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. . ^ Maine;then at EffinghamAcademy, N. H. jand closing with afour years courseat the Collegiateand TheologicalSeminary at ISTewHampton, N. H.,where he gradua-ted with honors inJune, 1852. During a vaca-tion, while teach-ing in Med way,Mass., he was bap-tized by Abner Ma-son, Nov. 7, 1847,which eventturnedhis atte
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. . ^ Maine;then at EffinghamAcademy, N. H. jand closing with afour years courseat the Collegiateand TheologicalSeminary at ISTewHampton, N. H.,where he gradua-ted with honors inJune, 1852. During a vaca-tion, while teach-ing in Med way,Mass., he was bap-tized by Abner Ma-son, Nov. 7, 1847,which eventturnedhis attention to theministry. Abouttwo months after. \\H^ X I REV. S. W. MARSTON, his graduation he entered the pastorate at Brookfield, Mass.,where he labored successfully for two years, when from failinghealth he resigned, and by the advice of his physician spent thewinter in the South. Eeturning in the spring he spenttwo yearsteaching atMiddleboro,Mass., atthe same time preaching in NewBedford and other places. He came West in 1856 and taught inGreenville Institute, Illinois, and Burlington University, lowajand in 1860 was called to the pastoral office at Plainfield, 111. In 1865 he settled in Boonville, Missouri, and took charge ofthe Boonville Institute; three years after which he left the 666 MISSOURI BAPTIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION. school-room for the purpose of inaugurating a plan for the de-velopment of the Sunday-school work of the state, and in fiveyears the -number of Baptist Sunday-schools increased from 74to 603. There had been also under his management an efficientSunday-school convention organized in each of the 5
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