Howard Vernon Yergin

Background

Yergin, Howard Vernon was born on September 4, 1885 in Jordan, New York, United States. Son of Review Vernon Noyes and Harriet Adell (Swetland) Yergin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1908. Bachelor of Divinity, Auburn, (New York) Theological Seminary, 1913. Immigrant fellow Presbyterian Board of Home Missions in Italy, 1913-1914.

Career

Ordained to ministry of Presbyterian Church, May 8, 1913. Travel fellowship, Italy 1913-1914.

Director Boyle Memorial Centre, St. Louis, Missouri, 1914-1918. Executive American Parish, Presbyterian, New York, New York, 1918-1924. Lecturer on Immigration, Teachers College, Columbia, 1918-1922.

Pastor Church of the Covenant, New York City, 1924-1936. Executive Synod of New York (state) 1936-1949. Secretary for field service, Presbyterian Board National Missions since 1949.

Representative, Italy, The World Council of Churches, 1946. Director Auburn Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to religious periodicals.

  • Growing as Jesus grew: Twenty-five lessons for the daily vacation Bible school

Membership

Member New York State Council of Churches (president 1938-1942, vice president since 1946), American Waldensian Aid Society (president). Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ida Flohr, May 13, 1913 (deceased. Children: Gladys (Mistress S. Arthur Voelker), Ruth, Helen (Mistress Lowell H. Brown), Alice (Mistress Raymond Zacchera), Howard Vernon, Paul Flohr.

child:

Gladys Yergin