Background
Morrison, James Dalton was born on January 2, 1893 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. Son of James Bolton and Mary Jane (Nichols) Morrison.
Morrison, James Dalton was born on January 2, 1893 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. Son of James Bolton and Mary Jane (Nichols) Morrison.
Bachelor of Arts, McMaster University, Toronto, Canada, 1914. Bachelor of Divinity, Rochester (New York) Theological Seminary, 1921. Doctor of Divinity, McMaster University, 1940.
Ordained ministry Baptist Church, 1921. Pastor North Church, Camden, New Jersey, 1921-1927, Immanuel Church, Rochester, New York, 1927-1931, Central Church, Providence, Rhode Island, 1931-1940. Cornelius Woelfkin professor preaching, Colgate-Rochester Division School, since 1940.
Served as Lieutenant Canadian Army, 1916-1919, officer in charge Military Young Men's Christian Association activities, 1st Canada Infantry Brigade, in France, 1918-1919. Naturalized citizen of the United States, 1927. Trustee Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1929-1940.
Member Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of Northern Baptist Convention.
Member Committee on Worship, Federal Council Churches of Christ American. Member National Institute Social Sciences Compiled, edited Minister’s Service Book, for Pulpit and Parish Use, 1937.
Married Marion Ruth Wilder, October 5, 1921. Children: Mary Elizabeth, George Robert, James Dalton, Marion Ruth, Patricia Annual.