Background
Spaulding, Clarence Arthur was born on September 24, 1886 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Edgar Alonzo and Mary (Sheerer) Spaulding.
Spaulding, Clarence Arthur was born on September 24, 1886 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Edgar Alonzo and Mary (Sheerer) Spaulding.
B.L., Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1907, Doctor of Divinity, 1919. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, University of Oxford, (Rhodes scholar), 1908-1911. Bachelor of Divinity, Auburn Theological Seminary, 1912.
Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church, 1912. Pastor Westminster Church, Pasadena, California, 1912-1917, First Church, Santa Barbara, California, 1919-1931, First Presbyterian Church, River Forest, Illinois, 1931-1945. Vice president Presbyterian College of Christian Education, Chicago, 1945-1949, Endeavor Presbyterian Church, Chicago, since 1949.
War work with Young Men’s Christian Association, 1917-1919. Moderator Presbytery of Santa Barbara, California, 1922-1923, Synod of California, 1930-1931. Member National communications of Presbyterian Church on Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage.
Member Presbyterian Board of National Missions. Trustee Chicago Presbytery. President Chicago Church Extension Board, 1933-1943.
V. chairman General Assemblies Committee of Five. Exchange preacher to England, 1935.
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Cleric, Union League (Chicago).
Married Mary Frances Pierre, December 31, 1912. Children: Clarence Arthur, Frederick Pierce, Carolyn Mary.