Cyrus David Foss

	Cyrus David Foss Cyrus David Foss (January 17, 1834 – January 29, 1910) was a prominent Methodist bishop in the latter 19th century, primarily serving in New York City and New England. Biography Foss was born in Kingston, New York, on January 17, 1834. He attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 1854. He began his career teaching, and then entered the ministry. Foss was "pastor of the most prominent Methodist churches in this city ew Yorkand Brooklyn." Foss married Mary E. Bradley in 1856. She died in 1863, and he married Amelia Robertson in 1865.Archives.gcah.org Foss was elected the sixth President of Wesleyan University in 1875, and he held that post for five years. His term in office was generally prosperous. By all accounts, Foss was a genial and avuncular man. Foss is widely credited for saving the school when it was in a time of finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It is now a secular institution. The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970. Before full co-education, Wesleyan alumni and other supporters of women's education established Connecticut College for women in 1912. Wesleyan, along with Amherst College, Amherst and Williams College, Williams colleges, is part of "The Little Three", also traditionally referred to as the Little Ivies. Its teams compete athletically as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, NESCAC. Wesleyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Bishops Of The United Methodist Church This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784–1807 ;Founders * Thomas Coke 1784 * Francis Asbury 1784 * Richard Whatcoat 1800 * Philip William Otterbein 1800 * Martin Boehm 1800 * Jacob Albright 1807 1808–1825 * William McKendree 1808 Christian Newcomer 1813 Enoch George 1816 * Robert Richford Roberts 1816 * Andrew Zeller 1817 Joseph Hoffman 1821 Joshua Soule 1824 * Elijah Hedding 1824 Henry Kumler Sr 1825 1826–1850 John Emory 1832 James Osgood Andrew 1832 Samuel Heistand 1833 William Brown 1833 Beverly Waugh 1836 Thomas Asbury Morris 1836 Jacob Erb 1837 * John Seybert 1839 Henry Kumler Jr 1841 John Coons 1841 * Joseph Long 1843 Leonidas Lent Hamline 1844 Edmund Storer Janes 1844 John Russel 1845 Jacob John Glossbrenner 1845 William Hanby 1845 William Capers 1846 * Robert Paine 1846 David Edwards 1849 Henry Bidleman Bascom 1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	19th-century American Bishops The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]