John McKendree Springer
Methodist John McKendree Springer Bishop | |
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Elected | 1936 |
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Born | Cataract, Wisconsin | September 7, 1873
Died | December 2, 1963 | (aged 90)
Buried | Mulungwishi, Katanga Province, DRC |
Denomination | Methodist |
Parents | Rev. Henry Martin Springer |
Spouse | Helen Springer |
Occupation | Methodist pastor and missionary |
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John McKendree Springer (7 September 1873 – 2 December 1963) was an American
Family background
Springer was born in Cataract, Wisconsin, the son of the Rev. Henry Martin Springer, and the grandson of the Rev. Elihu Springer, both M.E. Preachers. Elihu Springer was a soldier in the American Indian Wars. Henry Springer served four years with the Colorado Cavalry during the American Civil War.
In 1905, Springer had become mission superintendent of Old Umtali where he married Helen Emily Rasmussen, whoalso did missionary in Southern Rhodesia.[3][4]
After the death of Helen in 1946, Springer married a second Helen, Helen Newton Everett, who did missionary work in the Congo.
On December 1, 1963 Springer died in the Congo and was buried at the United Methodist mission station in Mulungwishi, Katanga Province, DRC.[4]
The Springer family is of
Education
Springer
Missionary service
Springer was appointed a missionary in 1901. He was assigned as a
Upon his return to Africa in 1916, Rev. Springer became superintendent of the Congo Mission Conference, helping other medical missionaries, such as Dr.
Works
- Springer, John M. (1909). The heart of Central Africa; mineral wealth and missionary opportunity. Cincinnati, Jennings and Graham; New York, Eaton and Mains.
- Springer, Helen (1909). Snap shots from sunny Africa. New York: Katanga Press.
- Springer, John M. (1916). Pioneering in the Congo. New York: Katanga Press.
- —— (1927). Christian conquests in the Congo. The Methodist Book Concern.
- —— (1927). Amos Chimbu : Congo mystic and saint. New York: Board of Foreign Missions].
- ——. The task of tomorrow in Africa. New York: Student Volunteer Movement (year of publication not specified).
- —— (1943). Episcopal address to the Africa Provisional Central Conference of the Methodist Church. Cleveland: Transvaal : Central Mission Press.
See also
- List of bishops of the United Methodist Church
- David Livingstone — Africa explorer and missionary
- Joseph Crane Hartzell (1842–1928) — Methodist missionary Bishop in Africa
- William Taylor (bishop)(1821–1902) — Methodist missionary Bishop in Africa
Citations
- ^ a b Dana L. Robert, 2005, p. 286
- ^ a b Springer, Helen, 1909, p. 88
- ^ a b c Africa missionaries : an honor roll, p. 8
- ^ a b c d United Methodist Communications, Essay
- ^ Springer, 1916, pp. xii, 1-3
- ^ First Meeting. Belgian Congo, Africa: Web. 11 Oct. 2013.
- ^ Springer, 1916, pp. xii, 10, 313,
Bibliography
- Hayes, Mollin (1945). Africa Missionaries : an honor roll of the missionaries of the Methodist Church in [Africa]. New York, NY: Board of Missions and Church Extension, the Methodist Church.
- Springer, John M. (1909). The heart of Central Africa; mineral wealth and missionary opportunity. Cincinnati, Jennings and Graham; New York, Eaton and Mains.
- Springer, Helen (1909). Snap shots from sunny Africa. New York: Katanga Press.
- Robert, Dana L. (2005). Yrogoyen, Charles Jr.; Warrick, Susan E. (eds.). Historical dictionary of Methodism. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81087-8945.
- "Bishop John McKendree Springer". United Methodist Communications. 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- Papers of Bishop John McKendree Springer,'General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church (Madison, New Jersey). [1]
Further reading
- Arnot, Frederick Stanley (1914). Missionary travels in central Africa. Bath : Office of Echoes of Service. [1]
- —— (1889). Garenganze; or, Seven years' pioneer mission work in central Africa. London: James E. Hawkins.
- Ward, Herbert (1910). A voice from the Congo, comprising stories, anecdotes, and descriptive notes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
- Springer, John M. (1900). The task of tomorrow in Africa. New York: Student Volunteer Movement.
External links
- ^ Arnot, 1914, pp. 28, 72, 75-76