01875cam a22003011 4500 rc 01000856 DLC 20260227111901.0 cr ||||||||||| 910604s1881 tnuc 000 0 eng rc 01000856 DLC CarP DLC n-us-ca F864 .F552 Fitzgerald, O. P. (Oscar Penn), 1829-1911. California sketches. New series. By O.P. Fitzgerald. With an introduction by Bishop George F. Pierce ... Nashville, Tenn., Southern Methodist publishing house, 1881. 288 p. front. (port.) 17 cm. A Southern Methodist minister, Oscar Penn Fitzgerald (1829-1911) of North Carolina was sent to California as a missionary by his denomination in 1855. He remained for more than twenty years, winning appointment as state superintendent of public education in 1867 despite his pro-Southern position during the Civil War. In the late 1870s, Fitzgerald returned to the East, editing the Nashville Christian Advocate, 1878-1890, and accepting appointment as a Southern Methodist bishop. California sketches: New series (1881) is the second installment of his reminiscences, again focusing on his Southern Methodist ministry in California, 1855-1880. Topics include his pastorate in Sonora, clergy in California, rivalry with Northern Methodists, and the Pacific Methodist Advocate. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. California Description and travel. California Social life and customs. Ethnic groups California. Law Political aspects California. Religion and ethics California. calbk 060 t http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.060 51933 51933