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During the spring of 1851 his wife and he united with the Springhill church, front which his church rela- tions were transferred to the First Presbyterian church of . Bellefontaine, May 3, 1856. . He was ordained elder of the church November 26, 1857, and his continued ser- vice of forty years is only equalled by that of Judge Bennett. He served as clerk of the Session for twenty years or more.
S. W. FULLER.
Dr. Fuller has been one of the most prominent phy- sicians in this county for sixty-one years and still has considerable practice.
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WILLIAM McCOLLOCH.
Wm. McColloch was born in Logan county, Ohio, March Ist, 1816. He was the son of Rev. George and Nancy Mc- Colloch. With the excep- tion of a few years spent in Circleville, Ohio, Bellefon- taine was his only home.
He was a merchant of this city. He united with the First Presbyterian church December 22, 1854; was or- dained as elder November 26, 1857. He was superin- tendent of the Sunday- school, or very active in its management for over 20 years. He was faithful and true to his church, attending faithfully all its services, and was a diligent student of God's Word. His death oc- curred May 2, 1877.
WILLIAM M'COLLOCH.
JOSIAH MOORE.
Josiah Moore, son of Joseph and Lydia Moore, and grandson of David Moore, of Wilksbarre, Pa., was born at Rocky Fort, Lick- ing county, Ohio, December 10, 1810, and was about eight years old when his mother, Lydia, died and he was sent to live with his sister, Mrs. Patterson, in Bellefontaine. He was converted under the preaching of Rev. Mr. Stevenson. In 1834 he was married to Elizabeth Stevenson, daughter of his pastor. He joined this church September 30, 1831, and was elected elder November 26, 1857.
Josiah Moore moved to McLean county, Illinois, in 1859; afterwards his family lived at Chenoa, Towanda, Watseka and Gibson City. In nearly all these places Mr. Moore was a rul- ing elder.
Mr. Moore died May 21, 1898, aged 87. He was a consistent, faithful christian man, who for a number of years desired to de-
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part and be with Christ. Mrs. Moore died in Gibson City in 1883. An indica- tion of the character of this man was his request that the worship of God might not be interfered with by having his funeral on the Sabbath.
Of the children born to these Godly parents four are living: - Joseph Wiley, of Fitsgerald, Geor- gia; John S., of Gibson City, Illinois; Mrs. Sarah Huber, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Mrs. Sallie M. Rockwood, an adopted daughter, in Fairbury, Illinois.
JOSIAH MOORE.
JOHN ANDERSON MCILVAINE.
John Anderson McIl- vaine, son of William Mc- Ilvaine, was born in Little Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1831. He was of Scotch parentage, and was raised in the beliefs of the Presby- terian church. The family moved to Logan county, Ohio, north of Huntsville, while he was yet a child. During his early manhood he united with the church at Huntsville, and June 10, 1859, transferred his mem- bership to Bellefontaine. · He conducted a store in
JOHN ANDERSON M'ILVAINE.
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Bellefontaine, and was elected sheriff of the county, and later elected and re-elected Clerk of the Court.
He was an elder of the church for 33 years; from March 3, 1863, until his death July 13, 1896. He was buried at Bellefon- taine.
He married Margaret E. Wishard, by whom he had two child- ren :- Ella (deceased) and Thomas Oscar, of Huntington, Indiana
GEORGE A. HENRY.
George A. Henry, son of Joel and Patience (Easton ) Henry
was born August 9, 1837, in Jefferson township, this county. Married October 22, 1863, Emily, daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Nelson) Robb:
Mr. Henry united with the church September 2, 1861, and was elected an elder July 28, 1872. He is a farmer and resides about five miles northeast of Belle- fontaine.
Children: - Iola Pati- ence, born February 14, 1866; Sarah Eva, born June 30, 1869.
George Henry, grand- father of above, was born in GEORGE A. HENRY. Rapidan, Virginia, and has children, Joel, William, of this county, and Nancy who married Rev. George McColloch.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS CAMPBELL.
J. Q. A. Campbell, son of Charles Fenelon and Harriet Essing- ton (Kephart ) Campbell, was born September 28, 1838, in Ripley, Ohio.
He was educated at Ripley. His father, a college graduate and life-long student, assisted him materially. He learned the printers' trade and became a partner of his father, who publish-
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ed the Ripley Bee. In January, 1865, Mr. Campbell moved to Bellefontaine, purchasing the Bellefontaine Republican, which lie has continued to publish ever since.
Mr. Campbell has been very active in all the affairs of the town and county, but not a candidate for any office. He was selected as Presi- dential Elector in 1880, when President Garfield was selected. Has been trustee of our Water Works.
Mr. Campbell served during the Civil War in the Fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, ard in the Fifth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, three and one- half years. He united with the Second Presby- terian church in Ripley when seventeen years of age and his membership was transferred to the First Presbyterian church of Bellefontaine under JOHN QUINCY ADAMS CAMPBELL. Dr. Kalb's pastorate, in 1865. He was ordained ruling elder July 28, 1872.
Mr. Campbell married, Isabella L. Dorwin March 8, 1866, who died January II, 1867, and married Miss Estelle Hoge April 11, 1872.
Their children are :- Wilfred B., residence at Chicago, Illinois; Bertha E., married to W. G. Stinchcomb, M. D .; and Claire Gail.
JAMES PAULDING WALLACE.
James Paulding Wallace, M. D., son of Rev. Samuel and Nancy A. Barnett Wallace, was born near Oxford, Ohio, on the fifth of August, 1849.
His youth was spent in Piqua where his father was pastor of the United Presbyterian church. He united with the church at
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the age of fifteen and at twenty was made a ruling elder. He was graduated from Mon- mouth College, Illinois, the Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati, and at Bellevue Hospital College, New York. He practiced medicine in Piqua two years, then in 1877 removed to Bellefon- taine where he united with the First Presbyterian church June 10th, 1877, and was made an elder on September 26th 1880.
Afterwards, on account of failing health, he went to Greeley, Colorado, where he lived six years, and where he again was made a ruling elder. He died n
the fourth of March, 1894, aged 44.
JAMES PAULDING WALLACE.
He married in Piqua, March 16, 1876, Miss Laura E., daughter of Wm. Garvey.
Children :- Margaret H., William G., Nancy E., James Fuller, and Hallett D.
JOSEPH STEVENSON.
Joseph Stevenson, son of Rev. Joseph and Sarah Stevenson, was born September 11, 1818.
He united with the church in Cherokee, in January, 1840. He married Margaret Ann Kerr November 4, 1839, and to them seven sons were born. Six are still living and all are members of the Presbyterian church :- George P., of Hamilton, Ohio; James K., of 'Zanesfield, Ohio; Gilbert M., Charles A., and Joseph E., of Belle- fontaine; and Rev. Robert S., of Carmi, Illinois. Their fourth son, William L., died when but two and one-half years old.
Joseph Stevenson began starting the tunes in family worship and leading the music in church when sixteen years old. Was leader of the first choir in this church, and held that position, prac-
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tically, for fifty years. He was elected a trustee of this church in 1846, and was ordained a ruling elder July 11, 1886.
Mr. Stevenson is a far- mer residing on the land given his grandmother, Jane Park Marquis, in 1806.
JUDGE DUNCAN MCLAUGHLIN.
John Duncan McLaugh lin, son of Jamies Buick and Margaret (Parker) Mc- Laughlin, born July 26, 1844, near Rush Creek, Lo- gan county, Ohio. Attend- ed Bellefontaine high school, taught school in
JOHN DUNCAN M'LAUGHLIN.
JOSEPH STEVENSON.
Lewistown, studied survey- ing and engineering with his father, and was employ- ed in that profession for three years. He began the study of law in 1866, gradu- ating from the Cincinnati Law School in 1869, and the same year became a mem- ber of the law firm of Mc- Laughlin (his father) & Dow. His father died in 1878, but this partnership continued for the unusual period of twenty-eight years. In 1897, Mr. Dow was made Judge of the Common Pleas Court, and Mr. McLaugh- lin, Judge of the Probate Court of Logan county. Mr.
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McLaughlin has been an officer of the Bellefontaine National Bank, and of the Citizens' Building & Loan Association many years.
Mr. Mclaughlin united with this church March 5, 1864, and has been very active and faithful in its service. Has been a dea- con since June 12, 1869. Was trustee from 1871, much of the time, until 1886. Has been an elder since July 11, 1886, and Clerk of the Session since December 1, 1887. Was also Superintendent of the Sunday-school several terms.
His children are :- George D., Albert C., Ella S., Florence M., and Marie L.
GILBERT M. STEVENSON.
Gilbert M. Stevenson, son of Joseph and Margaret Ann Stevenson, was born April 7, 1845.
He united with the church June 3, 1865. Was Superintendent of the Sun- day-school in 1885-86-87. He married Martha A. Mar- tin December 28, 1869. He was ordained ruling elder June 15, 1890.
Mr. Stevenson has been actively engaged in mer- chandising and the tele- phone business.
GILBERT M. STEVENSON.
JOHN E. WEST.
John E. West, son of William H. and Elizabeth W. West, was born February 8th, 1858, at Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he attend- ed the public schools until his graduation therefrom in 1877, in the fall of which year he entered the University of Wooster, re- maining there until 1880. In 1884 he was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School, admitted to, and entered upon the practice of his profession.
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In 1885 he was married to Ella L. Johnson, of Wooster, Ohio.
JOHN E. WEST.
Uniting with the First Presbyterian church of Bellefontaine December 31, 1882, he was elected as a member of its Board of Trustees in 1887, of which Board he acted as treasurer, and was elected and ordain- ed as a ruling elder June 15, 1890.
In 1888 he was, by the Session of the church, ap- pointed as Assistant Superin- tendent of its Sunday-school, and in 1889 as its Superin- tendent, which position he is still holding, and has held continuously, with the ex- ception of one year, since his first appointment.
Mr. West was a trustee of the Glover Collegiate Institute and is now a member of the same Board of the University of Wooster.
Children :- Johnson E., Clara E., Samuel E., Katherine, Mar- garet J.
SAMUEL ANDREW BUCHANAN.
Samuel Andrew Buchanan was born at Lancaster, Ohio, Sep- tember 7th, 1849, his father being Rev. James Hervey, and mother Mary Salome Carpenter, Buchanan; his grandfather, Rev. Samuel Carpenter, was a Baptist minister, and his father a Presbyterian minister, the latter being principal and owner of the Oxford (Ohio) Female Institute, now Oxford College, a United Presby- terian Boarding School, from 1854 to 1867.
Samuel A. Buchanan attended Miami University, Oxford, and Ohio State University, Columbus, pursuing a course of civil engineering. Was County Surveyor of Logan county fromn 1882 to 1888; came to Bellefontaine in 1875; married Livy Lusk, Oxford, Ohio, October 2, 1878. May 31, 1879, he joined this church on
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profession, and at the same time his wife joined by let- ter from the Presbyterian church of Oxford.
They have two sons :- Sutton Richey, born 1880; James Wallace, born 1884; both members of the church. They resided at No. 402 Gar- field avenue for 15 years.
Mr. Buchanan was elect- ed elder September 13, 1896, and for more than ten years has been an active member of the Sunday-school as teacher, Superintendent, and Assistant Superintendent.
Mr. Buchanan recently removed to Kenton.
SAMUEL ANDREW BUCHANAN.
J. W. WEAVER.
JOSEPH W. WEAVER.
Joseph W. Weaver was born in Haldimand county, Canada, April 6th, 1857. United with the Methodist church of Canada in 1875; with the Monroe street M. E. church, Toledo, 1881; the Washington street Congre- gational church in 1885, and with the M. E. church of Bellefontaine by letter in 1886. He married here Miss Alice Jamison.
September 1, 1889, he united with this church, and was elected an elder, April 17, 1898. Mr. Weaver is a mechanic.
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JAMES ALBERT McMILLEN.
James Albert McMillen was born November 8th, 1857, at Huntsville, Ohio, and moved to Bellefontaine when five years old. He joined the United Presbyterian church of Bellefontaine when about 13 years of age, and later was elected and ordained a ruling elder in said church.
He united with the First Presbyterian church May 2, 1895, and was ordain- ed an elder April 17, 1898. His father, Mr. D. K. Mc- Millen, was born in West- moreland county, Pa., and located in Bellefontaine in 1863.
Mr. McMillen is of Scotch-Irish ancestry, his grandfather having moved from Scotland 1 to this country in the early part of this century.
Mr. McMillen is an en- gineer. He was married to Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Clancy, in 1883.
JAMES ALBERT M'MILLEN. -
Children, six daughters: -Prima May, Nellie Claire, Margaretta, Florence Estelle, Mary Alberta and Nina Clancy.
REUBEN B. KELLER.
Reuben B. Keller, son of Sebastian and Lydia A. (Houtz) Keller, was born in Bellefontaine November 28, 1842, and educat- ed in Bellefontaine and at Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York. He was in the agricultural implement business until Jan- uary, 1869, since when he has been in the Peoples' National Bank, of which he has been Director and Assistant Cashier and Cashier since its organization in 1880. He united with the Lutheran church in January, 1868. Was a deacon of that church and prac- tically had charge of its finances for twenty-four years. He unit-
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ed with the Presbyterian church April 18, 1897, and was elected an elder of the same April 17, 1898.
Mr. Keller served in Company D, 45th O. V. I., from August, 1862, to June, 1865, in the army of the Cumberland, under General Thomas.
REUBEN B. KELLER.
Was married December 20, 1870, to Annable Taylor, daughter of Mahlon K. Taylor, of Bellefontaine.
Children :- Ida A., born June 13, 1872; married July 7, 1897, Guy C. Odor; Herman B., born June 7, 1880.
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CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH.
Ministers and missionaries who were for at least a short time members of this church or congregation, and more or less influ- enced by its zealous religious teaching; and who have since gone to the different parts of the earth teaching the christian religion.
'Mid the homes of want and woe, Strangers to the Living Word, Let the Saviour's herald go; Let the voice of Hope be heard.
REV. PAUL DAVID BERGEN.
AUL David Bergen, son of Rev. George P. and Mary E. (Bentley) Bergen, was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, June 19th, 1860, and is now a missionary stationed at Chingtao, China. He is the oldest son of Rev. George P. Bergen, who was pastor of the First Pres- byterian church of Bellefon- taine from 1859 to 1863.
The foundation of his education was received at his father's college at Birm- ingham, Iowa. His college course was completed at the University of Chicago, and his theological course at Princeton in the spring of 1882. Before he was yet 22 years of age he was licensed to preach by his father's old Presbytery, and for several months at a time he sup- plied several pulpits, impres- sing every one with whom he came in contact by his deep consecration.
REV. PAUL DAVID BERGEN.
In August, 1883, he married Miss Mary Mckinney, of Aledo, Illinois, a graduate of Lake Forest University, and a musician of rare ability.
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Early in September, 1883, Rev. Paul D. Bergen and wife sail- ed as missionaries for China, where at Chenanfoo they spent eight years. The missionaries, Murry and Hunter Corbett, were the pioneers and only foreigners there at the time.
In the early nineties they returned to America, and, feeling the need of fresh ammunition, as they expressed it, entered Johns Hopkins University and took a post-graduate course.
In the meantime the Rev. Mr. Bergen's mother died, and they felt the way was again open for their return to China, and accordingly in September, 1894, they sailed, taking with them a son, born during their visit in America. On their return to China they were located at Chefoo.
In the fall of 1898 they volunteered to go to Chingtao to shep- herd a flock of four or five hundred christians. The work of preaching, teaching and itinerating is dear to both of them, as many letters from both repeat the message: "Our hearts yearn for China."
REV. E. L. COMBS.
Edgar L. Combs, son of George K. and Sarah ( Byers) Combs, was born in 1858. He was a member of this church Sunday-school, and removed from Bellefon- taine to Allerton, Iowa.
He says, "I had about finished a course in law when I gave it up to pre- pare for the ministry. I was a student in Parson's College, Fairfield, Iowa. I graduated from McCormick Seminary in 1889, and was ordained by Emporia Pres- bytery May 2211d, 1889. Have been a pastor at Quenemo, Waverly and Garnett, Kansas; Metropolis,
REV. E. L. COMBS.
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Illinois and Winthrop, Iowa, and at one time was an evangelist in Neosho Presbytery. In these churches I have received 253 on profession. There have been three churches and two manses built "
REV. JOHN W. B. COMBS.
John W. B. Combs, son of George and Sarah (Byers) Combs, was born in Dewitt county, Illinois, October 28, 1861. Later his parents moved to Wayne county, Iowa, and his early education was obtained in the schools of that state. He was for a time a member of the Sunday-school of this church. He started to school at Parkville, Missouri, when he was 19 years of age, but his health failing was compelled to leave school. In 1888 he went to Salina, Kansas, where lie seemed gradually to regain health, and the hope, before cherished, of preaching the gospel returned. By the advice of ministerial friends he presented himself to Solo- mon Presbytery and by that body was commissioned to labor in the churches of Mt. Pleasant and Poheta, where he rendered excel- lent service. He married Miss Nannie Roberts. Was never able to complete his college course and died at the home of his parents in Allerton, Iowa, August 10, 1889.
REV. SALMON COLES FARIS.
Salmon Coles Faris, son of John and Anne Morrison Faris, was born at Triadelphia, West Virginia, December, 1831. When five years of age his parents removed to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he attended public school, and prepared for college. His colle- giate education was received at Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa., and his theological course was taken at Prince- ton Seminary, where he graduated in 1866. He was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, New Jersey, February, 1866, and the summer of the same year was ordained by the Presbytery of West Virginia.
In November, 1863, lie married Miss Amanda F. Hayes, of Washington, Pa. He was stated supply at Buckannon and French Creek in 1866-68; Superintendent of City Missions, Pittsburg, Pa., in 1868-74; General Agent of Pennsylvania Bible Society in 1875- 76; pastor-elect at Apple Creek, Ohio, in1 1876-78; pastor at Perrys-
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ville, Ohio, in 1879-81; pastor at Frankfort Springs, Pa., in 1882-85, President of Richmond Col- lege in 1886-1883; pastor of Richmond (Ohio) First church in 1885-1890; Secre- tary of the American Sabbath Union in the year following.
In 1892 he went South, taking charge of the church at Starke, Florida, until 1895, and the church at Glenwood for another year.
Since 1897 Dr. Faris has been pastor of the church at Candler, Florida, where he is laboring at the present time.
The degree of D. D. he received from Richmond College, Richmond, Ohio, in 1889.
REV. SALMON COLES FARIS, D. D.
MATTIE BYERS FEHL.
Mattie S. Byers, daughter of J. W. and M. J. Byers, was born in Bellefontaine, October 3, 1860, and was educated in the Belle- fontaine schools. She united with this church March 5, 1876. In the summer of 1884 she entered the mission field as a teacher in Utah, being stationed at Brighanı City.
The school had an attendance of from twenty to forty-eight pupils; the Sabbath school averaged about thirty. The teacher's work is visiting as well as school-room work. She spent three years in the work; nine and one-half months each year in the school room work, and came home in the summer of 1887.
She married Mr. John Fehl, and now lives at Carthage, Mis- souri.
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MATTIE BYERS-FEHL, HUSBAND AND SON.
MISS LULA FREY.
Lula Frey, daughter of Captain John and Emily (Kelsey) Frey, was born in Sidney, Ohio.
She graduated from the Bellefontaine High School in 1886, and from the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, in the year 1892. After attending the Lucy Rider Train- ing School for one year in Chicago, and Moody's Bible Institute there, she, in 1893, went to Korea as a missionary under the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Meth-
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MISS LULA FREY.
MRS. LUCRETIA P. FULTON.
Mrs. Fulton was born in Zanesville, Ohio, about 1814; was daughter of William Henry and Jane Huntington.
She married Dr. Abra- ham Fulton, who was a prominent physician in Sid- ney, West Liberty, Rushsyl- vania and Bellefontaine many years.
Dr. Fulton was an active member of this church and a
Superintendent of this Sunday-school. See chapter concerning the Sunday- school for his picture. Both Dr. and Mrs. Fulton united
odist Episcopal church. Since then she has been permanently located at Seoul, Korea.
Miss Frey has been an indefatigable and zealous worker. She has been very successful in acquiring the very difficult Korean lan- guage and has assisted in the translation of American school books for the benefit of the Korean boys and girls. She visited home in 1899; but her heart is in her life work of raising the Korean children and people to a higher and nobler life, and she gladly returned to her work in Korea.
MRS. LUCRETIA P. FULTON.
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with this church June 2, 1866. He died here December 14, 1874. Mrs. Fulton removed to Topeka, Kansas, in 1883, and identi- fied herself with the relief of homeless freedmen in Topeka, Dun- lap and Cherokee, Kansas, and home mission work at Hell's Half- acre Mission, Kansas City, Missouri.
Dr. and Mrs. Fulton had but one child, Mary M., who was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan Female College, Delaware, Ohio, and married Dr. M. R. Mitchell, of Northwood, Ohio. They re- side in Topeka, Kansas, where Dr. Mitchell is Professor of Obstet- rics in the Kansas Medical College.
ALICE M. IRWIN GHORMLEY.
Alice M. Irwin, daughter of George and Sarah (Collins) Irwin, was born near Huntsville, Ohio. She united with this church February 24, 1867, and married Rev. D. O. Ghormley, D. D. For mention of their subsequent work see sketch of Rev. Dr. Ghormley under "Hunts- ville Church."
ALICE M. IRWIN-GHORMLEY.
She says: "I was a member of this Sunday- school from 1861 to 1882; most of that time as a pupil. Mrs. J. Q. A. Campbell, Mrs. Jane McCormick, Dr. Kalb and Robert Lamb are the teachers I best remember. The strong practical sermons of Dr. Kalb did much to in- fluence my life.
"We did much difficult pioneer work during the years we were in Portland. But the Lord has signally blessed the labors of our hands there so that we can only rejoice in 'all this work and labor of love' done in His name.
"I was honored with the office of General Corresponding Sec- retary of the North Pacific Board of Missions, and represented the
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cause in Central Committee during the General Assembly at Sara- toga, New York, in 1894."
REV. JOSEPH GORDON GRABIEL.
Joseph Gordon Grabiel was born February 26, 1866, at Wal- nut Grove, Ohio, son of Jacob and Mary Westlake Grabiel. He
REV. JOSEPH GORDON GRABIEL.
graduated with honors at the Ohio Normal University in 1888, having taught four years in the meantime. On the advice of Rev.
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George L. Kalb, D. D., together with that of his pastor, Rev- James E. Alexander, of Rushsylvania, he placed himself under the care of the Bellefontaine Presbytery as a candidate for the gospel ministry, and entered Lane Seminary. Here he spent three years, graduating with the class of 1891. During the last year of his seminary course he supplied the churches of DeGraff and Huntsville. At graduation they extended him a unanimous call to become their pastor. He remained on this field about a year. Of three calls he accepted that of the Church of the Covenant, of West Bay City, Michigan, in the spring of 1892, remaining there five years, during which time the church mem- bership was increased three hundred and fifty per cent. While here he conducted one revival alone in which 141 cards were sign- ed, and 32 members were added to the church. He saw fit to give up this work in 1897, and accepted a call from the church of Fairgrove, Michigan. He is now located in Dennison, Ohio.
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