Background
Mathews, Samuel Sherberne was born on June 3, 1847 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review Samuel Sherberne and Elisabeth Smith (Babcock) Mathews.
Mathews, Samuel Sherberne was born on June 3, 1847 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review Samuel Sherberne and Elisabeth Smith (Babcock) Mathews.
Took college studies pvtly. Hartford Theological Seminary, 1868-1869. Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland, 1870-1871.
Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1874.
University of Berlin, 1905-1906. (Doctor of Divinity, Redfield College, 1903).
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1874. Pastor Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1874-1875, Maynard, 1876-1878, Boylston Saint Church, Jamaica Plain, 1878-1887, Olivet Church, Wichita, Kansas, 1887-1888. Secretary New West Education Commission, 1888-1893.
Pastor Hanover Saint Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1895-1899, Danielson, Connecticut, 1899-1905.
Dean and treasurer Weston School for Girls, Boston, since 1906. Ednl. secretary People's Palace, Boston.
University secretary University of Humanity, New York, since 1909(training school for officers of the Salvation Army). President of the board of trustees H. M. Weston Trust.
President Wisconsin State South.S. Convention, and member International South.S. Committee, 1897-1899.
Delegate from Connecticut to National Council Congressional Churches, Des Moines, Iowa, 1904, et cetera
Member International
Married Anna Elvira Wright, April.