Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . McElfresh was in the true Methodist Apostolic Succession. It had long been the wish of Dr. McElfresh that the writer of thismemoir should have charge of the funeral exercises, but the illness of thewriter at the time, prevented this arrangement. The services were held atthe old historic Centenary Church, Jacksonville, and were in charge of R. Harker. President of the Illinois Womans College, who read thesermon prepared by the writer on the text, Jeremiah I, 18. Behold I havemade thee this daj^ an iron pil
Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . McElfresh was in the true Methodist Apostolic Succession. It had long been the wish of Dr. McElfresh that the writer of thismemoir should have charge of the funeral exercises, but the illness of thewriter at the time, prevented this arrangement. The services were held atthe old historic Centenary Church, Jacksonville, and were in charge of R. Harker. President of the Illinois Womans College, who read thesermon prepared by the writer on the text, Jeremiah I, 18. Behold I havemade thee this daj^ an iron pillar. Fie was assisted by Rev. F. A. McCarty,pastor of the church; Rev. A. A. White, District Superintendent; Rev. JosephC. Nate, pastor of Grace Church; Rev. Chas. R. Morrison, pastor of Brook-lyn Church, and Rev. C. C. Snow, an old time friend of the family, himselfmore than ninety years of age. An unusually large audience attested thehigh esteem in which Dr. McElfresh was held in the community. Intermentwas made in Diamond Grove Cemetery. WILLIAM F. SHORT. 1909 MEMOIRS 137. WILLIAM FLETCHER SHORT, D. D. OEV. WILLIAM FLETCHER SHORT. D. D., minister, educator and man of public affairs,was born of Scotch-Irish parentage in Butler Coun-ty, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1829, and departed this life on Sun-day morning. August 29, 1909. at the home of hisdaughter, Mrs. Dr. J. D. Waller, at Oak Park, was the son of Rev. Daniel Short, who came withhis family to Morgan County, 111., in 1834, and whowas widely known and esteemed as a local preacherof our church. The subject of this sketch grew upon a farm, experiencing the*hard labors and priva-tions incident to the life of a farmers boy of thatearly period. At the age of twenty he felt himselfcalled to the gospel ministry and. accordingly, en-tered McKendree College at Lebanon, 111., complet-ing the course of study up to the senior year. He then entered the IllinoisWesleyan University at Bloomington, 111., and graduated therefrom in do
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