Background
Boddis, George was born on December 24, 1866 in Wolverhampton, England. Son of William Henry and Eliza (Littlewood) Boddis.
Boddis, George was born on December 24, 1866 in Wolverhampton, England. Son of William Henry and Eliza (Littlewood) Boddis.
Came to the United States, 1883. Preparatory education Pennington (New Jersey) Seminary. Special course in theology under’ private teachers 6 years.
Graduate Philadelphia School of Elocution and Dramatic Art, 1898.
Master of Arts, Potomac University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1912, later Doctor of Philosophy, South.T.D., Litt.D (Doctor of Laws, 1916).
Entered ministry of the M. East. Church, 1888. Pastor Elam, Millersville and Landsdowne, Pennsylvania. Joined Baptist Church, 1894.
Pastor Messiah Church, Philadelphia, 1894-1898, Coatesville, 1898-1905, Clarion, 1905-1907, 1st Church, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1907-1919, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, October 1, since 1919.
Instructor in university extension, Potomac University, since 1914, Philadelphia School of Bible, since 1921. Author: (brochures) Sonnets and Other Poems, 1887.
Plea for Foreign Missions, 1899. God’s Witness to Truth of His Word, 1910.
England and America, 1914.
Scriptural Doctrine of the Lord Second Advent, 1915. God’s Hand in American History, 1916. The Educational Value of the English Bible, 1923.
Evolution Versus Facts.
Contributor Poems and sacred songs. Home: Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Married Susan East. Beale, of Philadelphia, August 14, 1894 (she died July 23, 1920).