Logan Herbert Roots
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Logan Herbert Roots was an American
missionary to China.
Roots was consecrated in Boston
on November 14, 1904 as the second Bishop of Hankow. He succeeded James Addison Ingle
. Roots was an associate of Frank N. D. Buchman
and prominent leader of Moral Re-Armament
. He was succeeded by Alfred A. Gilman
.
He attended Harvard College
, 1891; Honorary D.D., University of the South, Harvard University
. He was a member of Delta Upsilon
fraternity.
He died in 1945 on Mackinac Island
, where he is buried.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
missionary to China.
Roots was consecrated in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
on November 14, 1904 as the second Bishop of Hankow. He succeeded James Addison Ingle
James Addison Ingle
James Addison Ingle was an American missionary to China, born on March 11, 1867 in Frederick, Maryland. A graduate of the Episcopal High School of Virginia at Alexandria, Virginia, and Virginia Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop William Paret on June 7,...
. Roots was an associate of Frank N. D. Buchman
Frank N. D. Buchman
Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman , best known as Dr. or Rev. Frank Buchman, was a Protestant Christian evangelist who founded the Oxford Group...
and prominent leader of Moral Re-Armament
Moral Re-Armament
Moral Re-Armament was an international Christian moral and spiritual movement that, in 1938, developed from the American minister Frank Buchman's Oxford Group. Buchman, a Lutheran, headed MRA for 23 years, from 1938 until his death in 1961...
. He was succeeded by Alfred A. Gilman
Alfred A. Gilman
Alfred Alonzo Gilman He was born in North Platte, Nebraska, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska in 1898. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He studied for ordination to the priesthood at Philadelphia Divinity School, graduating in 1901...
.
He attended Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, 1891; Honorary D.D., University of the South, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He was a member of Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest international, all-male, college Greek-letter organization, and is the oldest non-secret fraternity in North America...
fraternity.
He died in 1945 on Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European...
, where he is buried.
See also
- Christianity in ChinaChristianity in ChinaChristianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of...
- List of Delta Upsilon alumni