Background
Clark, John Lewis was born in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Milton and Sarah Ann (Lee) Clark.
Clark, John Lewis was born in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Milton and Sarah Ann (Lee) Clark.
Bachelor of Arts, Lincoln (now James Millikin) University, Lincoln, Illinois, 1891. Master of Arts, New York University, 1892. Union Theological Seminary, 1894.
Ordained Cumberland Presbyterian ministry, 1890. Student pastor Cuyler Chapel, Brooklyn, 1892-1895. Assistant pastor Marble Collegiate Church, New York, 1895-1898.
Pastor 1st Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 1898-1900.
Moderator Chicago Presbytery, also commissioner to General Assembly, 1899. Associate pastor 4th Presbyterian Church, New York 1901, Bushwick Avenue Congressional Church, Brooklyn, since 1906.
Secretary, treasurer Alpha Chapter Patriotic League of America, 1895-1898. Secretary New York Anti-Saloon League, 1900-1910.
Secretary Executive Committee 20th Century National Gospel Campaign, 1901-1902.
President Bushwick-Ridgewood-Glendale Ministers Association. Member board of managers American Tract Secretary. Member board directors Brooklyn Bible Society Chaplain Veterinary Association, 13th Regiment and 245th Central America, New York National Guard.
Member American Society Comparative Religions, Delta Upsilon. President New York Classis, 1897. Mason, Chaplain Long Island Grotto, Knight of Pythias, Modern Woodman.
Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Clergy, Congregational.
Married Marie Louise Campman, June 2, 1894.