Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid was the son of John and Jane (Morrison) Reid. Anna (Mason) Reed was his 1st wife. She died in 1846. Caroline Sanford (Fanton) Reid was his 2nd wife. They were married May 3, 1846 and she died July 10, 1903. He was a minister in the New York Conference and New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Obituary
The New York Times
May 17, 1896
MORRISON.--The Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid, Honorary Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his residence, 54 East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street. Dr. Reid was born in this city in 1820, and was graduated with honors from the New-York University at the age of nineteen. He entered the New York Conference five years later, and his ability as a preacher gained for him many leading appointments. He was made President of Genesee College, and while holding this position the General Conference of 1864 appointed him editor of The Western Christian Advocate, at Cincinnati. He showed marked ability as a writer on religious subjects, and at the next General Conference he was again made an editor, this time of The Northwestern Christian Advocate at Chicago. While editor of the latter periodical Dr. Reid was elected a Bishop in the Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church, but declined the position, preferring to stay in the church of his first choice. At the conference in 1872 he was made one of the Corresponding Secretaries of the Missionary Society of the Church. He was elected with Drs. Eddy and Dashill, both of whom died within two years, leaving him for a time at the head of the society's business. Three succeeding General Conferences elected him to the same position until in 1888 it was decided that he should be retired with the title of Honorary Secretary. The funeral of Dr. Reid will take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Harlem Presbyterian Church, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street and Madison Avenue.
Funeral Services
The Christian Advocate
May 28, 1898
REID.--The funeral services of the Rev. J. M. Reid, D.D., were held in Harlem Presbyterian Church, this city, on Tuesday, May 19, at two p.m. As the audience room of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, where Dr. Reid and his family worshiped, was not in a condition to be occupied, the family accepted the invitation kindly tendered of holding the service there. Prayer was offered at the residence by Dr. A. B. Kendig. Dr. E. J. Haynes, who had charge of the service throughout, read the introductory ritual at the church and offered the invocation. Scriptures were read by Dr. A. D. Vail and Dr. A. B. Sanford. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, was sung by the congregation, led by a precentor. Dr. A. Longacre offered prayer. Resolutions from the General Conference were read by Dr. A. B. Sanford, from the Missionary Society by Dr. J. F. Dodd, the Preachers' Meeting by Dr. M. J. Cramer, and the official board of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church by Mr. Rodgers, after which most appropriate addresses were made by Chancellor McCracken, of the New York University; Dr. Henry Baker, of Newark; Professor William Wells, of Union College; and Dr. A. S. Hunt, Secretary of the American Bible Society. The hymn commencing with "Servant of God, well done," read by Dr. John Talbot Gracey, was sung and the benediction was pronounced by Dr. Clark Wright. The burial was in Green-wood Cemetery the next day, where Dr. A. B. Sanford and Dr. F. Mason North officiated.
Obituary
The New York Times
May 17, 1896
MORRISON.--The Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid, Honorary Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his residence, 54 East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street. Dr. Reid was born in this city in 1820, and was graduated with honors from the New-York University at the age of nineteen. He entered the New York Conference five years later, and his ability as a preacher gained for him many leading appointments. He was made President of Genesee College, and while holding this position the General Conference of 1864 appointed him editor of The Western Christian Advocate, at Cincinnati. He showed marked ability as a writer on religious subjects, and at the next General Conference he was again made an editor, this time of The Northwestern Christian Advocate at Chicago. While editor of the latter periodical Dr. Reid was elected a Bishop in the Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church, but declined the position, preferring to stay in the church of his first choice. At the conference in 1872 he was made one of the Corresponding Secretaries of the Missionary Society of the Church. He was elected with Drs. Eddy and Dashill, both of whom died within two years, leaving him for a time at the head of the society's business. Three succeeding General Conferences elected him to the same position until in 1888 it was decided that he should be retired with the title of Honorary Secretary. The funeral of Dr. Reid will take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Harlem Presbyterian Church, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street and Madison Avenue.
Funeral Services
The Christian Advocate
May 28, 1898
REID.--The funeral services of the Rev. J. M. Reid, D.D., were held in Harlem Presbyterian Church, this city, on Tuesday, May 19, at two p.m. As the audience room of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, where Dr. Reid and his family worshiped, was not in a condition to be occupied, the family accepted the invitation kindly tendered of holding the service there. Prayer was offered at the residence by Dr. A. B. Kendig. Dr. E. J. Haynes, who had charge of the service throughout, read the introductory ritual at the church and offered the invocation. Scriptures were read by Dr. A. D. Vail and Dr. A. B. Sanford. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, was sung by the congregation, led by a precentor. Dr. A. Longacre offered prayer. Resolutions from the General Conference were read by Dr. A. B. Sanford, from the Missionary Society by Dr. J. F. Dodd, the Preachers' Meeting by Dr. M. J. Cramer, and the official board of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church by Mr. Rodgers, after which most appropriate addresses were made by Chancellor McCracken, of the New York University; Dr. Henry Baker, of Newark; Professor William Wells, of Union College; and Dr. A. S. Hunt, Secretary of the American Bible Society. The hymn commencing with "Servant of God, well done," read by Dr. John Talbot Gracey, was sung and the benediction was pronounced by Dr. Clark Wright. The burial was in Green-wood Cemetery the next day, where Dr. A. B. Sanford and Dr. F. Mason North officiated.
Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid was the son of John and Jane (Morrison) Reid. Anna (Mason) Reed was his 1st wife. She died in 1846. Caroline Sanford (Fanton) Reid was his 2nd wife. They were married May 3, 1846 and she died July 10, 1903. He was a minister in the New York Conference and New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Obituary
The New York Times
May 17, 1896
MORRISON.--The Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid, Honorary Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his residence, 54 East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street. Dr. Reid was born in this city in 1820, and was graduated with honors from the New-York University at the age of nineteen. He entered the New York Conference five years later, and his ability as a preacher gained for him many leading appointments. He was made President of Genesee College, and while holding this position the General Conference of 1864 appointed him editor of The Western Christian Advocate, at Cincinnati. He showed marked ability as a writer on religious subjects, and at the next General Conference he was again made an editor, this time of The Northwestern Christian Advocate at Chicago. While editor of the latter periodical Dr. Reid was elected a Bishop in the Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church, but declined the position, preferring to stay in the church of his first choice. At the conference in 1872 he was made one of the Corresponding Secretaries of the Missionary Society of the Church. He was elected with Drs. Eddy and Dashill, both of whom died within two years, leaving him for a time at the head of the society's business. Three succeeding General Conferences elected him to the same position until in 1888 it was decided that he should be retired with the title of Honorary Secretary. The funeral of Dr. Reid will take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Harlem Presbyterian Church, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street and Madison Avenue.
Funeral Services
The Christian Advocate
May 28, 1898
REID.--The funeral services of the Rev. J. M. Reid, D.D., were held in Harlem Presbyterian Church, this city, on Tuesday, May 19, at two p.m. As the audience room of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, where Dr. Reid and his family worshiped, was not in a condition to be occupied, the family accepted the invitation kindly tendered of holding the service there. Prayer was offered at the residence by Dr. A. B. Kendig. Dr. E. J. Haynes, who had charge of the service throughout, read the introductory ritual at the church and offered the invocation. Scriptures were read by Dr. A. D. Vail and Dr. A. B. Sanford. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, was sung by the congregation, led by a precentor. Dr. A. Longacre offered prayer. Resolutions from the General Conference were read by Dr. A. B. Sanford, from the Missionary Society by Dr. J. F. Dodd, the Preachers' Meeting by Dr. M. J. Cramer, and the official board of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church by Mr. Rodgers, after which most appropriate addresses were made by Chancellor McCracken, of the New York University; Dr. Henry Baker, of Newark; Professor William Wells, of Union College; and Dr. A. S. Hunt, Secretary of the American Bible Society. The hymn commencing with "Servant of God, well done," read by Dr. John Talbot Gracey, was sung and the benediction was pronounced by Dr. Clark Wright. The burial was in Green-wood Cemetery the next day, where Dr. A. B. Sanford and Dr. F. Mason North officiated.
Obituary
The New York Times
May 17, 1896
MORRISON.--The Rev. Dr. John Morrison Reid, Honorary Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his residence, 54 East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street. Dr. Reid was born in this city in 1820, and was graduated with honors from the New-York University at the age of nineteen. He entered the New York Conference five years later, and his ability as a preacher gained for him many leading appointments. He was made President of Genesee College, and while holding this position the General Conference of 1864 appointed him editor of The Western Christian Advocate, at Cincinnati. He showed marked ability as a writer on religious subjects, and at the next General Conference he was again made an editor, this time of The Northwestern Christian Advocate at Chicago. While editor of the latter periodical Dr. Reid was elected a Bishop in the Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church, but declined the position, preferring to stay in the church of his first choice. At the conference in 1872 he was made one of the Corresponding Secretaries of the Missionary Society of the Church. He was elected with Drs. Eddy and Dashill, both of whom died within two years, leaving him for a time at the head of the society's business. Three succeeding General Conferences elected him to the same position until in 1888 it was decided that he should be retired with the title of Honorary Secretary. The funeral of Dr. Reid will take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Harlem Presbyterian Church, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street and Madison Avenue.
Funeral Services
The Christian Advocate
May 28, 1898
REID.--The funeral services of the Rev. J. M. Reid, D.D., were held in Harlem Presbyterian Church, this city, on Tuesday, May 19, at two p.m. As the audience room of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, where Dr. Reid and his family worshiped, was not in a condition to be occupied, the family accepted the invitation kindly tendered of holding the service there. Prayer was offered at the residence by Dr. A. B. Kendig. Dr. E. J. Haynes, who had charge of the service throughout, read the introductory ritual at the church and offered the invocation. Scriptures were read by Dr. A. D. Vail and Dr. A. B. Sanford. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, was sung by the congregation, led by a precentor. Dr. A. Longacre offered prayer. Resolutions from the General Conference were read by Dr. A. B. Sanford, from the Missionary Society by Dr. J. F. Dodd, the Preachers' Meeting by Dr. M. J. Cramer, and the official board of St. James Methodist Episcopal Church by Mr. Rodgers, after which most appropriate addresses were made by Chancellor McCracken, of the New York University; Dr. Henry Baker, of Newark; Professor William Wells, of Union College; and Dr. A. S. Hunt, Secretary of the American Bible Society. The hymn commencing with "Servant of God, well done," read by Dr. John Talbot Gracey, was sung and the benediction was pronounced by Dr. Clark Wright. The burial was in Green-wood Cemetery the next day, where Dr. A. B. Sanford and Dr. F. Mason North officiated.
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