Diaries and journals of Bishop James M. Thoburn, 1857-1918 (inclusive) [microform].

Thoburn, J. M., 1836-1922

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James Mills Thoburn was the first bishop of the Methodist Church to live in India and was elected missionary bishop for India and Malaysia in 1888. Born in Ohio in 1836, he attended Allegheny College. He was ordained in 1858 and, in 1859, went to India with four missionary couples. He developed a strong influence as a spokesman for missions at the 1864 General Conference of the Methodist Church. He returned to India in 1866 and became a recognized leader of the Methodist missionaries. He helped ...

United Methodist Church (U.S.). General Commission on Archives and History

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