Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-12-22
Dent, of Rev. s.F. Colt, NJ. ID.

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o'clock on Tuesday evening Dec. r.
aged 76 years I months and % days
Becoming a resident Of Bradford
county in 1S43, few men in the period
of fifth years that has elapsed since
he came to this county have filled a
larger space in its history, and few
whose career has been more highly
useful and honorable.
DR.. Colt was born in Patterson,
N. j., April 10 1877, was reared
mainly in Newark, n. j.. where he
read medicine in the office of DIR,
Goble. He entered Lafayette Col
leee in the class of 1887, took the
full course of three years in the
Princeton Theological Seminary,
from 1857 to al, and Immediately
engaged in founding the Presbyter-
ian Mission of Atlantic county New
Jersey. He was examined and
licesed to the sacred ministery by
the Presbytery of New Brunswick,
and was ordained at Mays Landing
by the Presbytery of West Jersey,
remaining until 1S43, when he came
to Bradford county. From this
period, which was his first introduc'
ton among the people of this county,
we condence the following sketch Of
his life as found in his biography
contained in the recent history of
Bradford county
His first pastorate was at Merryall
in lS43, as pastor Of the Wyalusing
church, remaining nine years. From
this field of his labors have
originated eight successful Presby-
terian churches, viz: Meshoppen,
Dushore, Rush, Steyensville, Her
rick, Terrytown and Sugar RIM, the
Wyalusing Second and Camptown.
He next removed to Towanda, where
through his most Jealous efforts was
founded the Susquehanna Collegiate
Institute in 1854, now one of our
most successful educational institu-
tions, over which he presided as
principal for five years. lie went to
Pottsville in 1859, and founded the
Second Presbyterian church at that
place. Here he was engaged at the
outbreak of the war of the rebellion
in 1861. He enlisted in the Ninety
Sixth Regiment Pa. Vol, Infantry,
and at the organization Of the regi-
ment was elected chaplin. After a
years service he resigned on ao-
count of broken health and returned
to Pottsville, and again took up his
ministry, the church having retained
the pastorate for him, and remained
there until 1866. He took and ac>
tive part in founding the Freedman's S
Board of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, and served a year as Sec
retarv. In 1867 he held series Of
successful meetings at Williamsport
during eight weeks, resulting in
several hundred conversions. He
was called during this year to the
pastorate at Troy, where he remain
ell one year, and returned at the
urgent request of its friends and
trustees to the Susquehanna Collegi-
ate Institute at Towanda, where ho
remained five years. His health
failing, he spent the next thirteen
years actively engaged in missionary
work in Sullivan county, where at the
same time he practiced medicine and
surgery; during this period he found
ed a church at Laporte. He remov-
ed to Wysox in 1885, which has
since been his home. He was ap-
pointed member of the Forestry
Commission in 1887 by Gov. Beaver,
was a member of the State Medical
Society; President of the Bradford
County Medical Society Trustee of
the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute
and was Trustee of Lafayette College
from 1859 to 1881. DIR, Colt has
been three times married. To him
were born eighteen children, twelve
of whom are still living. His last
marriage was on Wednesday, Nov.
l, 1898, to Mrs. Ellen Camp, of Wya-
lusing, who survives him.
Since he became q resident of
Wysox he has preached on an aver
age three times a month. lie was of
It genial nature and his social quail
ties made him everywhere welcome.
His memory will be revered for his
unselfsh devotion to the promotion
of the cause Of christianity, educa-
ton and all good works. IOaca,3d0