. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, wrote as he did of his first convert on Grun-dy Mission and said to his old friend, D. K. Pitman, whobore to him the tender of the presidency of a college : Tell the brethren that I would not give up my pastoralwork for all the presidencies in the land. He would nothave laid aside the plain coat of a Methodist Preacher forthe silk robe and rich see of an unpreaching prelate, andwould not and could not be other than an itinerant carried the life and labors of a Me
. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, wrote as he did of his first convert on Grun-dy Mission and said to his old friend, D. K. Pitman, whobore to him the tender of the presidency of a college : Tell the brethren that I would not give up my pastoralwork for all the presidencies in the land. He would nothave laid aside the plain coat of a Methodist Preacher forthe silk robe and rich see of an unpreaching prelate, andwould not and could not be other than an itinerant carried the life and labors of a Methodist Preacher into 164 BISHOP MARVIN. every high position and every high office he filled. Heloved and cherished the very name, not in vain glory,but as it was an index of the missionary spirit of the Churchand the charity of the Gospel, so defined and hallowed bythe heroism of Methodist history—in Marvin the itinerancywas a rival to the loves of his household ; as in Dr. Newton,a life-long British itinerant, it enraptured his hope and hisheart in its last pulse : Glory to God ! I am an old Metho-dist CHAPTEE IX. GRADUATED IN THE MINISTRY. Fourth Street Station, St. Louis—The assistant preacher—Trial sermon—Dawning reputation—His work—Incidents and anecdotes—Supple-mentary ministerial training—Study of men—Student of nature—Histheory—Sayings—Experiences—Incidents—Books—Collateral studies—We tell one another—The Conference curriculum—Bible-student—Habit and manner of study—His examination—Ordained elder—Offi-cial honors—Incidents—His life a copy of the ritual—Ordination vows—The sworn officer—Bishop Marvins portrait of a Methodist preacher. ?VJM-HE Missouri Conference met in the City of St. Louis,^4^ September 25th, 1844, Bishop Morris presiding. Browning was appointed to the charge of FourthStreet Church. An assistant preacher was needed. Thischurch, with the exception of the African charge, was theo
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