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{{Short description|American bishop (1849–1922)}} | |||
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'''John Edward Robinson''' (12 February 1849 – 16 February 1922<ref>{{cite book |last=Lutzweiler |first=James |title=Missionary Review of the World |volume=45 |year=1922 |publisher=[[Funk & Wagnalls]] |page=330 |quote=BISHOP John Edward Robinson, ... of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Bangalore February 16th, aged seventy-three.}}</ref>) was a [[missionary bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], elected in 1904. | '''John Edward Robinson''' (12 February 1849 – 16 February 1922<ref>{{cite book |last=Lutzweiler |first=James |title=Missionary Review of the World |volume=45 |year=1922 |publisher=[[Funk & Wagnalls]] |page=330 |quote=BISHOP John Edward Robinson, ... of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Bangalore February 16th, aged seventy-three.}}</ref>) was a [[missionary bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], elected in 1904. | ||
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==Birth and family== | ==Birth and family== | ||
John was born in [[Gort]], [[County Galway, Ireland]] (28 miles north of [[Limerick]]). His parentage was [[English people|English]], the son of James and Jane Robinson. John was fatherless at the age of six. He came to the U.S. in 1865. He married Retta Terry on 15 November 1876. They had the following children: Ruth E., Helen E., John F., Bessie E., Flora L. and Muriel E. | John was born in [[Gort]], [[County Galway, Ireland]] (28 miles north of [[Limerick]]). His parentage was [[English people|English]], the son of James and Jane Robinson. John was fatherless at the age of six. He came to the U.S. in 1865. He married Retta Terry on 15 November 1876. They had the following children: Ruth E., Helen E., John F., Bessie E., Flora L. and Muriel E. | ||
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==Episcopal ministry== | ==Episcopal ministry== | ||
The Rev. Dr. John Edward Robinson was elected the Missionary Bishop for [[Southern Asia]] in 1904. In his [[theology]], Bishop Robinson was considered ''"liberal evangelical."''<ref name="New Schaff-Herzog">[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc10/Page_61.html ''The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge,'' Vol. X, p. 61.]</ref> | The Rev. Dr. John Edward Robinson was elected the Missionary Bishop for [[South Asia|Southern Asia]] in 1904. In his [[theology]], Bishop Robinson was considered ''"liberal evangelical."''<ref name="New Schaff-Herzog">[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc10/Page_61.html ''The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge,'' Vol. X, p. 61.]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of | * [[List of bishops of the United Methodist Church]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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John Edward Robinson (12 February 1849 – 16 February 1922[1]) was a missionary bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904.
Birth and family[edit | edit source]
John was born in Gort, County Galway, Ireland (28 miles north of Limerick). His parentage was English, the son of James and Jane Robinson. John was fatherless at the age of six. He came to the U.S. in 1865. He married Retta Terry on 15 November 1876. They had the following children: Ruth E., Helen E., John F., Bessie E., Flora L. and Muriel E.
Education[edit | edit source]
John was converted to the Christian faith while a teacher of boys at the 104th St. Methodist Church in New York City. He graduated from Drew Theological Seminary in 1874. He also received a D.D. degree from Albion College in 1902.
Ordained ministry and missionary service[edit | edit source]
Robinson went to India in 1874 as a missionary. His appointments were as follows: Hyderabad (1874–77), Bangalore (1877–80), and Rangoon, Burma (1880–86). He then became the presiding elder of the Burma District (1884–86). He was appointed to Simla in 1886, but then again as a presiding elder, this time of the Bombay District (1887–96). He was presiding elder then of the Asansol District (1896-00) and the Calcutta District (1900–04).
Robinson also served as the editor of the Burmah Evangelist (1884–87) and of the Indian Witness (1896–1904).
Episcopal ministry[edit | edit source]
The Rev. Dr. John Edward Robinson was elected the Missionary Bishop for Southern Asia in 1904. In his theology, Bishop Robinson was considered "liberal evangelical."[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lutzweiler, James (1922). Missionary Review of the World. Vol. 45. Funk & Wagnalls. p. 330.
BISHOP John Edward Robinson, ... of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Bangalore February 16th, aged seventy-three.
- ↑ The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. X, p. 61.
Selected writings[edit | edit source]
- Apostolic Succession Refuted, Rangoon, 1884
- The Rise and Progress of Methodism, 1899
References[edit | edit source]
- "Robinson, John Edward" in The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Samuel Macauley Jackson, D.D., LL.D., Editor-in-Chief, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1954, Vol. X, p. 61.[1]
- "ROBINSON, Rev. Bishop John Edward, D.D." in Who's Who in American Methodism, Carl F. Price, Compiler and Editor, New York: E.B. Treat & Co., 1916, p. 186.