evangelist, 1908-30; dir, relig wk, YMCA, World War I, US & France, 1917-18; chap, US Army (Reserve), Camp Custer, Mich, m Nellie Margaret, Belleville, Ont, Can, 1885 (d 1933); 6 ch, Harry J, William F, Herbert T, Abbie M, Jane S, Eva Ryerson (d 1925). d Wheaton, 111, Oct 30, 1947.
MacAyeal, Howard Shriver, 6 Oskaloosa, Iowa, Nov 8, 1862. ed Geneva Coll, Beaver Falls, Pa; Zenia Theol Sem, St Louis, Mo. ord Cong, 1889. p Cambridge, Neb, 1889-95; Plymouth ch, Omaha, Neb, 1895-99; Central ch, St Louis, Mo, 1899-1901; 1st ch, Akron, Ohio, 1901-20. Dir, Ohio State Welfare, 1920-22. m Anna Robertson, Cambridge, NY (d); 1 sow, Robert A. d Tiverton, RI, May 18, 1946.
MacMillan, John Harper, 6 Randalstown, Co Antrim, Ire, Feb 25, 1862. ed Univ of Dublin, Ire. ord Episc, Stangmore, Co Tyrone, Ire, 1894; entered Cong fellowship, 1914. p 1st ch, Philadelphia, Pa (Wes Meth), 1895-1914; Vineland, NJ, 1914-29; Mahanoy City, Pa, 1931-40. Sec, Wes Meth Conf, 1898- 1914; editor. The Wesleyan Herald; asso supt, Pa Conf, 1929-31. m Matilda Preston Clements, Stewarts- town, Co Tyrone, Ire, 1899; 5 ch, Joseph Preston (d), Ernest Harper, Marion M (Heaney), John Clements, Laura M (Unsworth). d Glassboro, NJ, Jan 22, 1947.
McDonald, Lawrence Free, h New Market, Md, Jan 25, 1877. ed Wesleyan Univ, BS, 1906; Hartford Theol Sem, BD, 1909. ord Cong, Cass Lake, Minn, Nov 19, 1909. p Cass Lake, Minn, 1909-11; Minne- apolis Union ch, St Louis Park, Minn, 1911-13; Brownfield & Denmark, Me, 1913-16; Lakeville & Taunton Precinct, Mass, 1918-26. Fruit grower, m Marion Hosford, West Hartford, Conn, 1909; 4 ch, Miriam ( Campbell), John Calvin, Malcolm Reede (d), Agnes Marie (Thompson), d Middleboro, Mass, Jan 16, 1947.
Meyer, William Fredricli, 6 Barnsdorf, Germany, Aug 16, 1873. ed Cincinnati Exten; Ind Central Coll, Indianapolis, ord Cong, Indianapolis, Ind, 1916. p Beech Grove, Ind (indep), 1910-12; Terhune, Ind (UB), 1912-16; Fairmount, Ind, 1916-18. Tea, 1918-40: Fairmount High Sch, Summitville High Sch, Fairmount Acad, Veterans Admin, Marion, Ind. m Margaret Flynn, Indianapolis, Ind, 1911; 5 ch, Mrs H W Hiscox, Mrs J G Riley, Mrs H Moore, Mrs C R Nash, William C. d Fairmount, Ind, July 29, 1947.
Moland, Lars Gerhard, b Kristiansand, Nor, Oct 27, 1880. ed Bible Inst & Acad, Rushford, Minn, grad 1916. ord Nor Ev, Superior, Wis, Sept 16, 1917; entered Cong fellowship, 1921. p Superior, Wis (Nor Ev), 1917-20; Bethany Scand ch, Clintonville, 1920-37 & Bethesda Scand ch, Navarino, 1920-36 & Gales- burg 1st ch, Navarino, 1924-37 & Leeman Maine Union ch, Navarino, 1924 & Suring, Wis, 1931-37; Osseo, Wis, 1937-47. m Christine Marie Ivnutson, Sandwich, 111, 1906 (d 1943) ; 1 son, Oscar G; m 2nd, Nora Nelson, Leeman, Wis, 1945. d Osseo, Wis, Apr 7, 1947.
Moody, Paul Dwight, 6 Baltimore, Md, Apr 11, 1879. ed Yale Univ, BA, 1901; Hartford Theol Sem, 1905-06; New Coll, Edinburgh, Scot, 1 yr; Glasgow (Scot) Free Ch Coll, 1 yr. hon degrees, DD, Norwich Univ, Northfield, Vt, 1922; DD,-Yale Univ, 1924; LLD, Denison Univ, Granville, Ohio, 1931; LLD; Marietta Coll, 1936; LHD, Alfred (NY) Univ, 1940; LLD, Northeastern Univ, Boston, Mass. ord Cong, St Johnsbury, Vt, Apr 17, 1912. p South ch, St Johnsbury, Vt, 1912-17; Madison Ave ch. New York, NY (Presb) (asso), 1919-21; 1st ch. New York, NY (Presb) (asso), 1942-46. Pres, Middlebury (Vt) Coll, 1921- 42; chap, 1st Vt Inf, 1916-17 & 103rd US Inf, 1917-18; GHQ chap, AEF, World War I, 1918-19; dir. Gen Comm on Army & Navy Chap, 1940-41; asst & successor to Bishop Brent, senior chap, AEF. Chevalier of Legion of Honor (Fr); Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Span), author, How We Got Our Bible, 1907; My Father, 1938. m Charlotte May Hull, Southport, Conn, 1904; 2 dau, Charlotte (Emerson), Margaret Emma (Rice), d Shrewsbury, Vt, Aug 18, 1947. (See Who's Who in America.)
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Morgan, Roy Bailey, 6 East St Louis, III, Nov 17, 1887. ord Cong, St Joseph, Mo, Apr 24, 1923. V Mound City, 111 (lie), 1915-18; New Cambria, Mo (lie), 1918-20; Plymouth oh, St Joseph, Mo, 1920-27; Neosho, Mo, 1927-30; Lacon, 19.30-.39 & Edelstein, 1935-36 & Speer, 111, 1935-39; Dover, 1939-42 & Ladd, 111, 1940-42; Somonauk, 111, 1942-47. Reg, East Bay Intermediate & Senior Camps, Bloomington, 111, 12 yrs. m Marcella E Hough, St Louis, Mo, 1915; 3 ch, Winifred (Pettee), Joseph W, Ruth M. d Somonauk, in, July 31, 1947.
Morton, William Henry, 6 London, Eng, Oct 27, 1862. ed Birbeck Coll, London, Eng; Oberlin Theol Sem, grad 1894. ord Cong, Unionville, Ohio, May 17, 1894. p North Madison, 1893-95 & Unionville, Ohio, 1893-97; Dunton eh (now Victoria eh), Jamaica, NY, 1897-98; North St ch, Middletown, NY, 1898-1901; South Norwood, Eng, 1901-11; Manchester, Eng, 1911-21; West Willianisfield, Ohio, 1921-23; Tallmadge, Ohio, 1923-32; Wash ch, Toledo, Ohio (interim), 1932-33; Columbus Grove, Ohio, 1933^37; Zanesville, Ohio, 1939-40; Plattsburg, Mo (Presb) (interim), 1942-45. Chap, Brit Army & Navy & hosp chap, Man- chester, Eng, World War I; sec, SE Manchester (Eng) Free Ch Council, 1913-21 & pres, 1918-21. m Effie Wilhelmina Jay, Newark, NY, 1887; 6 ch, Olivia (Woodfin), Jay William {d), Scott Gladstone, Margaret (Carbine), Lillian (Thompson), Roy Hardy, d Columbus, G-a, Mar 9, 1947.
Moulton, Warren Joseph, 6 Sandwich, NH, Aug 30, 1865. ed Boston Univ, 1884-85; Amherst Coll, BA, 1888, MA, 1893; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1893, Hooker fellow, 1893-95; Univ of Gottingen, Germany, PhD, 1898. hon degrees, DD, Amherst Coll, 1908; LLD, Univ of Me, 1921. ord Cong, New Haven, Conn, June 6, 1899. p Athol, Mass, 1903-05. Tea, Semitic & Bibl Dept, Yale Univ, 1898-1902; travelled in Pales- tine, 1902-03; asso prof, New Test Lang & Lit & corr see, 1905-08, Hayes prof. New Test Lang & Lit, 1908- 33, pres, 1921-33, pres em, 1933-47, Bangor Theol Sem; resident dir, Am Sehs of Oriental Research, Jeru- salem, 1912-13 & hon lee, 1935-30; pres, Conf of Theol Coll & Sem in US & Can, 1932-34; dist gov, 38th Dist Rotary Int, 1933-34; treas, Am Schs of Oriental Research, Jerusalem & Baghdad, 1936-47; pres: Interdenom Comm of Me & Bd of Mgrs, Bangor (Me) Pub Lib, 1934-47, Me Sea Coast Mis, 1938-47, Penobscot Asso of the Blind, 1940-47; contributor to Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, Dictionary of Christ & the Gospels, Yale Bicentennial Bibl & Semitic Studies, Encyclopedia of Relig & Ethics, Papers of the Am Schs of Oriental Research & Journals; editor, Annual of the Am Sehs of Oriental Research, 1921-22. m. Helen Winifred Shute, Boston, Mass, 1900 {d 1931); no ch. d Bangor, Me, May 7, 1947. (See M-ho's Who in America.)
Mutch, William James, h Hillsboro, Wis, Feb 7, 1958. ed Univ of Wis, BA, LittB, 1882, MA, 1891; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1885, PhD, 1894. ord Cong, New Haven, Conn, Dec 16, 1885. p Howard Ave ch. New Haven, Conn, 1885-1907. Lee, RE, Yale Div Sch, 1901-04; prof, Phil & Relig, Ripon (Wis) Coll, 1907-25; conductor. Tea Training Inst; editorial WTiter, The Commonwealth, Ripon, Wis. author. Christian Teach- ings, 1890; Testing of a Soul, 1899; How to Interest, 1906; Samuel, Saul & David, 1907; History of the Bible, 1912; Graded Bible Stories, 1914; Graded Bible Stories in Chinese Translation, m Rose A Prevey, Elroy, Wis, 1886 (d 1935); 3 ch, Helen (Clark) (d), James C, W Warren, d Ripon, Wis, Nov 24, 1947. (See Who's Who in America, Vol XV, 1928-29.)
Olds, Otis Calvin, 6 Clinton, Wis, Aug 16, 1863. ed Beloit Coll, BA, 1886; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1890. hon degree, MA, Beloit Coll, 1890. ord Cong, Clinton, Wis, May 9, 1890. My, ABCFM, Mex, 1890- 1906; real estate bus, 1906-47. m Helen Bush, Garner, Iowa, 1891 (d 1894); 1 dau, Laura (Inglis); m 2nd, Helen Cattell, Davenport, Iowa, 1897; 5 ch, Mrs Eloise H, Robert C, Mrs Gertrude C, Mrs Alice C & Mrs Genevieve M. d Gardena, Cal, May 19, 1947.
Price, Samuel, h near Greenup, 111, Sept 25, 1865. ord Chr, Trimble, 111, Oct 29, 1898. p Hunt City ch. Hunt, 111, 1897; Antioch & Fairview & Mt Zion ch, Greenup. 1898-99 & Berlin ch. Oblong, 1898-1901 & Mt Olive eh, Casey & Bible Chap, Robinson, 1899-1906 & Grand Prairie ch, Robinson, 1899-1901 & Sugar Prairie ch, Olney, 1901-03 & White Oak ch. Oblong <fe Pleasant Valley ch, Willow Hill, 1901-04 & Mt Zion eh, Greenup (2nd pas), 1903 & Oblong, 1904-08 & Hardensville, 1905-06 & Chr Chap, Collison, 1906-09 & New Hope ch, Greenup, 1906-08 & Hopewell ch, Bogota, 111, 1908-09; Arthur, 1909-11 & Union Chr Chap, Arthur, 1909-12 & Chr Chap, Collison (2nd pas), 1911-12 & Pleasant View ch, Palestine & Bible Chap, Robinson (2nd pas), 1911-13 & Jack Oak ch, Oakland & Pierson, 111, 1912-13; Greenup & Mt Zion ch, Greenup (3rd pas) & Bethsaida ch. Mason, 111, 1913-14; Oblong (2nd pas), 1914-16 & Pierson (2nd pas), 1914-17 & Lake Fork ch, Atwood, 1915-16 & Porterville ch, Eaton, 1916-18 & Prairie Hope ch, St Joseph, 1917-19 & Mt Zion ch, Greenup (4th pas), 1918-20 & La Motte ch, Palestine, 1919 & Royal, 111, 1919-20; Chr Chap, Collison (3rd pas). 1920-23 & Pleasant View ch, Palestine (2nd pas), 1920-24 & Pleasant Valley ch. Willow Hill (2nd pas), 1920-22 & Freedom ch, Noble, 1921-23 & Union Chr Chap. Arthur (2nd pas), 1923-25 & White Oak ch. Oblong (2nd pas), 1924-26 & Bethany eh. Willow Hill, 1924-25 & Bethsaida ch. Mason (2nd pas). 1925-28 & Mt Gilead eh, Dundas, 1926-29 & South Bend ch. Oblong. 1926-28 & Mt Zion eh, Greenup, 111 (5th pas). 1927-29; Sandy Creek eh, Newton, 1929-30 & Bethsaida ch, Mason (3rd pas) & Bible Chap, Robinson (3rd pas), 1929-31 & Bethlehem ch, Sumner, 111, 1930-31; Mt Gilead eh, Dundas (2nd pas), 1931-33 & Hunt City ch, Hunt, 111 (2nd pas), 1931-32; Union Chr Chap, Arthur (3rd pas), 1932-35 & Porterville ch, Eaton (2nd pas), 1932-34 & Bible Chap, Robinson, 111 (4th pas), 1934-35; Grand Prairie ch, Robinson. Ill (2nd pas), 1937-38; Hopewell ch, Bogota, 111 (2nd pas). 1938-39. m; 2 ch; m 2nd, Lillie LawTence, Greenup. Ill, 1900; 8 ch, Mary A (Davis). Nettie (d), Clinton. LawTenee, Kenova (Short). Doane. Rosebud (Zick). Jeannette (Brandenburg), d Alton. 111. Jan 24, 1947.
Pufahl, Hermann August. 6 Volhynia, Russia, Oct 21, 1869. ord Ev Luth, Linha, Brazil, 1934; entered Cong Chr fellowship, 1943. My, Brazil, m Johanna Schmidt, Volhynia, Russia; 8 ch. d Linha, Brazil, Jan 27, 1947.
Reid, David CoUins, h West Hebron, NY, June 16, 1857. ed Princeton Univ, BA, 1880; Yale Div Sch. BD, 1884. ord Cong, Brainerd, Minn, July 29, 1884. p 2nd ch, Brainerd, Minn, 1884-85; Monticello, Minn,
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1885-89; Spring Valley, 1889-94 & Hamilton, Minn, 1892-94; Leicester, Mass, 1894-1904; Wood Mem ch, Cambridge, Mass, 1905-07; Stockbridge, Mass, 1907-13; Enfield, Conn, 1913-19; Evang ch. South Easton, Mass, 1919-23. author. Effective Industrial Reform, 1910; Capital and Profits, 1915. m Drucilla Allen, Le Roy, Minn, 1892; 4 ch, Ruth (Berridge), Margaret, Allen, David L. d Quincy, Mass, Dec 17, 1947.
Reikow, Emil Philip, h Evansville, Ind, July 22, 1896. ed Vanderbilt Univ. Nashville, Tenn, grad 1936; Atlanta Theol Sem Found, Nashville, Tenn, grad 1936. ord Cong Chr, Newport, Ky, May 17, 1936. p Carrier, Okla, 1936-41; St John's ch, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1941-47. Dean, Summer Conf, Marietta, 1942-43 & Shandon, Ohio, 1944-46; mem, Bd of Dir, Atlanta Theol Sem Found, m Norma Aurelia Kissel, Newport, Ky, 1922 (d) ; 1 son, Philip Emil. d Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar 14, 1947.
Reynolds, Thomas J, h Clay Co, Ala, July 31, 1863. ord Cong, Clay Co, Ala, 1901. p Milner, Ala, 1902-04; Christiana (now Wesley Chap, Delta), Ala, 1904-11; Heflin ch, Fairview, Ala, 1913-14; Wesley Chap, Delta (2nd pas) & Mt Carmel ch, Millerville, Ala, 1918-19; Wesley Chap, Delta, Ala (3rd pas), 1920-22. Milling bus, 1921-33. m Martha McKay, Clay Co, Ala, 1884 (d) ; 3 ch, Thomas Hughey (d), Dewey Cleodas, Eunice Ola (d). d Lineville, Ala, Apr 26, 1947.
Richardson, Frank Hervey, 6 Webster City, Iowa, Nov 29, 1858. ed Oberlin Theol Sem; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1894. ord Cong, Onarga, 111, May 17, 1894. p Penfield, Ohio (lie), 1892-93; Onarga, 111, 1893-94; Roberts, 111, 1894-95; Chatham & LaFayette ch, Whittlesey, Ohio, 1895-99; Hutchinson, Minn, 1899-1901; Morris, Minn, 1901-04; Mizpah ch, Hopkins, Minn, 1904-05; Exira, Iowa, 1905-07; Valley Junction, Iowa, 1907-08; Doon, Iowa, 1908-14; Larchwood, Iowa, 1914-16; Marietta & Nassau, Minn, 1917; Graceville, Minn, 1919-23. Bus, Morris, Minn, 1923-35. m Cora Denham, Penfield, Ohio, 1893; 4 ch. Hazel, Hervey, Bernice (Schuster), Frank Lloyd, d Morris, Minn, Jan 22, 1947.
Richardson, Joseph Benning, 6 Tilbury, Ont, Can, Feb 10, 1873. ed Ohio State Coll; Oberlin Theol Sem, 1907-09; Knox Coll, Toronto, Ont, Can; Bible Normal Coll, Hartford, Conn, ord Cong, Hopkins, Minn, Nov 17, 1900. p Mizpah ch, Hopkins, Minn, 1900-02; Gasport, NY, 1902-05; Newark Valley, NY, 1905-07; North Monroeville ch, Monroeville, Ohio, 1907-09; 1st ch, McKeesport, Pa, 1909-11; Waukegan, 111, 1911-13. m Anna C Carter, 1899; 2 ch, J Stanley, Dudley C. d Detroit, Mich, Oct 9, 1947.
Richmond, James, 6 Glasgow, Scot, Oct 1, 1853. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1874; Andover Theol Sem, grad 1877. ord Cong, Le Raysville, Pa, June 4, 1878. p Le Raysville, Pa, 1877-83; Portland, NY, 1883-84; Amsterdam, NY, 1884-85; West Tisbury, Mass, 1886-87; Chestnut St ch, Lynn, Mass, 1888-89; Rowley, Mass, 1889-90; Lyman ch, Goodwin's Mills, Me, 1890-92; Litchfield Corners, Me, 1892-98; North London- derry, NH, 1898-1900; Chichester, NH, 1900-03; Wilmot, NH, 1904-08; Dalton, NH, 1908-11; Westmore, Vt, 1911-14; West Newbury, Vt, 1914-16; Otis, Mass, 1916-23; Millbridge, Me, 1924-26; Channing (Presb) (interim) & Sagola (Presb) (interim), Mich, 1929-30. City my, Amsterdam, NY, 1885-86. m Clarissa Childs, South Byfield, Mass, 1878 (d); 1 dau, Clara Childs; m 2nd, Cornelia Belle Varney, Hallowell, Me, 1898 (d 1920); 2 ch, Esther Elisabeth (Fletcher), Philip Hamlin, d Springfield, Mass, Jan 12, 1947.
RoUason, Herbert Duncan, h Saffron Walden, Essex, Eng, Jan 1, 1886. ed Brown Univ, Providence, RI, BA, 1913; Andover Theol Sem, STB, 1916. ord Cong, Hanover, Conn, June 7, 1916. p Central ch, Lynn, Mass (stud asst), 1913-14; Plympton, Mass (stud), 1914-16; Hanover, Conn, 1916-21; South ch, Middle- town, Conn, 1921-43. m Susan Hervey Wales, Beverly, Mass, 1916; 4 ch, Herbert Duncan, Jr, John Wales, Elizabeth R (Greenebaum), David Hunt, d Ipswich, Mass, Apr 18, 1947.
Ross, Arthur Basil, h St Andrew's, Scot, Dec 19, 1868. ed McGill Univ, Can, BA, 1898; Cong Coll of Can, grad 1899; Princeton Theol Sem, BD, 1915. ord Cong, Montreal, Que, Can, May, 1899; entered US fellowship, 1905. p Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, Can, 1899-1902; Frome, Ont, Can, 1902-05; West Glover (formerly Glover) , Vt, 1905-10 ; East Rochester ch , West Wareham, Mass, 1910-1 1 ; West Charleston, Vt. 1911-14; Essex, NY (Presb), 1915-17; East Fairfield & Fairfield, Vt. 1917-20; Johnson, Vt, 1920-24; Franklin, Vt, 1924-28; New Haven, Vt, 1928-34; Tamworth, NH, 1935-36. m Edith Blanche Bond. Mon- treal, Que, Can, 1899; 2 ch, Hermon Russell, Gwen Bond (Holton). d Calgary, Alberta, Can, Jan 7, 1947.
Ross, Clifton Hayward, h New Bedford, Mass, Aug 8, 1901. ed Bangor Theol Sem, 1921-23; Spring- field (Mass) Int YMCA Coll, BS, 1927; Hartford Sem Found, BD, 1933. ord Cong Chr, Abington, Conn, Nov 3, 1933. V Abington, Conn, 1933-35; North Woodstock, Conn (sup), 1937-40; West End ch, Bridge- port, Conn, 1942-47. Exec sec, Matinecock Neighborhood House, Locust Valley, NY, 1927-29; recreation supt, Belleville, NJ, 1930-31; supv. Welfare Dept, Killingly, Conn, 1935-37; investigator, Day Kimball Hosp, Putnam, Conn, 1938-42. m Marie L Croshaw, Brooklyn, NY, 1934; 3 ch, Albert Paine, Eleanor Su- zanne, Donald Clifton, d Bridgeport, Conn, Apr 25, 1947.
Rowe, Alvin Garrett, ord Meth, Emporia, Kans, 1931; entered Cong Chr fellowship, 1941. p Logan Hts ch, San Diego, Cal, 1941-43. d San Diego, Cal, Mar 18, 1947.
Ru/zian, Sarkis Vartivar, h Hadjin, Turkey, Mar 15, 1886. ed St Paul's Inst, Tarsus, Turkey, grad 1903; Am Int Coll, 1911; Auburn Theol Sem, grad 1914. ord Cong, 1912; entered US fellowship, 1945. p Sis ch, Hadjin, Turkey, 1910-15; Alexandretta, Asia Minor, 1915. Bus, Philadelphia, Pa, 1921-47. m, 1 dau, Bessie, d Philadelphia, Pa, July 13, 1947.
Sanders, WiUlam Henry, h Tellippallai, Jaffna, Ceylon, Mar 2, 1856. ed Williams Coll, BA, 1877; Hartford Theol Sem, grad 1880. hon degree, DD, Williams Coll, 1912. ord Cong, Williamstown, Mass, June 8, 1880. My, ABCFM, West Central Africa, 1880-1930. author, translated into Umbundu lang. Gospel of John, 1888 & Pilgrim's Progress, 1904; translated Joshua to Kings II, 1916; compiled Umbundu-English Dictionary (with W E Fay), m Mary Jane Mawhir, Bailundo, Angola, West Africa, 1882 (d 1891); 1 dau, (d 1885) ; m 2nd, Sarah Bell, Benguela, Angola, West Africa, 1893; 3 sons, Marshall Thomas, Keyes Danforth, Waiter Bagster (d 1903). d Wilminston, Del, May 30, 1947.
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Scholl, Louis Emmett, 6 Waterloo, Ind, Sept 27, 1877. ed Univ of Kans. ord Cong, Seattle, Wash, June 9, 1913. p Index, Wash (lie), 1903-05; Clear Lake & McMurray, Wash (lie), 1905-07; Index, Wash (lie) (2nd pas), 1907-08. Bus, 1934-37. m Lena Gunn, Snohomish, Wash, 1904; 8 ch (1 dau, d 1941). d Seattle, Wash, Jan 30, 1947.
Schurr, Daniel G, h Grimm, South Russia, Dec 13, 1881. ed Wilton Coll, Iowa, grad 1902; Chicago Theol Sem, grad 1905. ord Cong, Java, SD, June 8, 1905. p Andreas ch & Friedensthal ch & Israels ch & Johannes ch & Johannesthal ch, Java, SD, 1905-08; Salem ch, Lincoln, Neb, 1908-13; Ger ch, Scottsbluff, Neb, 1913-15; Ger ch, & New Hope ch, Sutton & Sutton, Neb, 1915-19; Friedensfeld ch, & Hoffnungsburg ch & New Zion's ch, Parkston (now Wessington) & Salem ch & Zion's ch, Parkston, SD, 1920-21; 1st ch, Loveland, Colo, 1921-24; Bethelehem ch, Berthoud & Christus ch, Longmont, Colo, 1924-25; Ger ch, Scottsbluff, Neb (2nd pas), 1925-28; Zion ch, Cheyenne, Wyo, 1928-31; Bethesda ch, Antelope & Burt, ND, 1931-34; Emmaus ch, Carson & Hoffnungs ch, Elgin & Christus ch, New Leipzig, 1934-37 & Johannesthal ch, Elgin, ND, 1936-37; Bethesda ch (formerly Johannes ch), Java (2nd pas), 1937-39 & Eng-Gerch, Bowdle (formerly Friedensthal ch, Java), (2nd pas) & Salem ch, Leola& St Jacobi ch, Roscoe, SD, 1937-42; Bethune, Colo, 1944-46; Burt, ND (2nd pas), 1946-47. m Marie Grosz, Parkston, SD, 1902; 4 ch, Lydia (Hertz), Emil (d), Clara (Klein), Milton, d Mott, ND, Feb 1, 1947.
Scudder, William Waterbury, Jr. h Chittoor, South India, Oct 27, 1860. ed Princeton Univ, BA, 1882; Hartford Theol Sem, BD, 1885. hon degree, DD, Whitman Coll, Walla Walla, Wash, 1915. ord Cong, Alameda, Cal, Sept 4, 1885. p 1st ch, Alameda, Cal, 1885-1900; La Mesa, Cal, 1925-31. Supt, Home My Soc, Wash, No Ida & Alaska, 1901-16; trustee. Mills Coll, Oakland, Cal, 1901 & American Coll, Madura, India, 1925; supt. Wash Conf, 1910-16; mem, Bd of Overseers, Whitman Coll, Walla Walla, Wash, 1915; sec, Nat Council, Tercentenary Comm, 1916-19; asso sec, Nat Council, Boston, Mass, 1916-21; Boston & NY regional dir, Cong World Movement, 1919-21; dist sec, ABCFM, NY, 1921-25. author. Towards a World Religion, to Bertha North Wright, Glastonbury, Conn, 1885 {d 1941) ; 6 ch, Joy W, Beth N (d 1946), Kenyon J, Katherine W (Gray), Norman C, Faith, d Whittier, Cal, Feb 22, 1947.
Shaeffer, Grant Lincoln, 6 near Lebanon, Pa, Oct 24, 1863. ed Lebanon Valley Coll, Annville, Pa, BA, 1891; Union Bibl Sem, Dayton, Ohio, grad 1893; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1897. hon degree, MA, Lebanon Valley Coll, 1898. ord UB, Dayton, Ohio, May 7, 1893; entered Cong fellowship, 1898. p Pottstown, Pa (UB), 1893-94; Mountville, Pa (UB), 1894-96; Oxford, Conn, 1897-1903; West End ch, Bridgeport, Conn, 1904- 05; Brownington & Orleans (formerly Barton Landing), Vt, 1905-12; Lebanon, NH, 1912-15; Auburn, Cal, 1915-28. Supt of schs, Orleans, Vt, 5 yrs; state rep, NH, 1914-15. m Mary A Seltzer, Lebanon, Pa, 1893; 1 foster dau, Marion (Vinka). d Santa Cruz, Cal, Jan 13, 1947.
Shaw, Plato Ernest Oliver, 6 Athens, Greece, Apr 2, 1883. ed Didsbury Wesleyan Coll, Manchester, Eng, 1903-06; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1918; Columbia Univ, MA, 1919; Union Theol Sem, STM, 1920; Oxford Univ, (Eng) LittB, 1924; Edinburgh Univ, (Scot) PhD, 1935. ord Wes Meth, Lincoln, Eng, July 28, 1909; entered Cong Chr fellowship, 1939. p Fairfield ch, Buxton, Eng (Wes Meth), 1902-03; Rooden Lane ch, Manchester, Eng (Wes Meth), 1906-09; Raikes Parade ch, Blackpool, Eng (Wes Meth), 1909-13; Rusholme ch & Ladvbarn ch, Manchester, Eng (Wes Meth), 1913-16; Southport, Conn (ME), 1917-19; Groton Falls, NY (Presb), 1919-20; Abingdon, Eng, 1923-24; Boston Road ch. New York, NY (Wes Meth), 1925. Prof, Ch Hist, Wesley Coll, Grand Forks, ND, 1920-22; asso prof, Ch Hist, Hartford Theol Sem, 1925-35, prof, 1935-41. TO Rosemary Vincent, New York, NY, 1930; no ch. d New York, NY, Aug 4, 1947.
Sinclair, William, h Wick, Scot, May 10, 1874. ed Princeton Univ, BA, 1904; Hartford Theol Sem, 1904-06; Union Theol Sem, BD, 1907. ord Presb, Brooklyn, NY, June 26, 1907; entered Cong Chr fellow- ship, 1939. p Wolvendaal ch, Columbo, Ceylon (Ref), 1907-11; 1st ch, Yonkers, NY (Presb) (asst), 1911-13; Jay Gould Mem ch, Roxbury, NY (Ref), 1913-18; 1st ch, Noroton, Conn (Presb), 1918-24; Gorham, NH, 1924-42; Lincoln & North Woodstock, NH (F W Bapt), 1942-47. Sec, Coos & Essex (Vt) Min Asso, 1926-32; editor, Parker-Young Co (now Marcalus Mfg Co), Lincoln, NH, 1943-47. to Charlotte Steedman Young, Toronto, Ont, Can, 1913 (d) ; 5 ch, Elizabeth (d), George Innis (d), Robert Young, William, Jr, John Harris Johnstone (d). d Lincoln, NH, Nov 23, 1947.
Small, Charles H, h Griggsville, 111. ed Yale Div Sch, BD, 1885. ord Cong, Washington, DC, Nov 2, 1886. p Bethany ch, Westville Station, Conn (lie), 1885; Mt Pleasant ch, Washington, DC, 1886-94 (or- ganized ch) ; Hudson, Ohio, 1894-99; 1st ch, Springfield, Ohio, 1899-1904; 1st ch, Jamestown, NY, 1909-17 Sandusky, Ohio, 1917-27; Plymouth ch, Cleveland, Shaker Hts, Ohio (asso), 1926-30. Sec & treas. Home My Soc, Ohio, 1904-08 & supt, 1908-09; prof, Schauffler My Training Sch, 1906-09. author Cornerstones of Faith, d Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 1947.
Smith, James Robert, b Fulton Co, 111, Feb 15, 1862. ed Morris (111) Normal & Scientific Sch, grad 1883; Knox Coll, Galesburg, 111. hon degree, DD, Knox Coll, 1905. ord Cong, Hennepin, 111, Nov 1, 1892. p Hennepin, 111, 1892-93; Blue Island, 111, 1893-95; Pilgrim ch. West Superior (now Central ch, Superior), Wis, 1895-1903; Quincy, 111, 1903-15; People's ch, St Paul, Minn, 1915-19; Hough Ave ch (now Euclid Ave ch), Cleveland, Ohio, 1932-34; Ironton, Ohio, 1934-36; Payson, 111, 1936-40. Sec, Ch Bldg Soc, 1919-30. m Jessie Lawrence, Gilson, 111, 1887 (d); 2 sons, Zens L, Paul S; to 2nd, Melita A Hosack, Howell, Mich, 1932. d Fredericktown, Ohio, July 9, 1947.
Snow, Walter Austin, 6 Austinburg, Ohio, Sept 13, 1872. ed Ohio State Univ, Columbus, grad 1898; Chicago Theol Sem, grad 1900. ord Cong, Minneapolis, Minn, Sept 5, 1900. p Oak Park ch, Minneapolis, Minn, 1900-05; People's ch, St Paul, Minn (asso), 1905-06; Ellis, ND, 1906-07; Glenwood, Minn, 1907-09; Livingston, Mont, 1909-10; Danville, Iowa, 1934-38; Rock Creek, Ohio, 1938-40. Gen sec. State SS Asso, ND, 1910-16 & WVa, 1916-22; field rep, David C Cook Publishing Co, Elgin, 111, 1922-31 & Standard Publishing Co, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1931-34. to Ella May Morris, Austinburg, Ohio, 1899 (d 1940); no ch. d Ashtabula, Ohio, Jan 18, 1947.
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Stapleton, John, 6 New Castle-on-Tyne, Eng, Mar 25, 1873. ed Oberlin Coll, BA, 1905. hon degree, DD, Elon Coll. ord Cong, Harrison, Mich, June 16, 1896. p Harrison, Mich (lie), 1894-96; Conklin & La- ment, Mich, 1896-99; North Ridgeville, Ohio, 1899-1901; Kinsman St ch, Cleveland, Ohio, 1901-07; Imman ch, Brooklyn, NY, 1907-11; South Norwalk, Conn, 1911-18; Chatterton Hill ch. White Plains, NY, 1921-26; Frankford ch, Philadelphia, Pa, 1928-39, p em, 1939-47. World War I, YMCA, Camp McClellan, Ala, 1918-19; rep, Int YMCA, 1920-21; lee, Talladega Theol Sem, 1925-26; regional sec, Comm on Mis, SE dist, Washington, DC, 1926-27. to Nancy Ryan, Iowa, 1894 (d 1942) ; 1 dan, Elizabeth (Stokes), d Norwalk, Conn, Feb 27, 1947.
Steele, William B, b Glasgow, Scot, Oct 10, 1892. ed Chicago Theol Sem, grad 1921. ord Cong, Plym- mouth, 111, Oct 11, 1921. p Grand Ave ch, Chicago, 111 (lie asst), 1917-19; Homer ch, Loekport, 111 (lie), 1919-21; Plymouth & Whiteflock ch, Plymouth, 111, 1921-23; Plymouth ch, Chillicothe, 111. 1923-27; Speer & Toulon, 111, 1927-35; Highland, 111, 1935-46; Malta, 111, 1947. to Iva Baird, Davenport, Iowa, 1919; 1 son, Roger William, d Malta, 111, Sept 22, 1947.
Stemen, John Andrew, 6 May 30, 1853. ed Ohio Wesleyan Univ, BA, 1880, MA; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1885. ord Cong, Waseca, Minn, Feb 3, 1886. p Waseca, Minn, 1885-89; East St ch, St Paul, Minn (Presb), 1889-92; Como Ave ch, Minneapolis, Minn, 1892-98; Viroqua, Wis, 1898-1906; Frame Mem ch, Stevens Pt, Wis (Presb), 1906-18; Winnebago, Wis (Presb) (sup), 1918-19; West Rushville, Ohio (Presb), 1919-21; supplied Presb chs in Ohio: Logan, Lancaster, Mt Sterling, Columbus, New Lexington, Amesville, Amanda. TO, (d 1917); 2 ch, Helen S (Ruder), William R. d Bremen, Ohio, Dec 10, 1946.
Strayer, Charlton Bates, 6 Edesville, Md, Jan 5, 1874. ed Baltimore City Coll, grad; Western Md Coll, Westminster, BA, 1893, MA; Baltimore Law Sch, LLB, 1896; Yale Div Sch, 1902-06. ord Meth Prot, Balti- more, Md, Sept, 1898; entered Cong fellowship, 1902. p Mechanicsburg, Ohio (Meth Prot), 1897-1902; Green's Farms. Conn, 1902-13; Bedford Pk eh. New York, NY, 1913-19; Roxbury, Conn, 1937-40. Asso editor, Leslie's Weekly, 1906-23; editorial wk. Inter Ch World Movement, 1919-22 & Cong Tercentenary Funds for Min, 1920-23; finan mgr, Norwalk (Conn) Gen Hosp 1923-25 & supt, 1925-33; tea, Bus Eng, Strayer's Bus Coll, Philadelphia, Pa, 1941-42; admin staff. Red Cross Fund Campaign & Salvation Army Fund Campaign, Philadelphia, Pa, 1943-47. m Gertrude May Veasey, Pocomoke City, Md, 1900; 2 ch, Charlton Bevan, Jennie Gertrude (Ray) (d). d Ardmore, Pa, July 4, 1947.
Struthers, Alfred Luther, b Millbury, Mass, Jan 15, 1860. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1887; Hartford Theol Sem, grad 1890. ord Cong, Minneapolis, Minn, Nov 2, 1890. p Central Mis, Minneapolis, Minn (indep), 1890-91; Mazeppa & Zumbro Falls, Minn, 1891-94; Gardiner ch. South Gardiner, 1894-1903 & Pittston, Me, 1899-1903; Alfred, Me, 1903-10; Townsend, Mass, 1910-22; West Brookfield, Mass, 1922-30; Goshen, Mass, 1931-37. Curator, Zoological Museum, Syracuse (NY) Univ, 1930-31. m Carrie Elizabeth Hardy, Nelson, NH, 1890 (d 1947); 4 ch, Parke Hardy, Marguerite (Howard), Francis William, Charlotte Mary (Jones), d Nelson, NH, Mar 12, 1947.
Swengel, Amon Wilmer, b Snyder Co, Pa, July 27, 1858. ed Central Pa Coll (now Albright Coll), Reading; Union Theol Sem. ord Evang, Lockhaven, Pa, Mar 3, 1881; entered Cong fellowship, 1892. p Carlisle (Evang) & Dillsburg (Evang) & Highland Mis, Bradford Co, Pa (Evang), 1882-92; Centreville & Riceville, Pa, 1892-95; Twinsburg, Ohio, 1895-98. Ins & real estate, Harrisburg, Pa. m Sara Elizabeth La- Rue, York Co, Pa, 1890; 1 dau, Hope LaRue. d Harrisburg, Pa, Oct 19, 1945.
Thomas, Evan, b Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales, Aug 25, 1853. ed Denison Univ, Granville, Ohio, BS, 1876; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1880. hon degree, ED, Univ of Vt, 1931. ord Cong, Vershire, Vt, Aug 28, 1883. p Vershire, Vt, 1880-89; Ludlow & Plymouth eh, Tyson (now Tyson ch, Ludlow), Vt, 1889-93; Essex Junc- tion, Vt, 1899-1905. Mgr, Vt Tribune, Ludlow, 1893-98; sec, Vt Conv & consulting editor. The Congrega- tionalist, 1901-08; prof, Mech & Math, Univ of Vt, 1906-28, prof em, 1928-47. m Inez M Derby, Vershu-e, Vt, 1889. d Burlington, Vt, Sept 3, 1947.
Thrall, William Herbert, b Kewanee, 111, Feb 25, 1854. ed Knox Coll, Galesburg, 111, 3 yrs; Amherst Coll, BA, 1877; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1881. hon degree, DD, Redfield Coll Sem (now Yankton Coll Sch of Theol), 1903. ord Cong, Derby, Conn, May 20, 1881. p Chamberlain, SD, 1881-82 (organized ch); Armour SD, 1886-87 (organized ch);Tomah, Wis, 1887-89; Pleasant Hill & Pomona, Tenn, 1889-90; Redfield, SD, 1891-93; Brentford, SD, 1924-26; Canton, SD, 1926-28. Prin: Gregory Normal Inst, Wilmington, NC, 1882-84, Tougaloo (Miss) Coll, 1884-85, Pleasant Hill (Tenn) Acad, 1889-90; my. Home My Soc, Utah, 1885-86; supt, SD Conf, 1893-1921, asso, 1921-24, acting supt, 1928, supt em, 1929-47; treas, SD Conf, 1912-26. to Ella Frances Jewett, Pepperell, Mass, 1883 (d 1896); to 2nd, Clara Elizabeth Tucker, Pepper- ell, Mass, 1903; 2 sons, William Bowman, Herbert Edward, d Huron, SD, June 18, 1947.
Trout, William David, b near Indianapolis, Ind, Aug 1, 1870. ed Moores Hill Coll (now Evansville Coll) Ind, grad 1905; De Pauw Univ, Greencastle, Ind, 1 yr; Univ of Chicago, 1 yr. ord Meth, Kokomo, Ind, May, 1904; entered Cong fellowship, 1910. p Russiaville, Ind (Meth), 1898-1902; Cambridge City, Ind (Meth), 1902-07; Laramie, Wyo (Meth), 1907-10; Reno, Nev, 1910-18; Com ch, St Anthony, Ida (indep), 1918-20; Naches eh, Yakima, 1920-26 & Moxee City, Wash, 1922-23. Farming, Caldwell, Ida, 1926-47; 32° Mason. ?re Alice Frances Rice, Whiteland, Ind, 1907; 4 ch, David Barrel (d), Frank Burres (d), Margaret (d), Elinor Virginia, d Caldwell, Ida, Apr 17, 1947.
Vidoloff, Zaprian Dimiter, b Carnafolia, Bulgaria, July 10, 1882. ed Univ of Sofia, Bulgaria; Andover Theol Sem; Union Theol Coll, Chicago, III, ThB; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1937. ord Cong Chr, Chicago, 111, Dec, 1931. p Tchirpan, Bulgaria (Bapt), 1 yr; Sofia, Bulgaria (Bapt), 5 yrs. Founder & organizer, American- Bulgarian Good Neighbor League; sec. Royal Bulgarian Legation, Washington, DC, 1921-23; my, Bulgarian Chr Union ch, Chicago, 111, 1924-47. to Anna Tchomoneva, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1912; 3 ch, Victor, Robert, Ruth (Rowe). d Chicago, 111, June 10 1947.
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Walsh, Charles Ernest, 6 Halifax, Eng, Aug 28, 1873. ed Bangor Theol Sem, BD, 1913. ord Cong, Arion, Iowa, Sept 2, 1909. p Arion, Iowa, 1909-10; Patten, Me, 1913-17; East Brookfield & Williamstown, Vt, 1919-23; Princeton, Me, 1924-34. Fed Civil Service, War Dept, World War I, 1917-19; in bus, 1923-24. m Jessie Dole, Burnlejs Eng, 1897; 1 dau, Dorothy (Dalzell). d Camden, Me, Jan 16, 1947.
Watt, James Craig, & Canada, 1869. ed McGill Univ, Can, BA. ord Cong, ND, Nov, 1896. p Gardner & Rose Valley ch, Gardner, ND, 1896-99; Cummings, ND, 1899-1901; Adler & Niagara, ND, 1901-02; Michigan, ND, 1902-07; Hurd & Maxbass, ND, 1907-09; 1st ch, Gallup, NM, 1915-17; Neighborhood ch. Phoenix, Ariz, 1917-19; Crested Butte, Colo, 1921-23; Buffalo, Wyo, 192.3-26; Clara & Hedgesville & Judith Gap & Nihill & Rothiemay & Twin Coulee, Mont, 1926-27; Columbus, Mont, 1927-29. Ins bus. m; 2 sons, James Craig, Jr (d), Sheldon, d Phoenix, Ariz, Aug 24, 1947.
Weeden, William Orne, h Providence, RI, Apr 4, 1855. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1877; Andover Theol Sem, grad 1880, Advance Class, 1883, Resident Lie, 1888; Univ of Gottingen, Germany, 1880-81. ord Cong, Beatrice, Neb, July 1, 1885. p Beatrice, Neb, 1884-86; Springfield, Vt, 1888-90; Bushwick Ave ch, Brooklj-n, NY, 1890-91; Upper Montclair, NJ, 1891-94. In bus, Cleveland, Ohio, 1894-1900; dairy bus, Colorado Springs, Colo, 1910-12. m Caroline Doane, Charlestown, Mass, 1888 {d 1942) ; no ch. d Chula Vista, Cal, Jan 15, 1947.
Welsh, John Wallace, fe Elmira, NY, Feb 25, 1875. ed Winfield Coll, 1 yr; Northwestern Univ, BA, 1898, MA; Garrett Bibl Inst, Evanston, 111. hon degree, DD, Wheaton (111) Coll, 1926. ord Cong, Powhattan, Kans, Nov 16, 1897. p Hammond, Ind (lie), 1896-97; Comet ch, Powhattan & Powhattan, Kans, 1897-98; Carson ch, Fairview, 1898-99 & Fairview, Kans, 1898-1900; Park Ridge, 111, 1900-01; Plymouth Chap, 1st ch, Evanston, 111, 1901-03; Princeton, 111, 1903-10; Cal Ave ch, Chicago, 111, 1910-11; 1st ch. Mason City, Iowa, 1912-15; Elgin, 111, 1916-21; Wheaton, 111, 1921-26. Prof, Wheaton (111) Coll, 1921-26 & acting pres, 1926-27. TO Mary W Mowry, Newton, Kans, 1894; 3 sons, John Wallace, Jr, Evan Draper, Everett Meeris (d). d Newton, Kans, Apr 9, 1947.
Westenberg, Robert Campbell, h Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 20, 1869. ed Boston Univ Sch of Theol, grad 1897; Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, Ohio, PhD. ord Meth, Los Angeles, Cal, Sept, 1896; entered Cong fellowtehip, 1926. p Prospect Pk ch, Los Angeles, Cal (indep), 5 yrs; Woodland Ave ch, Cleveland, Ohio (indep), 5 yrs; Marshalltown, Iowa (Presb), 1909-13; 1st ch, Uxbridge, Mass, 1921-45, p em, 1945-46. Presb Bd of Temperance, 1913-21. m Donna Lee Taylor, San Diego, Cal, 1895; 3 dau, Dorothy Lee (Hill- berg), Roberta (Mac Farlane), Marion (Bramhall). d Southwick, Mass, Feb 22, 1946.
Wheelock, Albert Henry, 6 Leominster, Mass, Dec 6, 1859. ed Bangor Theol Sem, grad 1888. ord Cong, Topsham, Me, July 3, 1888. p Topsham, Me, 1888-90; Hingham, Mass, 1890-93; Millis, Mass, 1893- 1903; Pepperell, Mass, 1903-06; Marlboro, Mass, 1900-16; Needham, Mass, 1916-22; Auburn, Mass, 1922-35, p em, 1935-47. Chap, Mass State Grange, 1902-46. to Mary E Wood, Garland, Me, 1888; 3 ch, Ruth W (Maxwell), Arthur Stanley, Marion W (Stickney). d Worcester, Mass, May 6, 1947.
Willmott, Benjamin A, 6 London, Eng, Nov 16, 1867. ed Bangor Theol Sem, BD, 1896. ord Cong, Lee, NH, July 1, 1896. p Lee, NH, 1896-1900; Townsend, Mass, 1900-06; 1st ch, Lowell, Mass, 1906-12; Bethany ch, Quincy, Mass, 1912-15; Walnut Ave Imman ch (now Eliot ch), Boston, Roxbury, Mass, 1915- 24; 1st ch, Athol, Mass (acting, 1924), 1925-30; Pilgrim ch, Leominster, Mass, 1932-37. Mod, Mass Conf, 1928-29. TO Alice L Upton, Bath, Me, 1896; 1 son, John, d Northampton, Mass, Nov 20, 1947.
Wilson, John Wilbert, 6 near Northfield, Minn, Oct 15, 1865. ed Carleton Coll, Northfield, Minn, BA, 1888, MA, 1891; Chicago Theol Sem, BD, 1891. hon degree, DD, Ripon (Wis) Coll, 1919. ord Cong, Indian- apolis, Ind, May 5, 1891. p Mayflower ch (now 1st ch), Indianapolis, Ind, 1891-97; 1st ch. Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1897-1901; Lake Geneva, Wis, 1901-13; Ripon, Wis, 1913-22; Appleton, Wis (asst), 1937-46, assl p em, 1946-47. Supt, Eastern Dist, 1922-27, field supt, 1927-37, part time pas-at-large. Wis Conf, 1937-47. author, Results of the Higher Criticism, 1899. m Annie G Allen, Red Wing, Minn, 1891 (d) ; 2 ch, John Allen, Frances G; to 2nd, Mrs Mary R Allen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1902; 1 stepson, Clyde J Allen, d Appleton, Wis, Apr 4, 1947.
Woodman, George Edwin, 6 Chelsea, Mass, Nov 22, 1873. ed Bowdoin Coll, BA, 1912. ord Cong, Monmouth, Me, Sept 15, 1898. p Monmouth, Me, 1898-1903; West Dover & Wilmington, Vt, 1903-06; Monmouth, Me (2nd pas), 1906-09; 1st ch, Freeport, Me, 1909-13; Shirley, Mass, 1913-16; West Boylston, Mass, 1916-26; 1st ch, Milton, Mass, 1920-35; Chr ch. Rye, NH, 1937-42, p em, 1942-47; Duxbury, Mass (interim), 1942-44. Boy scout master. West Boylston, Mass, 5 yrs; sec, YMCA, Camp Devens, Mass, World War I, 1917-18. to Ardella May Soule, Portland, Me, 1896 {d 1934); 3 ch, Edwin Paul, Ruth May (Stanley), Priscilla Alden (Fisher) ; to 2nd, Alice Josephine Hopkins, Minneapolis, Minn, 1935. d Eustis, Fla, May 18, 1947.
Woodworth, Arthur Vyne, b Grinnell, Iowa, Aug 21, 1872. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1893; Yale Div Sch, BD, 1900. ord Cong, Manvel, ND, Jan 21, 1901. p Manvel & Olivet ch, Manvel, ND, 1900-05; Grand- view, Tenn, 1905-13; Harwinton, Conn, 1913-16; West Brattleboro (now West ch, Brattleboro), 1916-25 & Guilford ch, Brattleboro, Vt, 1918-25; East Derry, NH, 1925-30; Alton, NH, 1930-38; Mclndoe Falls, Vt, 1938-47; Westminster West, Vt, 1947. Prin, Grandview (Tenn) Normal Inst, 1905-13; dir, Vt Conf, 1919-20. TO Emma Judson Hall, Cheshire, Conn, 1901; 6 ch, Arthur Hall, Helen Ames (Gwin), Caryl Esther (Hubbell), Charles Hurlbut, Marjorie Ruth (Herter), Charlotte Jean, d University Park, Md, Dec 23, 1947.
Woolworth, William Sage, 6 Westfield, Mass, Jan 11, 1859. ed Amherst Coll, BA, 1880; Union Theol Sem, 1887-89; Cliicago Theol Sem, BD, 1890. ord Cong, Wymore, Neb, Oct 7, 1890. p Wymore, Neb, 1890- 91; Helchertown, Mass, 1891-94; Forest Ave ch (now Morrisania ch). New York, NY, 1894-98; Jamesport, NY, 1898-1901; Clinton Ave ch (now Cadmau Mem ch), Brooklyn, NY (asst), 1901-13; Tallman, NY,
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1913-15; Redding, Conn, 1915-18; Aquebogue, NY, 1918-22; Liberty Hillch (later Exeter-Liberty Hillch), Chestnut Hill, Conn, 1922-24. Curator, Historical House, Wallingford, Conn, several yrs. m Katharine A Beam, Brooklyn, NY, 1890; 2 ch, William Sage, Jr, Anna B (Hull), d Greenwich, Conn, Jan 10, 1947.
Yaeger, Edward John, b Philadelphia, Pa, Aug 4, 1876. ed Coll of Pedagogy, Philadelphia, Pa, grad 1899; Union Theol Sem, grad 1905. ord Cong, Weymouth, Mass, Dec 5, 1906. p 1st ch, Weymouth Hts, Mass, 1906-21; Saugus, Mass (acting, 1921-22), 1922-28, (2nd pas) 1931-39. to Mrs Adelaide'M Leighton, Lynn, Mass, 1939; 2 stepdau, Lois E (Morse), Marjorie (Ash), d Saugus, Mass, Oct 15, 1947.
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THE COMMITTEE FOR WAR, VICTIMS AND RECONSTRUCTION
289 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
Albert Buckner Coe, D.D., Chairman John Curry Walker
R. Wilbur Simmons \ Vice-Chairmen
William Robert Hodgson
Kirk Smith, Chairman, Executive Committee Elbert A. Harvey, Treasurer Mrs. Edward T. Willson, Executive Secretary Lawrence M. Upton, Field Secretary
The Committee for War Victims and Reconstruction gratefully lists below contributions from churches and individual gifts received during the year January 10, 1947