Andrew, Asbury-Bagnati
THE AGES DIGITAL LIBRARY REFERENCE CYCLOPEDIA of BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL LITERATURE Andrew, Asbury - Bagnati, Simeone by James Strong & John McClintock To the Students of the Words, Works and Ways of God: Welcome to the AGES Digital Library. We trust your experience with this and other volumes in the Library fulfills our motto and vision which is our commitment to you: MAKING THE WORDS OF THE WISE AVAILABLE TO ALL — INEXPENSIVELY. AGES Software Rio, WI USA Version 1.0 © 2000 2 Andrew, Asbury, a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Caroline County, Md., in 1825. He removed to the vicinity of Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1833; experienced conversion in 1840; and in 1845 entered the Indiana Conference, in which he filled acceptably the appointments assigned him until his superannuation, which took place six years previous to his death. He died July 19, 1870. Mr. Andrew was a man of deep piety and respectable preaching ability. See Minutes of Annual Conf., 1871, p. 114. Andrew, James Osgood, D.D., a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Wilkes County, Ga., May 3, 1794. His father, the Rev. John Andrew, was one of the early itinerant Methodist preachers. His mother’s maiden name was Crosby. She was possessed of a strong intellect, fine taste, and deep piety elements that strongly marked the bishop’s character. He was an extensive reader from his childhood, joined the Church at the age of thirteen, soon became class-leader, and when eighteen was licensed to preach. His first pulpit efforts were among the negroes, and were crowned with success.
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