Background
Mcalpine, Charles Alonzo was born on February 7, 1874 in at Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Alonzo and Eliza Jane (King) Mcalpine.
Mcalpine, Charles Alonzo was born on February 7, 1874 in at Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Alonzo and Eliza Jane (King) Mcalpine.
Graduated from the high school, Mansfield, 1890. Worcester Academy, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Harvard, 1901.
Graduate Rochester Theological Seminary, 1904. Bachelor of Divinity, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1904. Pastor Bronson Avenue Church, Rochester, New York, 1904-1907. Secretary Baptist Missionary Convention, New York, 1907-1913.
Field secretary Pacific Baptist Theological Union, 1915-1916. Director Daily Vacation Bible Schools, Northern Baptist Convention, 1916-1918. Director publicity, Northern Baptist Laymen, 1918-1919.
Director advisory General Board of Promotion, N.B.C., 1919-1921. Director publicity American Bible Society, 1920-1921. Became president Church Service, Inc., 1922.
Acting secretary American Bible Society, 1927-1928. Extension director Baptist Institute for Christian Workers, 1928-1929. Pastor Lefferts Park Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1930-1937.
Minister at large, 1937-1941. Acting pastor Fulton Avenue Baptist Church, New York, 1941-1942. Pastor Ascension Baptist Church, New York, since 1943.
Chaplain Brooklyn Eastern State Hospital since 1940. Lecturer on religious publicity.
Author: Hogan and Hogan, 1914. The Pulpit Committee, 1916. Says Hogan, 1917
The Readers Bible, 1936.The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, 1937. Through the Bible in a Year, 1939. The Bible Log, 1942
also weekly feature articles in various publications under general title, “I Was Wondering,” 1919-1931, and miscellaneous articles in religions press.Editor of The Church Messenger, 1923-1928.
Member Pi Eta.; Member Board of Managers, Board of Education and Publication, Northern Baptist Convention.
Married Lunetta M. Briggs, September 7, 1904. Children: Paul Theodore, Halcyon Delight, Louise Rae, Elizabeth Marie.