Background
Smith, Charles William was born on January 30, 1840 in Fayette Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Wesley and Mary E. (Ford) Smith.
Smith, Charles William was born on January 30, 1840 in Fayette Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review Wesley and Mary E. (Ford) Smith.
Educated various schools but did not graduate. (honorary Master of Arts, Allegheny College, 1872. Doctor of Divinity, Scio College, 1879.
Doctor of Laws, Mount Union College).
Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1859. Pastor various churches in and near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1859-1879. Presiding elder Pittsburgh District, 1880-1884.
Editor Pittsburgh Christian Advocate, 1884-1908.
Bishop Methodist Episcopal Church, May since 1908. Trustee Woman’s College (Baltimore), Puget Sound U. (Washington).
Eight times a member General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church. Member Centennial Conference, Baltimore, 1884, Ecumenical Conference, Washington, 1891, London, 1901, Toronto, 1911.
Member and v.-chairman commission to revise constitution of the church, 1896-1900.
Member of commission which compiled joint hymnal of Methodist Episcopal Church and Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Member joint commission on unification of Japan Methodism by which members of these churches in Japan were organized into an independent church—the Methodist Church of Japan. Republican.
Member Centennial Conference, Baltimore, 1884, Ecumenical Conference, Washington, 1891, London, 1901, Toronto, 1911. Member and v.-chairman commission to revise constitution of the church, 1896-1900. Member of commission which compiled joint hymnal of Methodist Episcopal Church and Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Member joint commission on unification of Japan Methodism by which.
Married Caroline L. Lindley, December 5, 1865.