Background
Kern, John Adam was born on April 23, 1846 in Frederick Company, Virginia, United States. Son of Nimrod and Eliza (Bentley) Kern.
Kern, John Adam was born on April 23, 1846 in Frederick Company, Virginia, United States. Son of Nimrod and Eliza (Bentley) Kern.
Student of University of Virginia, 1868-1870. Doctor of Divinity, Washington and Lee, 1888.
Ordained Methodist Episcopal Church, South, ministry, 1867. Pastor at Baltimore, Washington, Alexandria, Virginia, and other places. Professor moral philosophy, 1886-1899, vice president, 1893-1897, president, 1897-1899, Randolph-Macon College.
Professor practical theology, Vanderbilt University, 1899-1914.
Professor Christian Institutions, Randolph-Macon College, 1914-1922. Author: The Ministry to the Congregation, 1897.
The Way of the Preacher, 1902. A Study of Christianity as Organized, 1910.
Vision and Power, 1915.
Married Virginia Eskridge, January 25, 1875.