James Whitford Bashford
James Whitford Bashford (simplified Chinese: 柏锡福; traditional Chinese: 柏錫福; Pinyin: Bó Xīfú; Foochow Romanized: Báik Sék-hók; May 29, 1849 - March 18, 1919) was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the USA and the first bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in China.
Life
Bashford was born on May 29, 1849 in Fayette, Wisconsin. He received his A.B. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1873, and in 1876 graduated from the School of Theology of Boston University. He was awarded the Ph.D. from Boston University in 1881. In 1878 he married Jane M. Field. Before he was elected the fourth President of Ohio Wesleyan University in 1889 he served as a pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in several places including Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Maine and Buffalo, New York. In 1904, Bashford was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1904 Bashford was assigned to the mission field in China at his own request at age 55. On October 20 he arrived in Foochow[1], and in the same year he went to Shanghai where he became the first resident bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in China. From the summer of 1908 onwards, Bashford served in Peking.
References
- ^ Feng, Zhu (2002): A Comparative Study of Hwa Nan Women's College and Ginling Women's College ISBN 9787533433987
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Bashford, James Whitford |
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| Date of birth |
May 29, 1849 |
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Fayette, Wisconsin |
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March 18, 1919 |
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Pasadena, California |