Edwin Holt Hughes (7 December 1866 – 12 February 1950) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1908. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight For individual churches named Methodist Episcopal Church, see Methodist Episcopal Church (disambiguation The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes
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Birth and family
Edwin was born in Moundsville, West Virginia, the son of the Rev. Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Thomas B. and Louisa (Holt) Hughes. He married Isabel Ebbert 8 June 1892. She predeceased him. They had six children: Isabel, Holt, Ebbert, Caroline, Anna Louise, and Francis.
Education
He studied at West Virginia University beginning in 1887, graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1889 (A.B. degree) and 1892 (A.M. degree). West Virginia University is a Coeducational public Research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large He then attended Boston University School of Theology, 1889-92. Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH is the oldest theological Seminary of American Methodism and the founding school of Boston University, the
Honorary degrees
Bishop Holt was honored with such degrees by Ohio Wesleyan, Wesleyan University, Norwich University, Boston University, the University of Rochester, Florida Southern College, Dickinson College, the University of Southern California, and DePauw University. This article concerns Wesleyan Norwich University (NU is a Private university located in Northfield, Vermont. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. The University of Rochester ( U of R UR) is a private, nonsectarian Coeducational Research University located in Rochester Florida Southern College (commonly referred to as Florida Southern or FSC) is a private College located in Lakeland Florida. Dickinson College is a private residential liberal arts college in Carlisle Pennsylvania. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students
Ministry
Rev. Hughes began preaching in 1886. A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic He was Pastor at Newton Centre, Massachusetts (1892-96), and at Malden, Massachusetts (1896-1903). A pastor is an official person within a Protestant group of people and related to the positions of Priest or Bishop within the Anglican, Roman Catholic Newton Centre is a Village of Newton Massachusetts. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is at the intersection of Beacon Street and Centre Street Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
He then became the President of DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana in 1903. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union As President he worked on promoting student discipline and reducing the University's financial deficits. By the time Hughes left office, the University's endowment had more than doubled, from $231,000 to $530,000. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested His term as President ended in 1909 shortly after assuming the work of a Bishop.
Rev. Hughes also served as a Trustee of the Carnegie Foundation (1904-08)
Episcopal ministry
Bishop Hughes traveled widely throughout the Church. In addition, he served as a Trustee of Boston University, Dickinson College, Ohio Wesleyan, Northwestern University, and DePauw. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. Dickinson College is a private residential liberal arts college in Carlisle Pennsylvania. He was the President of the Religious Committee of the Panama Pacific Exposition (1910-11). The Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE was a World's fair held in San Francisco California between February 20 and December 4 in He also served as a member of the Muhlenberg Bicentennial Commission in 1942.
He was a Fraternal delegate to Irish and English Methodism in 1930, representing American Methodism. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations He was the Senior Chairman of the Methodist Unification Commission (1938-40), that ultimately accomplished the reunion of the three major Methodist bodies in the U. S. A. in 1939.
In retirement Bishop Hughes lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Chevy Chase is the name of both a Town and an unincorporated Census-Designated Place (CDP in Montgomery County Maryland. He was taken ill for the final time while on a speaking engagement in Muncie, Indiana. Muncie (ˈmʌnsi is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and He died 12 February 1950 of viral pneumonia after two weeks in a hospital in Washington, D.C.. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
See also
References
- Howell, Clinton T. Bishops of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations in order of their election to the Episcopacy, both living and dead , Prominent Personalities in American Methodism, Birmingham, Alabama: The Lowry Press, 1945.
External links
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