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. . that he must preach. In 1868after sevei-al years of most intense struggle against this convic-tion, he entered the University of Chicago as a ministerial stu-dent. Here he spent four years, entered the Baptist TheologicalSeminary in 1872, and graduated in the class of 1875, receivingthe degree of Bachelor of Di
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. . that he must preach. In 1868after sevei-al years of most intense struggle against this convic-tion, he entered the University of Chicago as a ministerial stu-dent. Here he spent four years, entered the Baptist TheologicalSeminary in 1872, and graduated in the class of 1875, receivingthe degree of Bachelor of Divinity. He was licensed to preach bythe University Place (now Memorial) Baptist Church, Chicago,June 25,1873. He entered upon his first pastorate at Moweaqua,111., Jxily, 1875, where he was ordained Sept. 16th of that married to Miss Melvina E. Bower, of Macon County, 111.,November 12, 1876. Received andaccepted a call tothe pastorate ofthe Park AvenueChurch, St. Louis,Dec, 1876. Jan. 27, 1877, he was calledto endure the great-est trial of his life,the death of his be-loved mother. Hewas blest in hispastorate at ParkAve., though moun-tains of difficultyrose on every January, 1879,he entered upon hispastorate at FeePee, the MotherChurch of Missou-ri. He has been. PvEV. JOHN T. GREEX. instrumental, under God, in paying off the debt of nearly $5,000,which had rested upon the church for nearly twelve years. 56 EARLY BAPTISTS OF MISSOURI. Joshua Hickman—is a native of Mason County, was born March 16, 1826 j and at the age of 12 years he wasconverted. Two years after this event he united with the Baptistchurch at Mayslick, where he was raised, and was baptized byA. D. Sears, , of Louisville, Ky. In March, 1850, the churchlicensed him to preach, and at once called him to fill the pulpitonce a month in connection with Dr. S. L. Helm, the pastor. InSeptember, 1850, he entered the Western Theological Institute,at Covington, Ky., of which Dr. S. W. Lynd
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