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James Mills Thoburn (1836-1922) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church best known for his missionary work in India. 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 See also Evangelism, Christianization A Christian mission has been widely defined since the Lausanne Congress of 1974 as that which India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Thoburn was born on March 7, 1836 in St. Clairsville, Ohio and graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1857, beginning his Methodist preaching ministry that same year in the Pittsburgh Conference. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap St Clairsville is a city in Belmont County, Ohio in the United States. Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania which prides itself as being one of the oldest colleges in the Meadville is the County seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. He was ordained an Elder in 1858. In a general sense the term Holy Orders refers to those in the Christian religion who have been ordained in Apostolic Succession. An elder (in Greek, πρεσβυτερος; see Presbyter) in Christianity is a person valued for his Wisdom who accordingly holds a particular

He went to India as a missionary in 1859 and was stationed successively at Nynee Tal, Moradabad, Lucknow, and Calcutta, where he founded Calcutta Boys' School in 1877. Nainital is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon Foothills WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Moradabad ( Urdu: مراداباد, Hindi: मुरादाबाद) is a city and a Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh Calcutta Boys' School was founded by the Rev James Mills Thoburn ( Methodist Missionary to India, and later Missionary Bishop of the Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Preaching in both the native and European languages, he built the largest church in India at that time. As presiding Elder of the Indian Conference, he preached for some time at Simla, the summer capital of India, and was for five years editor of the Indian Witness. Shimla [ʃɪmla] ( Hindi: शिमला originally called Simla, is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

After an accident, he returned to the United States in 1886. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common At the 1888 Methodist Episcopal General Conference, held in New York City, he was elected missionary bishop of India and Malaysia. He published the book My Missionary Apprenticeship in 1884, a history of twenty-five years in India, and a collection entitled Missionary Sermons in 1888. Other works included The Deaconess and her Vocation (1893), Christless Nations (1894), The Church of Pentecost (1899), Life of Isabella Thoburn (1903), The Christian Conquest of India (1906), India and Southern Asia (1907), and God's Heroes Our Examples (1914).

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Background Christianity Thomas the Apostle Pantaenus Protestantism Indian history Missions timeline Christianity in India
People Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg Joshua Marshman William Ward Alexander Duff Anthony Norris Groves Henry Martyn Amy Carmichael E. Stanley Jones James Mills Thoburn The Scudders more missionaries
Works Serampore College Scottish Church College Wilson College Madras Christian College St. Stephen's College Gossner Theological College
Missionary agencies London Missionary Society Church Missionary Society Baptist Missionary Society Scottish General Assembly American Board
Pivotal events Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indian Republic Interactions with Ayyavazhi
Indian Protestants Bakht Singh Krishna Mohan Banerjee Michael Madhusudan Dutt Pandita Ramabai Sadhu Sundar Singh Jashwant Rao Chitambar Victor Premasagar K. William Carey may refer to William Carey (1761&ndash1834 an English Protestant missionary William Carey (c Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Thomas the Apostle, also called Judas Thomas, Doubting Thomas, or Didymus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Saint Pantaenus (d ca 200 was a Christian Theologian who founded the Catechetical School of Alexandria about AD 190 Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. This is a timeline of Indian history. It includes the history of South Asia ( Indian subcontinent) especially the history of the regions now known This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a sampling of missionary outreach events Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers constituting 2 Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg ( July 10, 1682 - February 23, 1719) was a member of the Lutheran Clergy and the first His family Of his family little is known except that they traced their descent from an officer in the Army of Cromwell: one of a band who at the Restoration relinquished Early life Ward was born at Derby on 20 October 1769 and was the son of John Ward a carpenter and builder of that town and grandson of Thomas Ward a farmer at Alexander Duff, DD LLD (April 15 1806 &ndash Sidmouth February 12 1878 was a Christian Protestant Presbyterian missionary of Scottish heritage Biography Early life Groves was born in Newton Valance, Hampshire, England Henry Martyn ( 18 February, 1781 - 16 October 1812) was an Anglican priest and Missionary to the peoples of India Early life Amy Carmichael was born in the small village of Millisle, County Down, Ireland to David and Catherine Carmichael E (Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973 was a 20th century Methodist Christian missionary and theologian The Scudders in India devoted more than 1100 combined years to Christian medical mission service in South India by 42 members of 4 generations of the family Early missionaries Thomas the Apostle. St Francis Xavier. Roberto de Nobili. Serampore College is located in Serampore Town in Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. The Scottish Church College, which is located at 1 & 3 Urquhart Square Calcutta 700006 is the oldest continuing Missionary administered liberal arts and sciences college Wilson College is a degree college affiliated to the University of Mumbai in Mumbai. The Madras Christian College in Chennai, South India, is one of the oldest colleges in Asia and was established in 1837 St Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. Gossner Theological College is the only Theological Seminary of Jharkhand affiliated to Serampore College. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational Missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Church BMS World Mission is a Christian Missionary society founded by Baptists from England around 1792. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest Court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM was the first American Christian foreign mission agency The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Ayyavazhi, a belief system originating from South India, is mentioned in a number of reports by Christian missionaries in the 19th century Bakht Singh (1902-2000 was a Christian evangelist in India and other parts of South Asia. Krishna Mohan Banerjee (কৃষ্ণ মোহন ব্যানার্জি (1813-1885 (also referred to as Rev Michael Madhusudan Dutt (Datta (মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto) (1824-1873 born Madhusudan Dutt is a famous 19th Pandita Ramabai ( 23 April 1858, Maharashtra - 5 April 1922) was an eminent Indian Christian social reformer and activist Sadhu Sundar Singh ( September 3, 1889 Patiala State India) was an Indian Christian Missionary. Jashwant Rao Chitambar ( 5 September 1879 - 4 September 1940) was the first Indian Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Victor Premasagar was an acknowledged authority on Old Testament. V. Simon P. C. John This box: view • talk • edit

Thoburn retired in 1908 to Meadville. P C John was an evangelist and Bible teacher among the Syrian Christians and the Plymouth Brethren for 38 years Meadville is the County seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on November 28, 1922, aged 86. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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Methodism: Ohio Area (1812-1962), edited by John M. Versteeg, Litt. D. , D. D. (Ohio Area Sesquicentennial Committee, 1962).