On June 4, 1923, Bishop Murray also performed the marriage ceremony of Barth and Elizabeth Pike Ellicott.

A considerable number of parishes in the state today derive from church planting work done under his aegis and direction.

In this, he built upon the efforts of his predecessor, Edmund P. Dandridge, and the development would continue under his successor, John Vander Horst.

Barth is the namesake for the Episcopal student center at the University of Memphis, located west of the campus.

[2] After significant renovation of the building and appointment of a priest, the West Tennessee Diocese returned it to operation in the Fall semester of 2020, according to the organization's Facebook page.