Background
Riney, Earl Alvin was born on May 3, 1885 in Vandalia, Missouri, United States. Son of John Alexander and Frances Eldora (Music) Riney.
Riney, Earl Alvin was born on May 3, 1885 in Vandalia, Missouri, United States. Son of John Alexander and Frances Eldora (Music) Riney.
Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1908, A.M., 1910. Bachelor of Divinity, University of Chicago, 1914. Doctor of Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, 1937.
Ordained to ministry of Baptist Church, 1903. Served as pastor at St. Joseph, Missouri, 1914-1920, Norman, Oklahoma, 1920-1922, Coffeyville. Kansas, 1922-1930, First Baptist Church, Waterloo, Iowa, 1930-1934, Roanoke Church, Kansas City, Missoury, 1934-1946.
Now retired and engaged in writing.
Member of the faculty of the Kansas Baptist Assembly. Member Executive Committee Kansas City Council Churches 1936-1945. Member Kansas City Baptist Association (member board 1935-1945), S.E. Kansas Baptist Association (chairman Associational Board, Executive Board), Kansas Baptist State Board, Kansas State S.S. Board, Iowa S.S. and State Board, 1928-1932, Iowa Baptist Assembly (faculty), Kansas City Associational Board, Philomathian Literature Society.
Mason (Shriner).; Clubs: Lions (Coffeyville).
Married Elizabeth Lyman Rowland, June 2, 1907. Children: Frances (deceased), Lyman Hassler.