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Born near rural Prattsville in Grant County in south Arkansas, Glover was the son of Robert W. Glover (1866-1956), who served in  both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly, and the former Mary Ann Young (1870-1953). At the age of eighteen, he professed his faith in [[Jesus Christ]] and was [[Baptism|baptized]] at the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. Glover was a rural mail carrier from 1915 until 1951; during much of that time his father, who was originally [[Methodist]], was the postmaster. During [[World War I]], Glover served for two years in the [[United States Army]], having attained the rank of sergeant. In 1922, Glover surrendered to the call to the ministry at Big Creek Baptist Church in Sheridan, the seat of Grant County.<ref name=glover>Robert Ashcraft, ''History of the American Baptist Association'', pp. 562-564</ref>

Born near rural Prattsville in Grant County in south Arkansas, Glover was the son of Robert W. Glover (1866-1956), who served in  both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly, and the former Mary Ann Young (1870-1953). At the age of eighteen, he professed his faith in [[Jesus Christ]] and was [[Baptism|baptized]] at the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. Glover was a rural mail carrier from 1915 until 1951; during much of that time his father, who was originally [[Methodist]], was the postmaster. During [[World War I]], Glover served for two years in the [[United States Army]], having attained the rank of sergeant. In 1922, Glover surrendered to the call to the ministry at Big Creek Baptist Church in Sheridan, the seat of Grant County.<ref name=glover>Robert Ashcraft, ''History of the American Baptist Association'', pp. 562-564</ref>

In 1925, Glover married the former Gladys Rushing; the couple had one daughter, Mary Beth Glover Wilson (born 1940). When the since defunct Missionary Baptist College opened in Sheridan in 1919, Glover was among the first eight students enrolled, along with his lifelong friend, [[A. T. Powers]], a native of Comanche near Brownwood, [[Texas]].<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Austin Toliver Powers and [[L. L. Clover|Leander Louis Clover]]: Planting the American Baptist Association in Northwest Louisiana during the Middle 20th Century," ''North Louisiana History'', Vol. XLI (Summer-Fall 2010), p. 127</ref>  Glover remained with the college until 1933 either as a student or a professor. In 1925, he received the Bachelor of Theology degree; in 1930,  the Associate of Arts in Bible; in 1931, the Associate of Arts in Secular Education and the Doctor of Divinity. From 1926 to 1934, Glover was the secretary of the board of trustees of Missionary Baptist College. When Missionary Baptist College closed in 1934, its work was superseded by Missionary Baptist Seminary in [[Little Rock]]. From 1934 to 1971, Glover was vice-president of the seminary, which conferred its first degrees upon on  him in 1937, Doctor of Church History and Doctor in Bible.<ref name=glover/>

In 1925, Glover married the former Gladys Rushing; the couple had one daughter, Mary Beth Glover Wilson (born 1940). When the since defunct Missionary Baptist College opened in Sheridan in 1919, Glover was among the first eight students enrolled, along with his lifelong friend, [[A. T. Powers]], a native of Comanche near Brownwood, [[Texas]].<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Austin Toliver Powers and [[L. L. Clover|Leander Louis Clover]]: Planting the American Baptist Association in Northwest Louisiana during the Middle 20th Century," ''North Louisiana History'', Vol. XLI (Summer-Fall 2010), p. 127</ref>  Glover remained with the college until 1933 either as a student or a professor. In 1925, he received the Bachelor of Theology degree; in 1930,  the Associate of Arts in Bible; in 1931, the Associate of Arts in Secular Education and the Doctor of Divinity. From 1926 to 1934, Glover was the secretary of the board of trustees of Missionary Baptist College. When Missionary Baptist College closed in 1934, its work was superseded by the [[Missionary Baptist Seminary]], owned and operated by the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church  in [[Little Rock]]. From 1934 to 1971, Glover was vice-president of the seminary, which conferred its first degrees upon on  him in 1937, Doctor of Church History and Doctor in Bible.<ref name=glover/>

==Pastoral activities==

==Pastoral activities==

When the American Baptist Association was organized on December 10, 1924, Glover was a delegate or messenger from the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan. He had previously attended the "unification meeting" at Texarkana in March 1924. Thereafter until his death, he missed only two ABA sessions. He was moderator of the Pine Bluff Association for twenty-five years, beginning in 1939, and he moderated the state association meetings from 1942 to 1948. He was the president of the American Baptist Association from 1941 until 1946, and then by his request for one more session in 1952 after a split developed in the association.  For the rest of his useful life, Glover was the associational parliamentarian. He was the chairman of the AMA Planning and Building Committee that developed the bookstore and printing shop which still functions at 4605 N Stateline Ave. in Texarkana, Texas.<ref name=glover/> To many, his ministerial workload would have seemed crushing, for he still met his postal duties until 1951, a situation referred to as a "bivocational pastor". At the time, no Missionary Baptist pastor earned more than the $100 gross per month paid to [[Benjamin M. Bogard]], a leading figure in the denomination, by the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock.<ref>Hathorn, p. 133</ref>

When the American Baptist Association was organized on December 10, 1924, Glover was a delegate or messenger from the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan. He had previously attended the "unification meeting" at Texarkana in March 1924. Thereafter until his death, he missed only two ABA sessions. He was moderator of the Pine Bluff Association for twenty-five years, beginning in 1939, and he moderated the state association meetings from 1942 to 1948. He was the president of the American Baptist Association from 1941 until 1946, and then by his request for one more session in 1952 after a split developed in the association.  For the rest of his useful life, Glover was the associational parliamentarian. He was the chairman of the AMA Planning and Building Committee that developed the bookstore and printing shop which still functions at 4605 N Stateline Avenue in Texarkana, Texas.<ref name=glover/> To many, his ministerial workload would have seemed crushing, for he still met his postal duties until 1951, a situation referred to as a "bivocational pastor". At the time, no Missionary Baptist pastor earned more than the $100 gross per month paid to [[Ben M. Bogard]], a leading figure in the denomination, by the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock, sponsor of Missionary Baptist Seminary.<ref>Hathorn, p. 133</ref>

Glover launched his first pastorate in November 1924 at Little Creek Church in Sheridan, Arkansas. In 1925, he was also in service as the pastor on a part-time basis of two other nearby churches. Therefore, he was simultaneously the pastor of three churches -- Little Creek, 1925-1926, Fairview in Saline County, 1926-1927, and Smyrna in Lincoln County, 1926-1927. In 1926, he led in the organization of what is now the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Pine Bluff and continued as pastor there until 1931, when he accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Sheridan, which then held services on two Sunday mornings per month but every Sunday evening. He preached at Harmony Church in Prattsville, where he had surrendered to the ministry, the other two Sunday mornings and was hence considered half-time at each congregation. From 1931 to 1947, Glover was the pastor of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Rison in Cleveland County for two Sunday mornings and one Saturday evening each month. After leaving First Baptist in Sheridan, he was quickly called by the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church near Prattsville, where he pastored for another eight years. He was also called as pastor of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at Grapevine in Grant County, where he served from 1939 until 1951. During the same period, he served Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, where he preached on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. From 1945 to 1947, Glover held still another pastorate at the Springhill Church, now a [[Southern Baptist Convention]] congregation at Greenbrier in Faulkner County, Arkansas.<ref name=glover/>

Glover launched his first pastorate in November 1924 at Little Creek Church in Sheridan, Arkansas. In 1925, he was also in service as the pastor on a part-time basis of two other nearby churches. Therefore, he was simultaneously the pastor of three churches -- Little Creek, 1925-1926, Fairview in Saline County, 1926-1927, and Smyrna in Lincoln County, 1926-1927. In 1926, he led in the organization of what is now the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Pine Bluff and continued as pastor there until 1931, when he accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Sheridan, which then held services on two Sunday mornings per month but every Sunday evening. He preached at Harmony Church in Prattsville, where he had surrendered to the ministry, the other two Sunday mornings and was hence considered half-time at each congregation. From 1931 to 1947, Glover was the pastor of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Rison in Cleveland County for two Sunday mornings and one Saturday evening each month. After leaving First Baptist in Sheridan, he was quickly called by the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church near Prattsville, where he pastored for another eight years. He was also called as pastor of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church at Grapevine in Grant County, where he served from 1939 until 1951. During the same period, he served Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, where he preached on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. From 1945 to 1947, Glover held still another pastorate at the Springhill Church, now a [[Southern Baptist Convention]] congregation at Greenbrier in Faulkner County, Arkansas.<ref name=glover/>