Background
Hanley, Elijah Andrews was born on May 26, 1871 in at Prairie Creek, Indiana, United States. Son of Calvin and Susie (Piety) Hanley.
Hanley, Elijah Andrews was born on May 26, 1871 in at Prairie Creek, Indiana, United States. Son of Calvin and Susie (Piety) Hanley.
Bachelor of Arts, Franklin College, Indiana, 1895. A.M. from Brown U., 1896. University of Chicago, 1896-1901, fellow, 1898-1900.
Doctor of Divinity, Franklin College, 1903.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1901. Pastor East End Church, Cleveland, 1901-1907, First Church, Providence, Rhode Island, 1907-1911. President Franklin (Indiana) College, 1911-1917.
Pastor First Baptist Church, Rochester, New York, 1917-1921, First Baptist Church, Berkeley, California, 1921-1929. Pastor Park Church, St. Paul, 1929-1936. Research student Union Theological Seminary and Columbia, 1936-1938, University of Chicago since 1938.
Married Sarah Wallace Foster, of Indianapolis, June 24, 1903 (died January 7, 1926).; married second, Bessie Barton Tingley, New York, June 20, 1934. Children: Frances Foster, Ruth Elizabeth.