The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
In the Foreign Field.

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allusion to several missionaries
who went from, or stood closely
related to, McConnellsburg, might
not be without interest to many
of our readers.
On July 8, 1850, the Rev. Rob
ert S. Fullerton, who had recent
ly graduated from the Western
Theological Seminary, at Allie
gheny, Pa, was married toIMiss
Martha White, sister of the
Rev. N. G. White, for many years
the loved and honored pastor of
McConnellsburg, Green Hill and
Wells Valley Presby terian
churches. They were married
by Rev. Mr.. White at his resi-
dence-now that of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Dickson at the corner of
Water and Second street in this
place. They sailed from Boston
with party of outgoing mission
aries for India August 1, 1850.
Their field of labor was Futteh-
gurh. Several weeks before
their sailing were spent in Nc
ConnellSburg.
David Elliott Campbell was
born near Mercersburg. His
mother died when he was but a
few months old. His father re-
moved to the West. When David
was a boy, about ready to enter
upon his college studies, he came
to McConnellsburg to make his
home with his uncle Elias David
son. With his uncle he found not
only a home, but in him friend
who assumed the expenses of his
education, first at Marshall Col
lege, Mercersburg, and then at
the Western Theological Semi
nary, Allegheny, Pa. On the 2 of
June, 1850, he was married to
Miss Maria j. Bigham, whose
birthplace was Millersburg, Ohio,
and received her education at
Steubenville Ohio Female Semi
nary. The Campbells with the
Fullertons spent several weeks
at McConnellsburg before start
ing together to be co-workers in
Futtehgurh. Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
wilson accompanied them as far
as Chambersburg, at that time
the nearest railroad point.
Mrs. Davidson filed a mother S
place in the heart of the mother
less young Campbell. In letter
written only four months before
his cruel death he penned these
words: 81 can never forget the
happy days spent under your
roof. | love to think of those
days now gone forever, and to
dwell upon the memory of my
dear, dear aunt, now in far hap.
pier world. No, the sunny mem
ory of my residence in McCon-
nellsburg will be the last to fade
away, and if my God should
spare me to good old age, hoary
hairs will still find me in grateful
remembrance of all my good un-
Gle and dear departed aunt's
kindness to me when boy in
their midst. "
Mr.. Campbell, with his friend
Fullerton, was one of the original
members of the Presbytery OF
Furrakhabad, Northern India,
prior to the meeting of our Gen,
eral Assembly of 1851.
Time of Nhe Sepoy Rebellion in
1857, Mr.. Campbell and his wife
and two little children, Rev. John
Edgar Freeman and wife, Rev
Albert o. johnson and wife and
the Rev. Robert M. Mullin and
wife attempted to make their es
cape by boat down the River
Ganges. On the 9th day out, they
were captured by the Sepoys
and bound, husband and wife to
gether, and marched to the Rebe
camp. There on the following
day, January 10, 1857, standing ii
rank, Mr.. Campbell holding il
his arms their little boy William
they were all shot down by TIN
murderous Sepoys. Mr.. an'
Mrs. Fullerton were absent iron
Futtehgurh at the time and thu
escaped. The Oldest child of th'
ia N, hollis a Ia Il nf K ~. e baJ o n