Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-04
from the st. Louis Times, 27th.]

| 4
DAYS, and the news OF his death will be a
surprise to even many OF his friends. ~
week AFRO last Sunday he preached two ser
mons-thc first in the forenoon mt the Cen
tcn,ry church, corner Sixteenth and Pine
srccts, and the second in the afternoon ut
kirkWood, dedicating a new church there.
He appeared to be in the best OF health that
day and also the next, but on the Tuesday
following CAST Tuesday, he had chill. The
chill was followed by an attack OF pleurlSv,
and this gradually changed to
PLEURAL PNEUMONIA,
Of which he died yesterday morning, DR..
:. r.. Newman attending him during his
sickness. DR.. j. b. Johnson and two or three
other physicians being called in from time
to time as consulting physicians. The pa
tient suffered !; great deal, but complained
| to the hour OF his death. All the members
OF his family-wifc, son, and four daugh-
tcrS-wcrc ut his bedside when he died.
The funeral sermon will be preached by
Bishop II. y. McTyeire, OF the Southern
Methodist Church.
bishop Marvin "aS an old resident OF st.
Louis and Il pioneer preacher OF the State.
| lie Was also native OF Missouri, and was
| born June ~, 1928, in Warren county, at
| hat time called Montgomery county. His
| father was Il farmer from the New England
States, where his grandfather and great
grandfather also lived. Young Marvin
| Joined the Methodist Church when boy,
and was an tinerant preacher before the
| close OF
HIS EIGHTEENTH YEAR.
| He WAS ordained minister in Palmyra,
Mo-, and his first preaching was done in the
| Grand River country. a couple Of years
afterwards he was transferred to st. Louis
county, but at the division OF the State into
! two Conference.-The Missouri and the ST.
| Louis Conference, separated from each other
| by the Missouri riYer-he WAS assigned to
! the Missouri Conference, north OF the Mis-
souri, river. This was in the fall OF 1854,
and in the mean time september %, 1870
he wa. married to Miss Harriet Brotherton
Clark, OF st. Louis county. The same year
that ho LETT S.. Louis he was appointed
financial agent Of the St. Charles College, at
st. Charles. lie succeeded in raising an en-
dowlnrntfun for the college in one year.and
in 1850 he was transferred to the st. Louis
Conference, and returned to the city OF st.
Lofts. IL took charge OF the Centenary
church.. ut that time on the corner OF Filth
and Pine streets. lie remained in s.. Louis
until the fall OF 1861, when he went South
and Joined the Confederate army, scrvinga'
chaplain in Texas regiment. He was IN
the South until near the close OF the war,
being in the army part OF the time, and re-
siding in Marshall. Texas, and IN New Or
leans part 81 the time. He was now a men,
Der OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. and at the General Conference at
Now Orleans in 1866 lie was ordained a
l.; ~ {ho To hnl rafII nl n
st. Louis some time before his elevation to
the bishopr1c, and from this time on made
St. Louis his home A couple OF years ago
he was delegated by the Bench Of Bishops
OF the Church to make visit to China for
the spccia! purpose OF ordaining number
81 ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. in that country. He was
also TO visit Japan, Ceylon, India, Turkey,
and ether Asiltc countries in which the
Church has established missions. Bishop
Marvin started on his trip
AROUND THE WORLD
in August Of last year, having for Il travel
ling companion the Rev. L. Hendricks, OF
Glasgow. Missouri. The travellers went to
San Francisco by rail and took steamer
there for China. Visiting the several eStab-
Iished missions OF the Church in China and
Japan. and ordainng Il number Of native
Bishop Marvin continued his |!
Journey around the world, stopping on the !
island OF Ccylon, and also at several points
in India. In Turkey q number OF haltS
were made, and the Holy Land was visited
by tie travellers. Egypt was the next OBJ
jcctiyc point OF the Bishop and his COM
panion. and after spending few weeks
here they proceeded Oh to Greece, and then
10 ltuly, and then to Switzerland, stopping
IL short time in each country. The travel !
lcrs also got Il glimpse OF France and Gel. |
many, and crossed the British channel in !
the month OF June, just in time TO attend |
the British Conference OF the Wesleyan !
Church, held at Bristol, England. Bishop !
Marvin delivered an address before the Con-
ference on the progress OF
METHoDIsM IN AMERICA
and Asia. On his return home the Bishop |
was given reception b. the members Of st. |
John church, corner Of Locust street and !
Ewing avenue. Nearly all the Southern |
NIcthodstS in the city and Il good many be- !
longing 10 the Missouri Conference were ut |
the reception, the occasion being also the |
opening OF the annual meeting Of the st. !
Louis Conference.
Bishop Marvin was tirccss worker, and |
during the thirty-siX years Of his life as Il
weeks recreation. His trip around the !
world was made in the interest Of the
Church, and although the Bishop enjoyed it
very much, the Journey was business one.
The Bishop was regular contributor to
several magazines, and was also the author
vi two or three religious works, the princi-
pal one being The Work OF Christi He
was also
4 GREAT DEBATER
on religious subjects. One OF his longest
discussions was with Elder Wilkes. min
islcr Of the Canpbellitc Church, at LcXing-
ton, No, in 1871. The debate was on the
subject OF baptism-the object OF baptism.
infant baptism, and everything connected
with the subject OF baptiSm-and lasted
about two weeks. The debate created quite
a sensation at Lexington and the surround
Ing country, and hardly anything else was
talked Of there for several months after
wards.
The Bishop leaves four grown daughters
and one son, the latter being Mr.. Fielding
Marvin, Il member OF the st. Louis bar.
From the ST. Louis Globe 27th.J
Bishop Enoch NJ. Marvin is dead. Thi,
an ouncrmcnt will be received with univer-
sal regret by those who knew him, and he
was extensively known all over this State
ard nearly all through the South. He died
at Il quarter past yesterday morning, ut
his residence. No. 27l9 Lucas avenue, sur
by his family, none others but the
physicians being present.
On Sunday the 18th instant he addressed
the members OF the Sunday school in one OF
the city churches at an early hour. Later
on, he preached at the morning service OF
The Centenary church. In the afternoon OF
the saline day he preached and dedicated
he church at kirkwoGd. This was the lust
time he acted in his sacred office. He was
cOnstitMtiOnally delicute and OF q consumn-