Tilden was born to Michael Simeon Scherer and Molly Morgan Scherer in Arkansas on December 24, 1876. His parents died while he was still young, so he was raised by his half sister, Cynthia Jane Brown. Tilden married Eugenia (Jean) Hicks Brogdon. Her parents were William Thomas Brogdon and Julia Fleetwood Hicks. The Brogdons had seven children, Jimmy, Hattie, Fanny, Etta, Meta, Julia, and Jean.
Tilden studied at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He became a Presbyterian Minister. He went on to become president of King College, a Presbyterian College in Bristol, Tennessee. He served as president from 1912 until 1932, the longest any man ever served as president of that institution. One of Dr. Scherer's duties as president was fund raising. He seemed to have done a good job of it as the college prospered under his leadership. It was during the King College years that his four sons were born. Morgan, Wallace, Britton, and Michael.
After leaving King, Dr. Scherer moved to South Carolina where he was instrumental in starting several churches around York County. In fact, he was working on a sermon to preach at his Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church when he suffered a stroke that lead to his death at age 82. Several years later, one of the churches he helped found was named after him. Scherer Memorial PCA
Tilden studied at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He became a Presbyterian Minister. He went on to become president of King College, a Presbyterian College in Bristol, Tennessee. He served as president from 1912 until 1932, the longest any man ever served as president of that institution. One of Dr. Scherer's duties as president was fund raising. He seemed to have done a good job of it as the college prospered under his leadership. It was during the King College years that his four sons were born. Morgan, Wallace, Britton, and Michael.
After leaving King, Dr. Scherer moved to South Carolina where he was instrumental in starting several churches around York County. In fact, he was working on a sermon to preach at his Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church when he suffered a stroke that lead to his death at age 82. Several years later, one of the churches he helped found was named after him. Scherer Memorial PCA
Tilden was born to Michael Simeon Scherer and Molly Morgan Scherer in Arkansas on December 24, 1876. His parents died while he was still young, so he was raised by his half sister, Cynthia Jane Brown. Tilden married Eugenia (Jean) Hicks Brogdon. Her parents were William Thomas Brogdon and Julia Fleetwood Hicks. The Brogdons had seven children, Jimmy, Hattie, Fanny, Etta, Meta, Julia, and Jean.
Tilden studied at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He became a Presbyterian Minister. He went on to become president of King College, a Presbyterian College in Bristol, Tennessee. He served as president from 1912 until 1932, the longest any man ever served as president of that institution. One of Dr. Scherer's duties as president was fund raising. He seemed to have done a good job of it as the college prospered under his leadership. It was during the King College years that his four sons were born. Morgan, Wallace, Britton, and Michael.
After leaving King, Dr. Scherer moved to South Carolina where he was instrumental in starting several churches around York County. In fact, he was working on a sermon to preach at his Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church when he suffered a stroke that lead to his death at age 82. Several years later, one of the churches he helped found was named after him. Scherer Memorial PCA
Tilden studied at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He became a Presbyterian Minister. He went on to become president of King College, a Presbyterian College in Bristol, Tennessee. He served as president from 1912 until 1932, the longest any man ever served as president of that institution. One of Dr. Scherer's duties as president was fund raising. He seemed to have done a good job of it as the college prospered under his leadership. It was during the King College years that his four sons were born. Morgan, Wallace, Britton, and Michael.
After leaving King, Dr. Scherer moved to South Carolina where he was instrumental in starting several churches around York County. In fact, he was working on a sermon to preach at his Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church when he suffered a stroke that lead to his death at age 82. Several years later, one of the churches he helped found was named after him. Scherer Memorial PCA
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