HARTZELL, hirts'el, Joseph Crane, American Methodist Episcopal bishop: b. near Moline, Ill., 1 June 1842. He was graduated at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1865, and from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1868. He was or dained to the ministry in 1866, and held pastor ates successively at Pekin, Ill., 1868-69, New Orleans 1870-73. In the latter year he founded and became editor of the Southwestern Chris tian Advocate. He was assistant secretary of the Southern Education Society 1882-88, and corresponding secretary 1888-96. In the latter year he was elected and consecrated bishop for Africa, in which capacity he served for 20 years. retiring by age limit 1 June 1916. He founded several important mission centres in Central, East and West Africa, chiefly among the black races, having, besides the support of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, the co-operation of several governments and distinguished states men, including Earl Grey and Cecil Rhodes.
He founded also missionary work in North Africa extending from Morocco to Tripoli among the Mohammedans with the co-operation of the French government. He ik vice-president of the World's Sunday School Association and chairman of the committee on the work in Mos lem lands, member of the Board of Foreign Missions and of the executive committee of the Freedmen's Aid Society having charge of large educational interests in the Southern States. He is a frequent contributor to the and secular press and the author of several important publications, including a re port upon the moral condition of Moslem child hood. He is also well known as a preacher and lecturer. He was made Knight Commander of the Order for the Redemption of Africa by the republic of Liberia.