Stephen Mason Merrill
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Stephen Mason Merrill was an American
bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
, elected in 1872.
, Ohio
, Merrill was the grandson of a Minute-Man
of the American Revolution
. He served with distinction as a pastor
and presiding elder in the Ohio Annual Conference. He was the Editor
of the Western Christian Advocate (an official publication of his denomination) when elected Bishop.
. Bishop Merrill became an acknowledged authority on Methodist law. One might say he was pre-eminently the jurist of the Episcopal college.
, New York
. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago
.
United States
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bishop
Bishop
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of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
, elected in 1872.
Birth and Ordained Ministry
Born on 16 September 1825 at Mount PleasantMount Pleasant, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
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, Merrill was the grandson of a Minute-Man
Minute-Man
Minute-Man is a fictional comic book superhero.-Publication history:Named after the minutemen of the American Revolution and sporting an American flag-inspired costume, he was originally published by Fawcett Comics...
of the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. He served with distinction as a pastor
Pastor
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and presiding elder in the Ohio Annual Conference. He was the Editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of the Western Christian Advocate (an official publication of his denomination) when elected Bishop.
Episcopal ministry
Merill was elected to the episcopacy the same year as another Ohio-born M.E. Bishop, Randolph Sinks FosterRandolph Sinks Foster
Randolph Sinks Foster was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.Born on 22 February 1820 at Williamsburg, Ohio, U.S.A., he attended Augusta College in Kentucky, but left to become a Preacher in the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church when he was only...
. Bishop Merrill became an acknowledged authority on Methodist law. One might say he was pre-eminently the jurist of the Episcopal college.
Death and Burial
Bishop Merrill died on 12 November 1905 in KeyportKeyport
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, New York
New York
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. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago
Chicago
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.