Biography:

Clergyman; university administrator. Born– October 22, 1868, Lawrenceburg, Ky. Parents– Richard and Elizabeth (Jackson) Crossfield. Married– Annie Ritchie Terry, February 5, 1895. Children– Two. Education– Kentucky University (now Transylvania College), A.B., 1889; College of the Bible, Lexington, Ky., 1892; University of Wooster, M.A., Ph.D., 1900. Ordained Minister, Disciples of Christ, 1894. A key figure in the history of the denomination.  President of Transylvania College, 13 years, College of the Bible for eight and one half years, William Woods College, three years. Pastor in Glasgow and Owensboro, Kentucky, and Norfolk, Virginia (1924-27);  First Christian Church, Birmingham, Ala., 1927-1937. President Transylvania College, 1938-39. Awarded status of president emeritus on his retirement. LL.D., Georgetown College, 1915; University of Kentucky, 1917; Transylvania College, 1930. Died July 30, 1951.

Source:

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Publication(s):

Christian Principles of Sociology and Their Application to Present-Day Problems. S.l.; s.n., s.d.

Pilgrimages of a Parson. Owensboro, Ky.; s.n., 1901.