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| Record Creator: | Edwards, David |
| Title: | David Edwards Papers |
| Date Span: | 1851 - 1880 |
| Abstract: | David Edwards (1816-1876) was a United Brethren bishop and editor. Ordained in Ohio in 1836, he edited the Religious Telescope for four years before his election as bishop in 1949. He served six successive terms. This accession contains a small assortment of papers related to David Edwards. |
| Extent: | 0.18 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.ms.2440 |
David Edwards (1816-1876) was a United Brethren bishop and editor. He was born in Denbighshire, North Wales. His family moved to Ohio when he was five. When he was eighteen, Edwards experienced a religious conversion and became a member of the United Brethren Church. In 1836 he was ordained in the Scioto Conference. In 1845, he was elected editor of the Religious Telescope. He held that position for four years and refused reelection in 1849. Instead, the General Conference elected him bishop, a position he held for six successive terms. Edwards was instrumental in founding Otterbein University and in establishing the foreign mission work of the church.
This accession contains a small assortment of papers related to David Edwards. There are three diaries: 1861, 1862, and 1864. These describe daily events. Two articles from the Religious Telescope are included -- one by Edwards in 1851, and a response to the article. Two certificates permitting Edwards to perform marriages are included in this collection -- one is from Ohio (1860), and one from West Virginia (1873). The collection also includes a statement against secret societies, a small ledger recording donations for the Edwards Monument Fund, a wallet belonging to Edwards, and an 1860 account book.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
The collection is arranged by record type, then by chronological order.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, David Edwards Papers, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 1305-4-6: 1 | Diary | 1861 |
| 1305-4-6: 2 | Diary | 1862 |
| 1305-4-6: 3 | Diary | 1864 |
| 1305-4-6: 4 | Donations for Edwards Monument Fund | undated |
| 1305-4-6: 5 | Lucretia Edwards account book | 1880 |
| 1305-4-6: 6 | Edwards wallet | undated |
| 1305-4-6: 7 | Certificates | undated |
| 1305-4-6: 8 | Articles | undated |
