The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-29


This faithful minister OF the Gospel,
whose death has just occurred, was horn
in Dumfreshirc, Scotland, on the lat of
January, 1916. His mother died when
he was quite young, and his father when
hewm about ten years old. At the age
Of twelve he began lie for himself, as a
shepherd boy. lie subsequently spent
four years in mercantile pursuits, in
Bristol, England, but at the end Of that
period by the failure Of the house with
which he was connected, he lost all his
earnings, and he returned to Scotland,
In 1887, having sufficient money to pay
his passage, he omigrated to this country
His first employment was obtained near
Rochester, New, York, but before long
he found his way to COlumbana county,
Ohio. Here, in the summer he worked
for the farmers, and In the winter he,
taught school. Three or four years nj
terWard, when he WA nearly thirty years
Otage, although poor and having iami-
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!, %aa ;mnoss;bio unjcr tbo circpm.
stances that he should go regularly
through college or Theological Sem.
mary. But he put himself under the
training Of Rev. .. A. Patterson, Of New
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