Background
Carstensen, Gustav Arnold was born on June 15, 1851 in Saint Croix, Danish West Indies. Son of George John Bernard and Mary Ann (Sempill) Carstensen.
Carstensen, Gustav Arnold was born on June 15, 1851 in Saint Croix, Danish West Indies. Son of George John Bernard and Mary Ann (Sempill) Carstensen.
Bachelor of Arts, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1873, Master of Arts, 1878, Doctor of Divinity, 1910. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary, 1876. Master of Arts, New York U, 1902.
Deacon and priest, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1876. Missionary, Saint John's Church, Elkhart, Indiana, 1876-1877. Rector Grace Church, Toledo, O., Christ Church, Meadville, Pennsylvania, Saint Paul’s Church, Erie, Pennsylvania, Saint Paul’s Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, Christ Church, Riverdale, New York, until 1917, Holy Rood Church, New York City, 1918 (emeritus).
General secretary Protestant Episcopal Church Congress in the United States, 1905-1920.
Chaplain 158th Regiment, Indiana Volumes, Spanish-American War.
Mason.
Married Mary Rutherford Thomas, January 17, 1877.