A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . 33 the fath-er died; after whichtime he and his twobrothers, one olderand one younger,both of whom roseto eminence in themedical profession,continued to culti-vate the farm tosupport themselvesand their mother,and a part of thetime attended suchneighborhoodschools as the coun-try then afforded. From 1840-l heat
A history of the Baptists in Missouri : embracing an account of the organization and growth of Baptist churches and associations : biographical sketches of ministers of the gospel and other prominent members of the denomination : the founding of Baptist institutions, periodicals, etc. . 33 the fath-er died; after whichtime he and his twobrothers, one olderand one younger,both of whom roseto eminence in themedical profession,continued to culti-vate the farm tosupport themselvesand their mother,and a part of thetime attended suchneighborhoodschools as the coun-try then afforded. From 1840-l heattended school inLincoln Academy,at Troy, then taughtDR. RICHARD M. joxEs. school for scvcral years, after which he went to Kentucky and studied medicinewith his uncle, Dr. Joseph Kinnaird, near Lexington. Duringthis time he was converted and joined the Davids Fork BaptistChurch, and in 1845 was authorized by this church to use hisgift as a preacher of the gospel, which he occasionally continuedto do to the end of his life. In the year 1846 he graduated in medicine at the TransylvaniaUniversity, and at once entered upon the practice of his profes-sion near Lexington. From exposure and overAvork in a labor-ious practice his health failed, and in 1848 he went to Europe,. BIOGRAPHICAL. 785 hoping by the change to impi-ove his health, and at the sametime to improve his knowledge of the medical sciences. He spenttwo years in Europe, visited many countries there and attendeda course of medical lectures the first winter in Paris, and anoth-er course the second winter in Yienna. In his preliminary edu-cation he had made himself master of the French and the Ger-man, as well as the G-reek and the Latin languages. He returned to the United States and practiced medicine andsurgery at Lexington, Kentucky, until 1856. At that time onaccount of failing health he returned to Missouri and located onhigfarm—the old paternal homestead—hoping to regain his healthby means of country
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