The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-12-14
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ing day. On Tuesday he had second at
tack of chill. more severe than the first,
aut on Wednesday physicians were called
in who pronounced the disease pcuro pneu-
monia. All was done that medical skill
could suggest, and by the close of the week
he was thought better. On Sunday, how
ever, there was change
FOR THE WORSE,
and his suffcrngs increased until the hour
mentioned, when death came to his relief
lie spoke but little during Sunday night
and for an hour before he di d not ut all
lie died surrounded by his family, none
others being present The physicians had
been sent for, but he died before they ar
rived.
Thus, whilc it was scarcely known that
he was sick, when his death became known,
the sad kncws spread rapidly and cast Il
gloom over The iii" mind, filling many
breasts with bitter sorrow
The folloElkEdTs sketch of the rcner-
able bishops MES4s prepared by Rev. d.
Z. McAnally, y. D.:
Enoch NJ. Marvin was born in Warren
county, Missouri, june y, 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.
dcncc 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 t. St Charles Circuit then St.
Charles District, after which for 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 i'll Tex
as.
At the General Conference in New. Or
leans in 1866, he was elected to the epsco-
pacy, with Drs. Wightman, d. S. Doggett
and H. n. McTycire. Both he~and DR.;
Sa Sm:,...; -; IT@s" - sl.ctsa On the esst h1Il
75, the ,yhelsi g. 80
Sinsse rl SSlf5 tSsan iaH1
1eS - ha7 t2n0Vaff66s conferences OF
MSrdh and as all have learned ,,,rcccutly
made missionary tour Of the world Few
men were ever
MORE SELF-SACRI IiCING.
more devoted to the church. or more car.
nest, dIigcnt or pcrscvering in the work of
the ministry AS preacher and teacher
OF the gospel Of Christ; as the author of
vnlu IL, I
writer, and as one of the general suporin.
tendcnts Of the church, he was too exten-
sivcly and too well known to make it neces-
Sary for us to say anything on these points
at present. lie was an earnest, inictff{s
gable man, ana; us VIC think, LITERAL " W0fke.:
ed himself to death Always ready and
willing to go here and there, and in ssg
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 suffcrings arc past. lie rests from
his laborS, and has gone to his final account
and eternal reward. 'Thc Lord gave, and
the Lord hath taken away" 'It is the
Lord let Him do what scemcth Him 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
rhongh deprived of educational advantages
in carly life, he subsequently, -scgu'rua s.yr
dious habits and was IL close student IN
his controversy with Father Smarus on the
doctrine Of transubstantation he acquitted
himself with
GREAT CREDIT,
displaying requirements that surprised his
learned rival The discussion was publish-
ed in book. Among Bishop Marvin's
other literary efforts was Christ, and the
Atonement. He also published over a
year ago volume Of sermons In 1870
vas published also fiom his pen biogra.
ply Of Rev. w. G. Caplcs, Of the Missouri
conference. In August, 1876, he left St.
Louis via San Franc on 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
II conference in California, and sailed from
San Francisco on the first day of Novem.