J. J. Haley was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He was educated in the common schools of the two counties, in Kentucky University, and North Western Christian University, of Indianapolis, now Butler College. Mr. Haley holds an M.A. degree from Kentucky University.
After preaching a year in Mississippi he went to Australia and labored there with fair success for more than two years. In September, 1876, removed to Dunedin, New Zealand, and for over two years preached there for a large and flourishing church. A call coming from the Lygon St. church at Melbourne, Australia, Mr. Haley accepted. In the spring of 1885 he returned to the United States, preaching a year for the First church in San Francisco. Then two years at Midway, Kentucky. After spending the next two years in editorial work in St. Louis, in 1890 he went to England under the Foreign Christian Missionary Society for five years. Returning to the U. S. he began a nine year ministry at Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Mr. Haley has had a varied journalistic experience, being assistant editor of the Australian Christian Pioneer of Adelaide, South Australia; editor and founder of The Australian Christian Watchman, in Melbourne; co-editor of the Apostolic Guide, Louisville, Kentucky.; office editor of The Christian-Evangelist, St. Louis, and also contributing editor for a long time; editor-in-chief of the Christian Oracle and Christian Century, Chicago; editor of the Christian Monthly, Richmond, Virginia.; and assistant editor of The New Christian Quarterly and a few other minor papers. He has also written a few books and contributed to many more.
J. J. Haley was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He was educated in the common schools of the two counties, in Kentucky University, and North Western Christian University, of Indianapolis, now Butler College. Mr. Haley holds an M.A. degree from Kentucky University.
After preaching a year in Mississippi he went to Australia and labored there with fair success for more than two years. In September, 1876, removed to Dunedin, New Zealand, and for over two years preached there for a large and flourishing church. A call coming from the Lygon St. church at Melbourne, Australia, Mr. Haley accepted. In the spring of 1885 he returned to the United States, preaching a year for the First church in San Francisco. Then two years at Midway, Kentucky. After spending the next two years in editorial work in St. Louis, in 1890 he went to England under the Foreign Christian Missionary Society for five years. Returning to the U. S. he began a nine year ministry at Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Mr. Haley has had a varied journalistic experience, being assistant editor of the Australian Christian Pioneer of Adelaide, South Australia; editor and founder of The Australian Christian Watchman, in Melbourne; co-editor of the Apostolic Guide, Louisville, Kentucky.; office editor of The Christian-Evangelist, St. Louis, and also contributing editor for a long time; editor-in-chief of the Christian Oracle and Christian Century, Chicago; editor of the Christian Monthly, Richmond, Virginia.; and assistant editor of The New Christian Quarterly and a few other minor papers. He has also written a few books and contributed to many more.