Clark, Davis W.

Title: Clark, Davis W.
extracted text: BISHOP DAVIS WASGATT CLARK

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Fenton, Mi chi gan , August 24, 1870 •
Bish op Davis Wasgatt Clark was born on the island of Mount
Desert, Maine , February 25 , 1812.

He wa s converted in earl y boyhood.

In 1836 he gra dua t ed from the Wes l eyan University, and became a
professor in the Amenia Seminary and l ater its Principal.

In 1840

he entered the New York Annual Conference and af'ter f illing five
appointments was elected Editor of the Ladies' Repository ,
published by the Book Concern at Cincinnat i, Ohio.

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1864, he was

ele cted General Superintendent at t he Philadelphia General Conference.
As Bi shop he organized several of the Southern Confer ences.

In the

Fa ll of 1870 when h e pre sided over the Detroit Conference, his health
had begun to fail·

But he bravely continued h i s work; he finally

broke down at the Spring Conference of New York i n 1871, after
conducting its opening session with t he Lord's Supper .

His strength

somewhat rally i ng , he reached his home at Cincinnati , and breathed
hi s last, af'ter an unconscious period, May 23, 1871.
He was careful in official duties as Bishop, a lover of
Chri s tian songs and music, and a successful preacher •

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