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George Carleton Lacy
George Carleton Lacy (Chinese language, Chinese: ; Pinyin: ''Lì Xuāndé''; Foochow Romanized: ''Lĭk Sŏng-dáik''; December 28, 1888 – December 11, 1951) was an United States of America, American Methodist missionary and the last List of bishops of the United Methodist Church, Methodist Bishop in Mainland China. Life Early years and education George Carleton Lacy was born on December 28, 1888, in Foochow, China. His father was William Henry Lacy, who arrived in Foochow in 1887 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and directed the Foochow Mission Press and after 1903 the Methodist Publishing House in Shanghai. His mother Emma Nind Lacy, daughter of Mary Clarke Nind, was also an American Methodist Episcopal missionary stationed in Foochow.Shavit, David (1990): ''The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary'' p.289 His three brothers, Walter Nind Lacy, Walter Nind, Henry Veere Lacy, Henry Veere, and William Irving Lacy, and one sister, Alice Maie Lacy (1893-1921), had also served a ... [...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] |