Charles Cardwell McCabe
Charles Cardwell McCabe (October 11, 1836 – December 20, 1906), also known as "Bishop" C. C. McCabe and Chaplain C. C. McCabe, was an American who distinguished himself as a
Birth and family
Charles was born October 11, 1836, in
Education
In 1854 Charles enrolled at
Ordained ministry
McCabe joined the Ohio Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in 1860. He was
Chaplaincy
As the
Later, at a meeting of the United States Christian Commission in the U.S. Capitol, he greatly impressed Lincoln, who was in attendance along with many members of Congress.[2] About his visit to the Capitol, Jule Ward Howe's daughter Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards wrote: "Among other stirring tales, he told of the scene in Libby Prison; and once more, to a vast audience of loyal people, he sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The effect was magical. People sprang to their feet, wept and shouted and sang with all their might; and when the song was ended, above all the tumult was heard the voice of Abraham Lincoln, crying while the tears rolled down his cheeks, 'Sing it again!.'"[3] Ill health later forced him to resign his chaplaincy, January 8, 1864.
Postwar ministry
Following the war, as the most famous U.S.A. chaplain, he lectured all over the U.S. on "The Bright Side of Life in Libby Prison", an ever-changing motivational talk, where he joked about the vermin that crawled over them at night and made clever remarks about the lawyers who weren't such bad guys if you had to be in a prison with them. McCabe himself nearly died in prison due to the unsanitary conditions, suffering from chills and fever from the illness he contracted there, but, using black humor, joked during his talks about the treatment of himself and other prisoners. Prior to entering the episcopacy, he served on the Christian Commission, as a pastor and as the church extension secretary. He was a missionary promoter, an evangelist and a Gospel singer.
Bishop McCabe also served as
Death and burial
Bishop McCabe fell ill in
Selected writings
- Final Report on Salt Lake City Church, pamphlet, 1880.
- A Glance Backwards, pamphlet, 1886.
- The American University - Taking Our Bearings, pamphlet, 1880.
- Address: The Open Door in Latin Countries, Cleveland, First General Missionary Convention, 1903.
- Shouting, a rich little pamphlet about Christian rapture, n.d.
- Allegory, "Dream of Ingersollville".
- Winnowed Hymns, editor (with D.F. McFarlane).
Biographies
- Sketch: The Battlefield Reviewed, Landon Taylor, 1881.
- Life of Chaplain McCabe, F.M. Bristol, 1908.
See also
References
- ^ "Glory Hallelujah: Julia Ward Howe and the Battle Hymn of the Republic". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "The Song That Marches On: History of the Battle Hymn of the Republic". HistoryNet. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe (1915). "Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910". Julie Ward Howe. Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Bishop M'Cabe is Dead After an Active Life". The New York Times. December 20, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Leete, Frederick DeLand, Methodist Bishops. Nashville, The Parthenon Press, 1948.
- Methodism: Ohio Area (1812–1962), edited by John M. Versteeg, Litt. D., D.D. (Ohio Area Sesquicentennial Committee, 1962).
- Rush, Cynthia Money Madness & Methodism: The Story of Mary Monnett. Innovations Resource Ltd. 2002.
- Bristol, Frank Milton, The Life of Chaplain McCabe, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church [1]
- Monnette, Orra E.The Monnet Family Genealogy 1913. Reprinted through Higgenson Books, Salem Massachusetts.
- Winfield Courier, November 2, 1876; "Comments About Libby Prison Lecture By Chaplain McCabe"
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