Background
Wray, Newton was born on October 30, 1854 in Shelby Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Isom and Miami (Bowen) Wray.
Wray, Newton was born on October 30, 1854 in Shelby Company, Indiana, United States. Son of Isom and Miami (Bowen) Wray.
Bachelor of Arts, De Pauw University, 1875. Bachelor of Divinity, Drew Theological Seminary, 1887, Doctor of Divinity, Taylor University, 1912.
Practiced law, Greenfield, Indiana, 1877-1879. City attorney, Greenfield, 1879. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1880.
Pastor Spiceland, Indiana, 1880-1882, Wolcottville and Rome City, Indiana, 1882-1884.
At Drew Theological Seminary, 1884-1887. Pastor Bedford, New York, 1887-1889, Lenox and Lenoxdale (Massachusetts), 1889-1891, Kensico and Armonk, New York, 1891-1894, Pleasantville, 1894-1896, Plattekill, 1897-1899, Montgomery, 1899-1902, Calvary Presbyterian Church, Lockport, New York, 1902-1903.
Evangelist, 1904-1905. Professor psychology and English literature, Collegiate Institute, Hackettstown, New Jersey, 1896-1897.
Professor theology, Hebrew, and ethics, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1906-1909.
Professor theology, Bible history, Greek New Testament and Christian apologetics, Taylor University, 1909-1929. Author: Church Fun and Finance, 1890. Must the Bible Go, 1916.
The Book of Job, a Biblical Masterpiece—Interpreted and Explained, 1929.
Things that Count—Studies in Life and Character, 1930. Also various widely distributed tracts.
Address: Taylor University, Upland, Indiana.
Married Mary Alma Gilbert, of Bainbridge, New York, November 15, 1892. Children: Ruth, Alma Gilberta, James Newton, Ida Winifred (deceased).