The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-09-30
BISHOP E. E. HOSS
A Sketch of the Life of the Great Divine
Who Is to Hold the North Mississippi
Conference Here in December.

Bishop Elijah Embree HoSs, son of
Henry and Anna Sewer Hoss, was
born in Washington county, Tennes-
see, April IA, 1S49.
He sprang from a grand old revolu-
tionary family, his ancestors being
among the pioneers of the state in
which he was born, having come hith-
er from Virginia, Maryland and Penn
~sylvania in the early days.
Bishop HoSs is a living witness OF
the efficacy and blessedneSS of child
hood religion, having been converted
and Joined the church at the age of
ten years in JoneSboro, Tenn. He
was educated at Emory and Henry
College, Virginia, and at Ohio WeS-
leyan College, Delaware, Ohio. lie
was licensed to preach by the Quarter
" Conference of Jonesboro Station,
Halston Conference in 1866. He join
ed HalSton Conference in 1869; and
was ordained deacon by Bishop Kava-
naugh in 1870; and elder, by Bishop
McTyeire in 1872. In 1872 he was
transferred to the Pacific Conference
and stationed at S~anFranSiSco, where
he remained two years, following
which he was professor in Pacific Col
lege u year. In 1875 he was trans
ferred back to the HalSton Conference
and stationed at Ashville, N. c., one
He was then elected president
of Martha Washington College where
he served five years and then presi-
dent of Emory and Henry College
three years. From thence he was
called to the Chair of Church History
in Vanderbilt University. From this
position he was elected, by the Gen.
eaN Conference in 1890, editor Of the
Christian Advocate (NaShville, Tenn,
the general organ of the church. He
was reelected in 1894, and again in
1898, thus completing twelve years of
eminent service in this important
work of the church.
At the General Conference held in
Dallas, Texas, May, 1902, he was
elected Bishop on tie first ballot, hav-
ing received 100 votes ont of go cast.
This elevation to the highest, yet most
responsible office in the church, was
amost unanimously approved through
out the whole connection by preachers
and laymen, and after four years OF
faithful service the universal verdict
is that no mistake was made in that
election. Bishop HOSS had been a
member of six General Conferences in
which he served on important COM
mitteeS and was a recognized leader in
4l,o N1;horo4in ions TIn hoe CnrVQd hiC
church in many other spheres. He
was a member of the Ecumenical
Conferences of 1891 and 1901. Frater-
nal delegate to the Canadian Meth
odiSt church in 1894, and to the
Methodist Episcopal church in 1900,
and has been a member of the Com
mission on Federation for nearly
twelve years. lie vas a member OF
the Joint CommiSSiOn-the Episcopal
member representing u church
appointed by the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, to prepare a common
Hymnal for the use Of the two great
bodies of Methodism, which work has
recently been completed.
Bishop Hoss is conceded to be one
of the ablest men of the church. as a
preacher, platform speaker and writer
and in administrative force. His
home is in Dallas, Texas, where the
MethodiStS of that state have provided
him and his family a residence.
According to the plan of Episcopal
visitation for this year his work is as
follows:
Brazil Mission, Sac Paulo, August
9, 1905; Indian Mission, Lawton, Okla
homa, November s, 1905; Northwest
Texas, Hillsboro, Texas, November
Is, 1905: North Texas, Sulphur
Springs, Texas, November %, 1905;
North Mississippi, Grenada, Miss.
December 6, 1905.
He has recently returned from his
visitation to Brazil where he spent
three months and held the conference
as indicated above.
We are glad that he is to hold our
conference, and bespeak for him a
hearty welcome by the church and
citizens Of Grenada, the conference
body and all MethodistS of North
Mississippi. G.. w. B.