Buckley
JAMES MONROE, American Methodist clergyman and editor; born in Rahway, N. J., Dec. 16, 1836.
He was educated at Pennington Seminary, Wesleyan University, and at Exeter, N. H. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1858, and speedily attained distinction by his gift of BUCKTHORN extemporaneous eloquence. He was in great demand as a lecturer. It is as an author and editor, however, that he exerted his greatest influence. He was a powerful force in shaping the policies of his denomination and was noted as a forceful fighter and formidable debater.
He edited the chief organ of his denomination, "The Christian Advocate," from 1880 till 1912 with great ability.
Among his numerous publications are: "Supposed Miracles," "Midnight Sun," "Czar and Nihilist," "Christian Science and Similar Phenomena," "Extemporaneous Oratory," "Constitutional and Parliamentary History of the Methodist Episcopal Church." He died in 1920.