Excerpt from The Gem, 1922 The subject of this sketch is the youngest of nine children. He received his early education in the public schools of Ripley County, and began teaching when sixteen years of age. He worked his way through Moores Hill College, graduating in 1883 with the degree of a.b., and was elected to the chair of German and Mathematics the same year. In 1886 he took his Master's degree. He entered Garrett Biblical Institute in 1890 and, while taking his course there, taught Freshman mathematics in Northwestern University, and took post graduate work in mathematics in the same institution. He 'took two summers in Chicago University and graduated from Garrett in the class of 1903. In 1908 the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by both his Alma Mater and Taylor University. With the exception of five years spent in the active pastorate, he has spent his life in college work, where he has been able. To build into the lives and character of hundreds of young men and women the principles and christian faith of which he has been the exponent. His interest in the young people made him throw himself into the Epworth League, which he helped. To establish throughout the Indiana Conference, and of which he served as District president for thirteen years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.