1884-1977 Published for Drew University Methodist Archives By General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940 11/22/2011
George Peck Eckman Papers 1884-1977 0.72 cubic feet dumc.ms.2763 The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved. Biographical Note George Eckman (1860-1920), Methodist Episcopal minister and editor of the Christian Advocate was born January 8, 1860, in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Drew Theological Seminary, Wesleyan University, and New York University where he received his Ph.D. in 1897. He was ordained in 1886 in Newark, New Jersey, and served churches in several New Jersey cities before accepting a call to Saint Paul's in New York City. During his pastorate there he was listed as one of New York's five greatest preachers. In 1912, he was elected editor of the New York Christian Advocate but resigned in 1915 to go to Elm Park Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was a prolific author, writing on a variety of subjects. Among them were the Gospel of John, Christian social reform, temperence, and Christian eschatology. He was also active in Scranton in trying to address the problem of mine cave-ins which were displacing many of the city's poorer families. He died on June 28, 1920 while attending a Board of Trade meeting in Scranton. Scope Note The papers consist of organized files ranging from Eckman's studies at Drew Theological Seminary in the 1880s, to his financial records and travel diaries. The travel diaries include accounts of Eckman's journeys overseas, including his perspective on cities such as London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Prague, Canada and the UNited States from the 1890s and early 1900s. There are observations of his travels and accounts of crossing the Atlantic on steamers. One of the British clippings from 1907 describes a brawl between German and American pleasure cruise passengers. Eckman's notebooks from 1884-1886 for Drew Seminary are the oldest records. These include a self-made "Burr's Library Index" for citation and references on academic topics. Also present are sermon notes and copies from the 1890s to the 1910s when Eckman preached in South Orange and in New York City. Personal correspondence from 1895 to 1918 consists of financial transactions, letters from New York churches, and family letters from Eckman's daughter Margaret while at Vasser College, 1916 to 1918. The collection contains notes and transcripts of sermons delivered in New Jersey and New York from 1895 to 1919. Collection also includes copies and originals of Eckman's obituary from 1920 and that of his daughter Margaret Eckman from 1977. Arrangement Material has been arranged in the following manner. The materials are arranged by record type. Access Restrictions There are no restrictions regarding this collection. Copyright still owned by Drew. Permissions to publish Page 1
must be directed to Drew. Restrictions on Use Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required. Preferred Citation When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, George Peck Eckman Papers, Methodist Collection - Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor. Subject Terms Subject Names - Corporate Methodist Episcopal Church Subject Topics Evangelicalism Finance Sermons Temperance Travel Women's rights and spiritualism World War, 1914-1918. Subject Geographic Belgium. Canada France Georgia Germany Great Britain Italy Maine New Jersey New York (N.Y.) Pennsylvania Genre Correspondence Journals. Sermons Occupations Editor. Minister Theologian Page 2
Container List Call Number Folder Title Date(s) 2131-2-1:1 Biographical Information, Obituaries, Obituary of George P. Eckman 1920-1977 2131-2-1:2 Obituary of Margaret Eckman 1977 2131-2-1:3 Biographical Information - Reference Material - The Jerseyman Newspaper 1893-1912 Index 2131-2-1:4 Biographical Information - Reference Material - Provenance Information 1990 2131-2-1:5 Correspondance Received 1895-1917 2131-2-1:6 Financial Records 1894-1896 2131-2-1:7 Financial Records 1898-1899 2131-2-1:8 Notes - Drew Theological Seminary Notebook 1 1884 2131-2-1:9 Notes - Drew Theological Seminary Notebook 2 1884 2131-2-1:10 Notes - Drew Theological Seminary Notebook 3 1884 2131-2-1:11 Sermon Notes - If You Must Drink 1900-1915 2131-2-1:12 Notes - King Arthur Book Club - May 22 1905 2131-2-1:13 Notes - Miscellaneous 1890 2131-2-1:14 Notes and Manuscript - Religious Journalism 1890-1910 2131-2-1:15 Pastoral Records - St. Paul's M. E. Church, New York City 1897-1912 2131-2-1:16 Pastoral Records - St. Paul's M. E. Church, New York City 1897-1912 2131-2-2:1 Sermon - Church Etiquette - July 12 1896 2131-2-2:2 Sermon - Epistle to the Philippians - March 22 1896 2131-2-2:3 Sermon - Fruitfulness in Old Age - September 29 1895 2131-2-2:4 Sermon - Is Any Among You Afflicted? Let Him Pray. Is Any Merry? Let Him 1897-1917 Sing. 2131-2-2:5 Sermon - The Saloon Scourge - What Are You Going to do About It? - August 7 1897 2131-2-2:6 Sermon - Save the - October, 1889 - October 26, 1919 1889-1919 2131-2-2:7 Sermon - The Scourge of Orange - July 31 1892 2131-2-2:8 Sermon - The Story of a Slave - October 9, 1892-February 5, 1899 1892-1899 2131-2-2:9 Sermon - The Virgin Mary - December 22, 1889-December 14, 1910 1889-1910 2131-2-2:10 Sermon - The Woman Question, Sermon and Manuscript. - October 17 1915 2131-2-2:11 Sermon - The Workingman's Curist - Fall 1892- September 30, 1900 1892-1900 2131-2-2:12 Sermon - James 1,19-22 - February 14, 1897-December 10, 1899 1897-1899 2131-2-2:13 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes 1890-1920 2131-2-2:14 Sermons - Newspaper Clippings 1890-1910 2131-2-2:15 Travel Diaries - Canada 1893, 1896 2131-2-2:16 Travel Diaries - Europe 1890 2131-2-2:17 Travel Diaries - Europe 1895, 1907 2131-2-2:18 Travel Diaries - Europe 1890 2131-2-2:19 Travel Diaries - Georgia 1906-1909 2131-2-2:20 Travel Diaries - Maine 1894-1898 2131-2-2:21 Travel Diaries - Maine 1902 2131-2-2:22 Sermon - The Young Politician Who Wrecked his Chances and Letter from Eckman to a Doctor Strobridge 1905-1919 Page 3