Edward Gayer Andrews

Edward Gayer Andrews (7 August 1825 – 31 December 1907) was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.[1]

Biography

He was born in New Hartford, New York (Oneida County). He was educated at Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, and at Wesleyan University, (B.A., 1847) (M.A. 1854),[2] where he became a member of the Mystical Seven. He was ordained in the Central New York Annual Conference of the M.E. Church, serving various pastorates there from 1848 until 1854. He was then appointed teacher and Principal (i.e., President) of the Cazenovia Seminary, where he remained until 1864. He then became Pastor in Stamford, Connecticut (1864–67), and in Brooklyn, New York (1867–72) until his election to the Episcopacy.[3]

Travels

As Bishop he visited M.E. Missions in Europe and India (1876–77), in Mexico (1881) and in Japan, Korea and China (1889–90).[4] He also was a delegate to the British and Irish Methodist Conference in 1894. Wesleyan conferred upon him the degree LL.D. in 1900.[5] He retired from the active episcopacy in 1904.[6]

His theology was described as holding to the faith of his denomination for essentials of doctrine, but with deference to the results of Biblical scholarship. He has published semi-centennial addresses delivered in 1875 and 1881.

Bishop Andrews died 31 December 1907 in Brooklyn and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.[7][8]

See also

References
  • "Andrews, Edward Gayer" in The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Samuel Macauley Jackson, D.D., LL.D., Editor-in-Chief, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1954.[9]
  • Death Notice in The Nashville Christian Advocate (official newspaper of the M.E.Church, South), January 10, 1908.[10]

Notes
  1. Edward Gayer Andrews: A Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church - Francis John McConnell - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. Supplement to the Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn - Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  3. "We ought to write oftener". Griffingweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  4. Earl D. Berry (2012-06-10). "BISHOP E.G. ANDREWS. - Article - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  5. "WESLEYAN'S COMMENCEMENT. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  6. "METHODIST CONFERENCE RETIRES FIVE BISHOPS - Drs. Andrews, Walden, Vincent, Mallalieu, and Foss Affected. MERRILL VOLUNTARILY RETIRES Dr. Buckley Gives Reasons for the Committee's Recommendations - Eight Vacancies on the Board. - Front Page - NYTimes.com". New York Times. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  7. "Edward Gayer Andrews (1825 - 1907) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  8. "Edward Gayer Andrews (1825 - 1907) - Find A Grave Photos". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  10. Archived February 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. (1914). "article name needed". New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls.

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