Where is crozer theological seminary

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Search form Search. Back to the King Encyclopedia. Crozer Theological Seminary. October 2, to May 28, Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter. King, Stride Toward Freedom , This entry is part of the following collection Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Samuel A. Crozer was named president, Horatio Gates Jones, secretary, and J. Lewis Crozer, treasurer. A constant benefactor of the Chester community, Mr.

Crozer's concern for the school was extraordinary. He visited the campus weekly and sometimes daily. When scholarship money was needed, he provided; when student housing was needed, he built it. The list could be extended infinitely. Something of the measure of the man is indicated in the fact that in 41 years he missed only two official board meetings. No mean accomplishment for a man, who managed a business, visited every major city in Europe and crossed the Atlantic Ocean over seventy times.

Crozer Theological Seminary began with a fine endowment. No Baptist seminary had ever started with so fine a gift or excellent a location. As a long time professor at Crozer, Henry Vedder, said "Crozer was born full-grown. Henry Griggs Weston, the choice, was an outstanding Baptist minister and educator. He brought age, stability and respect of all Baptists to the School. He served as president from until his death in at the age of The school always stood for the best in scholarship.

Early students were put through a rigorous schedule; learning Latin, Greek, Hebrew and almost memorizing their theological manuals. In later years, though the area was conservative Crozer's excellence in scholarship and objective research led it to become one of the leading classical liberal seminaries in the east.

Professors were chosen from among the best graduates of the University of Chicago. Lecturers came from Union, Yale and Harvard, Crozer's chosen peers. He was my 7 times removed cousin.

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