The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-12-14

been sent for, but he died before they ar
rived
Thus, while it was scarcely known that
he was sick, when his death became known,
the sad kncws spread rapidly and cast Il
gloom over the illi" mind, filling many
breasts wth1a bitter sorrow.
The folloSyiGEaEa sketch Of the vener-
able bishops f.SS prepared by Rev. D.
Z. McAnally, D. D.:
Enoch NJ. Marvin was born in Warren
county, Missouri, June II, 1923. In
august, 1899, he joined the church at
bethlehem camp ground, in st Charles
county. and in December, 1910, experienced
the blessings of renewing grace, the cvi
dencc of which was clear and undoubtcd.
In 1911 lie entered the itinerancy in the
bounds Of the Missouri Conference, and
was appointed to Grundy Mission. His
second appointment was to Oregon Mission,
his third to Liberty Circuit, his fourth to
S; Louis as the colleague of Rev. Wesley
Browning then Weston Circuit then Han
nibal Station, then to Monticello and Pal
myra. then to st Charles Circuit, then st.
Charles District, after which for i time he
was agent for the colleges, then pastor at
different times of the Centenary and First
churches in St. Louis.
At the commencement of the late war
between the States he went South, and for
q time served tic Marshall Station in Tex
At the General Conference in New. Or
leans in 1866, he was elected to the episco-
pacy, with Drs. Wigbtmdn, ID. S. Doggett
and II. n. McTycire. Both he and DR.;
i ..l,, h.lk
he received 73 w. ~ ~ : - l8, =
10, the ,yhelsS ha.ksssS ~ ~ 80
Sinsss = sssfs than
ssss 3 Is Fsslsss sss'tssne"s "ss'S"s of of
tka aArrdt, and as all have learned ,.rcccutIy
made missionary tour Of the world, Few
men were ever
MORE SELF-sACRI 'iCING,
more devoted to the church. or more car
nest, ailigcnt or pcrScverins in the work of
the ministry. As a preacher and teacher
of the gospel Of Christ; as the author of
several valuable works as a miscellaneous
writer, and as one of the general suporin.
tendcnts Of the church, he was too extern
Sivcly and too well known to make it neces-
Sary for us to say anything on these points
ut present lie was an earnest, indcfat.
gable man, and; rs VIC think, literally work
cd himself to death. Always ready and
willing to go here and there. and in any
and every way do what he could for the
welfare of the church and the salvation of
souls
Thus has one of our chief pastors fallen
"A good man, true to his conviction of
right and duty. His work is done. His
tolls and sufcrings arc past. lie rests from
his labors, and has gone to his final account
and eternal reward The Lord rave. and
the Lord hath taken away" ''It is the
Lord let Him do what scemctl II i'm good"
Thousands will mourn, and while they
mourn may we all prepare to follow.
Some further particulars may be added
to what Dr. McAnally has said in The
above.
bishop Marvin was a self made man, and
rtrrngh deprived Of educational advantages
III carly life, he subsequently, y .scqu,red a.y-
dlous habits and was close student. In
his controversy with Father Smarus on the
doctrine Of transubstantiation he acquitted
himself with
GREAT CREDIT,
displaying requirements that surprised his
learned rival. The discussion was publish.
ed in a book. Among Bishop Maryin's
other literary efforts was Christ, and the
Atoncmcnt lie also published over Il
year ago volume Of sermons. In 1870
vas published also tom his pen biogra.
ply Of Rev. w. G.. Caplcs, of the Missouri
conference. In August, 1876, he left st.
Louis via San Francisco on q tour around
the world and, returned the past summer,
arriving in St. Louis just year from the
day he set out. On that trip he attended
Il conference in California, and sailed from
San Francisco on the first day Of Novcm.
Der, 1876. He visited on his trip ia.
pan, Egypt India, Turkey, the Holy Land.
England, Ireland and France.
A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT
of his travels will be out about the lst of
December, in a volume Of 800 pages, cnti.
tied, 'To the East by way of the west
Ey Bishop +. VI. Marvin, ID. d."
On going South in the early part of the
war, he became chaplain at Sterling Price
headquarters.
The bishop leaves wife and one son,
Fielding Marvin, who is physician, and