Blanding, William A.
Item
-
Title
-
Blanding, William A.
-
extracted text
-
MINISTERIAL DELEGATEIS QUESTIONNAIRE
1956 Conferences
Please
•
~
answers
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Your name____~W~i~
l l~i~a~m~
A~·~B~l~
a~
n~
dl~·n~g~---------------------------------------Ad~ress ______~
8~
50
~W<
~a~s~
hl
~·n~g~t~o~
n----------------------------------------------
Place or BirthT~r~a~v~
er~s~e~
C~
it~y~--------------------------------------------Wife's name before marriage ____C~h~r~i~s~t~
in
~e~
T~
u~
rn
~b~
ul
~
l __________________________
Her place of Birth ____________~B~o~s~to~n~~Ma~
ss~·~----------------------------Names of Children Barbara, Bill , Anna , Suzanne, Gordon
CONFERENCE RELATIONSHIP:
Your Annual Conference _________Mi
~·~c~
h~
ia
ga~n~--------------------------------Present Appointment __________~S~u~p~t~·-G~r~a~n~d_T~r~a~v~·-D~l~·s~t~r=i~
ct~-----------------When admi tted on tria~--------~1~9~2~5-------------------------------------
•
I.
In what other conferences have you held membership _____________________
When did you transfer to your present
c onfe~ence
_______________________
EDUCATION:
Degree~Year~Seminary_u_m
_._
ln______ Degree~Year3 2
College Albion
Other school s and nature of work, degrees, etc.:
Swnmer gr aduate Hork at Union and Yal e
Honorary degrees and schools granting them:
\.THAT CONFERENCE POSITIONS DO YOU HOLD:
Committees or Boards.)
(Such as an office in Conference
WHAT POSITIONS DO YOU HOLD ON ANY GENERAL BOARDS OR AGENCIES:
WHAT POSITIONS DO YOU HOLD IN WHAT INTERDENOMINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
'
•
HAVE YOU BEEN A DELEGATE OR RESERVE TO ANY OTHER GEl,illRAL OR JURISDI CTIONAL CO~WERENCE? (Pleas e give dates o~ conferences)
General----------------------------------------------------------------Juri sdict ional--------------------------------------------------------Reserve ----------------------------------------------------------------PRESENT MEMBERSHI P IN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS , CIVI C GROUPS,
ETC.:
MA88 NIC LODGE
HI-fAT CONVICTIONS OR OPI NIONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT ANY OF THE PERTINENT
IS SUES NOH FACING THE CHURCH!
I f eel :
One of gr eatest needs to to improve leadership for our smaller churches .
Thfl time has come to grant women full rights in conference relationships .
•
vJe must be more aggressive in field of reaio and television.
We must use laymen ~ore ge nerally in the ministry to smlll er churches .
The Jurisdictional system needs study and r evi sion, but we ought not to
be hasten in abandoniP~ it •
LIST ANY HOBBIES AND RELATE ANY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE WITH THE:t-1:
Gardening , tinkering 1nth tools , swi~ming , tennis, chess . Enjoy most
all r ecr eation, but excell in little. Generally enjoy most things with family .
DESCRIBE HUMAN INTEREST FACTS ABOUT YOUR
~1using experiences, ~amous relatives or
activities, religious experiences, etc,,
likely to make the most readable part of
please try hard to fill this request.
LIFE, such as trips, honors,
unique ~amily ties, spousets
etc. (This information is
the Advocate's writeup so
Wife carne from Boston and family has taken many inter esti ng t rip in that direction.
Before taking district, was chairman of Conf. Bd. of Hospitals and Homes, a nd on
~nY~aal boards and committees of the church .
One of thirteen children now Jj ying.
eeeeRa gener atmon native of Michigan. Only minister in r ecord of family for at
l east ma ny years . Relatives include SarahBlanding, Pr es. of Wellesl ey College ,
Don Blanding , "vagabond " poet , General Bl andi ng , blastery southern military,
after whom Camp Blanding was named. But haven ' t yet found any other ministers.
•
ANY OTHER INFOIU1ATION:
(Use additional sheets of paper if necessary.)
Blanding, William A.