William Payne Shriver

Background

Shriver, William Payne was born on September 21, 1872 in Lebanon Church, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Samuel Smith and Caroline H. (McCluskey) Shriver.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1901. Union Theological Seminary, 1904. Doctor of Divinity, Bloomfield Theological Seminary, 1917.

Career

Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1904. Pastor Northminster Church, New York City, 1904-1909.

Secretary city, immigrant and industrial work of Board National Missions Presbyterian Church in United States of America, 1910-1941. pathfinding service, New York City Mission Society, 1946-1947. Formerly educational director Young Men’s Christian Association, Baltimore.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Immigrant Forces, 1913. What Next in Home Missions, 1928. The Silk Workers of Paterson, 1929.City Church Inventory, 1938. Maltbie Davenport Babcock, Recollections, 1887-1900, 1941. Adventure in Missions, 1946.Mission of the Grass Roots, 1949.

Membership

Member Phi Kappa Psi.

Connections

Married Margaret Campbell Thompson, March 9, 1909 (deceased. Children: Caroline Hughes (deceased), Robert Campbell.

Father:

Review Samuel Smith Shriver

Mother:

Caroline H. (McCluskey) Shriver

Spouse:

Margaret Campbell Thompson

child:

Caroline Hughes Shriver (deceased)

child:

Robert Campbell Shriver