Background
Hayden, Joel Babcock was born on February 12, 1888 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Johnson and Jessie Evelyn (Hinds) Hayden.
Hayden, Joel Babcock was born on February 12, 1888 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Johnson and Jessie Evelyn (Hinds) Hayden.
Preparatory education, Oberlin (O.) Academy. Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1909. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1912.
Doctor of Divinity, Western Reserve, 1928.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1912. Immigration fellow, Board National Missions, Presbyterian Church United States of America, in Russia and Poland, 1912-1913. Pastor Saint Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Maryland., 1914-1917, Woodland Avenue.
Member Headmasters Association, National Preparatory School Committee Young Men's Christian Association, Citizens Library Committee of Ohio. Member board directors American Relief for Czechoslovakia, Incorporated. Member Adult Education Association, Cleveland (president 1926-1927).
Member Board National Missions, Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1913-1930.
Member Boys Work Committee, International Young Men's Christian Association, 1935-1937. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa (Oberlin, 1909).
Clubs: University, City, Alathians.
Married Hazel Bernice Petty, June 15, 1912. Children: Mistress Jean Guarnaccia, Joel Babcock.