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William Turner Watkins, the Glossary

William Turner Watkins was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) and of The Methodist Church, elected in 1938.^[1]

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Bishops of The Methodist Church (USA)
United Methodist bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

Annual conferences within Methodism

An annual conference is a regional decision-making body within various Methodist denominations.

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Bachelor of Philosophy

Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil, BPh, or PhB; Baccalaureus Philosophiae or Philosophiae Baccalaureus) is the title of a postgraduate academic degree in philosophy that usually involves considerable research, either through a thesis or supervised research projects.

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Birth name

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth.

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Bishop

A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.

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Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worship style and, sometimes, a founder.

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Church history

Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception.

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Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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Doctor of Divinity

A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity.

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Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information.

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Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Episcopal area (United Methodist Church)

An episcopal area in the United Methodist Church (UMC) is a basic unit of this denomination.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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List of bishops of the United Methodist Church

This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States.

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Maysville, Georgia

Maysville is a town in Banks and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Methodist Church (USA)

The Methodist Church was the official name adopted by the Methodist denomination formed in the United States by the reunion on May 10, 1939, of the northern and southern factions of the Methodist Episcopal Church along with the earlier separated Methodist Protestant Church of 1828.

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Methodist Episcopal Church, South

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MEC, S; also Methodist Episcopal Church South) was the American Methodist denomination resulting from the 19th-century split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC).

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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

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Pastor

A pastor (abbreviated to "Pr" or "Ptr" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation.

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Periodical literature

A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule.

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Professor

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.

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Sacredness

Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Trustee

Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Turner_Watkins