Background
Elmore, Wilber Theodore was born on July 29, 1871 in Saint Charles, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerome H. and Emeline S. (Hall) Elmore.
Elmore, Wilber Theodore was born on July 29, 1871 in Saint Charles, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerome H. and Emeline S. (Hall) Elmore.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Nebraska, 1896, Master of Arts, 1897, Doctor of Philosophy, 1914. Bachelor of Divinity, Rochester Theological Seminary, 1900. Doctor of Divinity, Colgate, 1923.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1900. Missionary among the Telugus, in South. India, 1900-1914, also member of faculty Ramapatnam Theological Seminary. Pastor First Church, Hamilton, New York, 1915-1918, First Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1918-1925.
Professor comparative religions and Christian missions, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, since 1925.
With Young Men's Christian Association, World War. Author: The Dravidian Gods of Modern Hinduism, 1915.
Home: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Member of faculty Ramapatnam Theological
Married Maude Poucher Johnson, October 25, 1900. Children: Wilber Jerome (deceased), Rachel Emeline, Donald Theodore (deceased), Robert Hall.