 Description: This sermon was given at the 1971 Virginia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. The sermon is given by the Rev. Dr. Marion "Mack" B. Stokes (1911-2012). He is introduced by Bishop William R. Cannon. Stokes was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. As a bishop, he helped desegregate Mississippi United Methodists. Stokes was born in Wonsan, Korea of missionary parents. He was a graduate of Asbury College (A.B. degree), Duke Divinity School (B.D. degree, 1935), and Boston University (Ph.D. degree). He was a professor of systematic theology and Christian doctrine at Candler School of Theology at Emory University from 1941 until 1972. After retiring as a bishop, Stokes served as associate dean and professor of theology at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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