The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-05-24
new BISHOPS OF
METHODIST CHURCH

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general conference Of the Southern
Methodist church: al
Bishop Elect Moore. managing edit
or of the Nashville Christian Advo-
cate, is now resident of Nashville,
Tenn. He is without doubt among the
best known educators and writers con-
nected with Southern Methodism. He
was born at Morgantown, KY, on jan
uary 81, 1867, the son Of Joseph A. and
Martha A. Hampton Moore.
Graduating from the Morgantown
High school at the age Of l6 years, he
finished his undergraduate work az
Yale in 1892. He was selected as an
instructor in physics and later in Lat
in in the Hillhouse high school at New
Haven, Conn.,, during the period Of his
studies at Yale.
In September 1894, he went to Eu-
rope and matriculated at the Univel-
sity of Leipsic, later taking a course at
Heidelberg. Returning to America in
the summer of 1895 he received his de-
gree of Phi. d. from Yale and two
years later was given a license to
preach. He was assigned to the ST.
Louis Conference and appointed to the
Marvin memorial church in st. Louis,
Mo.
He was transferred to West Tex
as conference in 1898 and stationed at
the Travis Park church in San AntC-
MO, later being transferred again to
the North Texas conference and as
signed to the First church of Dallas.
While at San Antonio, he almost dou-
bled the membership of the Travis
Park church.
In 1901 he married Miss Bessie Har-
ris.
He is now member of the joint
hymnal commission and wrote articles
suggesting the establishment Of a de-
partment of home missions. Always
active in educational affairs, he was
elected in 1906 to the managing editors
ship of the Nashville Christian Advo-i
cate.
BishOp-E McMurray, of Louis
vile, Ky, for many years one of the
foremost figures in Southern Method
ism, was born five miles west of Shell
byville, Shelby county, Mo-, June 20,
1864, the son of Rev. William Wesley
McMurray and Mary Elizabeth (Wil-
liams) McMurry.
He was converted at Fayette, Mo-,
while student at Central college n
1884; licensed to preach April ID, 1855,
by the Fayette quarterly conference
recommended to the Methodist annual
conference for admission on trial in
the summer of 1886 by the same quar- !
terly conference and received on trial
into the Missouri annual conference Il,
the fall of 1886 at the session held at
4 St, Joseph, Mo, Bishsp II. ~. aie7' W.
ire presiding. On September 8, 1885,
he was ordained elder by Bishop E. r.
Hendrix, at Gallatin, Mo-, and received
into full connection. He was ordained
elder by Bishop J. S. Key at Fayette,
Mo-, on September IA, 1890.
The first appointment he was given
was to Hundley church, st. Joseph, Nc
where he served three years, from
1883 to 1889. His second appointment
was to Macon station, where his work
was so successful that he served -four
years. His splendid success is further
attested by the fact that he servedfoul
years at his third and fourth appoint
ments, Richmond station and the St
st. Joseph district. The ST. Joseph
district under his administration, was
. the first district in the church to pay
all claims in full.
J Bishop Warren A. Gambler in the fall
Nof 1891 transferred him to the ST
, Louis conference. He was placed OF
the st. Louis district, where he remain
ed one year, a year of great activit.
, in church and parsonage building.
In response to the demands Of tn,
! official board, Bishop A. w. Wilson, a
the close of the year, appointed DR.
: McMurry pastor of the Gentleman,
! church, st. Louis, Mo-, where he re
7 manned four years, 1902 to 1906, receir
ing into the church more than 1885
members.
t In 1906 the general conference elect
ed him to the important office of cor
: responding secretary of the board o
| church extension, one of the highes
! honors within the power of the con
, ference to bestow.
Under his splendid administration
t the loan fund capital of the board o
7 church extension has increased from /;
| little over 100000 to above 81 600 900
t The new office building Of the board
r at 1115 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky.
} has been erected and paid for The in
=, come of the board from all sources
during the past twelve years has beer
! $5,056, 283.48 as compared with $2,17l,
: Gil the twenty-four preceding years
: BishOp-Elect Urban V. w. Darling
ton was born at Graefenberg, Shelb,
D county, KY, August 3, 1870, the sol
/. Of James K. and Kitty Pemberton Oar
/. lington. His early boyhood days wer
{. spent on the farm and in the store
He was converted at his home town il
November 1887, and licensed to preac
at Christiansburg, KY, on August lt
t 1890.
!, He was admitted on trial into tn
S Kentucky conference in 1896. He wa
: married on October 10, 1901, to Mis-