William Jefferson Lhamon

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William Jefferson Lhamon also in the spelling variants William J. Lhamon , WJ Lhamon (born September 16, 1855 in Gambier , Knox County , Ohio , † October 21, 1955 in Columbia , Missouri ) was an American clergyman of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .

Life

Family and education

William Jefferson Lhamon, the youngest child of Francis Marion Lhamon (1829-1910) and his wife Julia Ann née Pharis (1829-1910), taught in Knox County public schools at the age of 17 before joining Butler College in 1878 Butler University graduated . William Jefferson Lhamon was ordained in direct succession to pastoral ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .

William Jefferson Lhamon married on June 28, 1881 in Hoppeston, Indiana Clara Ellen born Frankenberger (1860-1956). From this connection came the children Ruskin (1885–1955), Candace (1890–1952) and the teacher Lois Lhamon Watkins (1894–1990).

Professional background

Reverend William Jefferson Lhamon was ordained pastor in Ohio and other states until he was called to the Faculty of Theology at Drury College, Springfield , Missouri. In 1901 Lhamon accepted the offer for the position of dean of the Missouri Bible College in Columbia, Missouri, where he was responsible for the construction of Lowry Hall. William Jefferson Lhamon, one of the most important clergymen of the Christian Church of his generation, wrote several books in addition to brochures.

Publications

  • Missionary fields and forces of the Disciples of Christ, in: The Bethany CE Reading Courses [2d series, v. 3], Fleming H. Revell Co., New York, Chicago, 1898
  • Heroes of modern missions, in: Bethany CE hand-book series (JZ Tyler, general editor) [3d series, vol. III], Fleming H. Revell, Chicago, 1899
  • Missions imperative, or our Lord's Commission, our reason for missions, in: Foreign Christian Missionary Society series, no.12, Cincinnati, 1900
  • The character Christ, fact or fiction, in: College of missions lectureship, series 111, Fleming H. Revell Co., New York, Chicago, 1914
  • An address to the Members of the commission for the restudy of the Disciples of Christ, and more broadly to our Disciple fellowship at large, The author, Columbia, MO, 1920
  • Thy kingdom come, The author, Columbia, MO, 1936
  • Twice forty four, Columbia, MO, 1942
  • Syllabi: Studies in the Christ Character, and in New Testament Introduction, Lhamon, Springfield, Missouri

literature

  • The Christian Evangelist, Volume 38, Christian Pub. Co., St. Louis, Mo., Chicago, Ill, 1901, p. 1298.
  • John T Brown: Churches of Christ; a historical, biographical, and pictorial history of churches of Christ in the United States, Australasia, England and Canada, JP Morton and Co., Louisville, Ky., 1904, p. 383.
  • Francis Asbury Sampson, Floyd Calvin Shoemaker: Missouri Historical Review, State Historical Society of Missouri. Mo., Columbia, 1956, p. 212.
  • William Edward Tucker, Lester G McAllister: Journey in faith: a history of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bethany Press, Saint Louis, 1975, pp. 379, 500.
  • Douglas A Foster, et al .: The encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell movement: Christian church (Disciples of christ), Christian churches / Churches of Christ / Churches of Christ, WB Eerdmans Pub., Grand Rapids, Mich., 2004, p 78, 829.
  • George M Waller: Butler University: a sesquicentennial history, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 2006, p. 31.

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personal data
SURNAME Lhamon, William Jefferson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lhamon, William J .; Lhamon, WJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American clergyman of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Gambier , Knox County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1955
Place of death Columbia , Missouri