Wilson Thomas Hogue (1852–1920) was an American bishop of the

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, elected in 1903. He was born 6 March 1852 in

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. His parents were Scottish-English Methodists. His father was a class meeting leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hogue was converted to the Christian faith at the age of nine, and felt called to preach at eleven. Nevertheless, he did not yield to this call until sixteen. He joined the Genesee Annual Conference of the Free Methodist Church in 1873 and was

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by Bishops Roberts and Hart. He was the

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. His career also included service as a

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and a District Elder. Hogue's health failed in 1919. He died 13 February 1920 in Michigan City, Indiana. He was buried in Franklinville, New York.

Publications

*''A Handbook of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology''. 2nd edition. Free Methodist Publishing House, Chicago, IL, and Winona Lake, IN, 1949. *''Hymns That Are Immortal''. S.K.J. Chesbro agent, Free Methodist Publishing House, Chicago, IL, 1906. *''G. Harry Agnew: A Pioneer Missionary''. Chicago, IL. *''The Class Meeting as a Means of Grace''. W. B. Rose, Chicago, IL, 1916. *''The Holy Spirit: a Study''. W. B. Rose, Chicago, IL, 1916.

Biographies

* Blews, R.R., ''Master Workmen,'' 1939.

References

* Leete, Frederick DeLand, ''Methodist Bishops.'' Nashville, The Methodist Publishing House, 1948. 1852 births 1920 deaths 20th-century Methodist bishops American Methodist bishops Arminian ministers Arminian writers Converts to Methodism Free Methodist bishops {{US-bishop-stub