- William Angie Smith
William Angie Smith (1894-1974) was a
Bishop of The Methodist Church and theUnited Methodist Church , elected in 1944.Birth and Family
William was born 21 December 1894 in
Elgin, Texas , the son of William Angie and Mary (Marrs) Smith. William (Jr) married Bess Owens 20 July 1920. They had children William Angie III, Bryant Wesley and Shelby Lee.Education
William (Jr) earned the
A.B. degree fromSouthwestern University in 1917. He was a member of theKappa Alpha Society . He then studiedtheology at theSouthern Methodist University School of Religion (for one year), the Union Theological Seminary (for one year), and at the Vanderbilt School of Religion (for two years). William was also a member of the honorary fraternitiesTau Kappa Alpha andTheta Phi . He then earned the M.A. degree fromColumbia University in 1924.Ordained Ministry
William Angie Smith entered the
Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1921 and was appointed thePastor of theKerrville, Texas M.E., S. Church, serving 1920-21. Subsequent appointments followed, including:Midland, Texas , 1921-23; Tulip St. Church,Nashville , 1924-26; Trinity Church,El Paso , 1926-30;First Methodist Church ,Shreveport, Louisiana , 1930-34; Mt. Vernon Place Church,Washington, D.C. , 1934-36; First Church,Birmingham, Alabama , 1936-38; and First Church,Dallas , 1938-44. Rev. Smith also served asActing President ofCentenary College of Louisiana , 1932-33.Rev. Smith was a
delegate to theEcumenical Conference of 1931. He was elected a delegate from his Annual Conference to the General Conference of the M.E., S. Church in 1934 and 1938, and of The Methodist Church in 1944. He was a member of the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The Methodist Church in 1940 and 1944. He was elected by the M.E., S. "College of Bishops" as a Fraternal Messenger of his denomination to theMethodist Protestant General Convention in 1936. Rev. Smith also was a clergy member of the Book Committee of the M.E., S. Church, 1934-39, and of the Board of Publication (and its Executive Committee) of The Methodist Church, 1939-44.Episcopal Ministry
The Rev. Dr. William Angie Smith was elected to the
Episcopacy of The Methodist Church, 13 June 1944, by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference meeting atTulsa, Oklahoma . He was assigned to theOklahoma -New Mexico Episcopal Area of this denomination. His offices were at 224 N.W. 19th St.,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .Honors
The Rev. William Angie Smith was awarded the
honorary degree Doctor of Divinity in 1927 byMcMurry College . Centenary College did the same (D.D., 1934). Hisalma mater , Southwestern University, followed suit in 1938 (D.D.).References
* Howell, Clinton T., "Prominent Personalities in American Methodism", Birmingham, Alabama: The Lowry Press, 1945.
* Leete, Frederick DeLand, "Methodist Bishops" Nashville: The Methodist Publishing House, 1948.ee also
*
List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
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