John Foster Pierce papers 1879-1980 1890-1921

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John Foster Pierce papers 1879-1980 1890-1921

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The John Foster Pierce papers consist of 1.6 linear feet of sermons, personal papers, and family records. The collection features 257 sermons written by Rev. J. F. Pierce (1863-1923), a Methodist minister and District Superintendent who served charges in northern Texas from 1890 to 1923.

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Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

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Pierce, John Foster

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John Foster Pierce was born on March 16, 1863 in Madison, Georgia to Amelia Augusta Roberts Pierce and James Lovick Pierce, D.D. While attending Emory College in Oxford, Georgia John Foster Pierce joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Upon graduating from Emory College in 1884, Pierce moved to Fannin County, Texas. He taught school at Lannius, Texas for two years while studying law. After being admitted to the bar, Pierce practiced law in Dallas, Texas for three years. ...

Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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In 1845, as a result of the North-South tensions, the Methodist Episcopal Church conferences in the Southern states withdrew to form the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1874 at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held in Louisville, Kentucky, a Board of Commissioners was appointed to meet with a similar board from the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The Board was empowered to begin talks the MEC board that would resolve differences between the two denomination...