Background
Raffety, William Edward was born on May 8, 1876 in Roodhouse, Illinois, United States. Son of of William Marcus and Melda Anne (Denham) R.
Raffety, William Edward was born on May 8, 1876 in Roodhouse, Illinois, United States. Son of of William Marcus and Melda Anne (Denham) R.
Shurtleff College, Alton, Illinois, 1895-1898, Doctor of Divinity, 1922. Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1899, Master of Arts, 1900. Bachelor of Divinity, Rochester Theological Seminary, 1903.
Studied University of Chicago, 1905-1907.
Doctor of Philosophy, Kansas City University, 1908.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1898. Pastor Calvary Church, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1902-1905. Head-worker Association House Settlement, Chicago, 1905-1907, also probation officer, Juvenile Court.
Pastor Edgerton Place Church, Kansas City, Kansas, 1908-1909.
Professor sociology and religious education, Kansas City Baptist Theological Seminary, 1908-1916. Editor-in-chief South.S. Publs. of America Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, December, 1916-March 31, 1924.
Editor-in-chief International Journal of Religious Education, Chicago, 1924-1927. Professor religious education, University of Redlands, California, September since 1927.
Founder and first general superintendent, Daily Vacation Bible Schools of Northern Baptist Convention.
Young Men's Christian Association war work, Camp Merritt, 1918. Member of commission of editors sent to Western Asia by American Committee for Relief in Near East, 1919. Professorial lecturer religious education, Yale University, September 1922-June 1923, Baptist Institute, Philadelphia, 1917-1924, Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1924.
Member Religious Education Deputation for World’s Sunday School Association sent to Bible Lands, 1929. President of California Baptist State Convention, 1931-1932. Member board directors Spanish-American Seminary, University of California Religious Conference, Southern California Council of Religious Education, California Church Council.
Married Flora East. Tilton, June 3, 1903. Children: Mary Virginia, Gordon Edward, Grace Richmond, Howard Tefrew.