A popular history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . thin the next five years twenty additional churcheswere organized. In 1800 the General Assembly sta-tioned the Rev. Jedediah Chapman of the Presbytery ofNew York at Geneva, and he became a sort of missionarybishop for that region. In succeeding years other min-isters were sent to aid in the cause. Dr. James Carnahan.—Among the Presbyterian pastorswho labored in Central New York was James Carnahan,who deserves a passing notice. He was of Scotch-Irishdescent, born in 1775 in Cumberland County, Pennsyl-vania, a son of
A popular history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . thin the next five years twenty additional churcheswere organized. In 1800 the General Assembly sta-tioned the Rev. Jedediah Chapman of the Presbytery ofNew York at Geneva, and he became a sort of missionarybishop for that region. In succeeding years other min-isters were sent to aid in the cause. Dr. James Carnahan.—Among the Presbyterian pastorswho labored in Central New York was James Carnahan,who deserves a passing notice. He was of Scotch-Irishdescent, born in 1775 in Cumberland County, Pennsyl-vania, a son of a farmer, who left him an orphan at theage of twelve years. He at once entered upon a struggleto obtain an education, his early years being spent in farmlabor. At the age of eighteen we find him beyond themountains, entering upon a preparatory course of studyat the Canonsburg Academy. When he was through hispreparatory studies. Dr. John McMillan, appreciating thegood qualities of the young man, loaned him the meansto prosecute his studies at Princeton. Carnahan set out on. Rev. James Carnahan, D. D., LL. D.(282, 283.) PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH CONTINUED. 283 foot across the mountains; his companion was JacobLindsley, who, after many years of service in the churchas a preacher and pastor, was professor in Ohio Uni-versity at Athens, in that State. Lindsley owned a horseand he generously shared the latters service with hisfriend on the way. One would ride on ahead some miles,then tie the horse; the other would come up and, mount-ing, ride till he overtook his friend, thus reaching the endof their journey of about three hundred miles. Carnahan on his graduation at Princeton (1800) re-ceived the highest honor of his class, and the followingyear was appointed tutor in the college, and four yearslater he was licensed to preach the gospel. His first pas-torate was in Utica and Whitesborough, New York, butafter a service of six years his health failed and in con-sequence he resigned and
Size: 1400px × 1785px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectpresbyterianchurch
