Background
Charles Clifton Penick was born on December 9, 1843 in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. He was the eldest son of Edwin Anderson and Mary (Hamner) Penick.
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Charles Clifton Penick was born on December 9, 1843 in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. He was the eldest son of Edwin Anderson and Mary (Hamner) Penick.
Charles Clifton Penick received his early education in local schools, in Hampden-Sydney College and Danville Military Academy, and was terminated by the outbreak of the Civil War.
Charles Clifton Penick enlisted as a private soldier in the 38th Virginia Regiment, which became part of General Armistead's brigade and General Pickett's division, and was appointed quartermaster sergeant of Company A of his regiment. He was once wounded, but continued in service until the end of the war. He then entered the Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia, at Alexandria, graduating in 1869. He was ordered deacon June 25, 1869, and advanced to the priesthood June 24, 1870. He was assigned as deacon to Emmanuel Church, Bristol, Virginia, and shortly after his ordination accepted a call to the rectorship of St. George's Parish, Mount Savage, Maryland. After a brief ministry here, he became rector of the Church of the Messiah in Baltimore, where he won notable success in reviving and reorganizing the work of a church in the business section of a large city.
On October 30, 1876, Charles Clifton Penick was elected by the House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church to be missionary bishop of Cape Palmas in Africa, and was consecrated to that office on February 13, 1877. The Missionary District of Cape Palmas had suffered the disorganization of being without a bishop for over three years when Penick undertook his duties. Under his leadership the work was greatly strengthened and extended. The chief effort of his administration was to establish mission stations around Cape Mount. He established there among the Vai people St. John's School, which in its fifty years of existence has trained many of the leaders of Liberian life, both civil and religious, and is today (1934) the outstanding institution in the Missionary District.
Charles Clifton Penick was a tireless worker. The "confusion worse confounded" which he wrote was the condition when he first landed soon gave place to order, but after five years of service it became apparent that the Bishop could not continue to live in the tropical climate. While delirious with African fever, he was placed aboard a passing ship and brought to the United States. Upon his return to America he resigned his jurisdiction, his resignation becoming effective in October 1883. After the recovery of his health, he became rector, successively of St. Andrew's Church, Louisville, Kentucky (1883 - 1893), St. Mark's Church, Richmond, Viginia (1894 - 1899), Christ Church, Fairmont, West Viginia (1899 - 1904), and the Church of the Ascension, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Charles Clifton Penick served also for a number of years as a representative of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society attempting to arouse interest in work among the negroes of the Southern States. Resigning his charge in Frankfort in 1912 on account of advancing years and declining health, he lived in retirement until his death, in Baltimore, on April 13, 1914.
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Charles Clifton Penick was a strong and forceful preacher and writer and an able leader and executive.
On April 28, 1881 Charles Clifton Penick married Mary Hoge, daughter of Isaac Hoge of Wheeling, West Viginia. One daughter was born of this union.
