"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H.  Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 364-366.
Used by permission.  [Daviess]

CLIFTON JUDSON ALLEN:  This universally beloved and useful minister of 
the Gospel, who is at present connected with the Editorial Department 
of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, at 
Nashville, Tennessee, was born in Latta, South Carolina, on November 
1, 1901, and is the son of William Benjamin and Elizabeth Cox Allen.
     Our brother was converted in the summer of 1913, during a 
revival meeting being held at the Catfish Baptist Church, near the 
place of his birth, and was baptized into the fellowship of the 
Church by his brother, W. C. Allen, the pastor of the Church.  He 
attributes his salvation, from the human standpoint, to the godly 
influence of his preacher brother, his mother and father, and his 
other brothers and sisters.
	Brother Allen attended the grade and high schools in his home 
town.  He received the B.A. Degree from Furman University, in 
Greenville, S. C., and the Th.M and Ph.D Degrees from the Southern 
Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.  For some years before 
entering the ministry he served as Principal of the High School at 
Minturn, S. C. The last two mentioned degrees there secured after he 
entered the ministry and made scholastic preparation for that work.
	He was licensed to preach by his home Church very early in the 
year 1926.  Having received a call to become pastor of the McHenry 
Church in Ohio County, Kentucky, he was ordained by his home Church 
on May 26, 1926.  The members of the ordaining council were: W. C. 
Allen, B. F. Allen, W. B. Sherwood, C. A. Jones, and Samuel Long.  He 
continued to serve the McHenry Church until September, 1929, when he 
resigned to accept the care of the Utica Church in Daviess County, 
Ky.  He succeeded in causing the Church to adopt full time work 
during his pastorate and the Church has continued such to the present 
day.  He finished his Seminary work while serving the Utica Church.  
For a time he served as Fellow in the department of New Testament 
Greek under Dr. A. T. Robertson.
	From Utica, Brother Allen went to the First Church of 
Fairmount, N. C., serving as pastor there from August, 1932, to 
March, 1936.  He served the Western Avenue Church, in Statesville, N. 
C., from April 1936, to July, 1937, when he resigned to accept work 
with the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.
	His first connection with the Sunday School Board was in 
writing the Doctrinal Lessons for the Senior B. T. U. Quarterly in 
1933.  He also prepared the expositions of the Sunday School Lessons 
for the Teacher for the last six months of the year 1936.  
Immediately prior to his coming into the employ of the Board, at the 
request of Dr. Hight C. Moore, Editorial Secretary, he reviewed the 
entire series of Graded Lessons, making suggestions for revision.  
Since July 1, 1937, he has served as the Associate Editorial 
Secretary of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist 
Convention, during which time he has labored largely in connection 
with the Sunday School periodicals, particularly in writing the 
materials for the Adult Quarterly.
	He was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Bell McCracken, of 
Columbus, Miss., on August 22, 1930.  She is the daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. H. A. McCracken.  They have three children: Judson Boyce, 
Rosalind, and Robert Moore.  Mrs. Allen from the time of her young 
womanhood has been actively engaged in Christian work.  During her 
college days in Mississippi she did field work for the State Mission 
Board.  Following a year of training at the Woman's Missionary Union 
Training School in Louisville, Ky., she served as educational 
director of the First Baptist Church at Hartsville, S. C. Leaving 
there she came to Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., from which she 
received the M.A. Degree in 1928.  During the course of her studies 
there she served as Editorial Assistant in the Training Union 
Department of the Sunday School Board.  Recently she prepared a 
Training Union Study Course Book, "Living For Jesus," for Junior 
groups, and at present she is assisting her husband in the work of 
the Primary and Junior Graded Lessons for the Sunday School.  In 
every way she has been a valuable assistant to her husband.  We 
predict for them an increasing usefulness in the Master's work.

Allen Cox Sherwood Jones Long Robertson Moore McCracken
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SC Louisville-Jefferson-KY McHenry-Ohio-KY NC MS TN

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