Book/Printed Material The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the African M.E. Church
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Image 1 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 2 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 3 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 4 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
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Image 8 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
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Image 12 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
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Image 13 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
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Image 14 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … THE LIFE OF Iev JaTes fllexayder Shorter ONE OF THE BISHOPS OF THE AFRICAN M E CHURCH V V Alexander W Wayman 8p WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY Rev James H A Johnson…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 15 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … S HS UJ 3 ftU GlA The bequest of Daniel Murray Washington D C 1925- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 18 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Introduction Every man of merit is entitled to a niche in the temple of fame A true character is worthy of all the honor that can be bestowed upon it When it…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 19 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 6 INTRODUCTION any reason against conscience They are wise men and it is saidA wiseman will be more anxious to deserve a fair name than to possess it and this will teach…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 20 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … INTRODUCTION 7 the representatives of virtue Statesman ship belligerancy art science and religion have all had their prominent individuals to be held up for the admiration of the world They have been…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 21 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 8 INTRODUCTION the lofty pyramids of Egypt tower above all surrounding objects Those men who have formed ideas of moral greatness and made them conform to every hue reflected in the gospel…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 22 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … INTRODUCTION 9 reason why their deeds are written down and their forms are lifted up to make their names immortal The subject of this little volume so tend erly and attractively written…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 23 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … CHAPTER I Rev James Alexander Shorter may be very properly classed among the many good and pious ministers who have filled the pulpits of the African M E Churches during the present…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 24 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Rev James Alexander Shorter 11 known in the western part of Washington City as a man that was engaged in the winter season in the oyster business It was a cus tom…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 25 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 12 The Life of At the old homestead in Washington D C James Alexander Shorter grew up After receiving a little education in the day and Sunday School his parents concluded to…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 26 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Rev James Alexander Shorter 13 among strangers in a strange land He went as far west as Galena Illinois While there he was convicted of sin and for several days wept as…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 27 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 14 The Life of his lot with that church in which he was destined one day to be one of the honored Bishops There lived in Philadelphia at that time a friend…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 28 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Rev James Alexander Shorter 15 residence of his father mother brother and sisters He and his wife met a warm recep tion by the entire family He united with Israel Church then…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 29 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 16 The Life of About this time there were three young men in the A M E Church in Washington D C that attracted the attention of the entire membership One was…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 30 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … CHAPTEE II In 1846 the Quarterly Conference of the Union Bethel Church Washington D C recommended James A Shorter and the Quarterly Conference of Israel Church re commended John F Thomas to…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 31 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 18 The Life of colleague of Rev Isaac B Parker and John F Thomas to Lancaster Circuit as the colleague of Rev Adam S Driver The Lewistown Circuit was a long one…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 32 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Hev James Alexander Shorter 19 that caused so many heads to hang down but when the matter was explained it was a great relief to him April 1848 he was ordained a…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 33 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 20 The Life of ence said I am pleased to see how he Shorter stands up and when he came to arrange the appointments for the ministers he said to his secretary…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 34 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Rev James Alexander Shorter 21 on his way to take charge but being a man of great discretion he went to the pulpit as though he did not know there was any…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 35 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … November 1851 he was married in Israel Church Washington to Mrs Maria Kerr who bore him two lovely daughters The mother and both daughters preceded him to the better land- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 36 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … CHAPTER III In 1853 he was appointed by Bishop Nazrey to Bethel Church Baltimore Enter ing upon his work with an energy that had characterized him in previous years the people soon…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 37 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … 24 The Life of pointed by Bishop Quinn to Bbenezer Church in the same city and the same marked success attended his labors there as at Bethel Church At the Baltimore Conference…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 38 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … Rev James Alexander Shorter 25 a man who could be trusted with any Charge in the Conference He filled all of the prominent appointments in that Conference When Wilberforce University was bought…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 39 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the …- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
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Image 40 of The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the … CHAPTER IV Ho man ever stood up under a defeat more manfully than James A Shorter did for it was a position that he said he never sought and he would do…- Contributor: Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker) - Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1890
About this Item
Title
- The life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, one of the bishops of the African M.E. Church
Names
- Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker), 1821-1895
- Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Baltimore, J. Lanahan, 1890.
Headings
- - Shorter, James Alexander,--1817-1887
- - African Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy--Biography
Notes
- - Source: Bequest of Daniel Murray, 1925.
- - LAC ael 2019-02-26 no edits (1 card)
Medium
- 50 p. port. 19 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- BX8449.S45 W3
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- 73167026
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