The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-26
HERE FROM NEW MEXICO
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Rev. Guy Mcbride Is Q Former Blufi
ton Boy who Has Succeeded.

ing the conference in whom Button
people are deeply interested. He is
ian old Button boy a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mcbride, of East Cher.
ry street, this city, and he has a wide
circle of friends here who are pleased
to know of his success.
Rev. Mcbride was born in Button
August q, 1878, and completed the
course in the public schols Of this
city, graduating from the Button High
School in June, 1897. lie was the first
student to represent the Blufton high
school in the old Northern Indiana High
School Oratorical Association at Port
land the year he graduated.
lie was baptized aud received into
the First M. T.. church Of this city in
1898, during the pastorate of Rev. C..
u. Wade. Having decided upon the
ministry he entered DePauw Univer.
sity in September, 1897, but did not
complete his course in Il continuous
enrolment, as 1t was necessary for
him to earn his own way through col
lege. II was during his frst year in
DePauw, however, that he became a
member of the Beta Theta ri frater.
nifty.
From 1899 to 1909 he wa a teacher
in the Button public schools, and the
last part of the year 1909 "a prin.
cipal of the Central School. II war
in this same year that he was con
verted in special meetings on January
20, 1902, under the passionate OF DIR. l..
A. Beeks, and in March of that year
he received a license to preach, and at
the end of the school term prepared
for the active ministry. lie was sent
to Ashley, Ind. by Rev. Daniels, then
presiding elder, and he supplied there
until April, 1904.
Returning to DePauw University in
the spring term of 1904 Rev. Mcbride
graduated with the degree of A. b. in
June, 1905. During this period in col
lege he supplied churches nea Green
castle and thus continued to earn his
way while securing his education.
During this period in college he won
two *25 debate prizes, and he was Oh
the DePauw debate team which debat
ed with Notre Dame in 1905. He was
also on the inter.class debate team Of
1906. lie was the president of the
Kappa Tau Kappa fraternity, and OK
elusive senior class organization, dur.
ing the term of 1866.
From 1906 to 1908, Rev. Mcbride at
tended the Boston University School
of Theology, completing the three year
course in two years. During the time
he served an pastor of a church neal
Boston. He was once Of two delegates
elected by the School of Theology to
represent il at the international Y. NJ.
q. A. convention at Washington, ID. c.,
November, 1907. lie attended the
Harvard University school, of Theol
ogy in 1907. He graduated from the
Il. U. s. of Theology with the degree
Of =. r. b. (Bacrelor of Sacred Theol
ogy.)
After completing his course in the
Boston school Rev. Mcbride in com
pany with a college classmate, went
to Europe for a tour of several weeks.
Returning he declined many better
opportunities that offered in order
that he might accompany his brother,
Hugh TO the north.wes for the bene.
nj of his brothers health, aud with
this object in view in the fall of 1905
he accepted an assignment to work
in the Home Missionary field of New
Mexico. Bebore he could take up his
regular work in New Mexico il was
necessary to take his brother TO III
Paso, Texas, as he could not stand the
higher attitudes, and he was with his
brother in FL Paso when he passed
away, and he brought the body back
to the old home here for burial. lie
returned to his appointment at Tucum'
earl in December, 1908, and is still 10.
Gated At that place. He is a pastor OF
a church i'll that rapidly growing west
ern town and will rank as one Of the
pioneers in advancing the Lord ;,
cause in that home missionary field.
or his record in the North Indiana
Conference, he was admitted on trial
in the Conference at Muncia in 1908
and was admitted into full member
ship and ordained a deacon by Bishop
Warren, at Alexandria, in 1906. II,
was ordained an Elder by the consent