American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-26

pills. lie had two annual vacations Of
four weeks each, which he occupied in
travelling, ,andlooking after poor young
men, whom he invited to his school, and
solicited charities to defray their cx-
penses, and when any among them
showed industry and talent, as they
became prepared for college, he solicit
ed the institutions to receive them as
he had done. Thus he sent ont into
the world many well qualified and use
full men. While in Connecticut he
formed three congregations, and had
church edifices erected. ~
In 1917 we find him in Albany, wa
ging terrible warfare against what he
evidently considered the stronghold of
Satan. He here was successful, and at
an expense of $4,000, he had the
Theatre altered and changed into q
church, which he esteemed great tri-
umph. Again he is on the move, hav-
ing been selected to preside over a
seminary in Middleburg, Gennesee, in
1919. In 1924 he goes to Jefferson
county, forms an Education Society :;
has $4,000 subscribed, and erects a
seminary. Not satisfied, but feeling it
his duty to create schools, in 1926 he
is in Pittsburg with ITO pupils. In
1927 he is in Illinois, president Of the
Macluspring Seminary, with 1870 pu-
pills. This place he left on account of
the health of his wife, and visited Lou
isville, Ky. ,.
In 1880 he formed, in Ohio, a Man
ual Labor School, but left directly to
preside over q school with 100 pupils,
at Connarsville. In 1881 he establish
cd a school with 112 pupils, in Indian
opolis. In 1882 he left Indiana and
commenced laboring for Granville Col
legc, in order to free it from debt
This labor brought on sickness; and
he retired to Pittsburg till he recover
cd; though even this time was not
spent idly. He succeeded in creating
u Manual Labor School, and got the
society incorporated.
He now crosses over and forms an
Education Society in Pruntytown, Har-
rison county, Virginia. For this soci-
ETY. he obtained, by subscription, S11, )
600. In his travels he visits Bouttc-
tourt Springs,and there forms another
Education Society, raises the money,
purchases the Spring for seminary,
obtains charter, and opens the insti-
tuition in 1913, with 90 pupils.
Now, in 1914, wishing to 90 back
and review the old ground he had pas,
sed over, resigns, and commenced his
visit to the East Still he must be
busy, and VIC find him, in 1889, form
ing an Education Society in Lanscng-
burg, New York, for the purpose OF
qualifying poor young women to be-
come teachers. This was also Man.
ual Labor School. ......
His son, now residing at st. Louis,
called him off from his labors. lie
" came to Minnesota to spend the rem.
nant of his days lie arrived at St.
Paul, Sept. 10th, 1850, and chose tc
reside here in preference to any town
he had seen on the Mississippi" lie
travelled through seventeen States an(
preached 7039 times.
In the personal narratives of Father
Bradley, a vorYcurious circumstance
is the prosecution, Upon an indictment
for forgery, in 1872, an Connecticut -
1t was charged that Mr.. Bradley was
teaching and preaching by authority o.
forged credentials, and We find thai
Ebenezcr Weed, Sheriff. Deputy
"By virtue of the within warrant,
arrests "thc body of the within nance
Joshua Bradley" Father Bradley ap
pears, and for trial puts himself upor
the jury. "Thc cause being fully
heard, was committed to the jury, who
returned NOT GUILTY" The cause O
this trouble appears to have been from
malicious persecution, and from which
Mr.. Bradley came out with increased
honor, credit and brightness.
Such, without comment, is bare
outline of very aged, active uscfu
and holy man. In St. Paul, whore h,
was always familiarly styled "Father'
Bradley, he received universal esteem
and courtesy from all denominations
lie was very active almost till the hou
Of his death, tilling the ground will
his own hands, thus, in part, at least
earning subsistence in his old age
In the winter Of 1854-5 Father Brad
Icy was elected Chaplain Of the Min
ncsota Legislature, and although borne
down with age, aud having u long wall
to make twice q day, he performed hi;
duties faithfully, and thus closed hi:
active career. lie died, leaving tc
others, not lis widow, the fruits Of hi.
life Of toll, in the fall of 1866, aget
cighty-thrcc years.