Episcopal Ministry
The Rev. Earl Cranston was elected Bishop by the 1896 M.E. General Conference. As Bishop he traveled widely throughout his denomination. His residence was Washington, D.C.
Bishop Cranston also served as a trustee of various institutions of higher education, including Ohio University (1896), The University of Puget Sound (1897-04), Willamette University (1897–1904), Goucher College (1905–16) and Morgan College (1912–16). He was also a member of the Fourth Ecumenical Methodist Conference, Toronto, 1911.
Bishop Cranston was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He also was a Mason.
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