Background
Hamilton, John Taylor was born on April 30, 1859 in Antigua, West Indies. Son of Review Alan and Jane (Taylor) Hamilton.
Hamilton, John Taylor was born on April 30, 1859 in Antigua, West Indies. Son of Review Alan and Jane (Taylor) Hamilton.
Pre. education Moravian boarding school, Fulneck, England. Graduate Moravian College, Pennsylvania, 1875, Moravian Theological Seminary, 1877. Doctor of Divinity, Lafayette College, 1901.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Moravian College, 1928.
Teacher Nazareth Hall, 1877-1881. Pastor Second Moravian Church, Philadelphia, 1881-1886. Resident professor Moravian College and Theological Seminary, 1886-1903, president, 1918-1928, president emeritus, since 1928.
Member Moravian Mission Board, Herrnhutt, Germany, 1903.
Bishop Moravian Church, since 1905. President general Executive Board, 1914-1932, now dean of bishops Moravian Church, United States Associate editor The Moravian, 1883-1893, sole editor, 1893-1894, 97, 99.
Member administrative board Moravian Church North., 1898-1903. Secretary Society for Propagating the Gospel, 1886-1898, 1902, 03.
Author: History of the Moravian Church in the United States (American Church History series), 1895.
A History of the Moravian Church During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, 1900. A History of Moravian Missions, 1901. Twenty Years of Pioneer Missions in Nyassaland, 1912.
The Recognition of the Episcopate of the Maravian Church by Acting of Parliament, in 1749, 1925.
The Contacts of the Moravian Church with the Iroquois League, 1931. Home: 1444 Main Saint, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Deceased.
Member Moravian Mission Board, Herrnhutt, Germany, 1903.
Married Cecilia Elizabeth Beck, June 7, 1886 (died, 1944). Children: Mistress Constance Beck, Martin, Arthur Beck, Kenneth Gardiner.