Complex sentence: He served as pastor of Mechanicsburg (Illinois) Methodist Church and was appointed by President Arthur as United States consul at Callao, Peru, October 27,1881, and served until his death there on July 11,1883.
Split into simpler sentences: He served as pastor of Mechanicsburg (Illinois) Methodist Church. He was appointed by President Arthur as United States consul at Callao, Peru, October 27,1881, and served until his death there on July 11,1883.