Bishop James Crawford Embry, who was born in Knox County, Ind., November 2, 1834. He was admitted into the ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1863, was elected Secretary of Education in 1876, and Financial Secretary in 1879; was elected Business Manager of the Publication Department in 1884, and was elected bishop at Wilmington, N. C., May 8, 1896. He was a delegate to the first Methodist Ecumenical Conference, London, England, in 1881. He was possessed of many strong qualities--physical, moral, and intellectual. His career as a bishop was brief, as he passed away on March 23, 1898.

Bishop Embry has a vital impact on the progress of the AME Church. His contributions include constructing the AME Publishing House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchasing the Southern Christian Recorder for the AME Church; publishing the revised Allen AME Church Hymnal in 1892; writing books on theology and church administration, including The Digest of Christian Theology; Marriage and Divorce; and Our Father’s House. He served as a member of the First Ecumenical Conference on Methodism in 1881.

From the New York Times August 12, 1897
Died in his home in Philadelphia. He had been in poor health for some time past, and, in a recent visit to his district in South Carolina, he contracted a severe attack of Malaria. He grew rapidly worse until his death.

He served on a supply boat carrying provisions for the Army under General Grant. In August 1863, he entered the ministry and in 1876 was elected by the General Conference Secretary of Education. In 1876, he was appointed Secretary of Finance and Treasurer of the Church Fund. He went to Philadelphia in 1884.
Bishop Embry was a widower (hmmm...) Four children survived him at his death.
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Embry Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is named in honor of James Crawford Embry, the twenty-fifth Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop Embry was converted in 1855 in Galena, Illinois, and was licensed to preach in 1856. In 1864 he joined the Annual Conference. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1866 and was appointed Elder in 1870.

Bishop Embry has a vital impact on the progress of the AME Church. His contributions include constructing the AME Publishing House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchasing the Southern Christian Recorder for the AME Church; publishing the revised Allen AME Church Hymnal in 1892; writing books on theology and church administration, including The Digest of Christian Theology; Marriage and Divorce; and Our Father’s House. He served as a member of the First Ecumenical Conference on Methodism in 1881.
Embry Chapel AME Church History

Bishop James Crawford Embry, who was born in Knox County, Ind., November 2, 1834. He was admitted into the ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1863, was elected Secretary of Education in 1876, and Financial Secretary in 1879; was elected Business Manager of the Publication Department in 1884, and was elected bishop at Wilmington, N. C., May 8, 1896. He was a delegate to the first Methodist Ecumenical Conference, London, England, in 1881. He was possessed of many strong qualities--physical, moral, and intellectual. His career as a bishop was brief, as he passed away on March 23, 1898.

Bishop Embry has a vital impact on the progress of the AME Church. His contributions include constructing the AME Publishing House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchasing the Southern Christian Recorder for the AME Church; publishing the revised Allen AME Church Hymnal in 1892; writing books on theology and church administration, including The Digest of Christian Theology; Marriage and Divorce; and Our Father’s House. He served as a member of the First Ecumenical Conference on Methodism in 1881.

From the New York Times August 12, 1897
Died in his home in Philadelphia. He had been in poor health for some time past, and, in a recent visit to his district in South Carolina, he contracted a severe attack of Malaria. He grew rapidly worse until his death.

He served on a supply boat carrying provisions for the Army under General Grant. In August 1863, he entered the ministry and in 1876 was elected by the General Conference Secretary of Education. In 1876, he was appointed Secretary of Finance and Treasurer of the Church Fund. He went to Philadelphia in 1884.
Bishop Embry was a widower (hmmm...) Four children survived him at his death.
rogie5548

rogie5548 originally shared this
12 May 2009 story
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Embry Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is named in honor of James Crawford Embry, the twenty-fifth Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop Embry was converted in 1855 in Galena, Illinois, and was licensed to preach in 1856. In 1864 he joined the Annual Conference. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1866 and was appointed Elder in 1870.

Bishop Embry has a vital impact on the progress of the AME Church. His contributions include constructing the AME Publishing House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; purchasing the Southern Christian Recorder for the AME Church; publishing the revised Allen AME Church Hymnal in 1892; writing books on theology and church administration, including The Digest of Christian Theology; Marriage and Divorce; and Our Father’s House. He served as a member of the First Ecumenical Conference on Methodism in 1881.
Embry Chapel AME Church History