. Indiana Methodism: a series of sketches and incidents grave and humorous concerning preachers and people of the West with an appendix containing personal recollections, public addresses and other miscellany. including hundreds of Methodist preach-ers, believe he ought to be. May the great head of the Church guide in allthings, for the good of our Zion, and to his Glory. Amen. J. L. Smith. CHARLES N. SIMS. Charles N. Sims was born in Union County, Indi-ana, near Fairfield, May 18, 1835. His parents, Johnand Irene Sims, were members of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, his father being a class-le
. Indiana Methodism: a series of sketches and incidents grave and humorous concerning preachers and people of the West with an appendix containing personal recollections, public addresses and other miscellany. including hundreds of Methodist preach-ers, believe he ought to be. May the great head of the Church guide in allthings, for the good of our Zion, and to his Glory. Amen. J. L. Smith. CHARLES N. SIMS. Charles N. Sims was born in Union County, Indi-ana, near Fairfield, May 18, 1835. His parents, Johnand Irene Sims, were members of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, his father being a class-leader formany years. He was one of the early contributorsto the building and endowmentTund of Indiana As-bury University and in this way his children hadtheir attention early directed to this institution ofhigher learning. Charles worked on the farm untilhe was nineteen years old, attending school in thewinter until he was seventeen and teaching districtschools duringthe two following winters. In 1854 heentered the preparatory department of Indiana As-bury University, boarding himself and doing suchwork as came within his reach for self support whilein college. In 1857 he took charge of Thorntown Acad-. REV. CHARLES N. SIMS, D. LL. Syracuse University, N. Y. SKETCHES AND IXCIUENTS. 465 emy, which position he held for three years. Dur-ing the time of his principalship here a new build-ing was erected and the number of students increas-ed from 120 to 303. In 1859 he graduated with thedegree of A. B. from Asbury University and from1S60â-2 was president of the Valparaiso Male andFemale College. During his stay here a large brickbuilding was erected and the institution transferredfrom the former structure in which it was opened tothe new and more pretentious one built for it. In1862 he entered the pastoral work, being two yearspastor at Richmond, Ind., (1862â64) ; one year atWabash, Ind., (1864â65) ; two and a half years atKvansville, Ind., (1865â67) ; two and a
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