Background
Eusden, Ray Anderson was born on August 25, 1889 in Marne, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry John and Anne Spence (Bonner) Eusden.
Eusden, Ray Anderson was born on August 25, 1889 in Marne, Iowa, United States. Son of Harry John and Anne Spence (Bonner) Eusden.
Student Taber (Iowa) College, 1908-1911. Bachelor of Arts, Grinnell College, 1912. Bachelor of Divinity, cum laude, Yale, 1915.
Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1916.
Studied Kings College, London, England., 1919. Doctor of Divinity, Grinnell, 1931.
Professor philosophy, Kingfisher (Oklahoma) College, 1917-1918. Ordained Congressional ministry, 1920. Minister Plymouth Church, Lawrence, Kansas, 1920-1926, Eliot Church, Newton, Massachusetts, 1926-1959, minister emeritus, 1960-1971.
Pastor of the International Pulpit Exchange between Montreal and Boston, 1937.
Served with United States Department of Public Information, 1918. Member National Council Committee on Missions, 1921-1926. Member board directors Congressional Conference of Kansas, 1922-1926.
Member of board of managers Boston City Missionary Society.
Member Suffolk West Association of Congressional Churches. Member National Commision on Evangelism and Devotional Life of Congressional and Christian Churches, 1929-1939.
Member Society for Propagation of Gospel among the Indians and Others in North America. Member advisory council Euthanasia Society of America.
Member of the board of directors Massachusetts Council of Churches.
Member American Legion. Mason, Rotarian.; Clubs: Congregational, Monday, Iowa (Boston).
Married Marie Anna Dykstra, January 29, 1921. Children: John Dykstra, Ray Anderson, Junior.