EDWIN SCHELL | By Edwin Schell A chronology of Methodist history in Baltimore in the Twentieth Century MERGERS 1922, Evangelical & United Evangelical; 1939, Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal South & Methodist Protestant; 1946, Evangelical & United Brethren; 1965, Baltimore & Washington Conferences; 1968, Evangelical United Brethren & Methodist; 1970, Baltimore, Virginia EUB & Susquehanna (UB) conferences. INSTITUTIONS OPENING 1914, American University; 1915, Maryland General Hospital (Methodist); 1924, Asbury Home; 1948, Methodist camps; 1955, Lovely Lane Museum; 1956, Wesley Theological Seminary; 1960, Board of Child Care; 1970, Reeders Memorial Home. REFORMS 1908, Methodist Social Creed; 1919, Prohibition; 1924, Peace Commission. GENERAL CONFERENCES 1901, United Brethren; 1908, Methodist Episcopal; 1928, Methodist Protestant; 1984, United Methodist. BUILDINGS 1924, Methodist Building and Asbury statue in Washington; Methodist Protestant headquarters in Baltimore; 1981, 1996, Conference Centers. WOMEN 1904, Ida Judy Westernport, pastor (UB); 1920, Licensed as Local Pastors; 1956, Admitted to Annual Conferences; 1980, Susan Morrison, first district superintendent; 1988, Morrison elected bishop. BISHOPS ELECTED 1904, L. Wilson; 1908, Bristol; 1910, Denny (MES); 1920, M.W. Clair (Washington); 1939, Straughn (MP); 1952, Love (Washington); 1972, Yeakel (Susquehanna) and Carroll; 1984, Stith; 1988, Morrison; 2004, M. Matthews.
The Rev. Edwin Schell is the executive director of the United Methodist Historical Society. |
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