Background
Roper, John Caswell was born on November 4, 1873 in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Thomas and Martha Angeline (Heustess) Roper.
Roper, John Caswell was born on November 4, 1873 in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Thomas and Martha Angeline (Heustess) Roper.
Bachelor of Arts, Wofford College, Spartanburg, 1896, Master of Arts, 1904. Bachelor of Science, College of Charleston, 1904. Doctor of Philosophy, University South Carolina., 1929.
Charles Pinkney, Margaret Frances. Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1896. Pastor Union, South Carolina., 1896-1898, Greer, 1898-1901, Charleston, 1901-1904, Darlington, 1904-1906, Abbeville, 1907.
Presiding elder Cokesbury district, 1907-1911.
Pastor Chester, 1911-1915. Rock Hill, 1915-1917, Main Street Church, Columbia, 1918.
Secretary mission, Methodist Episcopal Church, South 1918-1920, secretary education, 1921-1927. Pastor Green Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia, 1928-1929.
Saint Paul Church, Greenville, South Carolina., 1929-1933, Union, South Carolina., 1933-1934, Clinton, South Carolina., 1934-1938, Buford Saint Church, Gaffney, South Carolina., 1938-1942, York, South Carolina., 1942-1946.
First Church, Clover, South Carolina., 1946-1952, Sharon, South Carolina., since 1952. Acting professor education, Presbyterian College, Clinton, 1936, 38. Chairman board of education, Upper South Carolina.
Conference, 1926-1930, chairman Board of Temperance and Social Service of same, 1930-1934, chairman of Bible cause and Sabbath Observance, 1934-1938.
Delegate to General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1930. Chaplain South Carolina.
State Senate, 1929. Chairman Prohibition Promotion Movement in South Carolina., 1928.
Founder and first president Federation of Organisation for Temperance and Prohibition, South Carolina., 1931-1933. Member, vice president South Carolina.
State Constitutional Convention, 1933. Member board of managers Southern Christian Advocate 1930-1944.
President Inter-Church Movement in South Carolina. in Interest of Temperance, Social Service, Civic Righteousness, Prohibition and Church Company-operation, 1931-1948, president emeritus, since 1948.
Delegate at large Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to Federal Council of Churches, 1930-1934. Member International Relations Committee, since 1932. President of Legal Conference, The Incorporated.
Body of Upper South Carolina.
Convention, 1916-1945. (now Chairman of the Board of trustees, Upper South Carolina.
Conference). President South Carolina.
Epworth League, 1903-1905.
Member Kappa Sigma.; Mason, Odd. Clubs: Kiwanis, Rotary.
Married Edith Bulletin Moseley, June 14, 1898. Children: John Caswell (deceased), Sheldon Moseley, Olin Watson (deceased), Rufus Child, Julian Westfield, Doctor.