McCoy, Franklin J.
1/1/1966
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| “Brother Mac” was the endearing term given to Rev. McCoy. The use of the term was an ennobling one, an indication of the high respect with which this good man was held. To say that he was loved by his people is an understatement. People had an instinctive trust in him. Although he was no Demosthenes in the pulpit, people heard him gladly. There was a sincerity about his preaching that was at once both captivating and challenging. He was a sermon! There was no degree of farness between his preaching and his ethics — they were synonymous. He was in love with the Christian Gospel. He could say with Martin Luther, “To preach the Gospel is nothing else than to bring Christ to men and men to Christ.” He was a man of the people. His hands were accustomed to the carpenter’s saw, the plumber’s wrench, and the farmer’s plow. All work was honorable to him. He sanctified all labor, no task was too menial. Brother Mac served the following appointments: 1907 — Student in Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi 1908 — Woodworth and Pineville 1909-1910 — Tioga 1911 — Shreveport, Cedar Grove 1912 — Shreveport, City Mission 1913 — Shreveport, Queensboro 1914 — Jennings 1915 — Abbeville 1916 —. Naborton and South Mansfield 1917-1826 — Houma 1927-1928 — West Monroe 1929 Haynesville 1930-1932 — Leesvile 1933-1934 — Baton Rouge, Keener Memorial 1935-1936 — Ida-Hosston 1937-1938 — Wisner 1939-1943 — Lecompte (heart attack during ‘43-’44 conference year) He closed his earthly pilgrimage as he had lived life — with dignity, humbleness, thankfulness, and a joyous victory. His life was lived with an exclamation point. |
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| Source: Journal of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church, Pages 226, 1966 by B. Joseph Martin. | |
