Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-07-30
APPOINTED CHAPLAIN.
Rev. L. u. Steward Appointed by
the President Army Chaplain.

Rev. L. u. Steward Appointed by
the President Army Chaplain.
Rev. Theophilus g. Steward, who
recently preached in Central M. E.
Church, has just been appointed by
President Harrison, chaplain of the
25th Regiment U. s. Infantry, sta
toned at Camp Massoula, in western
Montana. His appointment dates
from July Goth inst.
Mr.. Steward is the second son of
James Steward, of Gouldtown, we'll
known as one of the Oldest employees
of the Cumberlar d Nail and Iron Co.
He was born in this city and spent his
boyhood in Gouldtown and vicinity.
He was converted when quite a child
commenced life at school teaching
when about IS years old. He was
called to preach, and joined the New
Jersey A. M. E. Conference when
about 20 years of age. His first ap-
pointment was at Macedonia A. M. E.
Church in Camden. His bright intel
ligence soon attracted the notice of
Bishop D. A. Payne, who was then
pushing forward missionary work on
the heels of the army among the Freed
men in the South. ..
The war Of the rebellion came to a
close while Mr.. Steward was at Mace
domain April, 1S65-and an entrance
could be made into Charleston. Bish-
op Payne sent word to Mr.. Steward
that he wanted him at Charleston, and
he desired to meet him in New York
to take steamer next day for that city.
Mr.. Steward simply dropped letter
to his parents giving the facts of this
information, left for New York, and
the next day, with Bishop Payne and
other missionaries, was on the steamer
for Charleston. The church was or
ganized there. and soon a missionary
conference was formed, and work
among the Freedmen and soldiers be-
gun, ir which he continued for several
years.
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s. G., Marion, s. c., and Sumpter, S. G..
He was then called to help organize
the Georgia Conference. Going to
Georgia he filled appointments at
Lumpkin, Atlanta and Macon, and
preached, while organizing the work,
in nearly all parts of the state.
In 1871 he transferred to the BaIti.
more Conference, in which he held
several important charges. He was
then sent to New York Conference
where he held some of the largest
charges in New York and Brooklyn.
He was a close student and en-
ployed private teachers until he had
caught up with advantages he lacked
in youth. He was pronounced at this
time. by an eminent Hebrew scholar
and author, the best Hebrew scholar
he had ever met. He had studied
French when a boy, and was about
this time sent as missionary to the
Island of Hayti, where he established
the church which is still fourishing
there. Returning from Hayti he was
connected with the Philadelphia Con-
ference, and here he entered the Epis-
copal Divinity School, in which he
graduated in the class with Rev. Mr..
Huff, a former pastor of St. Andrews
Church, of this city.
He was sent to Wilmington, Del,
where he built the finest church in the
Philadelphia conference, costing some
$45, He was sent to the Baltimore
conference again to build the Metro
politan Church in Washington d. c.,
which costed about 100000. He has
been in Washington and Baltimore
for number of years past, his present
appointment being in Baltimore.
He married Miss Elizabeth Gadsden
of Charleston, 8. G.
He is an eminent scholar and lin
guist, being conversant with German,
French and Spanish in the modern
languages, and Hebrew, Greek, Sans
crit and Arabic.
He has published several theological
books which have attracted attention,
and lie pleasing writer.
HANNON-VEALE.