Legacy
Bishop Matthew Simpson wrote of Bishop McKendree:
He was a man of great energy and genius, and was deeply pious and modest almost to timidity. His mind was clear and logical, his knowledge varied and extensive, his imagination lively but well regulated, and his eloquence was unusually powerful. He was careful in the administration of discipline, and intruduced system into all the operations of the church.
Bishop McKendree's influence was patent everywhere, but especially was he regarded in the West. He had given years of earnest labor to establishing Methodism on the western frontier. He therefore felt a deep and abiding interest in the success thereof. He thus earned the nickname "Father of Western Methodism", and was considered one of the greatest Bishops of the M.E. Church.
People named for Bishop McKendree include William McKendree Springer, William McKendree Robbins, and William McKendree Gwin.
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