John Fletcher Hurst

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John Fletcher Hurst

John Fletcher Hurst (born August 17, 1834 in Salem, Dorchester County , Maryland , † May 4, 1903 in Bethesda , Maryland) was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and first chancellor of the American University in Washington, DC

Life

After graduating from Dickinson College in 1854, he continued his studies in 1856 at the Universities of Halle and Heidelberg .

From 1858 to 1866 he was active in pastoral care. In 1862 he was Bishop Thomas Asbury Morris ordained . From 1866 to 1870 he taught systematic theology at the Martin Mission Institute in Bremen . In 1870 he moved to Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey, and taught church history. In 1873 he was elected its president there. He held the office until his appointment as bishop.

During his tenure he restored the foundation of the Drew Theological Seminary, which had been lost under its founder Daniel Drew , and together with John McClintock and George Richard Crooks improved the quality of theological education.

He was called to serve as a bishop in Des Moines , Iowa . He then became the first chancellor of the American University in Washington, DC, where he raised the funds and opened the university. He served as Chancellor in Bethesda, Maryland from 1891 until his death on May 4, 1903 .

Commemoration

A building is named after him on the American University campus.,

Works

  • A History of Rationalism . 1866.
  • Hagenbach's Church History of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (2 volumes, 1869), translation
  • van Oosterzees John's Gospel: Apologetical Lectures (1869), translation
  • Langes Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (1869), translation with additions
  • Martyrs to the Tract Cause: A Contribution to the History of the Reformation (1872), translation and revision of Thelemann's Märtyrer der Traktatsache (1864)
  • Outlines of Bible History (1873)
  • Outlines of Church History (1874)
  • Life and Literature in the Fatherland: the Story of a Five Years' Residence in Germany (1875), sketches of Germany
  • Our Theological Century (1877), a brief pamphlet
  • Bibliotheca Theologica (1883), a compilation by his students, revised by GW Gillmore in 1895 under the title Literature of Theology
  • Indika: the Country and People of India and Ceylon (1891), the outgrowth of his travels in 1884–1885 when he held the conferences of India
  • A Short History of the Christian Church (1893), several church histories (Chautauqua text-books) published together

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personal data
SURNAME Hurst, John Fletcher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and First Chancellor of American University in Washington, DC
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Salem , Dorchester County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1903
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland