John springer biography

John McKendree Springer

American Methodist bishop (1873–1963)

Methodist


John McKendree Springer


Bishop

Elected1936
Born(1873-09-07)September 7, 1873

Cataract, Wisconsin

DiedDecember 2, 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 90)
BuriedMulungwishi, Katanga Province, DRC
DenominationMethodist
ParentsRev. Henry Martin Springer
SpouseHelen Springer
OccupationMethodist pastor and missionary
Alma mater
  • Garrett Biblical Institute
  • Northwestern University
  • Taylor University
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John McKendree Springer (7 September 1873 – 2 December 1963) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1936. He was also a pioneeringmissionary instrumental in developing Methodism on the continent of Africa. While in Africa he introduced schools which came to be welcomed by many of the tribal chiefs and which the young Africans came to grow very fond of. Springer is noted for exploring and journeying 1500 miles across central Africa on foot in 1907, along with his wife Helen.[1&#

Springer, John (1863-1963)

Founder Of Methodism In The Congo

Although Methodist missionaries ventured into the Belgian Congo before John Springer, notably Bishop William Taylor with the Methodist Episcopal Church in the late 1800s, Springer’s enterprising evangelistic explorations in the early 20thcentury are credited with the founding of the present-day United Methodist Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

John Springer was born in Wisconsin in 1863, the son and grandson of Methodist Episcopal preachers. After graduating from Northwestern University and receiving his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1901, Springer set sail for Africa to begin work with the Methodist Episcopal Church as it reconstituted its Africa missions. All that was left of Bishop William Taylor’s work in the Congo and Zambia, where 55 missionaries had served in the 1880s and 90s, were two mission stations. Taylor’s successor, Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell, closed one of those missions and transferred the other to Swedish missionaries. He decided to concentrate his

John Springer Associates records

1966-1982

The John Springer Associates records consist of correspondence, client files, and photographs. Client files make up the bulk of the collection and consist of correspondence, inter-office memoranda, scripts, outlines of publicity projects and campaigns, press releases and other publicity material, and press junket schedules. Additionally, there are biographical files containing capsule biographies of the firm's clients and a small amount of news clippings.

The correspondence contains letters to and from agents, gossip columnists, critics, other publicists, directors, and producers. Correspondence in the collection details all aspects of the firm's work on a client's behalf, including arranging interviews, photo shoots, public appearances, and responding to queries from the press. There is little correspondence from clients themselves.

Photographs consist of publicity shots, head shots, film stills, theater performances, and snapshots. Researchers are advised to research all three series when researching a client. Though the firm

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