. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, m for Or-dination. At the close of the service, says George , a Missouri delegate, we came forward to greet the hearty hand-shaking, as I passed in turn, I addressedhim as Brother Marvin. Some one said, Say Bishop. No,interposed the Bishop, say Brother Marvin. Thats suits us old friends best. Brother Marvin, says Dr Morris, arrived in NewOrleans the day after his election. I met him at night inthe Conference room. There was no appearance of elation.
. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, m for Or-dination. At the close of the service, says George , a Missouri delegate, we came forward to greet the hearty hand-shaking, as I passed in turn, I addressedhim as Brother Marvin. Some one said, Say Bishop. No,interposed the Bishop, say Brother Marvin. Thats suits us old friends best. Brother Marvin, says Dr Morris, arrived in NewOrleans the day after his election. I met him at night inthe Conference room. There was no appearance of seemed to be as humble as ever, and full of deep seri-ousness. He said nothing to me about his election. As formyself, I was so glad to see him, after so long a separation,that I hardly thought of his being a Bishop-elect. I was not 436 BISHOP MARVIN. present at the ordination—being appointed to preach onthat Sunday in the city of Baton Rouge. He presided inthe Conference for the first time after his ordination, withthat gentle dignity and quiet self-possession, for which hewas always so eminently CHAPTER XXIII. IN THE COLLEGE OF BISHOPS. His age at Consecration—Personal appearance—The Episcopal College ofSouthern Methodism—Its first Western Bishop—Providential manifes-tation—Personal relations in the College of Bishops—The history ofhis election self-interpreting—His views on the Episcopal office—Methodist Episcopacy at the North and South—The veto power— Soule-Memorial sermon—The Constitution of the Church—Testimony of the Fathers—Constitutional Episcopacy tested by trialand maintained intact.
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