Benjamin Jay Bush

Background

Bush, Benjamin Jay was born on May 21, 1883 in Jenison, Michigan, United States. Son of Jacob P. and Margaret (Haminger) Bush.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1906, A.M., 1909. Graduate New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1909. Doctor of Divinity, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1917.

Career

Ordained to the ministry of the Reformed Church in United States of America, 1909. Pastor New Paltz, New York, 1909-1913, Reformed Church, West Hoboken, New Jersey, 1913-1916, Second Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Kentucky, 1916-1917, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Detroit, 1927-1945. Special lecturer on contemporary European history Macalester College, 1940-1950.

Interim minister Madison Company Larger Parish, North Carolina, 1949, 1st Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1951. Special areal representative World Council Churches, Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Spain, Portugal. Member Busey Institute Committee, 1944-1945.

Member reorganization committee Reformed Presbyterian Alliance, also member executive committee. Chairman U.P. Commission Christian Education in Kentucky, 1925-1927. Moderator Synod of Kentucky, 1925-1926, Synod of Michigan, 1935.

Membership

Member Busey Institute Committee, 1944-1945. Member reorganization committee Reformed Presbyterian Alliance, also. Member Governor’s Michigan Labor Mediation Board, 1937.

Member Mayor’s Interracial Committee of Detroit. Member Detroit Civilian Defense Committee Chairman Greater Detroit Intercultural Interracial. Member Board National Missions, Presbyterian Church, United States of America (Executive Committee).

President Detroit Council of Churches, 1942-1943. Vice president the Presbyterian (publn.). Republican.

Connections

Married Mae Julia Van Drezer, August 26, 1909 (died May 25, 1938).; married second, Mistress. Children: Marguerite Enid, Jay Luman, Robert Phillips.

Father:

Jacob P. Bush

Mother:

Margaret (Haminger) Bush

Spouse:

Mae Julia Van Drezer

Spouse:

Mistress

child:

Jay Luman Bush

child:

Robert Phillips Bush

child:

Marguerite Enid Bush