The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . The Eloquent Durbin 1201 the United States Senate; at thirty-two he was editor of TheChristian Advocate and Journal; at thirty-four he was Pres-ident of Dickinson College. After travel in Europe and the. FROM THE ENGRAVING BY R. W. D0D80N. JOHN P. DURBIN, East he became, at forty-five, a pastor in Philadelphia, andat fifty Secretary of the Missionary Society, in which officehe remained until 1872, when he resigned on account of bod-ily infirmities. 1202 American Methodism Durbin was preeminent as a scholar, editor and personal ap
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . The Eloquent Durbin 1201 the United States Senate; at thirty-two he was editor of TheChristian Advocate and Journal; at thirty-four he was Pres-ident of Dickinson College. After travel in Europe and the. FROM THE ENGRAVING BY R. W. D0D80N. JOHN P. DURBIN, East he became, at forty-five, a pastor in Philadelphia, andat fifty Secretary of the Missionary Society, in which officehe remained until 1872, when he resigned on account of bod-ily infirmities. 1202 American Methodism Durbin was preeminent as a scholar, editor and personal appearance was not particularly attractive. Instature he was below the average height, his limbs were notwell proportioned, his features were inexpressive in , as a rule, an orator should be large in stature then Dur-bin was an exception. He was magnetic. Notwithstanding all his physical short-comings, so great were his natural intellectual powers, sodeep and broad his scholarship and so wide his knowledgeof men and things, that he never failed to attract and holdthe attention of an audience and sway them with histhought. American Methodism owes Durbin a great debtwhich it can pay only by holding him up for the emulation ofher youth. Tho
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