Background
Coover, Melanchthon was born on March 26, 1861 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Ann Margaret (Lindsay-Teeter) Coover.
Coover, Melanchthon was born on March 26, 1861 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Ann Margaret (Lindsay-Teeter) Coover.
Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania College, 1887, Master of Arts, 1890. Graduate Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1890. Doctor of Divinity, Franklin and Marshall College, 1905.
Doctor of Laws, Gettysburg College, 1923.
Howard R. Gold). Ordained to Lutheran ministry, 1890. Pastor Saint Paul’s Church, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1890-1901, Christ Church, Gettysburg, 1901-1904. Professor of English Bible, chaplain Gettysburg College, 1904-1905.
Professor New Testament exegesis and ecclesiastical history Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, 1905-1916, professor New Testament language, literature, theology, 1916-1926, emeritus.
Member of the board Lutheran Public Society, General Synod, 1908-1915, of America Section International Sunday School Lesson Committee, 1908-1914. Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Lucy May Moses, September 3, 1891. Children: Donald Bruce, Margaret (wife of Review.