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I NECROLOGICAL REPORT
PRESENTED TO THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF
ilrinrcton Clicnloiiiral $ciniu!uu,
AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING,
April 2gth, i8yg,
BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION.
i
PH ILADELPH lA:
Grant, Faires & Rodoers, Printers, 52 & 54 N. Sixth Street.
1879.
NECROLOGICAL REPORT
PRESENTED TO THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING,
April 2gth, i8yg,
BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION.
PH ILADELPHIA;
Grant, Faires & Rodgers, Printers, 52 & 54 N. Sixth Street.
1879.
COISrSTITTJTIOIT
OF THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF
PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
I. The name of this Association shall be The* Alumni Association of
Princeton Seminary.
II. All who have been Students in the Seminary shall be regarded, if they
please, as members of this Association.
III. The object of the Association shall be the promotion of brotherly love
among its members, and the advancement of the interests of the Seminary.
IV. The Professors, Directors and Trustees of the Seminary shall be regarded
as ex-officio members of this Association.
V. The officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice-President, a
Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be elected annually, and continued in office
until others are chosen to succeed them.
VI. The officers, with three other members, annually chosen, shall be an Exec-
utive Committee, with power to attend to the business of the Association in the
interval of its meetings.
VII. The Stated Meetings of the Association shall be held annually in Prince-
ton on the same day with the closing exercises of the Seminary, at the close of
the Seminary year, at such hour as may be appointed from year to year.
VIII. Special meetings of the Association shall be called by the President, on
the written request of five members, notice thereof, and the object thereof, being
given in two religious papers at least two weeks previous to its occurrence.
CONTENTS.
This Report contains sketches of the following Alumni :
Names.
B.-\RD, IS.A.AC,
B.vrnes, Albert Henry,
Bertron, Samuel Reading,
Botsford, A.mos,
Brinsmade, Horatio Nelson, D. D.,
Caldwell, James Douglass,
Chapin, Augustus Lyman
Coulter. David, D. D
Crapster, William Thomas,
Cunningham, Alexander Newton, D. D.,
Goodman, Eldad White
Gr.aves, Allen Truman,
Grosvenor, Cyrus Pitt, LL.D.,
Gubby, Jameis,
Hall, George, •
Handy, Isaac William Ker, D. D
Heroy, Peter Badeau,
Hill, William Wallace, D. D.,
Hodge, Charles, D. D., LL.D.,
Hughes, Samuel Kelso,*
J.ANviER, John,
McCormick, Robert Warnock,
Mack, William, D. D.,
Malcom, Howard, D. D., LL.D.,
Mathes, Alfred Harvey
Murray, Thomas Chalmers
Nassau, Charles William, D. D.,
Nott, John, D. D.,
Ogden, Thomas Anderson
Osborn, Robert,
Reiley, John Arndt,
Rice, John Holt, D. D.,
Rodgers, Ravaud Kearney, D. D
Schaeffer, Samuel,
Scott, David,
SuTPHEN, John Crater, M. D.,
Thomas, Enoch,
Thompson, Alexander Scroggs,
Thompson, Robert Gordon,
Vandewater, Albertus,
Venable, Henry Isaac,
Wallace, Marcus Jediah,
Whiting, Albert,
Wilson, Hugh Nesbitt, D. D.,
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NOTICE.
The committee of last year has been re-appointed by the Alumni Association
to prepare the Necrological Report for the Annual Meeting for the next year,
and earnestly solicits the aid of all the alumni of the Seminary. When anMumnus
dies, newspaper obituary notices, funeral or memorial sermons — any informationj
in any shape — will be gratefully accepted. Let it be sent, as soon as possible
after the death of the person to whom it relates, to
WTLLIAM E. SCHENCK, Chairman,
No. IJS4 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia.
OFFICERS
OF
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
FOR THE YEAR 1879-1880.
Rev. Henry H. Welles, President.
“ William M. Paxton, D.D., Vice-President.
“ William E. Schenck, D.D., Secretary.
‘‘ William Harris, Treasurer.
“ M. B. Grier, D.D., 'j AddiHonal members
“ H. C. Cameron, D.D., > of the
, . „ „ I Executive Committee.
“ Alfred Yeomans, D.D., J
COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
Rev. William E. Schenck, D. D.
“ William Henry Green, D. D.
“ Henry C. Cameron, D. D.
“ Charles A. Aiken, D. D
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF
PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Princeton, Ap7'il 29, 1879.
The Association met in the chapel of the Seminary at ii A. M.
The Rev. J. R. Graham, D. D., President, being absent, the chair
was occupied by the Rev. Henry H. Welles, of Kingston, Pa., Vice-
President.
The meeting was. opened with prayer. The Minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. The Constitution of the Asso-
ciation was also read. It was resolved that the Association will
adjourn at 4.30 P. M., without further motion; also that a recess
be taken from i P. M. to 2 P. M. for dinner.
Drs. A. Gosman, W. P. Breed and David Irving were appointed
a committee to nominate officers of the Association for the next
year. They subsequently reported, and their nominees were unani-
mously elected. (See names of officers on page 4.)
The Necrological Committee, by its Chairman, Rev. W. E.
Schenck, D. D., presented its report with a few remarks thereon.
The Necrological Committee of last year was re-appointed. (See
names on page 4.)
The remaining time until the recess for dinner was spent in
listening to addresses from Alumni, among whom were the Rev. W.
P. Breed, D. D., the Rev. John F. McLaren, D. D., the Rev. Samuel
D. Alexander, D. D., and the Rev. Talbot W. Chambers, D. D.
The Secretary, the Rev. W. E. Schenck, D. D., by request read an
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interesting letter he had received from the Rev. Aaron W. Lane, of
Waterloo, N. Y., the oldest living alumnus, except one, of the
Seminary, and the only surviving classmate of the late and lamented
Dr. Charles Hodge.
After the recess for dinner, the Association again assembled in
the Seminary Chapel to listen to addresses from Alumni who had
been invited by the Executive Committee to speak upon the life,
character and labors of the six decea.sed Professors of this Seminary,
in connection with the unveiling of Tablets erected to their memory
by the Alumni in the chapel, and just completed.
The Rev. H. A. Boardman, D. D., chairman of a committee
consisting of himself, the Rev. M. B. Grier, D. D., the Rev. Samuel
Irenaeus Prime, D. D., and the Rev. Wm. M. Paxton, D. D., who
have had charge of the erection of these Tablets, briefly stated the
facts in relation to the collection of the necessary funds, and the
erection of the Tablets in the chapel. The Tablets were then
unveiled by the Rev. Charles A. Aiken, D. D. Addresses were
then delivered as follows :
1. By the Rev. William M. Paxton, D. D., on the Life, Labors
and Character of the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D. D.
2. By the Rev. Samuel Irenaeus Prime, D. D., on the Rev. Samuel
Miller, D. D.
3. By President William C. Cattell, D. D., on the Rev. Josejih
Addison Alexander, D. D.
4. By the Rev. Joseph J. Bullock, D. D., on the Rev. John
Breckenridge, D. D.
5. By the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., on the Rev. James
W. Alexander, D. D.
6. By the Rev. Henry A. Boardman, D. D., on the Rev. Charles
Hodge, D. D.
The Long Metre Doxology was then sung and the Association
adjourned.
W. E. SCHENCK,
Secretary of the Association.
The Seminary Chaiiel was compactly filled throughout the meet- .
ing by an audience profoundly interested in the proceedings ; the
addresses were remarkably able and eloquent, and the whole occa-
sion was enjoyable in the highest degree.
NECROLOGICAL REPORT.
PRESENTED TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF PRINCETON THEOLO-
GICAL SEMINARY AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING,
APRIL 29, 1879.
This Report contains notices of forty-four alumni. Of these
the Rev. Ravaud K. Rodgers, D. D., who died in his 84th year,
was the oldest alumnus of the Seminary during the past year. Of
the forty-four, eight died at an age beyond 80; nineteen beyond
70; thirty beyond 60; thirty-eight beyond 50, and six under fifty.
The average ultimate age of the forty-four is 65 years. The
average age of 181 alumni who have been noticed in five Annual
Reports (this and the four preceding) has been just about 65 years.
Among the dead of the year, now reported upon, have been our
venerated and beloved Dr Ravaud K. Rodgers; our illustrious and
honored Instructor in Theology, Dr. Charles Hodge; the noble
and self-sacrificing Foreign Missionary, Albert Whiting, of China,
and the youthful and promising Professor Thomas Chalmers
Murray. Of all the 44 who have fallen it may safely be said that
they were good men and true, faithful servants of our glorious
Master. Having served him their appointed time, they have de-
parted, firmly trusting in his atoning blood, in his precious pro-
mises, and in his almighty power to save.
William Edward Schenck,
William Henry Green,
Henry C. Cameron,
• Charles A. Aiken,
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I.
RAVAUD KEARNEY RODGERS, D. D.
Ravaud Kearney Rodgers was born in New York City, Nov. 3,
1796, and was a son of John Richardson Bayard Rodgers, M. D.
and Mrs. Susanna Ravaud (Kearney) Rodgers. His father was a
surgeon in the Revolutionary Army, afterwards a practicing physi-
cian and surgeon in New York and Professor in the Medical
Department of Columbia College. His grandfather was John
Rodgers, D. D., minister of the First Church and founder of the
Brick Church, New York, and Moderator of the first General
Assembly in 1789. Mr. Rodgers received his preparatory
education in the Protestant Episcopal Classical Academy in New
York, then under the care of the Rev. E. D. Barry, D. D., Prin-
cipal. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in the
autumn of 1815. While he was a student a glorious revival
occurred in the college. Mr. Rodgers was one of its subjects, and
united with the First Presbyterian church in Princeton, on profes-
sion of his faith, at about nmeteen years of age. Immediately
after his graduation he entered Princeton Seminary, where he took
a full course of three years and was regularly graduated in i8i8.
He was licensed by the Presbytery of New York, April 18, 1818,
spent his first year of ministerial labor in the West as a missionary,
and was ordained by the Presbytery of Troy at Glen’s Falls, N. Y.,
March 14, 1821. Before his ordination, he served the churches of
Sandy Hill and Glen’s Falls as stated supply from April, 1820,
until he was ordained on the day above mentioned, and, on the
same day, was installed as their pastor. Here he labored as an
ardent, earnest, noble young preacher of the word. “With a voice
of trumpet power, and a glowing heart, he was a favorite speaker at
public meetings and a leader in every good work. Genial, Jovial
in his manner, warm, generous and affectionate, he loved every-
body and was loved in return.”
His pastoral relation to Sandy Hill church was dissolved March
9, 1830. He then removed to New . Jersey and was installed as
pastor at Boundbrook, Somerset Co., N. J, May 5, 1830, by the
Presbytery of New Brunswick, of which he continued to be a
member to the end of his life. Boundbrook was also his last
pastoral charge, and he continued to labor there 44 years, until,
overtaken by the growing infirmities of advanced age, he was released
at his own request, Oct. 21, 1874. Soon after, he removed to
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Athens, Ga., where his only daughter, the wife of Robert L.
Bloomfield, Esq., resides, where he spent the calm and beautiful
evening of a long and honored life. Very gradually he sank away
to his rest. His physicians could discover no disease; but he grew
weaker, and on the morning of Sabbath, Jan. 12, 1879, peace-
fully passed away to the never-ending Sabbath above, in the 84th
year of his age.
Few ministers of the Presbyterian church were more widely
known or more universally loved and respected. As a companion,
he was one of the most interesting and agreeable of men. On
public occasions he was prominent as a speaker. He was always
a useful member of ecclesiastical bodies from his wonderful know-
ledge of the law and practice of the church. As Stated Clerk of
the Synod of New Jersey for many years, he was unrivalled in the
discharge of all official duty. As a pastor, he was a model. He
knew all his people, even the young children and domestics, and
was their trusted counsellor and confidential friend. As a preacher,
his sermons were instructive and fervent, and were delivered with
energy and impressiveness. He was always a hard worker, indus-
trious and untiring until very near his end ; and he was a truly
pious man. He carried everywhere a heart warm with the love of
Christ. He lived in the perpetual sunshine of his Saviour’s presence,
and rejoiced to be about His work.
For several years Dr. Rodgers had been one of the oldest alumni
of the Seminary. For the last year or two he was the oldest save
one, and that one was his classmate. Few who heard his touching
letter, containing messages to the alumni of the Seminary, read to
their Association one year ago, can ever forget it.
Dr. Rodgers married at Sandy Hill, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1821, Miss
Caroline W. Thomas, daughter of John Thomas, Esq., of that
place. She still lives. Only one child, Mrs. Robert L. Bloomfield,
of Athens, Ga., survived him. His only son, John Rodgers, Esq.,
a lawyer of Burlington, N. J., died in 1870.
II.
CHARLES HODGE, D. D., LL. D.
Dr. Hodge was born in the city of Philadelphia, Dec. 27, 1797.
His parents were Hugh Hodge, M. D., of Philadelphia, and Mary
(Blanchard) Hodge, of Boston. He was prepared for college first
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at an academy at Somerville, N. J., and later at the Academy in
Princeton, N. J., then taught by the Rev. Jared D. Fyler. He
united with the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, N. J., on
profession of his faith, at about eighteen years of age, was grad-
uated from the College of New Jersey in 1815, entered Princeton
Seminary in November, 1816, whence he was regularly graduated
at the end of a full three years’ course in 1819. He was licensed
by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1819, and during the
winter of 1819-20 preached regularly at the Falls of Schuylkill,
the Philadelphia Arsenal and Woodbury, N. J. In May, 1820, he
was appointed Assistant Instructor in the Original Languages of
Scripture, in the Seminary, which position he held until 1822. He
was received as a licentiate from the Presbytery of Philadelphia by
the Presbytery of New Brunswick, July 5, 1820, and continued a
member of the latter all the remainder of his life. He was
appointed by the Presbytery at its Fall Meeting in 1820 to supply
the churches of Georgetown and Lambertville for a number of
Sabbaths during the following winter, and at its Spring Meeting
was again appointed “ for Georgetown as stated supply for one-half
his time during the ensuing six months.” He was also appointed to
supply Lambertville and Trenton First Church (now Ewing church)
during parts of the years 1820-23, and did so. He was ordained
si7ie titulo at Trenton, N. J., Nov. 28, 1821, at the same time with
Rev. Peter O. Studdiford, D.D., and Rev. William J. Armstrong, D.D.
Dr. Hodge’s connection with the Seminary continued to the end
of his life. In May, 1822, he was elected by the General Assembly
to the Professorship of Oriental and Biblical Literature; in May,
1840, to that of Exegetical and Didactic Theology, and since
1854 has been added to these Polemic Theology. In 1846 he
was elected Moderator of the General Assembly, that year
sitting in Philadelphia. In 1825 he commenced the Biblical
Repertojy. The volume for that year bears the modest title, “The
Biblical Repertory; a Collection of Tracts in Biblical Literature.
By Charles Hodge, Professor, etc.” In 1825 he went to Europe
and spent three years in the universities of Paris, Halle and Ber-
lin. During his absence the Repertory was under the direction of
Prof. Robert Patton, then connected with the College of New
Jersey. In 1829 the name of the work was changed to “The
Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review,” and its scope was
greatly widened. It soon became a mighty power in the Presby-
terian church, and continued such until the close of Dr. Hodge’s
life.
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The principal volumes issued by Dr. Hodge were his '■ Constitii-
iion.il History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States,"
“ The I Fay of Life," “ Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul to the
Romans, the Corinthians and the Ephesians," and finally his great
work on "Systematic Theology."
On the 24th day of April, 1872, just a half century after Dr.
Hodge was made Professor in the Seminary, his friends and pupils
commemorated that event by a gathering that has had no equal, in
many respects, in America. What love, what reverence, what
gratitude, what honor were brought together from all parts of our
own land and from other lands and laid at his feet ! No one who
was present can ever forget it.
Gradually and gently his strength gave way. His appointed
work was done, and on Wednesday, June 19, 1878, he died at
Princeton, N. J., in the eighty-first year of his age, conscious,
peaceful, trustful to the end.
Dr. Hodge was twice married. First, to Misi Sarah Bache, of
Philadelphia, June 18, 1822, who died at Princeton, Dec. 25. 1849 j
second, to Mrs. Mary (Hunter) Stockton, June 8, 1852, who
survives him. He left four sons and three daughters ; one son,
Charles Hodge, Jr., M. D., having died before him.
It is needless here to say more about Dr. Hodge. When he
died the whole Christian church exclaimed, ‘-A prince and a great
man is fallen this day in Israel.” Not one of his former pupils can
ever lose the impressions made upon them by his loving heart, his
wonderful intellect and his eminent piety.
III.
ISAAC BARD.
The Rev. Isaac Bard was born near Bardstown, Nelson Co., Ky.,
Jan. 13, 1797. His parents were William and Mary (Kincaidj
Bard. He was prepared for college under Rev. James Blythe, D. D. ,
ex-President of Transylvania University, at Lexington, Ky., and
united with the church at Bardstown, Ky., on profession of his
faith, at about 16 years of age. He had never graduated at any
college when he entered this Seminary; but, having been taken
under the care of Transylvania Presbytery and examined by it, lie
was admitted as a student in the Seminary upon its certificate, in
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the fall of 1817. Here he remained about two and a half years,
and before he left was licensed, April 27, 1820, by the Presbytery
of New Brunswick, But, having become dissatisfied with his clas-
sical education, he resolved on its improvement, and, instead of
going forth immediately to preach, he entered the Senior Class of
Union College at Schenectady, N. Y., and was regularly graduated
thence in 1821. While in Union College he partially supplied a
Reformed Dutch church in the vicinity.
On leaving Schenectady, Mr. Bard returned to Kentucky, where
he was received and ordained by Muhlenburg Presbytery, July 26,
1823, at Greenville, Muhlenburg Co., Ky. At the same meeting of
Presbytery a call from Greenville church for his ministerial services
was presented, and he at once began his labors there. Soon after,
he received a similar call from the church of Mount Pleasant for a
portion of his time. Both calls were accepted, and in the fall ot
the same year he was installed as their pastor. This relation he
sustained to them for ten years ; but, after the dissolution of the
pastoral relation, he continued to reside throughout the whole of
his long life near Greenville, and during most of those years
supplied them, as well as the Mount Zion and Allensville churches,
preaching zealously and almost constantly, but never again assuming
the pastoral office. At and since the division of the Presbyterian
church in 1862, he adhered to the Southern General Assembly.
Mr. Bard lived to be the ministerial patriarch of all that region,
at the time of his death being the oldest member of his Synod,
enjoying vigorous health and embracing every opportunity to preach
until a few weeks before his death. Three weeks before that event,
he rode on horse-back fourteen miles to attend a communion
service. On Thursday, June 27, 1878, he had a violent attack of
colic. On the following day he was much better, but on Saturday his
strength entirely failed, and he died with hardly a struggle. The
event occurred June 29, 1878, at his residence, seven miles from
Greenville, Muhlenburg Co., Ky., in his 82d year.
On the day before his death he wrote to his niece a letter con-
taining these words: “I do not know that I ought to indulge in
anything like the rapturous. At best, I feel but as a poor lost
sinner, barely permitted to hope^zxidi to say like the Publican, ‘God
be merciful to me a sinner.’ Some boast of perfection, but I’ve got
no further than the Publican.”
Mr. Bard was married, March 15th, 1827, to Miss Matilda
Miranda Moore, daughter of Maurice Moore, of Muhlenburg Co.,
Ky., who, with three sons and two daughters, has survived him.
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In a letter written a few months before his death to the writer of
this sketch, he says, “I have taken great pleasure in answering your
questions. I think it wise to have the history of all the Seminary
Alumni gathered up. It is kind and wise in people to look after
their children. Princeton, with all its associations, is very dear to
me. May the Lord bless the old Seminary and pour down his
Holy Spirit upon the professors and students!”
IV.
HOWARD MALCOM, D. D., LL. D.
Howard Malcom was born in the city of Philadelphia, Jan. 19,
1799. His father was John J. Malcom, who came from Scotland,
and his mother was Deborah (Howard) Malcom. He was pre-
pared for college at Burlington, N. J., under W. J. Woodbridge,
and entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa., in 1813, but
left in his Junior year without graduating. He united with the
Sansom Street Baptist church, Philadelphia, by profession of his
faith, at the age of 17 years. He spent seventeen months in
commercial business in connection with a commission house in
Philadelphia; then studied theology some time under the Rev.
Dr. Staughton in the same city, after which he entered Princeton
Seminary in the fall of 1818, and remained there nearly two years.
He was licensed to preach by the Sansom Street Baptist church in
Philadelphia, June 8, 1818; was ordained in the same church, April
23, 1820; became pastor of the Baptist church in Hudson, N.
Y., May 14, 1820, and continued there until dismissed, April 18,
1825. August I, 1826, he became first General Secretary of the
American Sunday School Union, and traveled widely in its service,
but resigned the position, July 5, 1827. He soon after became
pastor of the Federal Street Baptist church in Boston, Mass., over
which he was installed, Dec. 6, 1827, and released Aug. 30, 1835,
after a most successful pastorate of nearly eight years. Having
been appointed as a deputation by the Baptist Triennial Conven-
tion to visit its Foreign Mission Stations, Dr. Malcom went
abroad in September, 1835, traveled in India, China, Siam
and Burmah, where he spent nearly three years, and on his return
published in two volumes an account of his travels. He became
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President of Georgetown College, Ky., Oct. 27, 1840, and re-
mained in that position nearly nine years, until he felt compelled
to resign the Presidency Aug. 14, 1849 because of his anti-slavery
views. He was installed Nov. 25, 1849, ^ pastor of the Sansom St.
Baptist church in Philadelphia (now known as the Fifth Baptist
church) where he labored until dismissed Oct. 27, 1851. Next he
became President of the University at Lewisburg, Pa., Oct. 15,
1851, and remained about six years until Aug. 5,1857. An affection
of the throat prevented his taking an active part in the public work
of the ministry from that time, and the later years of his life were de-
voted to the interests of the Baptist Historical Society, for which
he obtained a charter, which he placed upon a firm basis, and of
which he continued to be the active and industrious President until
1876, when he resigned. From this time his strength gradually
failed, and he became very feeble, but his general health con-
tinued good until the Sabbath preceding his death, when he was
taken seriously ill and sank gradually until he died on Tuesday,
IMarch 25, 1879, *be 8ist year of his age.
Dr. Malcom was a man of eminence in his denomination. He
received the degree of D. D. from both the University of Vermont
and Union College, N. Y., also the degree of LL. D. from the
University of Lewisburg, Pa. He was President of the American
Peace Society, and Vice President of the American and Foreign
Bible Society. He also produced many valuable volumes, among
which may be mentioned his Bible Dictionary," “ Travels in
Southeastern Asia," “ Theological Index," and ‘^Extent of the
Atonement." He also edited many valuable volumes. He was a
man of untiring industry and energy, of great learning, of unusual
native talent, and, above all, of sincere, fervent and unaffected
piety. During his prime he was a burning and shining light, both
in and out of the pulpit.
Dr. Malcom was twice married. First, to Miss Lydia Morris
Shields, daughter of Robert Shields of Philadelphia, May i, 1820.
She died in Boston, Mass. Jan. 15, 1833. Secondly, to Miss Annie
Dyer, daughter of Ezra Dyer, of Boston, Mass., June 26th, 1838.
She died in Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1878. He left five sons and
three daughters. One of his sons is the Rev. Thomas Shields
Malcom, another is the Rev. Charles Howard Malcom, both of the
Baptist Church and both alumni of Princeton Seminary.
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V.
AUGUSTUS LYMAN CHAPIN.
Mr. Chapin was born at Springfield, Mass., Jan. 16, 1795. He
was the son of devout parents, viz : Moses Augustus and Lucina
(Graves) Chapin. His preparation for college was made at West
Springfield Academy, under Solomon Lathrop, Esq. ; at Albany,
N. Y., under Moses Chapin, Esq. ; and at Westfield, Mass., Acad-
emy. He was graduated from Yale College in 1817. While a
student, he was hopefully converted during a powerful revival, and
united, on profession of his faith, with Yale College Church, at
about 22 years of age. The first two and a half years after his
graduation were spent in teaching, first at Georgetown, D. C., then
in Prince George Co., Md. He entered Princeton Seminary in
1819, and remained there about two years and two months. He
was licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery Oct. 2d, 1822, and was
ordained by Chenango Presbytery, at Oxford, N. Y., Sept. 30,
1830, as an evangelist.
Mr. Chapin’s successive fields of labor were as follows. He was
a missionary at Manchester and vicinity in Ontario Co., N. Y.,
from Uec. 1822, to Oct. 1823. Was stated supply at Clarkson,
Monroe Co., N. Y., from Nov. 1823, to July, 1824. Stated supply
at Madison, N. Y., from Oct., 1824, to April, 1825. Stated supply
at Wolcott, Wayne Co., N. Y., from Oct., 1826, to April, 1827.
.•\.fter this he was partially laid aside by sickness for two or three
years, although able to preach occasionally. Then he was stated
supply at Oxford, Pa., from Jan., 1829, to Sept., 1830. Next he
was stated supply at Walton, N. Y., from March, 1831, to March,
1833, where his labors were largely blessed in a powerful revival,
and many were gathered into the church. In the latter year he
was called to become pastor of the church at Lexington, Greene
Co., N. Y., where he was installed Nov. 15, 1833, and from which he
was released by Presbytery, Sept. 29, 1839, but where, including
the time he labored as supply, he preached eight years. After this
he was stated supply at Galway, N. Y. , preaching also in neighbor-
ing churches, from Nov., 1841, to Nov., 1844. Becoming in 1844
a resident in Amsterdam, N. Y. , while educating his children there,
he was stated supply at West Turin and Leyden five years, from
April, 1844, to April, 1849. He then removed to Galway, and
preached to various churches in that vicinity four years. But in
1853 he returned to Amsterdam because of its educational advan-
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tages, supplying various churches as he had opportunity, until 1868,
when, because of advancing years and increasing infirmities, he
removed to Galesburg, 111., to live with a married daughter, and
there, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. T. B. Schaack, he
died, Nov. 7, 1878, in the 84th year of his age. His end was calm
and peaceful. He gave it as his dying testimony that his trust
remained unshaken in the Redeemer he had served so long.
Mr. Chapin married. May 12, 1831, Miss Abby Hays, daughter
of Stephen Condit Hays, Esq., of Newark, N. J. She died at
Galesburg, March 23, 1873. Two children survived him, one
being the Rev. Lyman Dwight Chapin, of Tungchow, China, for
many years past a missionary in that country ; the other Mrs. T.
B. Schaack, at whose residence he died.
Mr. Chapin was greatly respected during the whole of his long
life, and by all classes of people. He Avas quiet and unobtrusive,
yet earnest. “He had learned the art of groAving old .SAveetly, and
retained to the end of his long life a lively and affectionate interest
in the Avelfare of all about him. ’ ’ In his advanced years he Avonder-
fully kept up his knoAvledge of the progress of Christ’s kingdom in
the AA'orld, and took special enjoyment in attending the Monthly
Concert of Prayer for Foreign Missions.
VI.
ELDAD WHITE GOODMAN.
Eldad White Goodman, son of Eleazar and Rebecca (AVhite)
Goodman, AV'as born at South Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass., Feb.
9, 1797, and AA'as prepared for college at Schenectady, N. Y., under
the oversight of the Rev. Eliphalet Nott, D. D. He united, on
profession of his faith, Avith the church at Milton, Saratoga Co.,
N. Y., at the age of 15. He studied first at Middlebury College,
Vt., but afterAvards entered the Senior Class of Union College,
from AA'hich he AA'as graduated in 1820. In the same year he entered
Princeton Seminary, Avhere he took a full course of study. He AA'as
licensed by Albany Presbytery, April 29, 1823, and ordained by
the same body Oct. 29, 1823, as an evangelist. Immediately after-
Avards, he Avent as a missionary to Michigan, Avhere he preached at
Pontiac, Monroe and many neAv settlements. He organized the
church at Pontiac, and assisted the Rev. Mr. Moore in conducting
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services in Detroit (then containing about 1800 inhabitants) during
a wonderful revival in that town. He next went for a short time
as a missionary to Wayne Co., Pa., after which he became pastor
of a Congregationalist church at Springfield, Vt., over which he
was installed May 23, 1827. His labors here were greatly blessed,
being accompanied by revivals in which large numbers were added
to the church. He was dismissed from this charge Oct. 26, 1831.
He soon after became pastor of a Congregational church at Dun-
stable, Mass., over which he was installed Dec. 21, 1831, and from
which he was dismissed Aug. 25, 1835. His next and last pastor-
ate was over a Congregational church at Charlotte, Vt., w'here he
was installed July 12, 1837, and labored usefully and acceptably
eight years until he was dismissed, Oct. 15, 1845. After this, he
labored fifteen years at Bolton and Caldwell, in the vicinity of
Lake George, and throughout Warren Co., N. Y. He continued
to reside at Lake George (Caldwell) until 1870, when he took
up his abode with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Gale, and afterwards removed with them to Philadelphia.
His health and strength gradually declined with his increasing
years, until he peacefully sank away into eternal rest, at Phila-
delphia, Aug. 9., 1878, in the 82d year of his age. In answer to
the question of his wife, whether his feet were planted on the Rock
of Ages, he answered with an emphatic “Yes!” and so passed to
his rest. His remains were buried at Caldwell (Lake George), N. Y.
Mr. Goodman was twice married. First, to Miss Nancy B.
Wakeman, daughter of Zalmond Wakeman, of Ballston, N. Y., in
the autumn of 1823. She died in Springfield, Vt., about 1830.
Second, to Miss Mary Ann Stebbins, daughter of Luther Stebbins,
of Caldwell (Lake George), June 22, 1831, who, with two daughters,
has survived him.
Notwithstanding a feeble constitution and permanently impaired
health, Mr. Goodman passed an active, faithful and almost uninter-
rupted ministry of over thirty-four years. After that, he preached
occasionally, wherever Providence opened the way. He possessed
a well-disciplined and logical mind, was sound in the evangelical
faith, and was a minister of the staid, solid, old New England
stamp. He was rational rather than enthusiastic, and his convic-
tions were definite and positive ; yet he was not lacking in tender-
ness and sympathy. In all his fields of labor he did good work
for the Master.
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VII.
CYRUS PITT GROSVENOR, LL. D.
Dr. Grosvenor was born at Grafton, Worcester Co., Mass., Oct.
i8, 1792. His parents were the Rev. Daniel Grosvenor and Mrs.
Deborah (Hall) Grosvenor. When he was about 13 years old, his
parents removed to Petersham, Worcester Co. , ^lass. He was pre-
pared for college, first at New Salem Academy, under the Rev.
Phinehas Johnson, and afterwards at Leverett, Mass., under the
Rev. Joel Wright, pastor. He was graduated from Dartmouth
College, X. H., in 1818. While in college, he united on profession
of his faith with the Congregational church at Hanover, X. H., at
about 23 years of age. After leaving college, he sj^ent three years,
partly in teaching as Principal of an Academy at Haverhill, X. H.,
partly as Preceptor in Amherst Academy, Mass., and partly in studies
preparatory to the ministry, under his father. In 1820 he entered
Princeton Seminary, and remained until March, 1822. In April,
1822, he was licensed by the Brookfield Association of Congrega-
tional ministers, and at the call of the Baptist church in Charleston,
S. C., was ordained by a council of Baptist ministers in that city.
May 19, 1823. His successive fields of labor were as follows; i.
As pastor of the Baptist church at Georgetown, S. C., from March
I, 1824, to Sept. I, 1825. 2. Pastor of the Baptist church of
Hartford, Conn., from Sept, i, 1825, to Xov. 10, 1826. 3. Pastor
ot the First Baptist church at Boston, Mass., installed Jan. 24, 1827,
and continued until Sept. 19, 1830. 4. Pastor of the Second Bap-
tist church at Salem, Mass., installed Oct. 5, 1830, and remained
until May i, 1834. 5. Pastor of the Baptist church at Sterling,
Mass., from Aug. 9, 1837, to May 1, 1838. 6. He next accepted,
July I, 1838, an appointment to become Editor of “ The Christian
Reflector," a paper established at Worcester, Mass., which position
he continued to fill until June i, 1842. 7. On March i, 1843,
began to labor as pastor of the Baptist church at Southbridge, Mass. ,
and continued there until March i, 1846. 8. April i, 1846, he
became editor of The Christian Contributor" at Utica, X. Y.,
preaching as a supply at the same time to a congregation in that
city, until July i, 1850.* 9. From Sept. 4, 1849, until July, 1865,
he was connected as President and Professor, with New York Central
*l*hesc dates differ fiom those found in the Volume of ** Dartmouth Alumni^* but are believed
to be correct. They were furnished by Dr. Grosvenor himself about a year before his death, and
were subsequently carefully compared with his private papers and memoranda.
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College, near Utica, N. Y., making, however, within those years,
two visits to Great Britain. 10. In July, 1856, on account of the
failing health of his wife, he removed to Ganges, Allegan Co.,
Mich., where he resided and preached two years. He then removed
to Wheatland, N. Y., where he resided until i860, when he returned
to Cortland Co., N. Y.- In March, i860, he went to Great Britain,
and traveled extensively in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland,
lecturing on American affairs, and preaching as he had opportunity.
In 1869 he removed to Albion, Mich., where he continued to reside
until his death, which occurred at that place, Feb. ii, 1879,
87th year of his age. His disease was pleurisy. His mind was
clear and unimpaired to the last. He passed without suffering,
sweetly and almost imperceptibly into the rest that remaineth for
the children of God.
Dr. Grosvenor was twice married. First, to Mrs. Sara (Warner)
Ward, daughter of Col. James Warner, of Broadway, N. Y., July
22, 1823. She died at Ganges, Mich,, Aug. 17, 1856. Secondly,
to Mrs. Eliza (Andrews) Howard, daughter of Zelotes Andrews, of
Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt., and widow of Dr. A. Howard, of
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 16, i860. But one child survived him, a
daughter of his first wife. He received the degree of LL. D., in
1867 from the New York Central College, near Utica, N. Y.
Writing in his 87th year, and having all his life belonged to
another denomination. Dr. Grosvenor says ; “I cherish with warm
filial affection the memory of Drs. Archibald Alexander and Samuel
Miller. The prosperity of the Seminary is very grateful to me.
May God continue its usefulness.’*
VIII.
HORATIO NELSON BRINSMADE, D. D.
Dr. Horatio N. Brinsmade was the son of Thomas C. and Eliz-
abeth Brinsmade, and was born at New Hartford, Conn., Dec. 28,
1798. He received his preparation for College at Phillips’
.\cademy, .-Vndover, Mass., from John Adams, and was graduated
from Yale College in September, 1822. He united with the Con-
gregational church of his native town. New Hartford, upon profes-
sion of his faith, at seventeen years of age. Immediately after
leaving Yale, he entered Princeton Seminary, where he remained
nearly one year, after which he went to Hartford, Conn., and
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Studied Theology about two years under the Rev. Joel Hawes, D.
D., teaching also in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in that city from
May, 1823, until Dec., 1831. He was licensed by the North Con-
gregational Association of Hartford, in June, 1824, and was ordained
by the same body as an Evangelist, June 1, 1828. He supplied
the North Congregational church in Hartford a part of the years
1827 and 1828, preaching also for other churches in the vicinity
during the most of his residence in Hartford. In December, 1831,
he left Hartford and began to preach at Collinsville, Hartford
Co., Conn. At this place a Congregational church was organized
in August, 1832, which he served until Nov. 1834. At the latter
date he began to preach at Pittsfield, Mass., where he was installed
pa.stor of the First Congregational church, Feb. ii, 1835. Here
he labored with great popularity and success for six and a-half
years, and was released Sept. 9, 1841, having accepted a call to the
Third Presbyterian church of Newark, N. J. Over this new charge
he was installed Sept. 23, 1841, and here he labored with large
acceptance and usefulness for twelve years. On Oct. 9, 1853, he
was released by the Presbytery of Passaic. His next pastorate was
over the First Congregational church at Beloit, Wis., where he was
installed Feb. 10, 1854, and closed seven highly successful years
of labor, Jan. i, 1861. During nearly the whole of this time he
gave gratuitous instruction in Beloit College. From Beloit he
returned to Newark, N. J., where he commenced labors with a
mission of the Third Presbyterian church, as a result of which the
Wickliffe Presbyterian church was organized by the Presbytery of
Passaic, May 14, 1865. He continued to serve this young church as
stated supply until April 15, 1867, at which date he was duly installed
as its pastor, from which pastoral relation he was released by Newark
Presbytery April 17, 1872. He continued, however, to reside in
Newark, preaching often, useful in many ways in the church and the
community, honored and beloved by all around him, until his death.
This event occurred Jan. 18, 1879, year of his age. His
voice was heard in exhortation and prayer a few days previously in
the meetings held during the week of prayer, with no abatement of its
natural force. His death was sudden, probably of heart disease,
after only a few hours of illness, but all with him was light, and
peace and joy in believing.
Dr. Brinsmade was thrice married. First, at Farmington, Conn.,
to Maria S., daughter of the Rev. Joseph Washburn, Sept. 29, 1825.
Secondly, at Collinsville, Conn., to Amelia, daughter of Alexander
Collins, April 29, 1833. Thirdly, at Great Barrington, Mass., Jan.
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1, 1866, to Anna M., daughter of George Warner. His last wife
survives him, but he had buried all his children, four in number.
Dr. Brinsmade was one of the best of men, and one of the most
faithful and useful of pastors. His preaching was always with
earnestness and love. He spent and was spent in the service of
Christ. Having traveled extensively in Europe and the East, he
had broad and intelligent views. He was faithful, affectionate,
devout. The law of love was the rule of his life. He made the
impress of his piety and fidelity on all who came within the reach
of his influence.
IX.
CHARLES WILLIAM NASSAU, D. D.
Charles William Nassau was born in the city of Philadelphia,
April 12, 1804. His parents were William and Ann (Parkinson)
Nassau. His father was for many years a ruling elder in the Second
Presbyterian church of Philadelphia. His early education was
received in Philadelphia, first in the Grammar School of the
University of Pennsylvania, under Mr. Joseph P. Engles and the
Rev. Mr. Wiltbank, and afterwards at the Academy of Mr. Joseph
P. Engles and the Rev. Samuel B. Wylie, D. D. He united with
the Third Presbyterian church of his native city. Rev. Ezra Styles
Ely, D. D., then being pastor, on profession of his faith, in 1820,
at the age of sixteen. He was graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania, July 26, 1821, and spent the following year in study-
ing Hebrew in a class under the tuition of the Rev. Dr. Banks, a
famous Hebraist of the Associate Presbyterian church in Philadel-
phia. In November, 1822, he entered Princeton Seminary ; but,
on account of failing health, left the institution at the end of one
year and pursued his theological studies another year under the
guidance of his pastor. Dr. E. S. Ely. He was licensed by the
Presbytery of Philadelphia, April 23, 1824, and was ordained by
the same body, Nov. 16, 1825.
Dr. Nassau’s .successive fields of labor were as follows : — He was
stated supply to the churches of Norristown, Norriton and Prov-
idence from April 23, 1825, until he was ordained and installed as
pastor, Nov. 16, 1825. On account of throat complaint, he was
released from this pastorate, Oct. 21, 1828. 2. He had charge of
a family school for boys at Montgomery Square, Pa., from 1829 to
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1833. 3- throat having recovered sufficiently, he supplied the
three churches, of which he had formerly been pastor, for nine
months in 1832 to 1833. 4. He was Professor of Latin and Greek
in Marion College, Mo., from 1836 to June 24, 1838. 5. Was
Professor of Latin and Greek in Lafayette College, Penn.,
from April, 1841, to March, 1849, during several of which years
he supplied Durham church. 6. Was President of Lafayette
College, at Easton, Pa., from March, 1849, to Sept. 18, 1850.
7. Was Proprietor and Principal of the Female Seminary at
Lawrenceville, N. J., from October, 1850, to December, 1874.
From July, 1875, resided, without a charge of any kind, at
Trenton, N. J., until his death, which occurred in that city,
August 6, 1878, in the seventy-fifth year of his age. He died of
no special disease, but mainly from the shock consequent upon the
sudden death of his wife seven weeks before his own.
Dr. Nassau was a man of quiet and retiring manners, very
studious, and of great equanimity of temper. Yet he was earnest,
energetic and persevering. He worked steadily on at his chosen
pursuits, caring little whether the world thought of him or not.
He was always useful, and respected by everybody. He was also
an eminently devout and godly man. He died serenely, in the
faith of Christ, willing to remain, yet desiring rather to depart and
be with Christ.
Dr. Nassau married, April ii, 1826, at Norristown, Pa., Miss
Hannah Hamill, daughter of Robert Hamill. She died at Trenton,
N. J., June 21, 1878, in her 72d year, about two months before her
husband. They have left ten children, four sons and six daughters,
among whom are the Rev. Jos. E. Nassau, D. D., pastor of Warsaw
church, N. Y., and the Rev. R. Hamill Nassau, M. D., and his sister.
Miss Isabella Ann Nassau, so well known as active missionaries in
Western Africa.
X.
THOMAS ANDERSON OGDEN.
Mr. Ogden was born at Sparta, Sussex Co., N. J., Dec. 25, 1801,
and was the son of Elias and Mary (Anderson) Ogden. He was
prepared for college at Elizabethtown, N. J., under the tuition of
the Rev. Edward Allen and Mr. Moses Smith, and united with the
First Presbyterian church of that town at the age of fourteen years.
He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1821, after
which he spent two years in teaching at Newton, N. J. In 1823,
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he entered Princeton Seminary, and, after a full course of three
years, was regularly graduated in 1826, but sub.sequently spent one
year in study at Andover Seminary. He was licensed by the
Presbytery of Elizabethtown, Oct. 5, 1826. Soon after leaving
Andover, he went to Virginia, where he was ordained by the Pres-
bytery of Abingdon, at Abingdon, Washington Co., Va., January
20, 1829, as an evangelist.
From May, 1828, to May, 1830, Mr. Ogden served the church
of Sinking Spring in Abingdon, Va. , as stated supply. From
November, 1830, to April, 1835, he was stated supply to Hal-
ifax church in West Hanover Presbytery, Va. From April, 1835,
to May, 1839, he was in the service of the Presbyterian Board
of Education as an agent, and in this capacity went to the State
of Mississippi. From November, 1839, to July, 1865, he was
engaged in preaching to the colored people on the plantations
in the region below Natchez, Miss. At the latter date he returned
to the North and took up his residence at Elizabeth, N. J. As he
advanced in age, his bodily strength gave way and attacks of men-
tal despondency and aberration followed, until, in 1873, he became
an inmate of the State Asylum at Trenton, N. J., where he enjoyed
the advantages of entire seclusion, comfortable accommodations,
and the services of a resident physician. Here he remained and
here he died Dec. 8, 1878, in the seventy-seventh year of his age.
Mr. Ogden was never married. He was a valetudinarian
throughout the whole of his ministry, but did his work faithfully
and well, and with a good measure of success. He was a genial
companion, a great reader, an expositor and catechist hardly
excelled, an oracle in ecclesiastical jurisprudence. He outlived
nearly all the friends of his early years, and doubtless the most of
those who still live supposed that he, too, had gone. Thus he
spent his last days,
“The world forgetting, by the world forgot.’’
XI.
JOHN NOTT, D. D.
John Nott was born in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1801, and was
a son of the Rev. Eliphalet Nott, D. D., LL. D., afterwards Pres-
ident of Union College, and Mrs. Sarah (Benedict) Nott. He was
graduated from Union College in 1823, and on August 3d, 1823,
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in the 2 2d year of his age, united on profession of his faith with the
First Presbyterian church of Schenectady, N. Y. In the autumn
of the same year he entered Andover Seminary, where he studied
until June, 1825. He then entered Princeton Seminary, June 30,
1825, and studied there until Sept., 1826. He was licensed by the
Presbytery of Albany, May 3, 1827, and ordained as an evangelist
by the same Presbytery, May 19, 1827. He held the position of
tutor in Union College from 1830 to 1839, and was Assistant Pro-
fessor of Rhetoric in the same institution from 1839 to 1854.
Whilst acting as Tutor and Professor he was also engaged almost
constantly in supplying various churches in the vicinity. On Oct.
31, 1837, he was received by certificate from the Presbytery of
Albany into the Classis of Schenectady, and through the remainder
of his life was in connection with the Reformed Dutch church.
From 1839 to 1841 he was stated supply to the church at Rotter-
dam, N. Y. , which has now become a part of the city of Schenec-
tady. At the end of that time he accepted a call to become its
pastor, and was duly installed May 4, 1841, and continued in that
relation until May 30, 1854, when it was dissolved because of his
ill-health. He then went to the South and preached as stated
supply for the Presbyterian churches of Goldsboro and Everittsville,
in the Presbytery of Fayetteville, N. C., from 1854 to 1861. Return-
ing to the North in the latter year, he fixed his residence at Fonda,
Montgomery Co., N. Y., and became stated supply of the Reformed
Dutch church of Auriesville, a village separated from Fonda by only
the Mohawk river. This he did for 17 years, most of the time
without compensation, until over-burdened by the infirmities of age,
and was held in great love and esteem by that people. His death
occurred at Fonda, N. Y., May 13, 1878, of Bright’s disease, in the
77th year of his age.
Ill health during early youth, and indeed during much of his life,
accompanied by frequent and great suffering, placed many hin-
drances in the way of his study and labor, but he was diligent and
jiersevering. Through years when his weakened sight required the
aid of other’s eyes, he continued the duties both of his professorship
and of his pulpit. He was a man of some eccentricity, but of
great simplicity, without guile, ever studying the things that make
for peace. He was fully aware of the approach of death, and was
calm and composed in view of the fact.
Dr. Nott married, March 29, 1846, Miss Mary A. Lawrence,
daughter of William Lawrence, who resided near Schenectady.
She survives him, with one son.
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XII.
SAMUEL SCHAEFFER.
Samuel Schaeffer was born in the city of Philadelphia, Feb. 21,
1802, and was a son of Matthias and Susanna Schaeffer. He
was prepared for college at Lawrenceville, N. J., under the
Rev. Isaac V. Brown, D. D., and afterwards at Richmond, Berk-
shire Co., Mass., under Mr. Franklin Sherrill. He was graduated
from Union College, N. Y., in 1824. At the age of seventeen he
united, on profession of his faith, with the Presbyterian church of
the Northern Liberties, in Philadelphia, of which the Rev. James
Patterson was at that time pastor. On leaving college, he at once
repaired to Princeton Seminary, where he spent three years, 1824-
7, in study. He was licensed by Columbia Presbytery, August 7,
1827. For some years he preached as stated supply at Atticus,
Bradford Co., Pa., where he was ordained by Tioga Presbytery as
an evangelist, Nov. 2, 1831.
Mr. Schaeffer never was an installed pastor. His successive fields
of labor were: Athens, Bradford Co., Pa, from 1827 to about
1832 ; then stated supply at Groton, N. Y., until 1836, and at West
Bloomfield, N. Y., 1836-42; teacher at Prattsburg Academy, N Y.,
during most of the ,same years; teacher at Middletown, Pa., 1845
-8; teacher at Bloomsburg, Pa., from 1848-50; stated supply at
Brooklyn, Pa., 1850-54; Principal of Franklin Academy at Abing-
ton, Luzerne Co , Pa., 1854-60. For a short time, about 1870-72,
he labored as agent of the Pennsylvania Bible Society. For sixteen
years he lived on a farm near Scranton, Pa., preaching as opportu-
nity afforded. The last years of his life were passed in Scranton,
Pa. At this place he died. Having visited relatives in Philadelphia,
he returned home unwell and never fully recovered. He died
probably of pneumonia, Feb. 21, 1879, seventy-seventh year
of his age. His '.death was full of triumphant faith. He had no
desire to live, and his happy state was manifest to all about him.
Mr. Schaeffer was known as a quiet, unobtrusive, Christian gen-
tleman, ready to work for the Master in any humble way that
offered itself. A sermon of his was published in “ The National
Preacher" in 1864-65. He had decided literary tastes. Two
volumes, Theobald the Fanatic" and “Alary de Goldenback"
were translated by him from German into English.
Mr. Schaeffer married in Greene Co., N. Y., May 25, 1828, Miss
Adelia Louisa Andrews, daughter of Constant Andrews, of Wind-
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ham, Greene Co., N. Y., and sister of Loring B, Andrews, Esq , of
New York city. She died at Scranton, Pa., Aug. 14, 1876, in the
76th year of her age. Only one child, a daughter, survived the
father.
XIII.
ALEXANDER NEWTON CUNNINGHAM, D. D.
Dr. Cunningham was born near Jonesboro, East Tennessee,
March 16, 1807. His parents were John E. and Martha (Blair)
Cunningham. He was prepared for college, first under his older
brother, Dr. Samuel M. Cunningham, at his home, and afterwards
at Washington College, Tenn., before entering. He united with
the Jonesboro church on profession, when about 18 years of age.
He was graduated from Washington College, Tenn., in 1826, taught
about one year afterwards, then entered Princeton Seminary, and
after three years (1827-30) of study, was regularly graduated in
1830. He was licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery, April 28,
1830, and soon after went to Alabama, where he was ordained by
the Presbytery of South Alabama, Jan. 5, 1833. His successive
fields of labor were : i. At Montgomery, Ala., where he was stated
supply from 1833 to 1836; 2d, at Augusta, Ga., where he was
installed as pastor Nov. 18, 1838, and was released May 14, 1842 ;
3d, he was stated supply at Franklin, Tenn., from 1844 to 1858,
founding also the Franklin Female Institute, which became widely
known and eminently useful. This institution was for many years
before and after the war, one of the most flourishing of its kind in the
Southwest. Drawing the best talent of New England for its
teachers, it wielded an influence still widely felt in many homes in
the South. 4th, he resided at Shelbyville, Tenn., from 1857 until
1862, preaching in the church there and at various neighboring
places as he had opportunity ; 5th, In 1862 he volunteered as chap-
lain, and labored in the hospitals at Montgomery, Ala. ; 6th. In
1865 he returned to Franklin, Tenn., where he remained until
1872, a part of the time working as a Professor in the Female Insti-
tute he had founded, and a part of the time serving the church of
Harpeth, and afterwards that of New Hope as stated supply. 7th.
In 1872 he removed to Fayetteville, Tenn., where he preached as
stated supply until about 1874. 8th. In 1874 he removed to Aber-
deen, Miss., where he supplied the pulpit until his death. He died
suddenly of heart disease. Sept. 5, 1878, at Franklin, Tenn.,
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whither he had just come to visit his married daughter and her
family. He fell dead in the street, expiring without a struggle
or a groan, in the 7 2d year of his age.
Dr. Cunningham married, Aug. 7, 1834, Miss Margaretta A.
Eason, daughter of John G. Eason, Esq., of Washington Co.,
Tenn. She died of heart disease at Franklin, Tenn., March 22,
1877. They left four sons and five daughters. One of his sons,
Mr. Charles E. Cunningham, to-day finishes his studies in this
Seminary. His two brothers, the Rev. William M. Cunningham,
D. D., and the Rev. John Whitefield Cunningham, D.D., were both
students in Princeton Seminary, and were eminent in ability and
usefulness. He adhered to the Southern General Assembly from
1861 until his death.
Mr. Cunningham was a tall man, of fine presence, an excellent
preacher, an industrious student and laborer, of gentle and attrac-
tive manners, warmly beloved by all who knew him, and successful
in winning many souls to Christ. As an evidence of the regard in
which he was held by those on whose behalf he labored, it may be
mentioned that in the three years succeeding the close of the civil
war he united in marriage very nearly a hundred of the young
ladies who had been his pupils at some former period.
XIV.
SAMUEL READING BERTRON.
Mr. Bertron was the son of David and Deborah Bertron, and
was born in the city of Philadelphia, Dec. 17, 1806. His father
was, for upwards of twenty-five years, a practicing physician in
Philadelphia, and his mother was a grand-daughter of Gov. Reading
of the Colonial times in New Jersey, who was also one of the early
Trustees of Princeton College. Mr. Bertron was prepared for
college in his native city at the institution then under the care of
Wiley and Engles. He united, on profession of his faith, with
the church of the Northern Liberties, in Philadelphia, at the early
age of thirteen years, and was graduated from the College of New
Jersey in 1828. In the same year he entered Princeton Seminary,
where he remained about two years and a half, but, because of
feeble health, did not complete his course. He was licensed by
the Presbytery of Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1830, and ordained by the
same Presbytery, April 22, 1831, as an evangelist. For about two
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years (1831-33) he labored as a stated supply with a church on
Second St. below Catharine St., in Philadelphia. He next accepted
an agency for the American Sunday School Union and went to
Mississippi. He did not remain long in this service, but began
preaching to two congregations in the same State ; one at Pinck-
neyville, the other at Brandon Academy, teaching also, meanwhile,
at Brandon Academy, then a very popular institution. In the
spring of 1834 he became a resident of Port Gibson, Miss., where
he remained to the close of his protracted life. He was never an
installed pastor, but preached frequently, as he had opportunity,
in neighboring churches during the larger portion of his life. Near
the close of his life Mr. Bertron took a lively interest in establish-
ing Chamberlain Hunt College, in Port Gibson, and was elected
its President. For a number of years preceding his death, the
condition of his throat prevented his speaking in public.
Mr. Bertron died of yellow fever at Greenwood plantation, near
Port Gibson, Oct. 7, 1878, in the seventy-third year of his age.
He was thrice married. First, to Miss Caroline Christie, of Port
Gibson, Miss., Aug. 5, 1834. She died in 1839, leaving two
daughters. Secondly, he married Mrs. Catharine Barnes, of
Claiborne Co., Miss., in 1847, "'ho died in 1849. Thirdly, Miss
Ottilie Mueller, of Freiburg, Germany, who survives him. He
left six children.
Mr. Bertron possessed an active and vigorous mind, rvith a
remarkable memory. His powers of observation were quick and
his tastes cultivated and refined. He was a man of large intelligence,
ardent nature, deep emotions and broad sympathies. He was a
tender and affectionate husband, a fond and indulgent father. As
a preacher, he possessed much more than ordinary ability.
XV.
AMOS BOTSFORD.
Amos Botsford was born at Newtown, Fairfield Co., Conn., Oct.
6, 1800. His parents were Martin and Martha Botsford. He was
prepared for college at Princeton, N. J., under the tuition of Mr.
McKinney, a student of the seminary, and the Rev. Robert Baird.
He had previously united by public profession with the church at
Cooperstown N. Y., in his twenty-first year. In the Fall of 1828
he was graduated from the College of New Jersey, and immediately
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afterwards entered upon his studies in the Theological Seminary.
While a student in college, Mr. Botsford spent several of his vaca-
tions, in connection with Mr. J. D. Mitchell, (afterwards the Rev.
J. D. Mitchell, D. D., of Va.), and Mr. John S. Hart, (afterwards
LL. D.), in active efforts to supply with Bibles the destitute in West
Jersey and on the sea coast. He remained in the Seminary a little less
than one year, when, owing to infirm health, and straitened
circumstances, he accepted an invitation extended to him in the
spring of 1830 by the Rev. George W. Leyburn, D. D., to go to
Lexington, Va., and teach vocal music. After this he never resumed
his theological studies. He was never licensed or ordained to
preach. In the fall of the same year he removed to Staunton,
where he assisted the Rev. Joseph Smith as a teacher in his Aca-
demy for males. He remained in Staunton one year and a half, then
went back to Lexington in 1832, and taught an academy success-
fully for twelve and a half years. In February, 1844, he was
induced to accept a similar position as teacher at Lynchburg, Va.,
and resided there during the remainder of his life, engaged in the
active and honorable duties of an educator. Oct. ix, 1846, he was
ordained and installed a Ruling Elder in the First Presbyterian
church of Lynchburg, and was an active, earnest Christian laborer
until his strength failed through old age. He died in Lynchburg,
Va., Jan. 21, 1879, in the 70th year of his age, from injuries
received by a fall.
Mr. Botsford married, at Princeton, N. J., Oct. 22, 1831, Miss
Juliet S. Morford, daughter of Mr. Stephen Morford of that place.
Mr. Botsford was an Israelite indeed in whom was no guile.
When he surrendered the hope of preaching the Gospel, he devoted
himself to the service of God as a teacher. This service was faith-
fully rendered.
XVI.
ROBERT GORDON THOMPSON.
Robert Gordon Thompson was born October 22, 1806, in Cone-
maugh township, Indiana county. Pa. His parents were William
and Agnes (Jamieson) Thompson, and his ancestry were pious
Scotch people. His early religious training was in the catechisms
of the Presbyterian church and in the Bible whence they are
drawn. His education preparatory to the college was received, in
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part, from the Rev. Jesse Smith, pastor of the Ebenezer congrega-
tion in Indiana county. Pa., and in part in the Preparatory
Department of Jefferson College at Canonsburg, Pa. He united,
on profession of his faith, with Chartiers Presbyterian church
in Washington county. Pa., then under the pastoral care of
the Rev. John McMillan, D. D., in 1827, when in the 21st year
of his age. He was graduated from Jefferson Col’/;ge, Pa., in
September, 1830, and passed from college immediately into Prince-
ton Theological Seminary, where he spent two and a half years,
1830-33, in study. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Phila-
delphia, April 19, 1833, and was ordained by the same Presbytery,
si7ie titulo, in the Great Valley Presbyterian Church, Oct. 17, 1833.
Mr. Thompson spent the first two years of his ministry, from
June G 1833, to June I, 1835, as stated supply at Poundridge,
West Chester Co., X. Y., where his labors were accompanied by a
blessed revival. Having accepted a call to Yorktown, X'. Y., he
was installed as pastor of the church at that place. May 18, 1836,
and after a most successful pastorate of ten years, having accepted
a call to Tariffville, Conn., was released February 5, 1846, and in-
stalled pastor of the Presbyterian church at Tariffville, March 17,
1846. There he labored with ability and fidelity six and a half
years, when, because of .impaired health, he was released by his
Presbytery, Sept. 30, 1852, and removed to Wisconsin. His next
field was Roscoe, 111., where he preached as stated supply from
Oct. 24, 1852, until Oct. 8, 1854. From 1855 to 1862 he supplied,
for longer or shorter periods, as his health permitted, the churches
of Rockford, Roscoe, Belvidere and Willow Creek, in Illinois,
and Janesville and Brodhead, Wisconsin. From July i, 1862, he
supplied Willow Creek church. 111., for two years, when, having
accepted a call from that church, he was installed as pastor, July 6,
1864, and labored there very usefully until he was released, X'ov.
16, 1868. He next preached as stated supply at Brodhead, Wis.
from Dec. 5, 1869, until Oct. 9, 1871. A few weeks after the
latter date, he removed to Greeley, Colorado, to take charge as
pastor of a newly organized Presbyterian church, but was never
installed, although he continued as pastor elect to fill its pulpit
until March i, 1877. From this time he was without any charge,
but continued to be, so far as his age and increasing physical
infirmities would permit, active in laying the foundations both of
the Church and of the State in that new region. To the end, so
far as he was able, he preached the gospel in vacant congregations,
and earnestly strove to advance the cause of Christ. His physician
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had warned him of the near approach of death, but his Master
sustained and comfotted him in the dread conflict. He died at
Greeley, Colorado, March 19, 1879, disease of the heart, in the
seventy-third year of his age. Two days before he died, he wrote to
an old friend in the East, “I die in the full faith and hope of the
gospel. Upon Christ’s words, ‘He that believeth shall be saved,’
I rest with the whole power of my intellectual and moral being.”
Mr. Thompson’s views of truth were clear and strong, and his
voice gave no uncertain sound. His attachment to the standards of
the Presbyterian church was intelligent and intense. As a preacher,
he was sound and strong, at the same time earnest and affectionate.
As a presbyter, he was unsurpassed in Christian uprightness. As the
head of a family, he tenderly loved and was beloved.
Mr. Thompson married, Jan. 14, 1835, Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Selby, daughter of Capt. John Selby, of Flushing, N. Y. This lady,
with two sons, has survived him.
XVII.
WILLIAM MACK, D. D.
William Mack was born at Flushing, N. Y., July 29, 1807. His
parents were William and Mary (Maury) Mack. He received his
preparatory education mostly under L. E. A. Eigenbrodt, L L. D.,
at Jamaica, Long Island, and while at that place united on profes-
sion of his faith with the Presbyterian church of Jamaica, June 25,
1826, in his nineteenth year, in company with sixty or seventy
others, the result of a revival under the preaching of the Rev. A.
Nettleton, D. D. He was graduated from Union College at
Schenectady, N. Y , in 1831, and in the same year entered Prince-
ton Seminary, where he spent three years, and was regularly
graduated in 1834. He was licensed by the Presbytery of New
York, Feb. 4, 1834, was ordained at Rochester, N. Y. , by the
Presbytery of Rochester, Feb. 5, 1835, and on the same day installed
as pastor of the Third church in that city.
Dr. Mack’s successive fields of labor were as follows: i. Pastor
of the Third church of Rochester, N. Y., where he was installed
Feb. 5, 1835, released by the Presbytery July 22, 1839. 2.
Stated supply of the Second church of Knoxville, Tenn., from 1840
to 1843. 3- Stated .supply of the First church of Columbia, Tenn.,
from Dec., 1843, to 1858. In the latter year he became a
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voluntary evangelist, devoting one-half of his time to the Presbytery
of Columbia, of which he was a member, and the other half to work
beyond its bounds. In this labor he continued until very near the
time of his death. From the time of the division in i86i he
adhered to the Southern General Assembly.
Dr. Mack held the office of President of Jackson College, at
Columbia, Tenn., from 1843 to 1849, "hilst also supplying the
First church in that town. He was afterwards re-elected President
in 1852, but again resigned in 1853, as the office interfered with his
preaching work. .
For about a year preceding his death, he was unable to preach,
and his health was known to be declining. Seeking a milder clime,
he went southward, accompanied by a daughter, to the residence of
his son, the Rev. Joseph B. Mack, D. D., at Columbia, S. C.
There he continued to decline ; yet at the last suddenly and unex-
pectedly ceased to breathe, while sleeping, without a word, a struggle,
or a sigh, Jan. 10, 1879, the 72d year of his age. He had long
labored faithfully in the gospel, preaching in different portions of
the country, and died in a good old age, beloved and honored
wherever he was known. Kind, gentle, true, devoted, his praise is
in all the churches.
Dr. Mack married, Nov. 2, 1835, in New York city. Miss Eliza-
beth Scoville Bingham, daughter of Mr. Luther Bingham, of New
York. She died July 7, 1851, after which event he married, near
Pulaski, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1854, Miss Sarah Ann Boardman, daughter
of the Rev. E. J. Boardman, a Congregationalist clergyman of
Randolph, Yt. This lady suiA’ives him, as do also three sons and
one daughter.
XVIII.
HENRY ISAAC VENABLE.
Mr. Venable was born June 28, 1811, in Shelby Co., Ky., and
was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Watkins) Venable. He was a
brother of Rev. William T. Venable, an alumnus of this Seminary.
He was prepared for college at Shelbyville, Ky., under the tuition
of the Rev. Andrew Shannon, was graduated from Centre College,
Ky., in 1830, and, while a student in college, united by profession
with the church at Danville, Ky., at about eighteen years of age.
He then taught school one year in Clark county, Ky., and entered
Princeton Seminary in 1831. After remaining here one year, he
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went to Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he
remained two years and was graduated. He was licensed by West
Hanover Presbytery, April 19, 1834, and was ordained Oct. 10,
1834, by Transylvania Presbytery, Ky.,as an evangelist. Having
devoted himself to the work of foreign missions, he was accepted by
the American Board of Foreign Missions, and embarked at Boston,
Dec. 3, 1834, for Zulu Land in South Africa. There he labored
with great earnestness and self-denial until he was driven from his
field by war, when he returned to the United States in March, 1839.
He then supplied the church at Paris, 111., from Oct. i, 1839, until
Dec. I, 1841. At the latter date, he founded the Edgar Female
Academy at Paris, and devoted his time and labors wholly thereto
until 1850. This Academy grew and flourished, expanding into
the Edgar Collegiate Institute. From 1853 to 1856 he supplied the
church at Charleston, 111. ; then Oakland ( otherwise called Bethel)
church, from April i, 1856, to May i, i860. At the latter date,
having accepted a call, he was installed pastor of Oakland church.
This relation was dissolved because of inadequate support, April 18,
1865, after which he supplied the church at Newton, 111., from
1865 to 1867; then Carlisle and Claiborne churches, thirteen
months, and York church ( all in Illinois) for one year. In Sept.,
1870, by earnest request of the parties interested, he became Prin-
cipal of Edgar Collegiate Institute at Paris, which he had founded
nearly thirty years before, and continued in charge of it until, not
long before his death, he was compelled to desist from all labor.
Mr. Venable died at Paris, Edgar Co., 111., May 22, 1878, in the
sixty-eighth year of his age. His disease was rheumatic fever, fol-
lowed by dropsy and finally by paralysis. His death was peaceful,
trustful and without fear. He was a truly godly man, an earnest
and faithful minister of the Gospel, a true and faithful friend,
universally esteemed and loved by his brethren.
Mr. Venable married, Oct. 21, 1834, Miss Martha Alice Martin,
daughter of William Martin, of South Hanover, Indiana. She
accompanied him to South Africa as a missionary, after their return,
aided him by teaching for many years, and has survived him. He
left no children.
XIX.
HUGH NESBITT WILSON, D. D.
Hugh Nesbitt Wilson was born at Elizabeth, N. J., May 7, 1813,
and was the son of James Wilson, a highly esteemed citizen of that
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place. His mother, Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, was one of the excellent
of the earth, and lived to a very advanced age. A sister of Dr.
Wilson was the wife of the late Rev. David Magie, D. D., and still
lives as his widow.
Mr. Wilson early felt the power of religion and united with the
Second Presbyterian church of Elizabeth at about fifteen years of
age. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey in the
Class of 1830, and after teaching for a short time in Trenton, N. J.,
entered Princeton Theological Seminary, whence, after taking a full
course of study, he was graduated in 1834. During the years
1833-35 held the place of Tutor in the College. As an
instructor he was faithful, thorough and able. His manners were
gentle, winning and most agreeable. Yet he always commanded
the unbounded respect as well as the affection of the students. He
was licensed by the Presbytery of Elizabethtown, April 23, 1835,
and ordained as an evangelist by the same Presbytery, October 7, in
the same year. His first field of labor was on Long Island, where
he began to supply the church at Southampton in September, 1835,
but soon after he received and accepted a call to become its pastor,
and was installed June 29, 1836. Here he had a long, useful and
happy pastorate of nearly sixteen years. His labors were largely
blessed in gathering many souls into the church, and he enjoyed the
unbounded love of an attached people. For reasons connected
with his health, he resigned this charge April 13, 1852, and was
immediately aftenvards settled at Hackettstown, N. J., in the Pres-
bytery of Newton. There he was installed June 23, 1852, and
labored six years with great acceptance and success. But, having
received a call to the Second Reformed Dutch church of New
Brunswick, N. J., he resigned his charge at Hackettstown, May i,
1858, and was installed at New Brunswick, May 27, 1858. After
laboring at the latter place four years, he resigned his charge in May,
1862.
It is not often that a minister is invited back in later life to serve
the congregation which enjoyed his first ministrations. This hap-
pened to Dr. Wilson. After leaving New Brunswick, he was invited
to supply for a time the church at Southampton, which he began to
do in August, 1863. In the next year he received and accepted a
regular call, and was again installed as pastor on September 25,
1864. But, after three years, his health, which had for a long time
been far from strong, hopelessly failed, and he resigned on May i,
1867, and in June of the same year he removed to Germantown,
near Philadelphia. Here, in an extremely infirm and disabled con-
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dition, but patient and trustful, he continued to reside until his
death, which occurred on Tuesday, June 4, 1878, in the sixty-sixth
year of his age.
Dr. Wilson received his degree of Doctor in Divinity from the
University of Vermont in 1852. He was a Director in Princeton
Seminary from 1851 until he resigned in 1858, on entering another
denomination. He was married at Southampton October 10, 1835,
to Miss Jane Post. This lady, with two daughters, still lives.
Dr. Wilson was, in the truest sense of the term, a Christian gentle-
man. He was a fine classical scholar and a man of extensive read-
ing. As a preacher he was earnest, affectionate, instructive and
popular. The blessing of God attended his labors in every place
where he was settled.
XX,
GEORGE HALL.
George Hall, son of Cornelius Clark and Elizabeth (Conick)
Hall, was born at Keene, N. H., June 4, 1804, and received his
preparatory education at Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, N. H.
He united on profession with the church at Keene, (Dr. Barstow,
pastor), at about 16 years of age. He entered Dartmouth College,
N. H., and was connected some time with the cla.ss of 1832, but was
not graduated. After teaching a while, he entered Princeton Semi-
nary in 1832, and remained there about one year, then continued
his studies in New York city under the Rev. Drs. Erskine Mason and
Henry White. He was licensed by the Third Presbytery of New
York Oct. 12, 1835. He began his ministerial labors in Connecti-
cut, where he was ordained by Fairfield West Association, Jan. 25,
1837, and at the same time installed as pastor of the Congregational
church at Weston, Conn., where he labored until dismissed March
9, 1841. From this time until i860 he seems to have been without
any settlement, but temporarily supplied various churches in Conn,
and New York. In this year he went to Mississippi, where he served
as stated supply to Fayette and Ebenezer churches from i860 to 1871,
and to Port Gibson church from 1872 to 1874. He then removed
to Fayetteville, Tenn., and served the church in that place as stated
supply from 1874 to 1876. In the latter year he returned to Port
Gibson, Miss. .\ge and infirmity now began to press heavily upon
him, and laid him aside from regular pastoral work. When, last fall,
the dreaded pestilence approached Port Gibson, he remained quietly
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at his home. He died at Port Gibson, Miss., of yellow fever, Sept.
4, 1878, in the 75th year of his age. His departure was calm,
peaceful, and full of firm faith in his Redeemer.
Mr. Hall was t\\'ice married. First, in 1834, to Miss Almira
Rosette, of Elizabethtown, N. J., daughter of Dr. Abraham Rosette
of that place. She died at West Stockholm, N. Y., in September,
1858. Secondly, to Miss A. Bolles, daughter of Abiel Bolles,
Esq., of Charleston, S. C., Oct. 6, 1859, who still lives. He left
three sons and t\%'0 daughters by his first wife, no children by his
second.
Mr. Hall was a truly faithful and good man. His memory will
be warmly cherished in the churches he sens ed in Mississippi and
Tennessee, and by all who knew him.
XXI.
ENOCH THOMAS.
Enoch Tliomas was born December 31, 1805, at St. George’s,
New Castle Co., Del., and was a son of David and Melicent (Saven)
Thomas. He was prepared for college at the Phillips’ Academy at
.\ridover. Mass., under John Adams, Principal, and was graduated
from Amherst College, Mass., in 1833. About this time he united,
on profes-sion of his faith, with the Second Presbyterian church of
Wilmington, Del., Rev. E. W. Gilbert, D. D. pastor, at about
eighteen years of age. He then engaged for six months as assistant
teacher in a seminar)' for girls, taught at Newark, Del. by the Rev.
Samuel Bell, after which he entered Princeton Seminary and
remained there until near the close of 1835, '"hen he left because of
feeble health. He was licensed by Wilmington Presbytery, Oct. 14,
1835, after which he began to labor as a missionary in Rockingham
Co., Virginia. He was ordained, sine titulo, by Lexington Presbytery
at High Bridge church, Va., June 17, 1837. For about a year he
preached at Union, Port Republic and Shiloh, where his labors were
blessed and large congregations attended his ministry. Having
accepted a call to Shemariah church, Augusta Co., Va., he was
installed as pastor, Dec. i, 1838. His health having improved and
the community having provided an academy, Mr. Thomas also
commenced a classical school, which became in a short time quite
flourishing. But the united duties of pastor and teacher were too
onerous, and he was, at his own request, released from his pastoral
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charge, Oct. 1 2, 1843. This was his only pastoral charge. Thence-
forth he resided about eighteen years at Beverly, in Randolph Co., and
labored as a missionary in that and several adjacent counties, rang-
ing over a wide extent of wild and mountainous country, preaching
in court-houses, jails, school-houses, barns and private houses, —
wherever any would gather to hear the word of God. There was no
minister nearer on the West than Clarksburg, and on the South-west
than Parkersburg. Much of the wide region he traversed was a
mountain wilderness ; often his only road was an obscure path,
dangerous rivers were to be forded, and many of the best people were
living in log cabins, often in a single room. But he enjoyed the
work, gladly breaking the bread of life to the hungry and the starving.
The breaking out of the Civil War in 1861 stopped his work, and
his mission field became a scene of strife. Having removed his
family from Beverly to Craigsville in Augusta Co., he occasionally
supplied, during the war, the churches of Windy Cove, Warm
Springs and Lebanon. Since 1865, he has preached as opportunity
offered. He also generally taught school in the winter season.
For several of his last years he suffered severely from chronic throat
disease. He died at Craigsville, Augusta Co., Va. Jan. 25, 1879,
in the seventy-fourth year of his age. He was ill about five days.
His sufferings were intense, but he was conscious to the end, and
was calm, peaceful and resigned.
Mr. Thomas had made the Word of God his principal study, and
was remarkably familiar with it, yet he had extensive and varied
general knowledge. He was a thorough Presbyterian, and always
ready to give a reason for the faith that was in him. As a preacher,
he was earnest in manner, convincing in argument and sound in
doctrine. He was remarkably kind and sympathetic, and very
tender in his intercourse with the sick and the afflicted.
Mr. Thomas married, June 24, 1841, Miss Janetta Ann Ramsey,
daughter of Samuel Lyle Ramsey, of Augusta Co., Va. She has
survived her late husband, with three sons and four daughters.
XXII.
ISAAC WILLIAM KER HANDY, D. D.
The subject of this sketch was born in Washington, D. C., Dec.
14, 1815, and was the son of James Henry and Maria Ann Pitts
(GillissJ Handy. He received his early education from various
teachers in Washington, one of whom was Salmon P. Chase, after-
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wards Chief Justice of the United States. He was also a pupil for
awhile at Charlotte Hall, Md. He was graduated from Jefferson
College, Pa., in 1834. He united with the Fourth church in Wash-
ington city, on profession of his faith, at about eighteen years of age.
He entered Princeton Seminary in November, 1835, and studied
there between one and two years. He was licensed by the Presby-
tery of the District of Columbia, April 3, 1838, and was ordained
by Lewes Presbytery, Nov. 22, 1838, and installed the same day
as pastor of the chirrches of Buckingham, Blackwater and Laurel.
Here he labored six years until released Oct. ii, 1844. He ne.xt
went to Missouri, where he labored with an earnest missionary zeal
and much success for two or three years at AVarsaw and vicinity.
He then recei\ed a call from the two churches of Drawyers at
Odessa, Del. , and Port Penn, Del. , and without being installed served
them as pastor elect from June 15, 1848, to June, 1851. He next
became pastor of Drawwers chiuch at Odessa, and the Forest church at
Middletown, Del., where he labored from June 15, 1851, to April 10,
1853. From 1853 to 1855 he labored as an itinerant missionary on
the Eastern peninsula of !Mar)‘land. His next pastorate was at Ports-
mouth, Va_, i\-here he was installed over the First church April 16,
1857, and labored as supply and pastor ten years most successfully
and acceptably until he was released -A.ug. 8, 1865, to accept the
charge of the churches at Orange C. H. and Gordonsville, Va.
AVith these churches he remained five years. Having been called
to become pastor of Augusta church in Va., he was installed there
May 13, 1870, and continued until released by death. For several
years he had been a sufferer from bronchial disease, but about two
months before his death, while in Philadelphia, the unsuspected
presence of Bright’s disea.se of the kidneys was developed, and he
rapidly sank aw-ay. His death occurred in Philadelphia, Pa., at the
residence of his son, Mr. Moses P. Handy, June 14, 1878, in the 63d
year of his age, peacefully trusting in Christ. His remains were
taken to Virginia, and buried at the Augusta church.
From the division of the Presbyterian church in 1861, Dr.
Handy adhered throughout the rest of his life to the Southern Gene-
ral Assembly. He was a man of clear and strong convictions, and
of great tenacity of purpose, yet kind, genial and gentle in his
intercourse with all around him. During the civil war he was for
fifteen months a political prisoner at Fort Delaware in 1863 and
1864, during which time he preached every day and conducted
Bible classes. A revival occurred in the prison under his labors, in
which seventy-five Confederate officers professed conversion, some of
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whom afterwards entered the ministry. He was eminently brave,
pious, cheerful, energetic and affectionate.
Dr. Handy was many years a trustee of Delaware College at
Newark, Del. ; a member of the Presbyterian Historical Society, of
the American Scientific Association, and of the Maryland Historical
Society. He had a wide and well-earned reputation for accurate
research.
He was thrice married, first to Miss Mary Jane Rozelle Purnell,
daughter of Moses Purnell, Esq., of Berlin, Md., Oct. 28, 1839.
She died in Missouri, Feb. 29, 1848. Secondly, to Miss Sally
Selby Martin, daughter of John T. Martin, M. D., of Snow Hill,
Md., June 7, 1850. She died October 14, 1853. Third, to Miss
Rebecca Hill Dilworth, daughter of John D. Dilworth, Esq.,
of Newcastle Co., Del, Dec. 6, 1855. She survived Dr. Handy.
He also left five sons and three daughters.
Dr. Handy was a man of excellent natural endowments, and they
were well cultivated and wisely used. He was a warm-hearted
friend. His manners were vivacious, genial and winning. Although
decided in his own views, his sentiments and conduct were generous
and liberal. As a Christian he was eminent, possessing genuine
humility, strong faith, ardent hope. As a minister, he ever watched
for souls. His own heart and soul were ever enlisted in the service
of Christ.
XXIII.
WILLIAM WALLACE HILL, D. D.
Dr. Hill was born in Bath Co., Ky., Jan. 26, 1815, and was the son
of Thomas and Jane (Meteer) Hill. His preparation for college was
made, first, near Mount Sterling, Ky., under Mr. Walker Bourne,
and, secondly, at Paris, Ky., under Mr. Ebenezer Sharp. He
united with the Springfield church in Bath Co., Ky., in 1828, when
nearly fourteen years of age. He was graduated from Centre Col-
lege, Ky., in 1835, entered Princeton Seminary the same year,
remained there between two and three years, and was licensed
by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, April 24, 1838. Then,
returning to his native State, he was ordained by the Presbytery of
Louisville, Oct. 3, 1838, and the same day installed as pastor at
Shelbyville, Ky. He served this church faithfully, and was greatly
beloved by it ; but, after a few years, his voice and his health failed,
and he was released from his charge. Sept. 13, 1842. He then
accepted an invitation to take the editorial charge of The Frotesiani
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a7id Herald, at that time published at Bardstown, Ky., which he did,
Oct. 6, 1842, but which he removed to Frankford, Ky., as a more
central place of publication. While living in Frankford, he also
suiiplied the church there in 1843-4, so far as he was able. In
November, 1844, he again removed with his paper to Louisville, Ky.,
and its name was changed to The Presbyterian Herald. His
career as an editor continued until 1862, about twenty years, and
was eminently successful and useful. As a religious newspaper.
The Presbyterian Herald had few equals in the land. Kind,
courteous, with clear convictions, outspoken in defence of tnith and
godliness, firmly Calvinistic and Presbyterian, he both won and
convinced his readers. Cut off from his subscribers by the war, he
felt compelled to discontinue the paper. From 1845 i860 he
was also Corresponding Secretary of the Western Eexcutive Com-
mittee of the Board of Domestic Missions, and rendered much val-
uable service to the church in that position. He then founded
Bellewood Female Seminary, about twelve miles from Louisville,
and continued to be its honored and beloved Principal from 1862
to 1874. During these years he also, as appears from the Min-
utes of the General Assembly, preached more or less regularly as
stated supply at Plumb Creek, in 1848, at Middletown from 1853
to 1872, and at Anchorage from 1872 to 1874. In 1874 he
accepted the charge of the Synodical Female College, at Fulton,
Mo., engaging also to supply the Presbyterian church at Fulton.
Under the joint labors of himself and Dr. Fisher, there was at
Fulton one of the most wonderful works of grace ever seen
in that region. But Dr. Hill was unable to relieve the P'emale
College from its heavy burden of debt, and, in 1877, removed
to Sherman, Texas, where he commenced teaching in Austin Col-
lege, at the same time preaching to the church. His health soon
broke down, and he was brought back to Fulton, was attacked by
paralysis and died May i, 1878, in the sixty-fourth year of his age.
In dying, he was conscious, calm and peaceful in mind.
Dr. Hill was twice married. First, to Miss Mary Bracken
Downing, of Cynthiana, Ky., at that place, Feb. 6, 1842. Sec-
ondly, to Miss Martha 1. Smith, daughter of the Rev. James Smith,
at Danville, Ky., Jan. 21, 1858. This lady survives him, with six
children.
Few better, purer, more devoted, more frank and sincere men
than Dr. Hill have ever lived. He posses.sed a clear intellect, fine
conversational powers, a warm heart and sound judgment. He was
tenderly loved wherever he was known.
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XXIV.
ROBERT OSBORN.
Robert Osborn was born Aug. 27, 1813, at Cedarville, Cumber-
land Co., N. J. His parents were the Rev. Ethan Osborn and
Elizabeth (Riley) Osborn. He received his preparatory education
under the Rev. George Junkin, D. D., first in Dr. Junkin’s school
at Germantown, Pa., and afterwards when it was removed to Easton,
Pa., he went with it. He united on profession of his faith with
“ the Old Stone church” of Fairfield, in 1827, when in the 14th
year of his age. He was graduated from Jefferson College, Pa., in
1834, and after an interval of one year, which was spent at his home
in Cedarville, in poor health, but was nevertheless improved, by
studying under his father, he entered Princeton Seminary in 1835.
His course there was probably interrupted by sickness, as he was
absent one year, and did not graduate until Sept., 1829. He was
licensed by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, April 17, 1839, and
soon after went to Virginia, where he supplied the church at Point
Pleasant, Va., (now West Va.), from Oct., 1839, until he was
installed as its pastor Dec. 9, 1843, Meanwhile, however, he had
been ordained sme titulo by Greenbrier Presbytery, April 10, 1841,
at Charleston, now in West Va. This was his only pa.storate, and
here he labored assiduously, faithfully and successfully as pastor and
supply nearly nineteen years. His parish included four churches
and two other preaching stations, with a Sabbath-school at each.
His circuit was nearly fifteen miles, and he was the only Presbyterian
preacher in the county. He was a faithful pastor over his widely
spread flock. His churches enjoyed frequent revivals, and were
largely increased under his ministrations. But the work was too
great for his strength, and at length his health failed. He was
released from his charge Oct. 18, 1855, and after teaching for
some time, returned from Point Pleasant to New Jersey in
April, 1859, and again took up his residence at Cedarville,
his native place. He attempted to teach there, but his strength
was inadequate, and he lived as an invalid and a patient sufferer
until his death, which occurred at Cedarville, N. J., July 13, 1878,
from disease of the brain, in the 65th year of his age. Although
he suffered long, and at times severely, his faith and love, his quiet
submission and calm trust in his Heavenly Father, made his declin-
ing years bright and serene. He was a truly q)ious man, a good
preacher, of uncommonly pleasing manners, and had the valuable
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faculty of gaining the affections of all whom he met, both the old
and the young.
Mr. Osborn married, at the place now called Huntingdon, Cabell
Co., W. Va., Feb. 5, 1856, Miss Josephine Brown, daughter of Dr.
Benjamin Brown. This lady survived him, with four daughters and
three sons.
XXV.
DAVID COULTER, D D.
David Coulter was born Nov. 8, 1808, on a farm about ten miles
east of Georgetown, Sussex Co., Del., and was the son of Jesse
and Elizabeth (Lytle) Coulter. He early experienced conversion
and united with the Cool Spring Presbyterian Church, in the neigh-
borhood of his home, when he was about 1 7 years of age. After
obtaining a good English education in the common schools of his
neighborhood, he went to Easton, Pa., and was prepared for col-
lege in the Manual Labor School taught by the Rev. George Junkin,
D.D. He was graduated from Lafayette College in 1838, entered
Princeton Seminary in the same year, and was there graduated after a
full course of study in 1841. He was licensed to preach by Newton
Presbytery, April 28, 1841. Soon after, he went to Missouri,
where, for about two years, 1841-43, he preached as stated supply
most usefully and with large and blessed results to Auxvasse Church.
At the end of this time he accepted a call to become pastor of the
churches of Rochefort and Fayette, was ordained by Missouri Pres-
bytery, July 5, 1843, same day was installed pastor of the
Rochefort Church, and pastor of Fayette Church July 7, 1843.
Here he labored zealously and usefully for five years, until the pas-
toral relation was dissolved, Aug. 18, 1848, because of the inability
of the churches to pay the support promised. After this he labored
as stated supply for the churches at Round Prairie and Millersburg,
in the same presbytery (Missouri) from 1848 to 1853. He then
accepted a call from the Round Prairie church, was installed Dec.
10, 1853, and continued until the relation of pastor was dksolved
April 3, 1856. His next field of labor was Hopewell Church in
Lafayette Presbytery, where he was installed April 22, 1856. Here
he toiled for eleven years faithfully and earnestly until he was re-
leased April 20, 1867. At the same time he served the Prairie church
as stated supply from 1856 to 1867. After preaching at Columbia,
Mo., a little over a year, he served as stated supply the churches of
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Liberty and Bethel, Mo., from 1868 to 1874. He was now becom-
ing well advanced in age and quite infirm, and his eyesight gradually
failed until he was entirely unable to read, but he loved and tried
to preach even to the last. He died at Liberty, Clay Co., Mo.,
Aug. 20, 1878, in the 70th year of his age. His last words were,
“ I know whom I have believed.” “lam wrapped in the righteous-
ness of Christ.”
Dr. Coulter married, April 25, 1843, Mary Parker, daughter
of Mr. Gabriel Parker, then living near Lexington, Ky., but after-
wards near Columbia, Boone Co., Mo. This lady still lives. He
left no children. !
Dr. Coulter received his degree of D.D., from Westminster Col-
lege, Mo. As a preacher he was sound in doctrine, a full believer
in the Pauline doctrines of grace. He was also eminently practical,
earnest and tender. He was a faithful workman, and his labors were
crowned with more than ordinary success.
XXVI.
ALLEN TRUMAN GRAVES.
Mr. Graves was born June 75, 1809, in Saratoga Co., N. Y. His
parents were Calvin and Lydia (Isbell) Graves. He was prepared
for college at New Albany, Ind., and at South Hanover, Ind., and
united, on profession of his faith, with the First Presbyterian church
of New Albany, when he was about nineteen years of age. He
was graduated from Miami University, Ohio, in 1837, and, after
teaching one year at Huntingdon, Tenn., entered Princeton Sem-
inary in 1838. Here he spent two years in study, being absent
about one year in the middle of his course, which was completed in
1841. He was licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery, April 28,
1841, and soon after went to Tennessee, where he was ordained,
April 7, 1843, ^ evangelist by the Presbytery of Western Dis-
trict. From 1841 to 1843 labored as a stated supply at Hunting-
don, Tenn.; from 1843 the same capacity at Trenton,
Tenn.; and from 1852 to 1855 at Bethel, Miss. He never was
installed as a pastor. While preaching at each of the above-men-
tioned places, he had more or less charge of two or three other
churches, at which he frequently preached. In 1849 he was
attacked with bronchitis, but still labored on until 1855, when, his
voice failing, he was obliged to abandon all pulpit labors. From
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1855 to 1858 he was Assistant Editor of The Presbyterian Herald,
at Louisville, Ky. In 1858 he removed to Plainfield, N. J., where
he engaged in teaching, and, with the exception of the year 1864,
when he labored as an agent of the Christian Commission, he con-
tinued to teach until 1870. After this his health, which had long
been feeble, gradually declined until he died at Plainfield, N. J.,
Dec. 5, 1878, of consumption, in the seventieth year of his age.
Up to the end, his views of truth were clear, his hope firm and his
soul at peace.
Mr. Graves married Miss Sarah V. Vanderveer, daughter of Cor-
nelius Vanderveer, of Rocky Hill, Somerset Co., N. J., June 2,
1841. Mrs. Graves survives him.
As a preacher, Mr. Graves was serious and earnest. His services
were especially sought for at sacramental seasons and protracted
meetings, and his labors were greatly blessed in bringing sinners to
Christ. Several precious revivals were enjoyed in the various
churches in Tennessee to which he ministered. He felt deeply the
privation when he was no longer able to hold forth the word of life,
often manifesting this feeling by his tears. During much of his
ministerial life, he added the work of teaching the young people of
his congregations. He was an accurate scholar, well versed in
history, possessed of a retentive memory, and well understood the
doctrines of the Bible. He was from conviction a thorough Presby-
terian, ever ready to maintain and defend the doctrines of our
standards. He spent a large part of his life in feebleness of body
and often in great suffering, but his end was peace and his reward is
assured.
XXVII
SAMUEL KELSO HUGHES.
Mr. Hughes was born Aug. ii, 1818, near Lebanon, Ky., and
was the son of Edward and Letitia W. (Reid) Hughes. His early
life was spent on a farm. In the eighteenth year of his age he gave
his heart to Christ, and devoted himself to his service in the minis-
try. He studied for some time at Centre College, Ky., but
afterwards went to Jefferson College, Pa., from which he was grad-
uated in 1842. He immediately afterwards entered Princeton
Seminary, where he spent three years, and was regularly graduated
in 1845. He was licensed April 23, 1845, Presbytery of
Philadelphia, after which he spent some time in missionary work in
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Kentucky and Missouri, but finally preached, as a licentiate and
supply, for the churches of Worthington and Liberty, in Columbus
Presbytery, Ohio, from April, 1848, to April, 1849. He was
ordained by the Presbytery of Marion, Oct. 16, 1849, afterwards
served the united churches of Liberty and Radnor until the spring
of 1853, when he relinquished the church of Liberty, but continued
to supply that at Radnor in connection with two small churches in
the vicinity, until the spring of 1855, when he was installed pastor
of Chesterville church, Ohio, in Sept., 1855. From this charge he
w'as released April 15, 1858. At the same time he supplied the
church of Harmony. Both of these enjoyed times of precious refresh-
ing under his care. In 1859 he became stated supply of Canaan
church. In the spring of 1861 he became stated supply of the
churches of Mt. Salem and West Unity in the Presbytery of Maumee,
but after about a year of active service his health failed, and he
retired to a farm near by in hope of recovery from open air exercise.
On this farm he continued to live until his death, earnestly preach-
ing, however, from time to time as he had strength and opportunity.
When, in the winter of 1866, God poured out his Spirit upon the
churches of Mt. Salem and West Unity, the services of Mr. Hughes
were very precious to them He died at his home near West Unity,
Williams Co., Ohio, May 18, 1878, of biliary calculi, after protracted
and severe sufferings of body, but in the enjoyment of great peace
of mind, in the 59th year of his age.
Mr. Hughes married, March 3, 1853, Miss Jane T. Mahan,
daughter of John Mahan, who had died at Vicksburg, Miss., and
niece of President Mahan of Oberlin College, Ohio. She has sur-
vived him with seven children.
XXVIII.
JOHN JANVIER.
John Janvier w'as born at Odessa, New Castle Co., Del., July 31,
1811. His parents were John and Ann Jane (Wiley) Janvier. He
received his preparation for college at Easton, Pa., under the Rev.
George Junkin, D.D., and was graduated from the College of New
Jersey in 1840. He united with Drawyers Presbyterian church at
Odessa, Del., on profession of his faith at about 27 years of age.
After leaving college, he taught for nearly a year at the West Not-
tingham Academy, Cecil Co., Md. He entered Princeton Seminary
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in 1841, and studied there about two years. But his invincible
modesty was so great as to make it painful to address his fellow men.
Hence he never applied for licensure or ordination, but chose a
private walk in life, and there made his influence felt and his great
worth conspicuous. He was ordained, Oct. 12, 1856, as a ruling
elder, and as such served the church at Odessa about ten years,
winning the love of the church and a good report of those without.
In October, 1866, he removed to Oxford, Pa., where he spent the
remainder of his days. He died at Oxford, Pa., June 26, 1878, in
the 67th year of his age, of pneumonia, followed by dropsy and
heart disease. His painful illness of nine months was borne with
cheerfulness and entire submission to his Heavenly Father’s will.
In his closing hours he expressed a full and glorious hope of a
blissful immortality.
Mr. Janvier married at McDonough, New Castle Co., Del., Jan.
3, i860. Miss Rebecca G. Janvier, daughter of John Janvier of
that place. She survives him, with one son and one daughter.
He was a Christian gentleman of rare beauty and consistency of
character, and was called to fill various offices of high public trust,
in which he was distinguished for conscientious performance of
duty, firm integrity and earnest piety. Retiring and unpretentious,
he was best known in the home circle, where he was the object
of devoted affection.
XXIX.
PETER BADEAU HEROY.
Mr. Heroy was born, July 16, 1815, at Mahopac Falls, Putnam
Co., N. Y. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Meach) Heroy.
He was prepared for college at West Somers Academy, West Chester,
N. Y., under the tuition of the Rev. Mr. Brown. He united with the
Presbyterian church of Red Mills (now called Mahopac Falls), N. Y.,
at the age of sixteen; was graduated from Lafayette College, Pa., in
1841 ; taught school in New York city one year; entered Princeton
Seminary in 1842, and, after a full three years’ course, was regularly
graduated in 1845. licensed by the Second Presbytery of
New York, April 16, 1845, ordained by the .same pre.sbytery,
sine titulo^ in the Canal Street church in New York, Oct. 23, 1845.
Immediately after leaving Princeton, he began to labor as a supply
at Delhi, N. Y., July 4, 1845, installed as pa.stor there May 14,
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1846, and, after an industrious and successful service of four and a
half years, was released by Presbytery, Dec. 16, 1850. His next
field was at West Point as pastor of the church at Highland Falls,
where he began to labor Dec. 8, 1850, was installed as pastor, Oct.
26, 1851, and continued until the relation was dissolved, Aug. 5,
1856. His third pastorate was over the Second church of Bridge-
ton, N. J., where he was installed Nov. 18, 1856, and released April
28, 1857, having received a call to the church at Bedford, West-
chester Co., N. Y. This was his last and longest pastorate, and
here he did the great work of his ministerial life. His labors at
Bedford began May 10, 1857, he was installed Oct. 20, of the same
year, and continued nearly twenty-one years, until he was released
by death. About the first of July, 1878, he was laid aside by a
painful disease which the best medical skill failed to check. In
order to obtain the best possible surgical treatment, he was removed
about two weeks before his death to the Presbyterian Hospital in
New York city. In a few days, however, he began to sink, and
died in the Hospital, Oct. 16, 1878, surrounded by the members of
his family and other friends, in the sixty-fourth year cf his age.
Mr. Heroy was twice married. First, to Miss Catherine Ann
Falconer, daughter of Josiah Falconer, of New York city, Feb. 24,
1846. She died Dec. 9, 1867, at Bedford. Secondly, to Miss
Mary Smith Clark, daughter of John Clark, of Bedford, N. Y.,
Feb. 17, 1869. This lady, with tAvo sons and a daughter, children
of Mr. Heroy’ s first wife, survives him.
Mr. Heroy’ s ministry was characterized especially by unceasing
fidelity and great kindness. He was a loving friend and pastor to
all his flock and cared for their welfare with untiring zeal. All who
knew him, and especially his co-Presbyters, felt when he died that
a truly good man had fallen, and one who had made full proof of
his ministry.
XXX.
JOHN ARNDT REILEY.
Mr. Reiley was born at Durham, Bucks Co., Pa., May 3, i8i6.
His parents were John and Elizabeth (Arndt) Reiley. While
their son Avas yet a boy his parents removed to GreenAvich ToAvnship,
Warren Co., N. J., Avhere, under the ministry of the Rev. D. X.
Junkin, D. D., he Avas hopefully converted, and united Avith the
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First church of Greenwich, in the nineteenth year of his age. A
strong desire soon after arose in his heart to enter the Christian
ministry, and as his venerable father did not feel able to give him
pecuniary aid, he resolved to help himself. Owning a pair of horses
which he had raised, he proceeded with them to make the effort.
He hired two boats on the Mauch Chunk and IMorris Canal, and
entered into the transportation of coal from the former place to
New York. Meanwhile he took up the Latin Grammar and other
books, and made what progress he could in study during his voyages.
Thus he made enough money to keep himself at Lafayette College
for one session. The next session he staid at college, and hired hands
to conduct his boats. Thus he prosecuted his studies with energy.
And while nearly all the other boats were run on Sunday, his kept
the day holy, yet in the end he had made more than any known
competitor.
He spent eight months in the Preparatory Department of Lafayette
College at Easton, Pa., and then spent one year as a teacher with
his brother, the Rev. William Reiley, D. D., of the Dutch Reformed
church, in Monmouth Co., N. J. Being Avarmly attached to the
Rev. George Junkin, D. D., when, in 1841, the latter became Pres-
ident of Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, Mr. Reiley followed him
thither, and was graduated from that institution in 1842. In the
same year he entered Princeton Seminary, where he spent two years
and three months. He was licensed by Newton Presbytery May 16,
1844. From Feb. i, to Sept, i, 1845, eight months, he supplied
the church at Port Carbon, Pa. He was ordained by Newton Pres-
bytery at Knowlton, N. J., Nov. 18, 1845, em the same day
installed as pastor over the churches of Knowlton and Blairstown.
He was released from Knowlton church April 18, 1854, and was
installed by Presbytery over BlairstoAvn for the whole of his time.
May 3, 1854. Here he continued to labor with the same assiduity,
energy and perseverance which had marked his entrance into the
ministry. His ministry at Blairstown was a long one, and a very
successful one. The congregation grew steadily under his labors.
He was also largely instnimental in eliciting the wise liberality
which founded and established Blairstown Academy.
Mr. Reiley was released from his charge at Blairstown Nov. 27,
1866, and repaired to East Feliciana, La. He was never a pastor
again. He resided upon and superintended his plantation until his
death, laboring and preaching as a volunteer missionary, chiefly
among ' the colored people, at his own expense. He also gave
Sabbath-school instruction, and circulated many Bibles and other
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religious books. He died of yellow fever in East Feliciana Parish,
near Clinton, La., Sept. 30, 1878, in the sixty-third year of his age,
and in the full faith of the gospel.
Mr. Reiley was a very faithful and energetic laborer in the Lord’s
vineyard. His talents were solid rather than brilliant. He
possessed strong good sense, discriminating judgment, clear com-
prehension of the truth, and the ability to state it with directness
and impressiveness. He was a genial and steadfast friend, an
earnest, strong, laborious man, “full of faith and of the Holy
Ghost.’’
Mr. Reiley married Miss Ann Carroll, daughter of Joseph F.
Carroll of Port Carbon, Pa., Nov. 5, 1845. She, with five children
survived him, and with two sons was absent in the North at the
time of his death.
XXXI.
JOHN HOLT RICE, D. D.
John Holt Rice was born July 23, 1818, at Petersburg, Va., and
was a son of the Rev. Benjamin Holt Rice, D. D., and Martha
(Alexander) Rice. His preparatory education was acquired at
Amherst, Mass. ; at Mount Pleasant Institute under Francis Fel-
lows and Chauncey Colton, principals ; at Washington Institute, N.
Y., under the Rev. J. D. Wickham; and privately under the late
John S. Hart, LL.D., at Princeton, N. J. He was graduated from
the College of New Jersey in 1838; pursued the study of the
law from 1838 to 1841 under James S. Green, Esq., of Princeton, and
was admitted to the bar and practiced law for a short time at Rich-
mond, Va., with excellent prospects of success. Then he was
hopefully converted, and in about the 24th year of his age united
with the First Presbyterian church of Richmond, of which the Rev.
William S. Plumer, D.D., was then pastor. He at once devoted
himself to the work of the ministry, returned to Princeton, entered
the Seminary in 1842 and was regularly graduated therefrom in
1845. licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery, April 23,
1845, after which for several months he assisted his father, who was
at that time pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Princeton.
Then going to the South, he labored from March 1846 to July 1847
City Missionary in New Orleans, La. In the fall of 1847 he began
to preach at Tallahassee, Florida, and having accepted a call, was
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installed as pastor there April 30, 1848 and continued until released
March 23, 1850. He next became pastor of the Village church at
Charlotte C. H., Va., where he was installed Aug. 31, 1850, and
was released Aug. 24, 1855. For nearly a year he then ser\ ed the
church as an agent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication in
Kentucky and Tennessee, but soon accepted a call to become
pastor of the Walnut street church in Louisville, Ky., over which
he was installed May 4, 1856, and where he labored zealously and
successfully until he was released Sept. 5, 1861. Civil war having
broken out he zealously espoused the southern side and retired to
the Gulf States, where he preached for longer or shorter periods at
Lake Providence, La., and Brandon and Vicksburg, IMiss. He
then accepted a call to become pastor of the Third church in Mo-
bile, and was installed May 5, 1867. Having been released from
this charge Nov. 18, 1868, he served the church at Franklin,
Tenn., as stated supply from 1869 to 1874, and afterwards the
church at Mason, Tenn., from 1874 to 1876. After the latter date
he labored as an Evangelist in the bounds of Memphis Presbytery,
preaching to the poor and the destitute in the neglected portions of
its territory, and receiving almost no pecuniary return. On Sabbath,
Sept. I, 1878 he preached at Colliersville, Tenn., returned home on
Monday, sickened on Tuesday and died of yellow fever on Sat-
urday, Sept. 7, 1878, in the 6ist year of his age. On the same
evening he was buried in a grave hastily dug under a tree in his
own garden, his father-in-law, the Rev. William Neil, performing a
short ser\ ice at the grave by moonlight.
Dr. Rice was kind-hearted, amiable, genial, and possessed of
large natural gifts. His sermons were often of a very high order.
His knowledge was wide and varied, and he was surpassed by very
few in his knowledge of ecclesiastical and parliamentary law. He
was a truly good man. He loved to preach the Gospel, and was
especially delighted to carry it to the ignorant and the destitute.
After the division of the Presbyterian Church in 1861, he adhered
to the Southern General Assembly, and was a member of the
.\s.sembly that met in Kno.xville, Tenn., in May, 1878, being
chairman of its Judicial Committee, the duties of which position he
discharged with consummate ability.
Dr. Rice married at Tallahassee, Florida, Oct. 24, 1829, Miss
Lizzie Bogart Neil, daughter of the Rev. William Neil. This lady
heroically watched over his dying hours when friends and neighbors
fled from the terrible yellow fever of which he died, and still lives.
Six children — two sons and four daughters — surv ive him.
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XXXII.
ALBERTUS VANDEWATER.
Mr. Vandewater was born near Bushwick, Long Island, N. Y.,
Sept. 21, 1821. His parents were Albertiis and Sarah (Eaton)
Vandewater. He received his education preparatory to College at
the school of Dr. J. J. Owen, in Orchard St., New York city, and
united, on profession of his faith, with the Seventh Presbyterian
church of New York city, at about nineteen years of age. He was
graduated from the college of New Jersey in 1846, and entered
Princeton Seminary in the same year. There he took a full three
years’ course of study and was regularly graduated in 1849. ^ot long
after, he became stated supply to the church at Athens, Bradford
Co., Pa., where he was ordained as an evangelist by Susquehanna
Presbytery, Nov. 5, 1850, and where he continued to labor until
1854. He then accepted a call to the Reformed Dutch church of
Spotswood, Middlesex Co., N. J., where he was installed Nov. i,
1854, and continued to labor very acceptably and usefully over
thirteen years, until he was released by the Classis of Monmouth,
Nov. 5, 1867. His next charge was the united Reformed Dutch
churches of Blenheim and Breakabin, N. Y., in the Classis of
Schoharie, where he was installed Dec. 18, 1868, and released
March i, 1869. After this, he supplied for a short time the
Reformed Dutch church of Wolcott (now Fair Haven), N. Y. ,
but soon accepted a call to the Reformed Dutch church of Oak-
land (otherwise called Ponds church), in Bergen Co., N. J.,
where he was installed May 26, 1869, and released April 23,
1872. After this, he resided about a year at Princeton, N. J.,
wuthout special employment ; then taught school for a short
time at Yardville, Mercer Co., N. J., after which he taught
school and preached, as a missionary, near Farmingdale, Monmouth
Co., N. J. While laboring there, his efforts were blessed with a
revival in which about seventy souls were hopefully converted. He
was then induced to remove to Missouri, where he became stated
supply to the church of Mine La Motte in the Presbytery of Potosi,
in the autumn of 1876. Here he was laboring faithfully and zeal-
ously when he was summoned away by death. This event occurred
Feb. 28, 1879, Mine La Motte, Madison Co., Mo., in the fifty-
seventh year of his age. He died of consumption after a lingering
illness of about four months. His death was a very calm and happy
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one, and full of triumphant faith in the Savior whom he had
preached. His remains were buried at Kingston, N. J.
Mr. Vandewater married Oct. 8, 1850, Miss Anna Van Dyke,
daughter of Henry Van Dyke, Esq., of Mapleton, near Kingston,
Somerset Co. N. J. She died at Kingston, Sept. 3, 1859, leaving
one son and one daughter. He again married. Sept. 13, 1871,
Miss Phoebe Ann Smith, daughter of Mr. Adam S. Smith, of Spots-
wood, N. J., who survives him. One son and one daughter of his
first wife also survive him.
XXXIII.
MARCUS JEDIAH WALLACE.
Mr. Wallace was born June 19, 1819, in Cabarrus Co., N. C.,
and was a son of Jediah and Martha, both members of Poplar Tent
church in which his father was a ruling elder. Their son received
his preparatory education at Mt. Carmel Academy, Tipton Co.,
Tenn., under the tuition of the Rev. James Holmes, D. D., and
was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1849. He made
a profession of religion in the sixteenth year of his age, and united
with the church of his parents — the Poplar Tent church. Immedi-
ately after his college graduation, he entered Princeton Seminary,
spent three years, and was regularly graduated in 1852. He was
licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery, April 28, 1852. He began
his ministry in Texas, where he preached two years, from Jan., 1853,
to Jan., 1855, as supply to the churches of Jefferson and Hickory
Hill, having been ordained as an evangelist by the Presbytery of
Eastern Texas, April 4, 1853, at Church Hill, Rusk Co., Texas.
Next he supplied Hickory Hill and Smyrna churches from Jan.,
1855, to Jan., i860, when he moved to his last and longest field of
labor, and became supply of Marlbrook and Greenwood, (now
Hope), churches, in Ouachita Presbytery, Arkansas. Here he
labored assiduously and faithfully for more than eighteen years until
his death, which occurred June 21, 1878, in the 60th year of his age.
He had no fear of death, but during his sickness often expressed a
wish to live longer so that he might do something more for the
Master. But his work was done, and well done. He was an honest,
earnest, faithfid preacher of the Gospel, a firm and devoted friend,
true in all the relations of life.
Mr. Wallace was twice married, first, May 30, 1854, to Martha Ann
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Harris, daughter of James Harris, of Cass Co., Texas; secondly,
Nov. 6, 1867, to Miss Fannie Dowman, who survives him. He
leaves four children by his first wife.
XXXIV.
ALBERT HENRY BARNES.
Albert Henry Barnes, son of the Rev. Albert Barnes and Mrs.
Abby (Smith) Barnes, was born in Morristown, N. J., Feb. ii,
1826. He was prepared for college at an academy in Philadelphia,
under the tuition of the Rev. S. W. Crawford, D. D., and was
graduated from Yale College in 1846. He united on profession of '
his faith, with Yale College church while he was a college student,
at about 18 years of age. He studied theology one year in the
Divinity School of Yale College, but subsequently entered the
Senior Cla.ss in Princeton Seminary and remained one year, 1850-1.
He was licensed by the New Haven East Association (Congrega-
tional) at New Haven, Aug. 5, 1850. Having accepted a call to
become pastor of the Presbyterian church of Lawrenceville, Tioga
Co., Pa., he was ordained at that place Dec. 6, 1854, by the Pres-
bytery of Pennsylvania, and installed pastor on the same day, his
father, the Rev. Albert Barnes, preaching the ordination sermon
from I Cor. 9: 17. He was released from this pastoral charge,
Jan. 17, i860, soon after which he established a school in Phila-
delphia, which he taught from i86t to 1870. He died suddenly,
at his residence in Philadelphia, of disease of the heart. May 6,
1878, in the 53d year of his age.
Mr. Barnes married, Dec, 21, 1854, Miss Anne Chamberlain, of
Newark, Del., daughter of Joseph Chamberlain, M. D., who sur-
vived him. He was the author of a volume entitled, ^‘Popular
Mistakes iti Education." He also wrote frequently for the news-
papers, and especially for The New York Times. He was an earnest
student, especially of the older English literature.
XXXV.
JAMES GUBBY.
The Rev. James Cubby was born May 14, 1820, in the county of
Armagh, in Ireland. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Brooks)
Cubby. In his nineteenth year he united, on profession of his
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faith, with the Second Presbyterian church in the city of Armagh.
In 1842, when he was about twenty-two years of age, he came to
this country. His course of study, preparatory for college, was
pursued in the city of New York, under the direction of the Rev.
J. J. Owen, D. D. He was graduated from the College of New
Jersey, at Princeton, in 1850, and in the same year entered the
Seminary, where he took a full course of study and was regularly
graduated in 1853. He w'as licensed by the Presbytery of New
Brunswick, April 28, 1852. On leaving Princeton, he went to
Missouri, where he was ordained by St. Louis Presbytery, Dec. 4,
1853, and on the same day installed as pastor of Maline Creek
church, which relation Avas dissolved Oct. 9, 1857. He next
labored about one year as a colporteur in the service of the Presby-
terian Board of Publication. He w^as then called to be pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Providence, R. I. He declined the call,
but served the church as stated supply for eighteen months, until
some time in 1859. He was next installed as pastor of the Third
Church in Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 10, 1859, and labored there until
the pastoral relation was dissolved, June i, 1861, when he became
a Chaplain in the United States Army, sertdng from Oct. 10, 1861,
until July 20, 1865, at which time he tvas mustered out of service.
As Chaplain, he had charge for a time of the United States General
Hospital at Hilton Head, S. C., and ^v'as afterwards stationed at
Alton, 111. About April i, 1866, he took charge, as city missionary,
under the “Brooklyn (N. Y.) City Mission and Tract Society,” of
a district in that city, and there labored in the most assiduous and
self-denying manner until about March i, 1877. He then con-
tinued his labors as a missionary in New York, preaching in the
West Side Chapel in Twenty-third street, until his health failed and
he was obliged to desist, being utterly worn out. He lingered
about three months, growing more and more feeble, and at length
died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1878, from an attack
of pleuro-pneumonia, in the fifty-eighth year of his age. His
departure was characterized by calmness, patient resignation and
strong faith in Christ.
Mr. Gubby married at Hartford, Conn., Augu-st 18, 1858, Miss
Elizabeth Porter Graham, daughter of Mr. Henry H. Graham, of
North Swansea, Bristol Co., Mass. Mrs. Gubby yet lives.
Whether upon the battle-field in the midst of danger and car-
nage, or in the hospital among the sick and dying, or in the more
quiet work of a pastor or missionary, Mr. Gubby was always fear-
less, true-hearted, discreet, ready and competent to assume what-
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ever responsibilities God, in his providence, seemed to put upon
him, and, with all this, he united the sweet and gentle disposition
of a little child.
XXXVI.
WILLIAM THOMAS CRAPSTER.
Mr. Crapster was born, Feb. 29, 1824, near Lisbon, Howard Co.,
Md. His parents were Basil and Harriet (Watkins) Crapster. He
received his early education in different places, remaining a short
time at each. In the years 1842 to 1 844 he was engaged as a private
tutor in the family of Mr. Benjamin Hallowell, near Sandy Spring,
Montgomery Co., Md. He subsequently taught in the Baltimore
High School, in the Baltimore Female College, and had charge for
awhile of Warfield Academy in Howard Co., Md. At 21 years
of age he united on profession of his faith with the First Presby-
terian church in the city of Baltimore. In 1851 he entered Princeton
Seminary and remained nearly three years, but having adopted
Unitarian views just before his expected graduation, he withdrew
and entered the Divinity School of Harvard University at Cambridge,
Mass., where he studied one year, after which he entered the Senior
Class in that University and was graduated in 1856. He was licensed
by the Boston Congregational Association, June 12, 1854, and was
ordained as an evangelist June 16, 1857, by an ecclesiastical council
in Divinity Hall, Cambridge, in connection with the Unitarian body.
Mr. Crapster was never settled, but preached occasionally in
various places, both in the North and the South. The state of his
health, however, which was very poor, prevented his performing
ministerial duties beyond a very limited extent, and at length he
became an incurable invalid. He died, very suddenly, Feb. 5,
1879, at Lisbon, Md., in the 59th year of his age, from a compli-
cation of diseases of the lungs and throat, which caused great suf-
fering. He was a man of great amiability of character, a diligent
student, of cultivated intellect, and much beloved by those who
knew him.
Mr. Crapster married. May 5, 1864, at Washington, D. C., Miss
Ellen A. Warfield, daughter of William R. Warfield, of Howard
Co., Md. She survives her husband, with one son and two
daughters.
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XXXVII.
ALFRED HARVEY MATHES.
Alfred Harvey Mathes was born at Greenville, S. C., May 7,
1828, and was the son of Alexander and Orpha (Wood) Mathes.
When four years old he removed with his parents to East Tenn-
essee. His great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all success-
ively elders of old Salem church, Tenn. , with which the subject of this
sketch united on profession of his faith, in 1848, at about 20. His
preparatory education was received, first, at Anderson Academy, New-
port, Tenn., under Prof. Benj. Boulden; secondly, at Washington Col-
lege, Tenn., under Rev. A. A. Doak, D. D.; and then at New Market,
Tenn., under his uncle, the Rev. Allen H. Mathes. He next taught
school at Bean’s Station and Elizabethton, Carter Co., Tenn., from
1846 to 1851. While at the latter place he also read law, and was
admitted to the bar, but soon felt that he was called to preach the
gospel, and addressed himself to preparation therefor. He was gradua-
ted from Washington College, Tenn., in July, 1852, and in the same
year entered Princeton Seminary. Not being able to procure money
for other conveyance, he walked the whole way from his home in Ten-
nessee to Princeton. When asked, after his arrival at Princeton, how
he came, he replied by private conveyance." After going through
a full course of study, he was graduated in 1855. He was licensed
by the Presbytery of Holston, (Tenn.), April 28, 1855, and was
ordained as an evangelist by the same Presbytery, at Providence
church, July 25, 1857.
Mr. Mathes labored as stated supply for Providence and Rocky
Spring churches, (Tenn.), from 1857 to 1866. He then removed
to Georgia, and was stated supply for the church at Fort Gaines,
Ga., from 1866 to 1871. He also opened and for some time taught
an Academy at Fort Gaines. In 1873 he removed to West Florida,
where he was instrumental in establishing a church at Freeport. In
1876 he settled at Apopka, Fla., and was appointed by Florida
Presbytery as evangelist for several neighboring counties, and made
extensive trips from time to time. He organized a church at
Apopka, which he continued to supply until his death. This event
occurred at Apopka, Orange Co., Fla., Sept. 4, 1878, of consump-
tion, in the 51st year of his age. He died suddenly, sitting in his
chair.
Mr. Mathes was twice married, first. May 24, 1855, to Miss Lydia
Eliza Glasgo Nelson, daughter of David Nelson, of Jonesboro, Tenn.
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She died May 8, 1865. Secondly, at Judson, Ala., March 14, 1867,
to Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Rev. Stephen Pilley,
(Meth. Epis.) She died Aug. 16, 1873, Euchee Anna, Fla. He
left two daughters and a son.
Mr. Mathes was most warmly loved by those who knew him best.
He was an earnest and faithful servant of Christ, always ready to
endure hardness for his sake. He was noted for the punctual and
unflinching performance of all his engagements to preach, going
long distances even in the worst weather, and when his feeble health
would have been deemed by most men a sufficient reason for staying
at home.
XXXVIII.
ROBERT WARNOCK McCORMICK.
Mr. McCormick was born Dec. 25, 1828, at Newtown-ardes,
County Down, Ireland, and was the son of Robert and Elizabeth
(Clark) McCormick. His parents were, both of them, pious per-
sons, and his father was a ruling elder and an active Christian
worker. Coming to this country with his parents when he was five
years of age, he resided at Lisbon, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and
at the age of 21 years, united on profession of his faith with the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of that place. His pre-
liminary studies were gone through at Ogdensburgh, (N. Y.)
Academy, under the tuition of R. G. Pettibone and H. 1. Law-
rence. He was graduated from Oglethorpe University, Ga., in
1856, and in the autumn of the .same year entered Princeton Semi-
nary, where he spent one year and a part of a second one. Owing
to delicate health he then went to Columbia, (S. C.,) Theological
Seminary, where he spent nearly two years. He was licensed by
Charleston Presbytery (S. C.,) April 9, 1859, and was ordained by
the Presbytery of Ogdensburg (N. Y.,) as an Evangelist, Dec.
18, i860.
Mr. McCormick was stated supply of Heuvelton Church (N. Y,,)
from September, i860 until April, 1863. He then supplied the
churches of Fall Brook and Morris Run (Pa.,) from May, 1863
until Oct. 30, 1864. Next he served, as stated supply, the church at
Tuscarora, N. Y., from Jan. 1865 until Oct. 1867. He then ac-
cepted a call to the Tuscarora church, was installed as its pastor
Oct. 9, 1867, and released Sept. 28, 1869. His last charge was
Waddington church in St. Lawrence Presbytery. He began to
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preach there Oct. i, 1869, was installed as pastor Nov. i, 1870,
and continued to serve it in that relation until he was released by
death. This event occurred at Waddington, St. Lawrence Co.,
N. Y., Jan. 31, 1879, in the fifty-first year of his age. He died
from an attack of pneumonia. He departed in the enjoyment of
great peace.
Mr. McCormick married Miss Lydia Elizabeth Welles, daughter
of Israel Welles, of Castile, Wyoming Co., N. Y., who survives
him with one daughter and two sons. He was a good man, an
earnest preacher, and a diligent and useful sersant of the blessed
Master.
XXXIX.
JOHN CRATER SUTPHEN, M. D.
Mr. Sutphen was born Aug. 12, 1834, in Bedminster township,
Somerset Co., N. J. His parents were Gilbert Blair and Jane
Melinda (Crater) Sutphen, and the Rev. Morris C. Sutphen, D. D.,
deceased, was his younger brother. He was prepared for college at
Lamington, Somerset Co., N. J., under the Rev. W. W. Blauvelt,
D. D., and united with the Lamington church, on profession of
his faith, when about eighteen years of age. He was graduated
from the College of New Jersey in 1856, and in the same year
entered Princeton Seminary; but, after about four or five months of
study, his general health, and especially his eye-sight, failed, and he
relinquished his design to enter the ministry. Before the end of
the same year, he had so far recovered as to become Principal of a
classical school at Southampton, Long Island, where he remained
about one year, after which he entered upon the study of medicine
and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsyl-
vania in ISIarch, 1859. From this time he engaged assiduously
in the practice of medicine at Liberty Corner, Somerset Co., N. J.,
until April, 1866; then at Plainfield, N. J., until his death, which
occurred at Plainfield, April 13, 1878, very suddenly, of apoplexy,
in the forty-fourth year of his age. He retired to bed as well as
usual, and was dead ten minutes afterwards.
He was highly esteemed by his neighbors and acquaintances as a
consistent and useful Christian physician. He was twice elected
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Mayor of Plainfield, and held various other positions bestowed by
the confidence of his fellow-citizens.
Dr. Sutphen married Jan. ii, i860, Miss Fanny Alinda King,
daughter of David King, of Liberty Corner, Somerset Co., N. J.
This lady survives him, with ten children.
XL.
ALEXANDER SCROGGS THOMPSON.
Mr. Thompson was born April 28, 1834, at Big Spring, (Spring-
field), Cumberland Co., Pa. His parents were Alexander Newton
and Mary (Blean) Thompson. He received his early education at
Newville, (Pa.), Academy, under Rev. Robert McCachren, and at
Shippensburg, (Pa.), Collegiate Institute under Prof. R. L. Sibbet.
At an early age he united with the United Presbyterian church of
Big Spring, near Newville, Pa. He was graduated from Jefferson
College, Pa., in 1864, and soon after entered Princeton Seminary.
There he studied two years, 1864-66, and afteru'ards spent a third
year, 1866-67, at the Western Seminary at Allegheny, Pa. He was
licensed by New Brun.swick Presbytery, April 18, 1866, and supplied
New Harmony church in Donegal Presbytery during the summer of
that year. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Allegheny, at
Worthington, Armstrong Co., Pa., Nov. 20, 1867, and on the same
day installed pastor of Worthington church. This relation continued
until his death, which occurred Dec. 4, 1878, in the forty-fifth year
of his age, very suddenly, and probably from heart disease. He had
preached twice on the previous Sabbath in his usual health. On
Wednesday afternoon he was absent from home, and was expected
back early in the evening. As he did not appear, his wife became
anxious, and about 9 P. M, went out to look for him. As she
approached the stable she found his dead body lying in the path.
He had evidently died some hours before.
Mr. Thompson was a man of large frame. He was retiring in his
manners, true in his friendships, a very successful minister, and a
model pastor. His remains were buried at Newville, Pa.
Mr. Thompson married, Nov. 3, 1870, near Newville, Pa., Miss
Bella Dunlap, daughter of John Sprout Dunlap, of near Newville,
Pa. She survives him, with one son and one daughter.
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XLI.
ALBERT WHITING.
Albert Whiting was born in the town of Milton, Saratoga Co.,
N. Y., May 27, 1847 ^ son of Jonathan and Hester Maria
(Gilbert) Whiting. He was prepared for college at Ballston Spa
Academy (N. Y.,) under the tuition of Neil Gilmour. While there
he united with the Presbyterian church of Ballston Spa on pro-
fession of his faith on his nineteenth birthday. May 27, 1866. He
was graduated at Union College in 1869, and in the same year
entered Princeton Seminary. After studying one year, the death
of his father caused his withdrawal for a year, but in 1871 he re-
turned, finished the full course of three years, and was regularly
graduated in 1873. licensed by New Brunswick Presby-
tery, April 10, 1872, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Perth,
then in connection with the Established Church of Scotland, at
Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada, July 30, 1872.
Mr. Whiting never labored in an organized church either as
pastor or stated supply. In May, 1870, soon after his licensure he
began to preach in remote settlements among the Canadian forests,
and continued the same work during the summers of 1871 and
1872, his field covering parts of Lanark, Fontenae and Renfrew
counties, Ontario, where he preached in log school-houses, in
shanties, and sometimes in the open woods. But his heart was in
the work of Foreign Missions. Having been accepted by the Pres-
byterian Board of Foreign Missions, he sailed for China in the
summer of 1874. After spending a few months at Suchow, after
his arrival, he went Avith his AAufe and the Rev. Charles Leaman, to
establish a station at Nanking. The difficulties Avere many, but he
overcame them all ; made Avami friends of those Avho opposed
him, gained the respect of his mandarin neighbors, and AA^as accom-
plishing great good. Then came the terrible famine in Northern
China. American Christians responded to the appeals for help,
and the missionaries Avere called on to disburse the funds. In
March, 1878, a call Avas made for volunteers to go into the province
of Shansi and carry relief to the dying multitudes. Mr. Whiting
at once offered his sendees, although fully appreciating the risks.
His Avife seconded his plans. Having reached Fai Yuen, he AA-as
attacked by typhus feAer, under Avhich he rapidly sank and died
April 25, 1878, in the 31st year of his age, A'ery peacefully and re-
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signedly. He was a noble young man, of strong faith and earnest
consecration to the Master’s work.
Mr. Whiting married, in New York city. Sept. 25, 1873, Miss
Louisa Shepard Parsons, daughter of the Rev. Justin W. Parsons,
missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. in Turkey for many years past.
XLII.
JAMES DOUGLASS CALDWELL.
Mr. Caldwell was born Sept. 24, 1847, ^^^.r Elizabeth, Allegheny
Co., Pa. His parents were William and Mary Ellen (Douglass)
Caldwell. He was prepared for college partly at Elizabeth, Pa.,
under Mr. Barnet, and partly at Beaver Academy, Pa., under Dr.
Taylor. He also studied three years at Jefferson College, Pa., but
was graduated from the College of New Jersey at Princeton, in
1871. At a little over sixteen years of age, he had united with the
Round Hill church, at Elizabeth, Pa. Immediately after his col-
lege graduation, he entered this Theological Seminary, where he
spent one year, afterwards studying two years at the Western Sem-
inary at Allegheny, where he was graduated. He was licensed by
Redstone Presbytery, April 22, 1873. During the winter of 1874-
5 he supplied the pulpit of his cousin. Rev. E. B. Caldwell, of
Wooster Presbytery, Ohio, and was ordained as an evangelist by
Wooster Presbytery, Sept. 9, 1874, at Millersburg, Ohio.
In 1875, he went to Texas as a Home Missionary. There he
gathered three churches and labored zealously and faithfully in the
work of his Master for three years, supplying regularly the churches
of Cambridge and Adora in the Presbytery of Austin, now North
Texas. In November, 1878, he travelled three hundred and seventy
miles in his own conveyance to Austin, in order to attend the first
meeting of the new Synod of Texas, to be organized as ordered by
the preceding General Assembly. He was elected Clerk of the
Synod, took an active part in its proceedings, and assisted at the
communion table on the Sabbath. On that evening he was unwell,
and on Monday, when the members of Synod dispersed, he was
persuaded to remain until the next day. On Monday evening he
was seized with convulsions, and died in two hours at the house of
Rev. Edward B. Wright, D. D., in Austin, Texas, Oct. 14, 1878,
in the thirty-second year of his age.
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Mr. Caldwell never married. He was a zealous, faithful and
successful preacher and missionary. His ministerial life was short,
but in the churches he gathered in Texas he has left noble memorials
of his labors. His remains were interred at Elizabeth, Pa.
XLIII.
THOMAS CHALMERS MURRAY.
Thomas Chalmers Murray was a son of the Rev. Nicholas Mur-
ray, D. D., and Mrs. Eliza Jones (Rhees) Murray, and was born at
Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. i8, 1850. He received his early education
at the classical school of Mr. John Young, at Elizabeth, and was
graduated from Williams College, Ma.ss., in 1869. While in col-
lege, he united with the Williams College church at the age of
eighteen. From college he pa,ssed into Union Theological Sem-
inary in New York City, where he studied two years, 1869-71, and
then entered the Senior Class of Princeton Seminary, where he was
graduated in 1872. From Princeton he went to Germany, where he
studied three years, 1872-5, at the Universities of Gottingen and
Halle. He was received, April 19, 1870, under the care of the
Presbytery of Elizabeth as a candidate for the ministry, but was never
licensed or ordained to that work. Not long after his return from
Germany, he was chosen to be Associate Professor of Shemitic Lan-
guages in the John Hopkins University, then just established in the
city of Baltimore, and in that position he continued to labor with
success and growing distinction until his death. That sad and most
unexpected event occurred in Baltimore, Md., March 20, 1879, after
a very brief illness, from a violent attack of pneumonia, in the
thirtieth year of his age. His last words were, “I know that my
name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”
Mr. Murray was a thorough gentleman ; of most pleasing man-
ners; amiable, kind and affectionate in disposition; energetic in
the pursuit of knowledge, and an humble, consistent and devout
Christian. His abilities were extraordinary. He was devoted to
the study of the Oriental languages, especially the Hebrew, Arabic
and Aramaic, and he bade fair to achieve the highest distinction in -
his chosen department. At the time of his death, he was Secretary
of the American Philological Society. He was never married, but
leaves a wide circle of friends to lament his sudden departure. His
remains were interred at Elizabeth, N. J.
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XLIV.
DAVID SCOTT.
David Scott was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., March 13,
1849, and was a son of David ^.nd Mary (Baxter) Scott. When a
mere lad, his parents removed to New York city, and there he
received his early lessons in the public schools. At fifteen years of
age he entered the employ of the Manhattan Gas Company as a
book-keeper, and, until he was graduated, spent his vacations in
earning the money needed for his education. He was prepared for
college at the Lawrenceville, (N. J.), High School, under the Rev.
Samuel M. Hamill, D. D. He united on profession of his faith with
the Fifteenth Street church, (now the Phillips Memorial church), in
New York city, at the age of fifteen years. He was graduated from
the College of New Jersey in 1873, taking a fellowship in the classics,
one of the conditions of which is that the recipient shall spend one
year abroad in some European university. Immediately after leaving
college, Mr. Scott entered Princeton Seminary, and studied one
year, at the end of which he went to Leipsic, in Germany, where he
pursued the study of theology and philology for one year ; then
returning he entered the Middle Class in the Seminary, and having
finished the remaining two years was graduated in 1877. He was
licensed by the Presbytery of New York, April 4, 1876, and was
ordained by the same Presbytery, as an evangelist, in the Fourteenth
Street Presbyterian church, June 24, 1877. For one year, from
Sept., 1876, to June, 1877, Mr. Scott was tutor of Latin and Greek
in Princeton College while pursuing his studies in the Seminary.
Having been accepted as a missionary by the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions, he embarked with his wife. Sept, i, 1877, for
Teheran, in Persia. There he remained about sixteen months,
during which he had well mastered the Persian language, when, on
account of the continued illness of his wife, by the advice of
physicians and of the mission, he returned to the United States,
intending again to resume his work at Teheran as soon as possible.
He arrived in New York near the end of March ; almost immediately
afterwards grew ill, and died in that city, April i, 1879, ^he 31st
year of his age. His death was caused by abscess of the liver.
He was a young man of excellent abilities, and of fine scholarship,
and his death is regarded as a sad loss to the cause of Foreign Mis-
sions.
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NECROLOGICAL REPORT.
Mr. Scott married, July lo, 1877, Miss Letitia Kennedy, daughter
of Thomas Kennedy, of New York city. Mrs. Scott survives her
husband, with one son.
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