Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . ty which Christbrought to light, March 20, 1909. When a youth hecame to Illinois. On January 1, 1864, he entered theUnited States army, and was assigned to duty in theCivil War on the gunboat John Rain, in the Mis-sissippi Marine Brigade. He was in many battlesand skirmishes both on the river and in the ad-jacent country. On February 22. 1865, with his com-panions in arms, he was honorably discharged be-cause his country needed their services no longer in that capacity. He cameto DeWitt County, Illinois, and was co
Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . ty which Christbrought to light, March 20, 1909. When a youth hecame to Illinois. On January 1, 1864, he entered theUnited States army, and was assigned to duty in theCivil War on the gunboat John Rain, in the Mis-sissippi Marine Brigade. He was in many battlesand skirmishes both on the river and in the ad-jacent country. On February 22. 1865, with his com-panions in arms, he was honorably discharged be-cause his country needed their services no longer in that capacity. He cameto DeWitt County, Illinois, and was converted to God in a country chapelnamed after Rev. J. C. Rucker, preacher in charge at that time. He unitedwith the Methodist Episcopal church at Bell Point. Wapella Circuit. IllinoisConference. Interpreting his call to preach to include a call to prepare topreach, he entered the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, in thespring of 1867. By his own efforts he worked his way through college, andgraduated therefrom in June, 1871. He completed the classical course, tak-. 134 ILLINOIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1909 ing the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In three years his alma mater gave himthe degree of master of arts, in cursu, and afterward conferred on him thedegree of doctor of divinity. He united with the Illinois Annual Conference in Jacksonville in 1871,and was sent to Twin Grove and Covel, where he remained two years. Hissubsequent appointments were as follows: 1873. Gibson City; 1874. McLean;1875-77, Green Valley; 1878-79, Tolono; 1880-82, Virden; 1883-85. Urbana;1886-89. Vermont Street, Quincy; 1890-91. First Church. Springfield; District; 1898-1901, Lincoln; 1902-07, Springfield District; 1908,Delavan. He preached only three Sundays in his new charge, when he wentto Springfield for treatment for a malady that had been preying on his vitalsfor several months. A surgical operation afforded him only temporary re-lief. He sufficiently recovered, however, to e
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