Ernest Bourner Allen, son of George Ladd and Harriet (Bourner) Allen, was born in Kalamazoo, MI on June 2, 1868. Allen attended elementary school until eighth grade, then dropped out to help support the family by taking on jobs such as newspaper delivery and a position in a local spring and axle works. He attended Parsons Business College, and worked as a bookkeeper at the M. Israel Company. In 1888, Allen enrolled in the Preparatory Department of Olivet College. He received a B.A. degree from Olivet College in 1895.
Allen’s public speaking skills and his devout interest in the church inspired him to deliver sermons at local churches while attending Olivet College. From 1895 to 1901, he was pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. He began this position in May, but was not officially ordained to the ministry until September 19, 1895. While in Michigan, he married Mary R. Bryant on June 2, 1897. In 1901, Allen moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he served as pastor for the Washington Congregational Church. During this time he commuted back and forth to Oberlin, where he received his B.D. degree from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1903. He moved to Oak Park, Illinois in, 1918, and served as pastor of the Congregational Church until his death in 1931. During his pastoral career, Allen was active in the Christian Endeavor group of the state of Michigan, and served as missionary superintendent for the state society.
Allen received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Olivet (1907) and Oberlin (1923). He was a trustee of Olivet College from 1897 until his death, and held numerous offices within his denomination. These included trustee of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1907-14; moderator of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1910-11; and, a member of the Commission on Missions, National Council. Allen also wrote hundreds of articles on religious subjects, and was a contributing editor of the Christian Endeavor World, Christian Century Quarterly, and Adult Bible Class Monthly.
Ernest Bourner Allen traveled to many countries, including Egypt, Greece, Italy, England, and the Holy Land. His diaries included in the Ernest B. Allen Papers document his trip to Jerusalem in 1904.
He died at his home in Oak Park on November 16, 1931. Allen and his wife had six children: Margaret (OC 1924), Dorothy, Mildred, Corinna, Robert, and Donald (OC 1935).
(information from Oberlin College Archives)
Allen’s public speaking skills and his devout interest in the church inspired him to deliver sermons at local churches while attending Olivet College. From 1895 to 1901, he was pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. He began this position in May, but was not officially ordained to the ministry until September 19, 1895. While in Michigan, he married Mary R. Bryant on June 2, 1897. In 1901, Allen moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he served as pastor for the Washington Congregational Church. During this time he commuted back and forth to Oberlin, where he received his B.D. degree from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1903. He moved to Oak Park, Illinois in, 1918, and served as pastor of the Congregational Church until his death in 1931. During his pastoral career, Allen was active in the Christian Endeavor group of the state of Michigan, and served as missionary superintendent for the state society.
Allen received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Olivet (1907) and Oberlin (1923). He was a trustee of Olivet College from 1897 until his death, and held numerous offices within his denomination. These included trustee of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1907-14; moderator of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1910-11; and, a member of the Commission on Missions, National Council. Allen also wrote hundreds of articles on religious subjects, and was a contributing editor of the Christian Endeavor World, Christian Century Quarterly, and Adult Bible Class Monthly.
Ernest Bourner Allen traveled to many countries, including Egypt, Greece, Italy, England, and the Holy Land. His diaries included in the Ernest B. Allen Papers document his trip to Jerusalem in 1904.
He died at his home in Oak Park on November 16, 1931. Allen and his wife had six children: Margaret (OC 1924), Dorothy, Mildred, Corinna, Robert, and Donald (OC 1935).
(information from Oberlin College Archives)
Ernest Bourner Allen, son of George Ladd and Harriet (Bourner) Allen, was born in Kalamazoo, MI on June 2, 1868. Allen attended elementary school until eighth grade, then dropped out to help support the family by taking on jobs such as newspaper delivery and a position in a local spring and axle works. He attended Parsons Business College, and worked as a bookkeeper at the M. Israel Company. In 1888, Allen enrolled in the Preparatory Department of Olivet College. He received a B.A. degree from Olivet College in 1895.
Allen’s public speaking skills and his devout interest in the church inspired him to deliver sermons at local churches while attending Olivet College. From 1895 to 1901, he was pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. He began this position in May, but was not officially ordained to the ministry until September 19, 1895. While in Michigan, he married Mary R. Bryant on June 2, 1897. In 1901, Allen moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he served as pastor for the Washington Congregational Church. During this time he commuted back and forth to Oberlin, where he received his B.D. degree from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1903. He moved to Oak Park, Illinois in, 1918, and served as pastor of the Congregational Church until his death in 1931. During his pastoral career, Allen was active in the Christian Endeavor group of the state of Michigan, and served as missionary superintendent for the state society.
Allen received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Olivet (1907) and Oberlin (1923). He was a trustee of Olivet College from 1897 until his death, and held numerous offices within his denomination. These included trustee of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1907-14; moderator of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1910-11; and, a member of the Commission on Missions, National Council. Allen also wrote hundreds of articles on religious subjects, and was a contributing editor of the Christian Endeavor World, Christian Century Quarterly, and Adult Bible Class Monthly.
Ernest Bourner Allen traveled to many countries, including Egypt, Greece, Italy, England, and the Holy Land. His diaries included in the Ernest B. Allen Papers document his trip to Jerusalem in 1904.
He died at his home in Oak Park on November 16, 1931. Allen and his wife had six children: Margaret (OC 1924), Dorothy, Mildred, Corinna, Robert, and Donald (OC 1935).
(information from Oberlin College Archives)
Allen’s public speaking skills and his devout interest in the church inspired him to deliver sermons at local churches while attending Olivet College. From 1895 to 1901, he was pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. He began this position in May, but was not officially ordained to the ministry until September 19, 1895. While in Michigan, he married Mary R. Bryant on June 2, 1897. In 1901, Allen moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he served as pastor for the Washington Congregational Church. During this time he commuted back and forth to Oberlin, where he received his B.D. degree from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1903. He moved to Oak Park, Illinois in, 1918, and served as pastor of the Congregational Church until his death in 1931. During his pastoral career, Allen was active in the Christian Endeavor group of the state of Michigan, and served as missionary superintendent for the state society.
Allen received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Olivet (1907) and Oberlin (1923). He was a trustee of Olivet College from 1897 until his death, and held numerous offices within his denomination. These included trustee of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1907-14; moderator of the Ohio Congregational Conference, 1910-11; and, a member of the Commission on Missions, National Council. Allen also wrote hundreds of articles on religious subjects, and was a contributing editor of the Christian Endeavor World, Christian Century Quarterly, and Adult Bible Class Monthly.
Ernest Bourner Allen traveled to many countries, including Egypt, Greece, Italy, England, and the Holy Land. His diaries included in the Ernest B. Allen Papers document his trip to Jerusalem in 1904.
He died at his home in Oak Park on November 16, 1931. Allen and his wife had six children: Margaret (OC 1924), Dorothy, Mildred, Corinna, Robert, and Donald (OC 1935).
(information from Oberlin College Archives)
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