. ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Old ▁Testament ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁Gam mon ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 3 0 ), ▁president ▁of ▁Samuel ▁H ust on ▁College ▁( 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 3 2 ), ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁Gam mon ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 4 4 ). ▁ ▁King ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁elder ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁held ▁past or ates ▁in ▁Texas ▁( Green ville , ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Gal vest on , ▁and ▁Houston ) ▁and ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁The ▁Central ▁Jur is diction ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁elected ▁him ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Bishop ▁King ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁Liber ia ▁Conference ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Area ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 0 ), ▁including ▁two ▁con ferences ▁in ▁Texas , ▁two ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁King ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁writing ▁and ▁speaking . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁King ▁received ▁honor ary ▁degrees ▁from ▁Boston ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Liber ia