Background
Bowen, Cawthon Asbury was born on December 25, 1885 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Asbury and Alice (Cawthon) Bowen.
Bowen, Cawthon Asbury was born on December 25, 1885 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Asbury and Alice (Cawthon) Bowen.
Student Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1902-1904, Doctor of Divinity, 1927. Bachelor of Arts, Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, 1906. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1908.
Post-graduate study Northwestern University, summer 1921.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1908. Pastor successively Stevenson, Birmingham and Dadeville, Alabama, till 1914. President North. Alabama Epworth League, 1912-1913.
Professor religious education, Woman’s College of Alabama, Montgomery, 1914-1921, vice president, 1921.
Professor religious education, Millsaps College, 1921-1925. Chairman Mississippi Conference Sunday School Board, 1922-1930.
Associate South.S. editor Methodist Episcopal Church, South 1925-1930. President general Sunday School Council, 1926.
Member Executive Committee and educational commission Committee on Basic Philosophy and Policies, International Council Religious Education (chairman group lesson committee.
V. chairman educational program Member advisory board Standard Bible committee. Chairman of Commission graded series).
Graded Lesson Syndicate, Leadership Training Public Association.
Secretary editorial department General Board Christian Education, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1930-1940, executive editor church school publications Methodist Church, since 1940. Chairman Mississippi Conference Board of Christian Education, 1930-1936.
Member Council of Churches of Christ in the United States.
Member Religious Education Association. Member Uniting Conference Methodist Churches, 1939. Member General Conference and South.E. Jurisdictional Conference, Methodist Church, 1940-1948.
Member Executive Committee Federal Council of Churches.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma, Pi Gamma Mu, Theta Phi. Clubs: Calumet (Vanderbilt University), Belle Meade Country (Nashville).
Married Nellie Virginia Sloss, June 16, 1910. Children: Sarah Virginia (deceased), Cawthon Asbury.