, 1879-01-26
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS FROM WEST POINT,
| The Military Academy at West Point, saws a
| correspondent of the Christian, at Uork, has not
! generally been considered q nursery for tue
! Church, and yet some Of the noblest soldiers Of
| the Cross have been soldiers Of our army
! graduates OF the United States Military Acad-
| c:ny. The reader will naturally recall the Rev.
| Dr.: Francis VintoD, Associate Rector Of Trinity
Church, New York City. Then there are the Rev
Drs. Pendleton and Blcdsoe, who have passed
| array. The oldest living graduate is the Rev.
n. Sayrc Harris, who was graduated in the class
! of '25, and IS now assistant to the Rev. DR.. S.
H. Tying, Jr, in the Church of tic Holy Trinity
He was the classmate Of Prof. Bartlett, Col.
Johnston. Dr.. Marvin 2. Parks Is remembered
as 4 prominent clergyman of the Prot
estaut Episcopal Church. He was at one
time Chaplain and Professor OF Ethics
in the Military Academy. ln lsll he was elect
cd Bishop Of Alabama, which oli:e he declined,
accepting later an appointment as Assistant
Rector of Trinity. DR.. Parks died Mt sea in
1858. Another is the Rev. James Carl-Ro,nan
Catholic. He entered the priesthood in 1s47.
The Methodist Church is represented By the
lie entered the ministry In 1897, which he
eventually Quilted, though maintaining bis CON
ncction and interest With his church anu its re-
li.ous interests. He is living in Florida. The
rev. LIT. NJ. o. AulpcllaUA HaS fS5faOelaLe0 IN
1889, in the class with that grand old hero, Gen.
George Il. Thomas; Gen. Hal1ec]S was also his
c!assmate. He cntered the ministry Of the
Presbyterian Church in 1874, shortly after hay-
ing been graduated at Princeton. Dr. Culbcrt-
sous greatest work was his translation OF the
Bible into Chinese He refused to come home
and take part III tile War, though lit would have
been made a general officer, preferring the
Masters work IN China. Ae died in China
in 1852, universally regretted. One Of
the finest spirits who ever graduated
from West Point WAS Col. Charles G.
Parsons. as he WAS onc OF the youngest. lie
was graduated III 1861, and the writer knew
him well, and constantly met him at Murfrecs-
boro and Chattanooga. He served at the Mill
tary Academy as Assistant Professor OF Ethics
in 1854 and from 1857 to the close OF 1870, when
he resigned from the army to tat;e orders in the
Episcopal Church. He was ordained BY Bishop
Quintard OF Tennessee in 1871, and took churge
Of church in Memphis. he removed to the
North oD account Of his wift's health In 1872,
Cold Spring, n 7, and subsequently Of one In
Hoboken. Che death Of his wife and children
here led him III 1876 to return to his old post at
Memphis, and here he renamed doing his Mas
ter's work until he fell u victim to the terrible
scourgc which visited 50 many Southern cities
during The last summer. We may add that DR..
John FORSYTH, of the Reformed Church, is u
graduate Of the Military Academy. After scry-
ing in the ministry he accepted-we believe in
1SU7-the Chaplaincy of the post at Vest Point
where he is at present. The little record here
made, and such names as Thomas, Vickers,
Hayelock, show-what VIC oil know-that sol
diers ot the urmy not unfrequently, make the
best soldiers Of the Cross.