Background
Burns, William Henry was born on September 11, 1840 in New Glasgow, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Mitchell and Mary Ann (Morrow) Burns.
Burns, William Henry was born on September 11, 1840 in New Glasgow, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Mitchell and Mary Ann (Morrow) Burns.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1867. A.M., 1869 (Doctor of Divinity, 1892).
Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1872. Pastor in Illinois at St. Paul’s Church, Chicago, 1869-1872, Warren, 1872-1873, Evanston, 1873-1874, Rockford, 1874-1877, Elgin, 1877-1880, Joliet, 1880-1883, Western Avenue Church, Chicago, 1883-1886, Wesley Church, Chicago, 1886-1890. Presiding elder Joliet District, 1890-1891, Chicago District, 1891-1897.
Pastor, Oak Park, 1897-1899. Traveled in Europe, and the East, 1899-1900. Pastor, Woodlawn, Avondale, Wicker Park and Fowler chs., Chicago, 1900-1909.
Rock Conference evangelist, since 1909. Delaware General Conference, Omaha, 1891. Author: The Higher Critics’ Bible or God’s Bible, 1904.
Crisis in Methodism, 1909. Answer to Criticisms of Crisis in Methodism, 1910. Home: Evanston, Ill.
Married Anna P. Foster, May 1, 1872.