Stephen Mason Merrill
Stephen Mason Merrill (September 16, 1825 – November 12, 1905) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.
Early life
Stephen Mason Merrill was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio on September 16, 1825.[1]
Ordained ministry
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.
Episcopal ministry
Merill was elected to the episcopacy the same year as another Ohio-born M.E. Bishop, Randolph Sinks Foster. Bishop Merrill became an acknowledged authority on Methodist law.
Death
Merrill died in Keyport, New Jersey on November 12, 1905.[1] He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bishop Stephen Mason Merrill". New-York Tribune. November 14, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ http://www.thecemeteryproject.com/Cemeteries/cemetery-rose_hill-chicago.htm
- Methodism: Ohio Area (1812-1962), edited by John M. Versteeg, Litt.D., D.D. (Ohio Area Sesquicentennial Committee, 1962).
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