Background
Stephens, John Vant was born on September 16, 1857 in Blackwells, near Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Willis Andrew and Mary Emily (Boyer) Stephens.
Stephens, John Vant was born on September 16, 1857 in Blackwells, near Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Willis Andrew and Mary Emily (Boyer) Stephens.
Student, Wabash College, Indiana, class of 1884. Bachelor of Arts, Lincoln (Illinois) College, 1884. Union Theological Seminary, 1884-1885.
Bachelor of Divinity, Cumberland Theological Seminary, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1886.
Doctor of Divinity, Trinity University, Texas, 1900.
1 son, John Vant. Ordained Cumberland Presbyterian ministry, 1880. Pastor Knoxville, Tennessee, 1886-1887, Chattanooga, 1888. Correspondent secretary Board Missions Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Saint Louis, 1889-1891.
Pastor, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1891-1894.
Professor history theology, Cumberland Theological Seminary, 1894-1910. Professor practical theology, 1910-1913, professor church history, 1913-1932, chairman faculty, 1925-1926, Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati.
Editor Missionary Record, Saint Louis, 1889-1891. Editor, Bible Study (magazine), Nashville, 1894-1898.
Member World’s Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893. Member Alliance Reformed Churches Holding Presbyterian System, 1896-1921. Member commission to prepare an intermediate catechism for Presbyterian Church.
Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle), Odd.
Married Willie H. Buchanan, January 31, 1888.