William Turner Watkins was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) and of The Methodist Church, elected in 1938. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, as a University Professor, and as an Editor.
Read more about William Turner Watkins: Birth and Family, Education, Ordained, Academic and Editorial Ministries, Episcopal Ministry, Honors, Selected Writings
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