Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-07
Personal SKETCHES.
Rev. ". Z. MARSHALL, D. D.

This beloved and popular pastor, Ct
Jackson Street church, this city, is forty
eight years old. Entered the Methodist
ministry twenty three years ago in the
Pittsburg (Pe.) conference, where he filed
several good charges until called to the
passionate of the church at Atkinson, Kan.
sas. and afterward served at Leavenworth
and Lawrance, and was presiding elder
one term of the Leavenworth (Kan.) dis
trict. He was transferred to the st. Louis
conference and served one term
at Sedalia. Was called to
the passionate of the central
Methodist Episcopal church, st. Louis,
where he served r full term and was called
to his present passionate.
DR.. Marshall is self-educated man and
of good attainmens in scholarship. The
degree of d. D. was conferred on him by
Simpson Centenary college, Iowa. DR..
Marshall was member of the general
man Of the delegation from Kansas. He
has for years been a regular contributor
Of the church periodicals.
REV. CYRUS BROOKS, D. D.,
is native of Ohio. Is seventy three years
old. Entered the Methodist ministry in
Ohio conference fifty years ago. Has
been in the Minnesota conference twenty
six years. Has been eleven years presid-
ing elder, and filed other positions OF
trust in the church. He has represented
Minnesota in the General conference sew
eral times. and has been amemoer of the
General Book and Publishing committee of
the church. lie is very amiable spirited,
clear headed, upright Christian man. Is
honored and beloved by ali who know him.
He lives in St. Paul in his own home.
REV. E. A. HEALY, NJ. A.,
of Drayton, Dakota, assistant superinten-
dent of public instruction IN Dakota, is in
attendance at the Methodist conference.
Mr.. Healy is an honored graduate of Vic
toria University, (Ontario) and is bright
scholar and able preacher. Because of i'll
health he has not been III the active work
for few years, but has been doing grand
service in helping to build up the system
of education IN the great northwest.
Rev. Emory MILLER, D. D.,
the eloquent and scholarly pastor of the
First NJ ethodist church of st. Paul, is
forty eight years of age, native of Penn
sylvania, and began to preach twenty
eight years ago in the Iowa conference,
but afterwards became member of the
Upper Iowa conference. He has served as
pastor at the principal cities of Iowa,
among which are Muscatine, Burlington,
Davenport, Clinton and Iowa City. He
has represented the Upper Iowa confer
;t,t ha
ence, and would doubtless have been a
delegate to that body every quadrennial
if he had remained there, but
in 1882 he accepted an invitation
to become pastor of the First Methodist
church in this city much, to the regret of
his hosts of friends IN Iowa. DR.. Miller
has served several terms as presiding
elder in Iowa and was very efficient and
popular as such. A. scholar DR.. Miller
is one of the clearest thinkers of the church;
as preacher he is clear in thought, for
chile in language, dignifed II delivery and
at times very eloquent. AS man he is
affable in manner and q true friend to his
friends; man Of advanced modern ideas
and broad charity. The honory degree Of
D. D. was conferred upon him few years
ago By the Iowa State university.
EET. G. B. hair, D. D.,
is fifty eight years old (elthough he looks
ten years younger than that.) He has
been twenty-eight years 4 Methodist min
lister. First entered the work in the Wyo-
ming annual conference Pennsylvania.
Has been presiding elder four years in
Wyoming conference and two years in
n t..
of very pleasant address and has the repu-
tation OF being q good preacher. His
present field of labor comprises northern
Dakota and part OF Minnesota, where he
has been doing heroic work the past two
years in that rapidly growing country.
Rev. A. q. GILLETTE,
Assistant corresponding secretary Of tho
Sunday School union of the 81. E. church,
is in attendance at the conference. He
has been preaching twelve years, and two
years il his present work. His work is to
stimulate, giving to this branch of the
church, which has for its object tia fur
nishing Of Sunday school books and pa
pers to schools in the pioneer settlements,
and especially in the south among the col
ored men.
REV. R, FORBES, d. D.,
Is thirty-eight yeazs old, is native of
Canada, and has been preaching thirteen
years, having first entered in Minnesota.
Has served as pastor at Waseca, Fairbault
and other places, and ia now pastor of the
First NJ. E. Church, Minneapolis. He is
serving his third year as secretary of the
conference, is secretary Of the Board OF
Trustees of Hamline University. He Is
very popular as pastor and preacher. He
is genial good fellow, and don't think it
unorthodox to enjoy q good laugh. There
is no doubt ne has a prosperous future
awaiting Kim.
Rev. G. G. McOabe, D. D., and wife and
Miss Minnie r. Brouse arrived at the
Methodist conference yesterday. DR..
McCabe is the travelling superintendent
of the Church Extension Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. He has
been constantly travelling for years,