This week in Christian history: John Emory dies, John Paul II apologizes for Jan Hus, William Temple becomes deacon
John Emory dies – Dec. 16, 1835
This week marks the anniversary of when John Emory, a prominent Methodist Episcopal Church bishop and namesake of Emory University, died from injuries sustained in a carriage accident at the age of 46.
A native of Queen Anne County, Maryland, who studied law as a youth, Emory was known for intellectual and administrative contributions to the denomination, having founded the Methodist Quarterly Review and pushed for better education for clergy and their families.
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“Bishop Emory was a man of great talent and large cultivation,” stated the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. “As a scholar, he was accurate and profound; as a preacher, he was clear and convincing: as an administrative officer, he hardly had a superior in any church.”
“As a controversial writer, he was distinguished for logical directness and for fairness to his adversaries.”
