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People Richard Allen Francis Asbury Thomas Coke Albert C. Outler Charles Wesley Bishops · Theologians Richard Allen (14 February 1760 - 26 March 1831) was born a slave of Benjamin Chew at Germantown, Pennsylvania (now a part of Philadelphia), but his family was soon sold to Stockley Sturgis whose plantation was near Dover, Delaware. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Right Reverend Thomas Coke, M.A., D.C.L. (9 September 1747-2 May 1814) is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. ... Albert Cook Outler (1908-1989) was a 20th century American Methodist theologian and philosopher. ... Charles Wesley (12 December 1707 - 29 March 1788) was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. ...

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Beverly Waugh (1789 - 1858) was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, Book Agent, and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1836. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... A pastor is a minister or priest of a Christian church. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ...

Birth and Early Years

He was born on 28 October 1789 in Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A., the son of a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. At the age of fifteen he was converted to the Christian faith and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Alexandria, Virginia. It is believed that he was employed as a clerk in a government office or in business for three or four years, given the excellent penmanship and accuracy of his accounts throughout his life. From the time he was eighteen until shortly before his death he kept a journal which, in the end, amounted to several manuscript volumes. October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries French Monarchy Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Oneida and Tuscarora tribes Polish volunteers Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain Hessian mercenaries Iroquois Confederacy Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Sir... Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. ... For other uses of the term Christian, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Mayor William D. Euille Area    - City 39. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Penmanship is the art of writing clearly and quickly. ... ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the journal as a written medium. ... A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus, written by hand), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. ...

Ordained Ministry

In his twentieth year, in 1809, Beverly entered the itinerant ministry of the Baltimore Annual Conference. After three years he was stationed in the city of Washington. Indeed, for eighteen years he filled a number of the most prominent appointments in the Baltimore Conference. Look up itinerant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town[1][2], B-more Motto: The Greatest City in America,[3] Get in on it. ... The United Methodist Annual Conference is the regional body that governs much of the life of the Connectional Church. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D...

The Rev. Beverly Waugh was elected by his peers a delegate to the General Conferences of 1816 and 1820, representing the Baltimore Conference. For the 1824 General Conference, because he was in favor of an elected Presiding Eldership (which the majority of his conference did not approve) he was not elected a delegate. A peer group is a group of people of approximately the same age, social status, and interests. ... A delegate is an individual (or a member of a group called a delegation) who represents the interests of a larger organization (e. ... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ...

In 1828 he was again elected a member of General Conference, and was, at that time, chosen Assistant Editor and Agent of the Book Concern of the M.E. Church, resulting in his restationing to New York City. This also necessitated his transfer to the New York Annual Conference, as the rule in force at that time constituted the Assistant Book Agent a member of that body. In his work with the Book Concern, the Rev. Waugh was closely associated with John Emory, later Bishop. In 1832 Beverly was made the principal agent, through not a member of the General Conference that year. He was again a member of the 1836 General Conference, at which he also was elected a Bishop. An assistant is a person or electronic tool who or that helps another person with his or her work. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... An agent is an autonomous entity with an ontological commitment and agenda of its own. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... John Emory (1789-1835) was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the USA. Elected bishop in 1832, he was born 11 April 1789 at Spaniards Neck, Queen Annes County, Maryland. ...

Episcopal Ministry

The Rev. Beverly Waugh was elected to the Episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church by the 1936 General Conference. He filled this highest office in the ordained ministry for nearly twenty-two years. After the death of Bishop Hedding in 1852, Bishop Waugh was the Senior Bishop of his denomination.

Bishop Waugh traveled almost constantly. He was never absent from one of his conferences. He organized the Rock River, Texas Annual Conference, with only nine members, as well as other Annual Conferences. Long before the time of railroads, Bishop Waugh's routes ranged from Michigan to Georgia, and Maine to Texas. He shared with his colleagues the responsibility of presiding over five sessions of the General Conference, some of which were the most laborious and difficult known in the history of the M.E. Church. It is supposed that the average number of preachers appointed by him per annum was probably 550, or about 12,000 altogether. Rock River may refer to: the Rock River, a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and Illinois in the United States the Rock River, a tributary of the Big Sioux River in Minnesota and Iowa in the United States any of three Rock Rivers in Michigan in the United... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ...

Colleagial Summations of Bishop Waugh

Quoted by Bishop Matthew Simpson, Bishop Edmund Storer Janes remarked of Bishop Waugh: Matthew Simpson (June 21, 1811 - June 18, 1884), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Cadiz, Ohio. ...

During his whole term of episcopal service it is believed he traveled about 100,000 miles by all sorts of conveyances, preached 2,000 sermons, presided over 150 Conferences, and ordained from 2,500 to 3,000 Deacons and Elders, besides services rendered on various special occasions.

Bishop Simpson, in his own voice, wrote this of Bishop Waugh: This article is about the sacrament. ...

He was a pure specimen of a Christian gentleman, combining ministerial dignity with the simplicity and sweetness of a child. He was a good theologian, and as an administrator adhered most scrupulously to every part of the economy of the church. As a presiding officer he was dignified and courteous, always repectful and respected, evincing nothing of the prelate but much of the father in Christ, and always had the confidence and respect of his brethren. The whole term of his ministry was nearly forty-nine years, during which he never was disqualified from labor.

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Illness, Death and Burial

Bishop Waugh visited Carlisle, Pennsylvania for several days in January 1858 to assist in an interesting revival of religion. On his return home he was seized with erysipelas, but recovering was able to sit up in the evening before he died, and to converse a little with his friends. That night he passed away, 9 February 1858 in Baltimore. The immediate cause of his death is supposed to have been an affection of the heart, as he expired in a moment and without a struggle. He was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Baltimore, near the graves of Bishops Francis Asbury, Enoch George and John Emory. Coordinates , Government County Cumberland County Founded 1751 Mayor Kirk R. Wilson Geographical characteristics Area     City 14. ... This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... By other animals Humans are not the only species to bury their dead. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... John Emory (1789-1835) was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the USA. Elected bishop in 1832, he was born 11 April 1789 at Spaniards Neck, Queen Annes County, Maryland. ...

Selected Writings

• Beverly Waugh's Journal. Mss. from 1807. Continued with gaps for many years.
• A Series of Questions for Bible Classes, with J. Emory, 1828.
• Wesley's Works, Editor (with John Emory), 1831.
• Nature and Objects of the Methodist Book Concern, a statement in Emory's Life and Works, R. Emory, 1841.
• Funeral discourse on Bishop Roberts, in Sermons on Miscellaneous Subjects, Cincinnati, 1847.

John Emory (1789-1835) was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the USA. Elected bishop in 1832, he was born 11 April 1789 at Spaniards Neck, Queen Annes County, Maryland. ...

Biographies

• Discourse on, delivered by Bishop T.A. Morris, General Conference, published by its order, 1860.
• Sketch: Western Cavaliers, A.H. Redford, 1876.
• Sketch: Lives of Methodist Bishops, H.B. Ridgaway, Flood and Hamilton, 1882.

References

• Cyclopaedia of Methodism, Matthew Simpson, D.D., LL.D., Ed., (Revised Edition.) Philadelphia, Louis H. Everts, 1880.[1]
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.

• Leete, Frederick DeLand, Methodist Bishops. Nashville, The Methodist Publishing House, 1948.

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See also

• List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

Bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the Episcopacy, both living and dead. ...

External link

• Virtual American Biographies from the Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889)