Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Aug. 14 | Born, Sonora, Calif. |
| 1913 | A.B., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1914 | Married Ruth Fisher (died 1975) |
| 1915 | S.T.B., Boston University, Boston, Mass. |
| 1916 | Ordained Methodist minister |
| 1916-1917 | Pastor, Poplar Methodist Church, Popular, Calif. |
| 1917-1927 | Founder, pastor, and director, Church of All Nations, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1919-1923 | Professor of social ethics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1926 | Member, American Delegation to Russia |
| 1927-1928 | Professor of practical theology, School of Theology, Boston University, Boston, Mass. |
| 1928-1932 | Secretary, World Peace Commission of the Methodist-Episcopal Church |
| 1928-1936 | President, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. |
| 1936 | Elected bishop, Methodist Episcopal Church |
| 1936-1939 | Bishop, Methodist Church, Omaha Area, Omaha, Neb. |
| 1939-1944 | Bishop, Methodist Church, Boston Area, Boston, Mass. |
| 1939-1944 | Chairman, Division of Educational Institutions, Board of Education of the Methodist Church |
| 1940-1948 | Chairman, Committee on Public Information of the Methodist Church |
| 1940-1956 | Secretary, Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church |
| 1942-1945 | Served on National War Labor Board as a special mediator in labor disputes |
| 1942-1945 | Member, Civilian Advisory Committee to the Secretary of the Navy |
| 1944-1946 | President, Federal Council of Churches |
| 1944-1952 | Bishop, Methodist Church, New York City Area, New York, N.Y. |
| 1944-1952 | President, Division of Foreign Missions, Board of Missions of the Methodist Church |
| 1945 | Chairman, Commission to Study Postwar Relief Conditions in Germany |
| 1945 | Official visitor for the Joint Chiefs of Staff to army and navy chaplains, Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
| 1946-1948 | Member, President's Committee on Higher Education |
| 1948-1954 | One of the presidents of the World Council of Churches |
| 1952-1960 | Bishop, Methodist Church, Washington, D.C., Area, Washington, D.C. |
| 1958 | President, Methodist Council of Bishops |
| 1963, Mar. 13 | Died, White Plains, N.Y. |