History of Montezuma, (Parke County) Indiana United States of America

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George Davis Herron, educator, was born in Montezuma, Ind., Jan. 21, 1862; son of William and Isabella (Davis) Herron, and grandson of Joseph A. Herron, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was educated at Ripen college, Wis., and spent two years in Europe as a student. He was pastor of the Congregational church at Lake City, Minn., 1888-91; and of the 1st Congregational church at Burlington, Iowa, 1899-93, and became a noted teacher and lecturer upon relations of Christianity to existing social conditions. He was professor of applied Christianity at Iowa college, 1893-1900. With Franklin H. Wentworth he organized the social crusade in Chicago in 1901, and established The Crusader. He was a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He received the degree of D.D. from Tabor college, Iowa, in 1891. He lectured upon social problems throughout the United States, and is the author of: The Larger Christ (1891); The Call of the Cross (1892); The New Redemption (1893); A Plea for the Gospel (1892); Social Meaning of Religious Experiences (1896); The Christian Society (1894); The Christian State (1895); Between Caesar and Jesus (1899), and contributers to periodicals.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Montezuma, (Parke County) Indiana

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