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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. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Early life He was born at the Bell Inn Southgate Street Gloucester, England. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Arminianism is a school of soteriological thought within Protestant Christianity based on the theological ideas of the Dutch Wesleyanism or Wesleyan Theology is the system of Christian theology of Methodism taught by John Wesley. Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the The Articles of Religion are an official doctrinal statement of American Methodism. Prevenient grace is a Christian theological concept rooted in Augustinian theology and embraced primarily by Arminian Christians who are influenced by the The governmental view of the Atonement (also known as the moral government theory) is a doctrine in Christian theology concerning the meaning and effect Imparted righteousness, in Methodist Theology, is that gracious gift of God given at the moment of the new birth which enables a Christian Christian Perfection is a Christian doctrine which maintains that after conversion but before death a Christian's soul may be cleansed from the stain of Original sin Richard Allen ( February 14 1760 - March 26 1831) was an African American pastor and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Francis Asbury ( August 20 1745 &ndash March 31 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Thomas Coke ( September 9, 1747 &ndash May 2, 1814) was the first Methodist Bishop and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions Albert Cook Outler ( November 17, 1908 &ndash September 1, 1989) was a 20th century American James Varick was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. 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Birth and Early Years
He was born on 28 October 1789 in Fairfax County, Virginia, U. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. S. A. , the son of a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" At the age of fifteen, he was converted to the Christian faith and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Alexandria, Virginia. Conversion to Christianity is the Religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of 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. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Clerk, the vocational title commonly refers to a White-collar worker who conducts general office or in some instances sales tasks For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to "Handwriting" redirects here For scripts for writing down notes by hand see " Cursive " Financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of a business' financial From the time he was eighteen until shortly before his death, he kept a journal which, in the end, amounted to several manuscript volumes. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific A journal (through French from late Latin diurnalis, daily has several related meanings a daily record of events or business a private A manuscript is any Document that is Written by hand as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way
Ordained Ministry
In his twentieth year, in 1809, Beverly entered the itinerant ministry of the Baltimore Annual Conference. For the word itinerant used to describe electrons from free-electron metals see Jellium. An Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church is a regional body that governs much of the life of the "Connectional Church After three years he was stationed in the city of Washington. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Indeed, for eighteen years he filled a number of the most prominent appointments in the Baltimore Conference.
The Rev. Beverly Waugh was elected by his peers a delegate to the General Conferences of 1816 and 1820, representing the Baltimore Conference. A peer group is a group of approximately the same age Social status, and interests A delegate is a member of a group representing an organization (e 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 majority, also known as a simple majority in the US, 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. personal assistantAn assistant is a Person or electronic tool who or that assists another person accomplish his or her goals Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media For individual churches named Methodist Episcopal Church, see Methodist Episcopal Church (disambiguation The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes The City of New York 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. John Emory ( 11 April 1789 &ndash 1835 was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832 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.
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. Elijah Hedding ( 7 June 1780 &ndash 9 April 1852) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
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. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Long before the time of railroads, Bishop Waugh's routes ranged from Michigan to Georgia, and Maine to Texas. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean 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. Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies P Q R
Colleagial Summations of Bishop Waugh
Quoted by Bishop Matthew Simpson, Bishop Edmund Storer Janes remarked of Bishop Waugh:
- 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. Matthew Simpson ( 20 June 1811 &ndash 18 June 1884) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church In general religious use ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is set apart as Clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies
Bishop Simpson, in his own voice, wrote this of Bishop Waugh:
- He was a pure specimen of a Christian gentleman, combining ministerial dignity with the simplicity and sweetness of a child. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or "gens" and "man" Cognate with the French word gentilhomme He was a good theologian, and as an administrator adhered most scrupulously to every part of the economy of the church. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions 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. A prelate is a high-ranking member of the Clergy who either is an Ordinary or ranks in precedence with ordinaries The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " The Brethren are a number of Protestant Christian religious bodies using the word "brethren" in their names The whole term of his ministry was nearly forty-nine years, during which he never was disqualified from labor.
Illness, Death and Burial
Bishop Waugh visited Carlisle, Pennsylvania for several days in January 1858 to assist in an interesting revival of religion. Carlisle is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km west by southwest of Harrisburg, the State capital Revival in a Christian context generally refers to a specific period of spiritual renewal in the life of the Church 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. Erysipelas ( Greek ερυσίπελας - red skin) is an acute Streptococcus Bacterial infection of the Dermis, resulting in inflammation That night he died, 9 February 1858 in Baltimore. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 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. Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground Mount Olivet Cemetery is an old cemetery in western Baltimore Maryland, on Frederick Avenue Francis Asbury ( August 20 1745 &ndash March 31 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Enoch George (1767?-1828 was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist Circuit Rider and Pastor, as a Presiding Elder and as a John Emory ( 11 April 1789 &ndash 1835 was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832
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. John Emory ( 11 April 1789 &ndash 1835 was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832
- 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.
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. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. , (Revised Edition. ) Philadelphia, Louis H. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Everts, 1880. [1]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of famous Americans published between 1887 and 1889 edited by
- Leete, Frederick DeLand, Methodist Bishops. Nashville, The Methodist Publishing House, 1948.
See also
Bishops of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations in order of their election to the Episcopacy, both living and deadDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic