Background
Poling, Daniel Alfred was born on November 30, 1884 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Charles C. and Savilla (Kring) Poling.
Poling, Daniel Alfred was born on November 30, 1884 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Charles C. and Savilla (Kring) Poling.
Bachelor of Arts, Dallas (Oregon) College, 1904, Master of Arts, 1906. Student Lafayette (Oregon) Seminary. Graduate work, Ohio State University, 1907-1909.
Doctor of Laws, Albright College, 1916.
Doctor of Letters, Defiance College, 1921, Norwich University, 1952. Doctor of Divinity, Hope College, 1925.
South.T.D., Syracuse University, 1927. Doctor of Divinity, University of Vermont, 1934.
Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1937.
Doctor of Divinity, Phillips University, 1939. Doctor of Humane Letters, Bucknell University, 1946, Bates College, 1952, Clarkson College. Doctor of Humanities, Huntington College.
Doctor of Divinity, William Jewell College, 1960.
Prohibition candidate for governor of Ohio, 1912. Pastor of the Marble Collegiate-Dutch Reformed Church, New York, 1922-1930, Baptist Temple, Philadelphia, 1936-1948. Chaplain, Chapel of Four Chaplains, 1948 (Inter-faith Shrine).
Honorary life president World’s Christian Endeavor Union.
Chairman of the Board, editorial consultant Christain Herald. Corporator Presbyterian Ministers Life Insurance Fund.
Trustee Bucknell U. Member General War-Time Commission of the Churches.
Major Chaplain Officers’ Reserve. Received Silver Buffalo award, Boy Scouts of America.
Humanitarian award, Welcome Chapter, Pennsylvania Eastern Star, 1940. War Department award for conspicuous service as accredited war correspondent overseas theater of combat, 1946.
Medal of Merit, United States Government, 1947.
Benjamin Franklin award 1961. Order of Lafayette, 1961. Clergyman of the Year, Religious Heritage Association, 1963.
Ten Commandments award Order of Eagles, 1964.
Citation from the Government of Israel, 1965. President of the Greater New York Federation of Churches, 1926-1927.
General Synod Reformed Church American, 1929-1930.
Author: Mothers of Men, 1914. Huts in Hell, 1918
Learn to Live, 1923. What Men Need Most, 1923.
An Adventure in Evangelism, 1925. The Furnace (novel), 1925. John of Oregon (novel), 1926.
Radio Talks to Young People, 1926. Doctor Poling’s Radio Talks, 1927. The Heretic (novel), 1928.
Youth and Life, 1929. Between Two Worlds (novel), 1930. John Barleycorn His Life and Letters (novel), 1933.
Youth Marches, 1937
Fifty-two Story Sermons for Children, 1940. Opportunity Is Yours, 1946. A Treasury of Best-Loved Hymns, 1942.
A Preacher Looks at War, 1943. Your Daddy Did Not Die, 1944. A Treasury of Great Sermons, 1944 Faith is Power for You, 1950.
Prayers for the Armed Forces, 1950. The Glory and Wonder of the Bibel (with Doctor Henry Thomas). Your Questions Answered with Conforting Counsel.
Mine Eyes Have Seen, 1959. Jesus Says To You, 1961. He Came from Galilee, 1965.
Member American Legion, Military Order Foreign Wars, Newcomen Society. Mason (33 degree).; Clubs: National Press (Washington).
Married Susan Vandersall, September 25, 1906 (died July 1918). Married second, Lillian Diebold Heingartner, August 11, 1919.