Background
Garber, Paul Neff was born on July 27, 1899 in New Market, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel and Ida Alice (Neff) Garber.
Garber, Paul Neff was born on July 27, 1899 in New Market, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel and Ida Alice (Neff) Garber.
Bachelor of Arts, Bridgewater (Virginia) College, 1919. Student Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1919-1921. Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1921, Harrison fellow, 1922-1923, Doctor of Philosophy, 1923.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Simpson College.
Doctor of Divinity, Duke, Emory University. Doctor of Laws, Randolph-Macon College, Bridgewater College.
Doctor of Letters, Lycoming College, 1965.
July 1959); married second, Nina Fontana, April 27, 1963. Assistant instructor history University of Pennsylvania, 1921-1922. Instructor in history Brown University, 1923-1924.
Assistant professor of history Duke, 1924-1926, professor church history Division School, 1926-1972, registrar of school, 1928-1941, dean, 1941-1944.
Director Junaluska Summer School (affiliated with Duke), 1934-1940. Thirkield lecturer Gammon Theological School, 1941.
Southwestern lecturer Southwestern University, 1948. Jarrell lecturer Emory University, 1951.
Brown lecturer Randolph-Macon College, 1955.
Chairman Methodist Commision on Higher Education, Methodist Commision on Camp Activities. Vice president Methodist Board Education, Methodist communications of Chaplains. Chairman Board Education, Methodist Church, 1960-1964, member Commision on Promotion and Cultivation, 1960-1968, chairman Bicentennial History Commission, 1965-1966.
Member World Methodist Council.
Lamar lectures Wesleyan College, 1962. Ordained to the ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1926.
Bishop of The Methodist Church, 1944, assigned to Geneva (Switzerland) Area, 1944-1952, Richmond area 1952-1964, Raleigh 1964-1968. Active organizational affairs church, conferences, member committees and commissions on internal organization and interdenominational relations.
Member Methodist Commision on Chaplains.
President Association of Methodist history societies, 1940-1942. President International Methodist History Society Trustee Randolph-Macon College, Randolph-Macon Women's College. High Point College, Westminster Theological Seminary, Pfeiffer College, Louisburg College, Ferrum Junior College, Randolph-Macon Academy, American University, Wesley Theological Seminary.
Member American Society Church History, American History Association, Wesley History Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Phi, Tau Kappa Alpha, Theta Pi.
Married Orina Winifred Kidd, August 21, 1927 (deceased. Married second, Nina Fontana, April.