Herbert Spaugh

Background

Spaugh was born in Salem (now Winston-Salem), North Carolina, the eldest of three sons of Rufus Armenius Spaugh (1865–1953) and Anna Louise (Hege) Spaugh (1872–1933).

Education

Spaugh graduated from Tinsley Military Institute in Winston-Salem in 1913, and from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1916 (he had earned extra credits at Tinsley, enabling him to graduate from college in three years).

Career

He earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Moravian Theological Seminary in 1924, and a Master of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1931. During World War I Spaugh served in the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Jackson (South Carolina).

Spaugh married Ida Brown Efird (28 November 1893-1810 December 1978) in Winston-Salem on 21 April 1920, his mother"s forty-eighth birthday.

In 1924, Spaugh became the first full-time minister of the Little Church on the Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina. He held that position for forty-two years.

He was a syndicated newspaper columnist whose work was carried in newspapers across the South. He also served as a trustee of Salem College and Moravian College, and was active in a number of ecumenical and civic organizations.

Spaugh died in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Works

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  • The Pathway to Contentment

    (SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)

  • Everyday counsel for everyday living ; and, The pathway to contentment
  • The pathway to a happy marriage