Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-22
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THE NEW MODERATOR.
An Authentic Sketch of Andrews WILDE
Hawkins.

a number of Cumberland Presby terrain
preachers whose ecclesiastical stature
rivals the height of their native Ozark
mountains. Among these are B. T. Full
lerton, ID. D., J. M. Howard, D. D., Rev.
j. v. Stephens and Rev w. T. Rodgers.
Mr.. Hawkins was born in Crawford
county, Missouri, October 8, 1841, and
though half a score of years past the
half century mark he scarcely looks it
by ten years. Reared on his fathers
farm, he there cultivated his inheritance
of sturdy constitution. One of eight
children, five of whom were sons, and
four of these Cumberland Presbyterian
ministers, he was compelled to SO divide
his meager early educational advantages
that full collegiate course was impossi-
BILE. In spite of difficulties however, he
took course in Steeleville academy and
subsequently, after his marriage, spent
three years in. Cumberland university,
graduating from the Theological semi
nary in the class of 1871.
He entered the ministry in October
1866, joining Vandalia presbytery. He
soon thereafter removed to Texas, where
he lived two years in Grayson county,
and where he was licensed to preach by
Guthrie presbytery, the presiding officer
being the venerable Rev. r. o. Watkins,
the first preacher who was ever ordained
on Texas soil.
Mr.. Hawkins was ordained by Lebanon
\
Q. benson and e. G. Mclean, d. D., both
OF whom are here. His first pastorate
was Goodlettsville, Tenn, where he sue
ceeded the late lamented J. D. Kirkpat-
rick, D.. ID. He has since successfully
served the following churches: New
Winchester, Groveland and LoganSport,
Ind, Columbia and Knoxville, Tenn, and
his present charge, Decatur. Ill. To his
laborS in great measure are due the self
sustaining churches at Logansport and
Knoxville, both of which were missions
when he took charge.
Mr.. Hawkins Is half full of Alabama
blood, his mother having been born in
Limestone county, this state. His ma
ternal grandparents were married by the
famed Robert DonneH
The lateness of the hour at which this
Is prepared and the limits of space pre-
clude further details of the life and la
bors of this good and useful man of God
and the people, whom the assembly yes
terday honored itself by calling to the
first place in the gift of the denomina-
ton. Plain of speech, warm of heart
and clear of head and absolutely fair,
he will do well the work expected of him.
He knows the trials of the preachers lot,
for, while he has never for an hour been
pastorless, he has never had what men
call an easy place. But although he
never had large salary. he has never
become acquainted with debt. He never
missed meeting of his synod, and never
but once failed to appear at presbytery,
his wife's illness OBTAINING him from that
meeting. But one Sunday in his minis
try of twenty-five years has he been too
sick to preach A devout and conse
Grated missionary pastor now, he took
charge of small church two years ago,
and already the membership is doubled,
a $500 lot has been paid for and large
part of the funds are in sight for $4,000
church building.
m
true manhood loves to honor everywhere
and always.
Stated Clerk James Monroe Hubert, D. D.
Rev. ]. M. Hubert who was yesterday
elected stated clerk by so handsome
majority over his deservedly popular
competitor, is universally recognized as
among the first in his church as a
preacher, scholar and writer. At pres
ent he is pastor of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church at Lebanon, Tenn,
where is located Cumberland university,
the leading institution of learning of the
church. DR.. Hubert is also dean of the
theological seminary at Lebanon and
professor of practical theology, which in
cludes training in the preparation and
delivery of the sermons, in which he Is
an adept.
DR.. Hubert was born at Casville, in
southwest Missouri, June Is, 1850, and Is
therefore within less than one month of
his forty-sixth birthday. in the very
prime of a physically and mentally
magnificent manhood. His father was
cabinetmaker and for thirteen years was
county and circuit court clerk of the
county.
DIR. Hubert in his early youth receiv-
ed very imperfect training in the very
common schools Of the village and COM
munity. In spite of this. however, he
ventured to become preacher at the
age of IS, conducting q private school
for three months and a public school for
four months. During the latter term he
became probationer for the Cumber-
land Presbyterian ministry, joining
Springfield presbytery in October, 1869.
One month later he went to Lebanon,
Tenn, where he spent five months in the
English preparatory department of Cum
berland university, where geography,
arithmetic and grammar are among the
branches taught. During the next ten
months he took the two years classical
course in the preparatory department.
He then spent four years in the college,
graduating with the degree of bachelor of
arts in June, 1875. Following this he i'm
mediately entered the Theological semi
nary at Lebanon which at that time had
course of only one years study. Early
in the term DR.. Hubbert's class, as is still
the excellent custom, spent two weeks
studying First Kent in the law school,
for which the institution is noted and in
which ChanceH0r Nathan Green was
then, as now, a professor. Under Judge
Green's tuition DIR. Hubert got 50 pleas
ing taste of the law that in connection
with his theological course he insisted
upon taking also the junior law. course.
This he did with great credit to himself,
and it has always been his regret that
he was not able to remain and complete
the whole law course under his honored
and very able teacher, Judge Green, who,
by the way, is.a commissioner to this as
sembly. lrh -t..sa ''''
To still further fit himself for his vast
life work DR.. Hubert went the following
year to Union Theological seminary, New
York, where he took the full course. grad
uating. three years later. Since his final
graduation he has been the busiest of
pastors. From Union seminary he went
to Lincoln, ILL.,, declining a call to the
church in Memphis. Tenn, because he
felt unable to assume the responsibilities
and duties of a large city pastorate. He
remained as pastor at Lincoln for more
than eight years. During this period he
attended as delegate the Pan-Presby-
terrain council in Europe. Four months
he spent in European travel and those
who have heard his superb lecture, "a
Backwcodsman in London" will confirm
tho ron, a rlr that ha Travelled throucb tI,a