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The Codex Vaticanus: an essay prepared by request of the Tennessee Historical Society. (1894). Nashville: Pub. House of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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^Rossiter Johnson, "HARRISON, William Pope", The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. V. (Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904); Peter G. Mode, Source book and bibliographical guide for American Church history. (Menasha, Wisc.: Banta, 1921), 541.
^Johnson, The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. V.
^"The Auburn Male College", Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol. 18--1956 (1956), 172-175; John Peavy Wright, Glimpses into the Past from my Grandfather's Trunk. (Alexander City, Ala.: Outlook Publishing Company, 1969), 32.
^ abJohnson, The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. V
^Wallace Putnam Reed. History of Atlanta, Georgia: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1889), 378-379.
^Johnson, The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. V; Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives, Chaplains of the House. Retrieved May 28, 2007.
^"Dr. WP Harrison Dead", The Atlanta Constitution, February 8, 1895.
william, harrison, william, pope, harrison, september, 1830, february, 1895, american, methodist, minister, theologian, 48th, chaplain, united, states, house, representatives, author, books, methodist, theology, most, notably, gospel, among, slaves, first, com. William Pope Harrison September 3 1830 February 7 1895 was an American Methodist minister and theologian and was the 48th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives He was an author of books on Methodist theology most notably The Gospel among the Slaves the first comprehensive accounting of the religious beliefs of African American slaves in the United States 1 Harrison was born in Savannah Georgia and attended the preparatory school of Emory College In 1850 he became an itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South 2 In 1859 he was appointed to the faculty of the East Alabama Male College in Auburn Alabama as Adjunct Professor of Languages and from 1861 through 1862 was president of the Auburn Female College today Auburn High School 3 He returned to Emory receiving the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1866 4 Later that year Harrison became pastor of the First Methodist Church in Atlanta Georgia the first of four terms as pastor there the last of which ended in 1877 5 Harrison was elected Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives on December 3 1877 He served in that capacity for the 45th and 46th United States Congress before resigning in 1881 6 In 1882 Harrison was elected book editor of the Methodist Episcopal South publishing house a position he held for the remainder of his life Harrison was a delegate to the First 1881 and Second 1891 World Methodist Councils and was Secretary of the Methodist General Conference in 1890 4 Harrison died on February 7 1895 in Columbus Georgia 7 Bibliography EditTheophilus Walton or The majesty of truth a reply to Theodosia Ernest 1858 Nashville Tenn Published for the author by Stevenson amp Owen Lights and shadows of forty years 1883 Nashville Tenn Southern Methodist Publishing House The living Christ the life and the light of men 1883 Nashville Tenn Southern Methodist Publishing House Ministerial freedom 1884 Nashville Tenn Southern Methodist Pub House Studies in the Gospel according to St John 1885 Nashville Tenn Southern Methodist Pub House The high churchman disarmed a defense of our Methodist fathers 1886 Nashville Southern Methodist Pub House The scripture mode of baptism 1888 Nashville Southern Methodist Pub House The Wesleyan standards sermons by the Rev John Wesley 1888 Nashville Tenn Pub House of the M E Church South The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church South 1890 Nashville Tenn Barbee amp Smith Methodist Union 1892 Nashville Tenn Pub House Methodist Episcopal Church South The Gospel among the slaves 1893 Nashville Tenn Pub House of the M E Church South The Codex Vaticanus an essay prepared by request of the Tennessee Historical Society 1894 Nashville Pub House of the Methodist Episcopal Church South References Edit Rossiter Johnson HARRISON William Pope The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans vol V Boston The Biographical Society 1904 Peter G Mode Source book and bibliographical guide for American Church history Menasha Wisc Banta 1921 541 Johnson The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans vol V The Auburn Male College Alabama Historical Quarterly vol 18 1956 1956 172 175 John Peavy Wright Glimpses into the Past from my Grandfather s Trunk Alexander City Ala Outlook Publishing Company 1969 32 a b Johnson The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans vol V Wallace Putnam Reed History of Atlanta Georgia with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers Syracuse N Y D Mason amp Co 1889 378 379 Johnson The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans vol V Office of the Clerk US House of Representatives Chaplains of the House Retrieved May 28 2007 Dr WP Harrison Dead The Atlanta Constitution February 8 1895 Religious titlesPreceded byJohn Poise 48th US House ChaplainDecember 3 1877 December 5 1881 Succeeded byFrederick Dunglison Power Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William P Harrison amp oldid 1091156452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
