Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-09

Washington, Nay 3.-Biehop John
Fletcher Hurst, OF the Methodist Hpis-
copal church here, died THE morning.
lie had been In failing health for near.
" two years. He was stricken with
paralysis last September The news
OF President McKinley's assassination
Frustrated him and the shock brought
on rapid decline, which resulted In
his death
Bishop John Fletcher Hurst ID. D.,
IL. d., was born near Salem, Dor.
chester county. Md. August II, 1894.
He graduated at Dickinson college In
1854 He spent two years teaching an
cient languages In Hedding institute,
New York. He then went 10 Germany,
where he studied theology in the Uni.
versi,y of Halla and Heidelberg. He
then returned to the United States and
entered the Newark Methodist Epis.
CORAL conference. In this conference
he had several good appointments,
such ms !rvington. Passaic. Elizabeth
and staten Island. He then was ap.
pointed IN charge Of the mission insti-
tute of ,lc German Methodist Episco-
pal church in Bremen. Germany, which
was afterwards removed to Frankfort.
on.the- Main. under the name G: the
Martin Biblical Institute He continued
In charge OF said school for three
years. visiting also Russia Scandana-
Wan countries. France. Switzerland, II.
N
Egypt. In 1871 he returned TO the
United States to become professor of
historical theology in the Drew Theo.
logical Seminary at Madison, n j.,
and In 1873 was elected president OF
said school He published several
books, History OF Rationalism, Mar
tyrs TO the Tract Cause" Outlines OF
Bible History" Life and Literature In
the Fatherland." Outlines OF Church
History" which was also translated
into Spanish also Our Theological
Century" He also translated and Cd
tied Hazenbach's History 81 the
Church In the Eighteenth AID Nine
teenth Centuries:" Van vostsrsie's
Lectures In Defense Of Johns eos
pel;." Large's Commentary En- Ne
Epistie to the Romans" and The No
raj Essays Of l.. Annesis eenesa."
Al the general conference Of Ne
Methodist Episcopal church hsld IN
Cincinnati In 1880, Dr.. Hurst ives
elected one OF the bishops 81 sod
church. Since that time he has ssea
before the church and the people %
prominently that no further Dsnttoa
Of him is necessary until he tosk upoa
himself the founding Of The Am
erican University" at Washington, b.
&c. This was his browning work.
He was chancellor OF the university
for several years. His failing health
made his resignation q necessity.
which took place December 10 Of last
year. Bishop c. G. McCabe, ID. D.,
was then elected chancellor while
Rev Hurst was recognized leader In
founding the university Bishops Stmp-
son. Ames and Newman aided much
In laying foundations. one hundred
thousand dollars were raised with
which to pay for the site almoss be-
fore the church knew that such thing
had been thought Of. Ninety-thres
acres Of land for site and campus
alone cost about one million dollars.
The entire assets now amount to $2.-
423, $50 On the l4th day Of last May
President Roosevelt laid the corner
stone of the Mckinley Memorial OF the
university and other buildings will be
pushed to completion as rapidly a.
possible Its noble founder has passed
away. but his works will follow him,
and the Methodist people, pleased with
their achievement OF twenty million
dollars az a thank offering for the OPP
ening OF the twentieth century win see
that the efforts of Bishop Hurst to
fouLd and build up great school have
not been In vain. He deserves the
more because he did MS work 80 quiet
ly and yet 80 grandly. This han con.
ceived the thought of the university In
his great soul for ten years before he
really segan to lay his plans. He
thought Of Il, he prayed about II, he
spoke of II to his special friends and
only lived 70 see the beginning Of the