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Rev. Isaiah Mark .Brashares
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l'ER3:>NAL HISTORY
1. Education: lchools, degrees , etc,
Ohio Wesleyan Univ., A.:B. 1914; Qld,, 19?p;
:Boston Univ. School of Theologz, S, T.B. 1917; StueA~d 'Harvard and Bos ton UUiv, 1917- :
2. Noteworthy experience• or ehildhood and youth
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Julia Estelle Merrill
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t'wo or three dramati.o' i ncidents
occurring during your ministry which might be published in a book und er such
a title a s ~Highlights of Methodist Ministers"?
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nETIRED BISHOP (Honorery)
~isho~ Ch~rles ~ Bras~os
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<io"-~o > !':1- r l es ··• 1r<>.slnrcd 9 91, d i ed in ::v a.nston, Illinois,
.T,t"ln ?3 ~ ~-" Q ?. nft,,r se•Jer :ll N(h3f'-::1 of f'aJ.li ntt hen 1th. A n a tive of H~.l1 ; ~.mspcrt 0 Ohi o, he fel-'11 co.llod to the minis try p,nd p:repcrod himsel f
\~ri·~i1 ~rc~ du~;to
i;ue.y both a.t :Bos ton a.nd n arva.rd Univors i ty • He t·Ia S
o~dainq1 ~n e l ~~r i~
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3 . Chu"oh in 1919 .
!'lt1l d pa s torn.t e n in nassa0~ usotts , r:ci e , Ohi o , and I·iichih i o a.,pointm~-;nts a 1917 , 3oston - Or i en t
'o i r:-.ht t:~ ; 1918 , 'iorh:- :n :J ~:e . ; 19 20, J'e~:ton; 1922 , · •• Ohi o , Dayton - Gr oce;
193-1 , !k>i;1•oit t- 1\:m •\:' hor F i !'st . ?'o-r ten yc".r s he J"'3 a.."'\ inC1piring
p?>c-:;:> "he!' -to t otmspeor le and un:i.veraity students in Ann Arbor; he l·ma
JL·ector ~f tho ·'ea l ey F'ounant i on a.nd t aught a "Aibl e cl3.s o for :Jtudants
l~o m1o a .ioyouo _.lirCt1o"'dour f.,,.. t1orl .
:'\e tl!'ot a c numl1er of article~ for
th.~ r: ic', i ff"--'11 '!~iot ian Advoc• te.
He bett1n o~c article i n t hi o tiay :
" I like ·~::>::1 . I'r1 gl a d I do. Some peopl e don 't• "
Dr.
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In 1944
foll o~:ing ;>~ere
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ol"cted
1'i oho ~) ..
T!e served oi r,-ht yenrs a s the
o 1iooopnl l o::.dcr of Iowa f.!oth o rli cm , a.nd thon 1 2 ye .,.rs in Chica,eo, b e -
foro retirincr :.n l9G4 . ~r,.. mad.o hi > ho r.~o in Ann Arbor fo r a. time , a nd
·then ::;ot tJ.ocl .: ~ ;V "~.n t:cn , Il lo 9 \·; here he K'1A ncti.ve in Pi rs·t Uni ted
'fctitodi •1t t:hur c.!-1 . T.!r•! . \raah a re'3 died in 1974. Survivor3 include
thl' ·c 3ons , 11 !t'alldc:tildren, c.nd sev en erent- 70lldchildren.
The
momo ri~ l fF I'""J ico :;.-.r. he l d .Tnnc 30 at tho Chu:;:-ch in ::Nmston; burial
,1.,,, in .An!l ~!'bor .
RETIRED BISHOP CHARLES W.
BRASHARES, 91, died in Evanston, Ill.,
June 23 after severa l weeks of failing health.
A native of Williamsport, Ohio, Bishop
Brashares was elected to the episcopacy of
t he Methodist C hurch in 1944 after ten years
as pastor of First Methodist Church in Ann
Arbor, Mich. , and d irector of the Wesley
Foundation a t the University of Michigan.
He served fo r eight years as episcopal leader
of Iowa, and then 12 years in Chicago before
retiring in 1964. After graduate study at both
Boston and Harvard University, he was
ordai ned an elder in the Methodist C hurch in
191 8 a nd held pastora tes in Massa chusetts,
Maine and Ohio before his appointment to
the Ann A rbor church. H e had made his
home in Evanston, Ill ., fo r a number of years
and was active in First United Methodist
Church. Mrs. Brashares died in 1974.
Survivors include three sons, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A
memorial service was held June 30 at First
United Methodist Church in Evanston, Ill.
Burial was in Ann Arbor.
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' CHARLES \\". DRASH ARES
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September 13 . 1934
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::\.·\ ::\L\fOCSL Y anti enthusiastically''
calle-d a t the quartedy con fereu c~
oi First church. l~e,· . Cha rh:s \ V. Brasharcs
o f Da\'ton. Ohio. ha,; acceptl·cl the iiH· it:~
tio n t~ the pulpit of the :\nn Arbor church,
~u cccedin:t Dr. Fred t·rick B. Fi s her. H,·
i~ w preach hi~ first sermon there S un• ~ : ! ·.-. ~c ptemh c r 30.
;l'he annt•unccment, made hy DL Ed \\·ud H. " rail >'. chairman of the church
<'ummittee o n pas tora l relati ons, s~ated
th:!t a ll lll:go tia tinns with the pro!mnen t
( :hi•J clergyman had been made wtth the
DR. C. W . DRASHAR ES
.!ssistance and approval o f Bis hop Edgar
Blake o f Det roit. The acceptance of the
,·all by the Ohio ma u in\'Ol\'C s a transfer
i rom t he O hio to the Det roit Con ference.
Dr. Brashares comes to Ann A rbo r with
a full kn uwledgc: of t he heavy responsibi lities he is t o undertake in carr ying on
the extensive wot·k begun a nd developed
by Dr. F isher. it wa ~ said . H owever, he
is credited wi t h ll llllSilal ministerial org-auizat ion abi liti es.
In Dayton T welve Years
T estifyinK t o hi ~ po,.sess io n of the se
characte ri stics is th e fact that 12 years
a go, when he weut to Day ton, the cong r eg-a tion o f Grace church to talled only 1,215.
\Vi th ou t the employmcn t o f spectacular
me thods, but ra th et· t hn!llgh a qui et, more
perso n alize~] style in hi s cons tructive effo rts, he increased the congregatio n to
2.200. His commanding pu lpit abili ty and
hi s si nce t·c indiv id ua l administrations have
ca used his fo llowing to remain with h im
and now this church is described as oeing
t he leading P ro testant o rgani za tion in
Dayton.
When he went to Dayto n, t he chu rch
wa s burdened with a d ebt o f $138,000. Tha t
has been cha n ged to a balance of $1-f,OOO.
A. considerable amou nt o f hi s work has
IJten with stu dent s. Bot h he and J\hs.
Hra sltarcs, who is a Well esley g rad uate,
han! tra l'(;lcd cxl\'nsin ·ly iu E urope, Asia,
:111d .\f cxico.
Born :n Ohio
Bn m Marc h 31, 1891, in Williamspo r t,
Ohio, th e son o f l~ c\'. and Mrs. Isaiah
B ras ltares. he is d6ccndrd from g enerat ions o f ?I I eth od ist mi nist ers. He received
his firs t degree: from' Ohio \ Vesleyan Ullln :rsity in 1914. H e studied s ubsequently
a t Bos to n Un i,·ersity :-;chool of Th eology.
He is a t rus tee of Ohio \Vesleyan Uni ,·ersity. H e has scn ·ed o n th e hoard of
directo rs of Dayto n Community Chest and
has hecn act ive in t he City :\li ssio na ry S ociety, the Inter-racia l :\Io,·cm ent, t he Miami Valley .Hospital a nd ,·arious mini sterial a ssociations.
H e has th ree sons, :\[ erri ll, 16; \ Vcsler,
12. and Robert, 7.
S peaki ng of hint Bis lw p Blake said:
" Or. Hra;; harcs is o ne of th e fin c;;t me n
in the J\ f e th odist m inistry t oday. H e will
han! a g rea t pa sto rate in Ann Arbor."
Th e conference at An n Arbor wa s prcsided o ver by Dr. ) . A Halm huber, sup.:rint end cnt o f th e :\nn .\rbor district.
RET IRED BISHOP CHARLES W.
BRASH ARES , 91 , d ied in Evanston , Ill .,
June 23 a ft er several weeks of fa iling health .
A nati ve o f Wi llia mspo rt, O hio, Bishop
Bras hares was elected to the episcopacy o f
the Methodist C hurch in 1944 after ten years
as pastor of Fi rs t Me thodist C hurch in A nn
Arbor , Mich ., a nd director of the Wesley
Foundat ion at the U ni versity of Michigan .
He served for eight yea rs as episcopal leader ·
o f Iowa , and then 12 yea rs in Chicago before
retiring in 1964 . A fter graduate study at both
Boston and Harvard Uni versity, he was
ordained an elder in the Methodist Church in
191 8 a nd held pastorates in Massachusetts,
Maine a nd Ohio before his appointment to
the Ann Arbor church. He had made his
home in E vanston , Ill., for a number of years
and was active in First United Methodist
Church. Mrs . Brashares died in 1974.
Survivors include three sons, II grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A
memorial service was held June 30 at First
United Methodist Church in Evanston, Ill.
Burial was in Ann Arbor.
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MRS. JULIA BRASHARES of Evanston, Ill .,
formerly of Ann Arbor , wife of Bishop Wes l ey ~
Brashares , died October 16. The body was
cremated and memorial services were held ~
October 23 in th e Georg ian Reti remen t Home
chapel, Evanston. Interm ent was October 24
in the Forest Hills Cemetery, Ann Arb or. She ~
was 82. A native of Ness City, Kan., she and
Bishop Brashares were married Dec. 20, 1916.
He retired in 1964 after serving eight years in
the Iowa Area and 12 in the Chicago Area.
They have lived in th e Georgian retirement
home for the past several years. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Charles M. of
Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. Wesley E. of Plymouth ,
Ind. , and Rev . Robert M . of LaHabre. Calif.:
11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren .
Brashares, Charles W.