PARKER, LINUS, 1829-1885.
Papers, 1853-1885.
MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 091
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CITATION: Linus Parker Papers, MSS 091, Archives and Manuscripts
Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.
Linus Parker was born on a farm near Vienna in Oneida County, New York on April 23, 1829. During the year of 1845 Linus Parker worked with an older brother at a store in New Orleans, and in 1846 left to serve as a soldier in the Mexican War. After that, he began to study law, but was convinced to join the Methodist ministry. In March of 1849 he supplied the church on Algiers Street, and in May was licensed to preach. He joined the Louisiana conference and moved up through the ranks to become an elder in 1853. That same year he married Sallie F. Sale who died of yellow fever three months later. After five years he married a second time, Ellen K. Burruss. They had three sons, one of whom later became Dean of the Candler School of Theology, Franklin N. Parker.
Parker held many different appointments within the Methodist church, all in Louisiana: Lake Providence (1849), Shreveport (1850-51), Felicity Street, New Orleans (1852-54), Carondelet Street, New Orleans (1855-57), New Orleans District (1858), Felicity Street, New Orleans (1859-61), Shreveport (1862-63), Caldo Circuit (1864-65), and Felicity Street, New Orleans (1866-69).
Parker was editor of the Christian Advocate from 1870-81. He also was
a delegate to General Conferences; in the years 1866, 1874, 1878, and 1882.
In 1882 he was elevated to the episcopacy and then gave episcopal supervision
to the Texas, Missouri, North Carolina Mississippi, and Maryland
conferences. Parker died of an apparent cerebral hemorrhage on March 5,
1885 in New Orleans.
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DESCRIPTION
1/1 Sermons. April 1853 - November 1854.
April 10, 1853
St. John 18:38
Oct. 30, 1853
II Corinthians 8:9
Oct. 30, 1853
Luke 17:32
Feb. 5, 1854
I Corinthians verses 1-21
March 12, 1854
I Samuel 15:22
May 21, 1854
Luke 10:25-37
May 2[?], 1854
Daniel 12:3
June 4, 1854
Isaiah 38:18-19
July 9, 1854
I Timothy 1:19-20
August 27, 1854
116 Psalm 7 verse
Sept. 11, 1854
Matthew 27:24
Sept 24, 1854
Isaiah 55:8-9
Oct. 22, 1854
Proverbs 27:1
Oct. 22, 1854
Romans 3:19
Nov. 12, 1854
Ecclesiastics 11:9-10
All of the above sermons were delivered at
Felicity Street, New Orleans.
1/2 Sermons. November 1854 - December 1855
Nov. 19, 1854
I Corinthians 16:13
Dec. 1, 1854
Mark 9:24
Dec. 3, 1854
Galatians 6:4
Dec. 10, 1854
Mark 2:27
Sabbath
Mark 2:27 (No. 1)
Feb. 5, 1855
Hebrews 10:31
March 4, 1855
Mark 2:27 (No. 2)
April 1, 1855
Gethsemane
April 29, 1855
Acts 20:21
Aug. 5, 1855
Galatians 1:4
Sept. 2, 1855
II Corinthians 1:12
Sept. 4, 1855
Hebrews 3:12
Oct. 28, 1855
Romans 12:2
Nov. 18, 1855
"Sermon on Temperance as exhibited in
the Discipline of the Bible."
Dec. 2, 1855
I Timothy 6:13-14
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, New Orleans; the Nov. 19, 1855 sermon was also
delivered at Carondelet on Oct. 28, 1855.
1/3 Sermons. January 1856 - May 1856.
Jan. 6, 1856
Hebrews 11:5-6
March 2, 1856
Mark 5:19-20
March 16, 1856
92 Psalm 13-14
April 10, 1856
Thessalonians 5:23
April 13, 1856
Hebrews 12:1-2
April 13, 1856
Zechariah 4:6
April 27, 1856
Luke 9:26-28
May 11, 1856
Acts 2:40
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans.
1/4 Sermons. May 1856 - December 1856.
May 18, 1856
Acts 8:21
May 18, 1856
"Sermon for the Bible: its circulation."
Aug. 24, 1856
John 24:1
Sept. 28, 1856
Matthew 10:23
Oct. 26, 1856
Romans 10:4
Nov. 16, 1856
Mark 2:27
Dec. 4, 1856
II Corinthians 13:14 "The Apostolical Benediction"
Dec. 7, 1856
I Corinthians 25:33
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans.
1/5 Sermons. December 1856 - March 1857.
Dec. 27. 1856
Malachi 3:1-6 (unfinished)
Jan. 1, 1857
111 Psalm 5
Jan. 11, 1857
Romans 8:8
Jan. 25, 1857
Revelations 2:10
Feb. 19, 1857
Matthew 7:12
Feb. 22, 1857
Luke 29:44
March 15, 1857
Genesis 26:13
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans; the Feb. 22, 1857 sermon was also
delivered at Felicity Street, New Orleans on Oct.
21, 1860.
1/6 Sermons. March 1857 - November 1857
March 23, 1857
"Christ the corner stone of the Church"
July 19, 1857
Hebrews 11:4
Aug. 2, 1857
Romans 1:18
Nov. 15, 1857
I Timothy 3:16
Nov. 18, 1857
I Timothy 3:16 (2nd sermon)
Nov. 22, 1857
Numbers 23:10
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans with the exception of the March 23, 1857
sermon which was delivered at Algiers Street, New
Orleans.
1/7 Sermons. December 1857 - March 1858.
Dec. 27, 1887
Job 7:16
Jan. 3, 1858
II Samuel 24:24
Feb. 3, 1858
I Corinthians 2:2
March 14, 1858
Romans 14:12
March 21, 1858
Matthew 7:26-27
March 25, 1858
Acts 3:19
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans.
1/8 Sermons. April 1858 - October 1858.
April 11, 1858
II Peter 20:21
April 25, 1858
Matthew 17:10-14
May 2, 1858
II Timothy 1:10
May 23, 1858
John v. 39: "The Abolishment of Death"
Aug. 22, 1858
I Corinthians 15:19 "Considered as an independent proposition"
Oct. 31, 1858
II Corinthians 3:17
Oct. 31, 1858
II Corinthians 3:17
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Carondelet Street, New Orleans with the exception of the Aug. 26, 1858
sermon which was delivered at Felicity Street, New
Orleans.
1/9 Sermons. February 1859 - May 6, 1860.
Feb. 20, 1859
II Corinthians 5:17
March 6, 1859
Hosea 4:17
Feb. 9, 1860
Mark 1:40-45
Feb. 12, 1860
Philemon 3:20
March 4, 1860
I Peter 4:7
March 25, 1860
Romans 14:7-8
April 29, 1860
Isaiah 59:1-2
May 6, 1860
Isaiah 55:7
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, New Orleans with the exception of the Feb. 20, 1859
sermon which was delivered at Moreau Street.
1/10 Sermons. May 1860 - October 1860.
May 20, 1860
John 3:14-15
May 27, 1860
II Timothy 3:5
Aug. 12, 1860
II Samuel 14:14
Aug. 26, 1860
Mark 12:34
Sept. 30, 1860
John 3:1-13
Sept. 30, 1860
John 3:1-13 (no. 2); "The New Birth (notice that it
is a matter of assurance)"
Oct. 14, 1860
Acts 17:30
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, New Orleans.
2/1 Sermons. October 1860 - September 1861.
Oct. 28, 1860
Psalm 84 v. 11
Nov. 11, 1860
Mark 16:15
Jan. 13, 1860
Romans 12:2
Jan. 20, 1860
99 Psalm v. 1; "The Divine government noticed".
Feb. 1861
92 Psalm v. 19 (not preached)
Feb. 24, 1861
130 Psalm v. 1
Feb. 24, 1861
"Sermon for Sunday Schools"
March 3, 1861
Romans 13:2
March 3, 1861
Hebrews 10:25
March 10, 1861
Luke 12:8-9
March 18, 1861
I Chronicles 38:9
March 19, 1861
I Thessalonians 1:10
April 14, 1861
John 2:1
May 5, 1861
Ephesians 6:18
June 23, 1861
I Corinthians 13:13
Sept. 8, 1861
Romans 8:28
All of the above sermons
were delivered at Felicity Street, New Orleans.
2/2 Sermons. October 1861 - July 1862, 1864
Oct. 27, 1861
John 8:24
Nov. 10, 1861
Luke 16:19-31
Nov. 15, 1861
Joel 2:12
Dec. 1861
Matthew 10:8 (not preached)
Jan. 19, 1862
Acts 26:28
Feb. 2, 1862
Revelations 3:15
Feb. 9, 1862
Psalm 126 "The figurative language explained"
Feb. 28, 1862
Lamentations 3:40-44
March 23, 1862
The Parable of the good Samaritan. Luke 10:30
June 1862
Matthew 8:14
July 1862
Matthew 8:14
1864
conference sermon at Minden(?)
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, New Orleans with the exception of the June and July
1862
sermon which was delivered in Greenwood in June and
in Liberty in July.
2/3 Sermons. February 1869 - March 1870.
Feb. 7, 1869
Matthew 25:31-46
Feb. 7, 1869
Luke 23:39-43
Feb. 14, 1869
"The necessity and importance of Sunday Schools"
Feb. 28, 1869
Matthew 22:1-14
March 7, 1869
Luke 11:13
May 23, 1869
I Corinthians 16:22
May 30, 1869
Job 23:3
May 30, 1869
Hebrews 12:2
June 3, 1869
II Peter 1:11
June 6, 1869
I Peter 1:16
June 10, 1869
Matthew 10:4
June 13, 1869
Jeremiah 8:2
June 14, 1869
I John 4:18
June 17, 1869
I Peter 5:6
June 20, 1869
Matthew 3:10
July 18, 1869
Colossians 3:1
July 25, 1869
John 5:40
July 25, 1869
Isaiah 48:18
Aug. 8, 1869
Matthew 3:2
Aug. 15, 1869
Hebrews 9:27-28
Sept. 19, 1869
I Samuel 4:10
Oct. 7, 1869
Zechariah 11:10
Oct. 10, 1869
II Corinthians 5:20
Oct. 10, 1869
Matthew 23:37
Oct. 31, 1869
II Corinthians 2:16
Nov. 15, 1869
Luke 28:16
Nov. 21, 1869
Mark 10:15
1870
Hebrews 12:16-17
March 13, 1870
Hebrews 12:14
March 20, 1870
Philippians 4:4
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, with the exception of the 1870 sermon which was
first preached at Baton Rouge and subsequently at
four other locations.
2/4 Sermons. March 1870 - September 1871.
March 27, 1870
Romans 8:24-25
April 10, 1870
Acts 5:31
April 10, 1870
Isaiah 11:5
April 17, 1870
Numbers 10:29
April 30, 1870
II Peter 1:10
May 8, 1870
Hosea 11:8
May 22, 1870
I Thessalonians 5:19
June 12, 1870
Luke 10:41-42
August 7, 1870
23 Psalm
Sept. 4, 1870
Luke 11:49-50
Sept. 18, 1870
II Peter 3:14
Oct. 2, 1870
Romans 6:23
Oct. 2, 1870
I John 1:7
Oct. 9, 2870
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Oct. 23, 1870
Romans 8:7
Oct. 30, 1870
Hebrews 11:26
Nov. 1870
Genesis 22:14
Nov. 6, 1870
Isaiah 63:1-6
Nov. 6, 1870
Acts 9:3-4
Nov. 13, 1870
Job 21:14
Nov. 27, 1870
II Corinthians 8:1
Jan. 1, 1871
Jeremiah 8:20
Jan. 29, 1871
Romans 8:14 (Carondelet St.)
Feb. 12, 1871
Hebrews 3:13 (Moreau St.)
Feb. 19, 1871
I Timothy 1:15 (Algiers St.)
Feb. 26, 1871
Hebrews 10:23 (Dryades St.)
March 5, 1871
Luke 13:23-30 (Carondelet St.)
March 12, 1871
Ezekiel 33:2
March 24, 1871
Isaiah 53:6 (Carondelet St.)
April 9, 1871
John 11:25-26 (Cadiz St.)
May 11, 1871
Colossians 1:13-14 (LA Ave.)
May 21, 1871
II Kings 5:12 (Carondelet St.)
June 25, 1871
Ecclesiastes 12:13(Brook Haven)
July 9, 1871
Genesis 28:10-2 (Carondelet)
July 30, 1871
Revelations 2:7 (Dryades St.)
Sept. 17, 1871
Malachi 3:16-18 (Cadiz St.)
Sept. 10, 1871
Isaiah 40:31 (LA Ave.)
Sept. 10, 1871
Colossians 1:12 (LA Ave.)
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Felicity Street, New Orleans, unless another location is indicated
after the subject of the sermon.
2/5 Sermons. October 1871 - December 1873.
Oct. 8, 1871
Luke 19:1-10 (Algiers St.)
Oct. 15, 1871
Romans 5:5 (Moreau St.)
Oct. 22, 1871
I Peter 3:12 (Dryades St.)
Nov. 5, 1871
90 Psalm v. 8 (Carondelet St.)
Nov. 19, 1871
Galatians 2:20 (La. Ave.)
Jan. 19, 1872
Luke 19:13 (Algiers St.)
Jan. 21, 1872
Ephesians 7:12 (Carondelet St.)
Feb. 11, 1872
James 1:17 (Cadiz St.)
Feb. 11, 1872
I Timothy 1:5 (Felicity St.)
April 14, 1872
Matthew 15:21-28 (La. Ave.)
April 14, 1872
Ephesians 11:13 (La. Ave.)
April 28, 1872
119 Psalm v. 9 (Carondelet St.)
May 19, 1872
Ezekiel 37:3 (Dryades St.)
May 26, 1872
Isaiah 35:8-10 (Craps St.)
June 9, 1872
I Peter 1:1 (Moreau St.)
June 16, 1872
80 Psalm v. 1 (Algiers St.)
July 14, 1872
Galatians 6:7-8 (Cadiz St.)
July 21, 1872
Acts 8:54-60 (La. Ave.)
Aug. 11, 1872
I Timothy 2:8 (Felicity St.)
Aug. 18, 1872
Matthew 25:13 (Dryades St.)
Aug. 18, 1872
I Corinthians 15:58 (Craps St.)
Sept. 8, 1872
I Kings 19:9-18 (Carondelet St.)
Oct. 22, 1872
73 Psalm v. 24 (La. Ave.)
Nov. 10, 1872
I John 1:29 (Algiers St.)
Nov. 24, 1872
Proverbs 18:10 (Craps St.)
Dec. 8, 1872
Philippians 2:12-13 (Felicity)
Dec. 28, 1872
Hebrews 11:7 (La. Ave.)
Jan. 26, 1873
II Corinthians 5:5 (Cadiz St.)
Feb. 2, 1873
Acts 10:44-48 (Carondelet St.)
March 30, 1873
Zechariah 13:1 (Soraporu St.)
April 20, 1873
57 Psalm v. 7 (Moreau St.)
May 4, 1873
II Corinthians 3:18 (Cadiz St.)
June 22, 1873
Hebrews 11:24-26 (Baton Rouge)
July 27, 1873
Jude 20:21 (Cadiz St.)
Aug. 19, 1873
Matthew 11:30 (Craps St.)
Oct. 1873
I John 3:2-3 (Livena?)
Oct. 12, 1873
Jeremiah 8:22 (Algiers St.)
Dec. 28, 1873
Matthew 13:36-43 (Soraporu St.)
2/6 Sermons. February 1874 - December 1875.
Feb. 1, 1874
Genesis 5:24 (Carondelet St.)
March 1, 1874
John 8:12
March 15, 1874
Matthew 8:44 (Moreau St.)
June 28, 1874
II Corinthians 6:21 (Algiers)
July 5, 1874
Ephesians 4:30 (Carondelet St.)
July 15, 1874
Ezekiel 47:6 (Carondelet St.)
Aug. 16, 1874
Malachi 4:2 (Felicity St.)
Oct. 11, 1874
II Corinthians 5:7 (Algiers St.)
Jan. 24, 1875
II Corinthians 7:10
Jan. 31, 1875
Matthew 16:26
Feb. 7, 1875
I Corinthians 11:23-29
Feb. 7, 1875
Revelations 22:17
Feb. 14, 1875
John 20:24-29
Feb. 21, 1875
Judges 5:23
Feb. 28, 1875
I Corinthians 6:20
March 14, 1875
Revelations 22:14
March 14, 1875
Mark 2:27-28
March 21, 1875
Matthew 4:1-11
March 28, 1875
I Peter 1:3-5
April 4, 1875
Hosea 10:12
April 4, 1875
John 1:50-51
April 18, 1875
John 3:36
April 25, 1875
II Peter 3:9
May 1875
Matthew 5:25-26
May 2, 1875
Matthew 7:20
May 9, 1875
Luke 22:54-62
May 9, 1875
John 21:15-17
May 23, 1875
97 Psalm v. 2
May 30, 1875
John 15:1-6
May 30, 1875
Philippians 1:21
June 6, 1875
Isaiah 7:3
June 6, 1875
Philippians 4:19
June 27, 1875
Ephesians 6:13-18
Oct. 6, 1875
Jeremiah 50:5 (Moreau St.)
Oct. 10, 1875
I Peter 1:25
Oct. 17, 1875
Isaiah 1:18
Oct. 24, 1875
Luke 9:59-60
Oct. 31, 1875
Isaiah 32:1-2
Dec. 5, 1875
John 14:27
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans unless otherwise noted in the parentheses.
2/7 Sermons. January 1876 - Thanksgiving 1884.
Jan. 9, 1876
John 8:51
Jan. 9, 1876
61 Psalm v. 2
Jan. 16, 1876
55 Psalm v. 22
Jan. 16, 1876
Acts 2:47
Jan. 23, 1876
Exodus 33:14
Jan. 30, 1876
James 1:25
Jan. 30, 1876
Matthew 5:6
Feb. 1876
Revelations 1:5-6
Feb. 13, 1876
Genesis 19:17
Feb. 27, 1876
Hebrews 6:19-20
Feb. 27, 1876
Revelations 2:17
March 12, 1876
John 3:16
March 12, 1876
II Corinthians 4:6
March 26, 1876
Philippians 3:14
March 16, 1876
Acts 16:30
April 9, 1876
Exodus 3:2
April 16, 1876
I Corinthians 15:20
April 23, 1876
Jeremiah 2:13
April 30, 1876
Luke 17:17
April 30, 1876
Hebrews 2:17
May 7, 1876
Ephesians 3:19
May 14, 1876
4 Psalm 6
May 21, 1876
Genesis 32:24-30
June 4, 1876
Acts 9:31
June 18, 1876
Hebrews 2:10
June 26, 1876
Hosea 6:3
Sept. 10, 1876
Proverbs 18:24
Sept. 24, 1876
Galatians 6:14-15
Nov. 5, 1876
Isaiah 53:2
Dec. 31, 1876
Ephesians 5:16 (Moreau St.)
Jan. 14, 1877
John 17:15
Feb. 11, 1877
Luke 21:34-36 (Carondelet St.)
Aug. 12, 1877
I Peter 4:18
Aug. 19, 1877
I Peter 1:8 (Felicity St.)
Oct. 14, 1877
Daniel 3:16
Nov. 18, 1877
Matthew 25:14:30 (Felicity St.)
Jan. 6, 1878
Exodus 40:17
Feb. 28, 1878
Matthew 6:33
Sept. 1, 1878
John 6:67-68 (St. Charles Ave.)
Sept. 15, 1878
I Chronicles 4:9 (St. Charles)
Oct. 9, 1878
Lamentations 3:3
Oct. 13, 1878
I Corinthians 2:9
Nov. 3, 1878
II Corinthians 5:1
Jan. 5, 1879
Funeral of Rev. D.H. Schroeder.
Feb. 2, 1879
II Corinthians 4:3-4
Feb. 23, 1879
Hebrews 2:3 (Carondelet St.)
April 6, 1879
Colossians 3:3-4
April 20, 1879
Romans 3:22-23 (Felicity St.)
April 27, 1879
Philippians 3:8 (Carondelet St)
June 8, 1879
Colossians 3:2 (Algiers St.)
June 22, 1879
Titus 2:13
Oct. 5, 1879
John 7:37
Nov. 9, 1879
Isaiah 6:1-8 (Carondelet St.)
Jan. 11, 1880
Hebrews 12:28-29 (Algiers St.)
Jan. 25, 1880
Hebrews 11:27
Feb. 1, 1880
Luke 19:10 (Moreau St.)
Sept. 19, 1880
II Corinthians 13:5 (Algiers St)
Oct. 31, 1880
Hebrews 13:7-8 (Felicity St.)
Sept. 26, 1881
Funeral Services on President Garfield
Thanksgiving 1884
Thanksgiving sermon
All of the above sermons were delivered
at Louisiana Avenue unless otherwise indicated.
2/8 Pre 1864 sermons. Undated.
Philippians 3:21
Isaiah 45:22
Matthew 5:3
2/9 Post 1864 sermons. Undated.
Genesis 47:8-9
I Chronicles 29:14-15
121 Psalm 1
Proverbs 3:6
Proverbs 8:17
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Isaiah 45:9
Acts 2:1
Romans 1:16-17
Romans 5:10
I Corinthians 2:14
I Corinthians 15:20
I Corinthians 15:56-57
II Corinthians 5:14-15
3/1
Sermons, 1852-1853.
3/2
Sermons, 1857.
3/3
Sermons, May-August, 1858.
3/4
Sermons, August, 1858 - December, 1859.
3/5
Sermons, [1863].
4/1 1. Letter. Aug. 14, 1886. Franklyn N. Parker to Ellen K. Buress Parker.
2. Minutes:Lists of pastors and their respective parishes in various districts: Woodville District, Sea Shore District, Jackson District, Brandon District, Meridian District, Vicksburg District, Brookhaven District, Kansas City District, Lexington District, Boonville District, Springfield District, Clinton District, Lebanon District, San Antonio District, San Saba District, San Marcos District, Victoria District, Corpus Christi District, San Antonio Mexican District, San Diego Mexican District, Menelova Mexican District. (None of these are dated.)
3. "The Character of a minister" ?in Parker's hand.
4. Receipts.
4/2
5. The Editor-Bishop: Linus Parker his Life and Writings. Rev. Charles
B. Galloway D.D.
Southern Methodist Publishing House, Nashville. 1886.