Background
Phelps, Arthur Stevens was born on January 23, 1863 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of S. Dryden (Doctor of Divinity) and Sophia Emilia (Linsley) P.
Phelps, Arthur Stevens was born on January 23, 1863 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of S. Dryden (Doctor of Divinity) and Sophia Emilia (Linsley) P.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1886, Bachelor of Divinity, 1889. Master of Arts, 1906. Doctor of Divinity, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, 1909.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1890. Pastor Immanuel Church, Denver, Colorado, 1890-1891, Central Church, Los Angeles, California, 1905-1912, First Church, Waterville, Maine, 1914-1920. Stated preacher First Church, San Francisco, 1920-1922.
Professor of history and influence of the English Bible public speaking.
Berkeley Baptist Division School, 1922-1925.
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle). World traveler and platform lecturer.
Married M. Blanche Stroud, June 17, 1890. Children: Mistress Celeste Osgood, Dryden Linsley.