- Randolph Sinks Foster
Randolph Sinks Foster (1820 - 1903) was an American
Bishop of theMethodist Episcopal Church , elected in 1872.Born on
22 February ,1820 at Williamsburg,Ohio ,U.S.A. , he attendedAugusta College in Kentucky, but left to become aPreacher in theOhio Conference of theMethodist Episcopal Church when he was only seventeen. He wasordained to the Traveling Ministry by Bishops Waugh and Hedding. He went on to become the Pastor of the Mulberry Street M.E. Church inNew York City , where he metDaniel Drew , the financier who provided the original funding for theDrew Theological Seminary inMadison, New Jersey .Prior to his election to the
Episcopacy , Foster served in pastoral appointments and in educational work. He wasPresident ofNorthwestern University ,Evanston, Illinois , 1857-1860. He also acceptedJohn McClintock 's invitation to becomeProfessor ofSystematic Theology at Drew. After the death of Drew's first President in 1870, Foster was elected to that post, remaining there until becoming a Bishop in 1872, when he was assigned to theCincinnati, Ohio area.He died at Newton Centre,
Massachusetts on1 May ,1903 . He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery,Brooklyn ,New York .References
*Methodism: Ohio Area (1812-1962), edited by John M. Versteeg, Litt.D., D.D. (Ohio Area Sesquicentennial Committee, 1962).
External links
* [http://www.northwestern.edu/about/history/timeline1899 Timeline 1850-1899, History, About, Northwestern University ] at www.northwestern.edu
* [http://depts.drew.edu/lib/archives/bios.php Biographical Notes: Presidents and Key Figures -- University Library -- Drew University ] at depts.drew.eduee also
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List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
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