The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. 89. <T»u-***-V TAiriTER, Benjamin Tucker, bishop of theA. M. E. church, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., , 1835. When quite young he was self-indenturedt
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. 89. <T»u-***-V TAiriTER, Benjamin Tucker, bishop of theA. M. E. church, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., , 1835. When quite young he was self-indenturedto a trade, and soon earned sufficient means to sup-port himself. Having acquired a good preparatoryeducation in the public schools, he entered Averycollege and completed the class-ical course at that institution. Hestudied theology at the Westerntheological seminary, Alleghanycity. Pa. During a brief itin-erant career he was assigned toleading charges, including Bethelchurch, Baltimore. In 1867 hewrote and published An Apol-ogy for African Methodism, awork showing diligent researchregarding the aim and purpose ofthe African Methodist polity. Onaccount of its incisive statementand literary merit this book gainedfor its author wide recognitionfor scholarship. The same yearhe was chosen by the generalconference editor of the Chris-tian Recorder, the official organof the A. M. E. church. He heldthat position and discharged itsduties with
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