John E. Meeter Collection, 1955-1981 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John E. Meeter Collection, 1955-1981

ID: COLL/170

Primary Creator: John E. Meeter (1901-1993)

Extent: 1.0 Box

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Published and unpublished poems.

Biographical Note

Educator and Minister, John E. Meeter, was born in Hammond, IN on October 8, 1901. After Meeter graduated from Calvin College and Seminary, he went off to Harvard Divinity School and Princeton Seminary earning his Master of Theology. Meeter then studied aboard at Free University in Amsterdam to earn his Doctorate of Theology.

Meeter first started his teaching career at Princeton Seminary. He then went off to teach at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA for ten years. In 1945, he began serving the congregation of Westside CRC in Cleveland, OH as their pastor. In 1951, he moved to New Jersey to serve the congregation of Englewood CRC. In 1966, Meeter retired.

During his career and into retirement, Meeter focused on editing and publishing the works of Dr. Benjamin Warfield, a notable Princeton scholar. Meeter had opportunity to publish his own poetry and sermons as well. His works made their way to the journals of the Christian Reformed Church and Princeton Seminary.

Box and Folder Listing

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Series 2: The North American Mentor

Box 1

Folder 8

Item 1: The North American Mentor, Volume 10, No. 3 --- 1972
Item 2: The North American Mentor, Volume 11, No. 3 --- 1973

Folder 9

Item 1: The North American Mentor, Volume 12, No. 3 --- 1974
Item 2: The North American Mentor, Volume 13, No. 1 and 4 --- 1975

Folder 10

Item 1: The North American Mentor, Volume 16, No. 3 --- 1978
Item 2: The North American Mentor, Volume 19 --- 1981

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