Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-16
The Life Story of Woodrow wilson Hour

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seph Ruggles. through whom ruaS the
special current Of this story
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Feb Is. s1S22 Hf.. got biz tirst school
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J0Seph from the START WAS marked
for the scholar. Of the famfly. There
was a good academy M Sieubsnyille
and he attended it. At eighteen he
went 10 jefferson college. Presbyte
rian institution At CannnSburg. Ia
where he was graduated IN 1874 as
valedictOrmn. He'enSa=td N reaching
FOR Il yeGr. taking charSe Of M ncad.
envy at Mercer. IN Rut the p;,h was
clear 10 a higher he work, Before be
had left home FOR college be had made
a public profession Uf his faith IN the
First Presbyterian church of his M
tive town Now he took his wax TO
the Western Theological SEMINARY at
Allegheny, Ia, remained year and
then vent 10 spend another year at
Princeton seminary lie went home
and was licensed to preach. although
not yet ordained Tie taught for two
years in the SteubenviBe .uaie aead-
envy
To the fact that there was another
Steubenyille academy is due the neces-
sity Of telling this story There was
another, not for males. and TO ii there
came among other girls OF the Ohio
valley a damsel from ChilIicothe. the
pretty town which was Ohio's first
capital. Janet Woodrow was her name.
though most people called her Jessie.
and she was the daughter Of a great
and famous Presbyterian minister OF
tha 6ay, One afternoon, the lessons at
De Battles school being over. Janet
Woodrcw took a walk Passing By the
fiScR house she spied through the
p!eketS Of the garden fence the young
theolOg rsking in a pair Of kid gloves
On the 9Th day OF June. 1919. Joseph X
Wilson and Janet Woodrow were le-
gally joined in marriage by Thomas
Woodrow, minister of the gospel.
We have another immigration TO oh.
serve. The WOodrows are an ancient
family originally out OF England. who
trace their Scottish history back COO
years. Among them dourished minis
ters. scholars and men OF substance.
With Presbyterian martyr or two.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Woodrow. BORN
at Paisley in 1893. a graduate Of Glss-
gov university. recrossed the Tweed to
become minister Of the independent
Congrega ton at Carlisle. England
Alter having served there sixteen years
and begotten eight children be felt the
call to become q missionary IN the new
world
Two weeks after bis marriage with
Jessie Woodrow, Joseph Ruggles VIII
son was ordained By the presbytery OF
Ohio. Il was several years. however.
before he undertook a pastorate of any
serving for a year fas
professor extraordinary" Of rhetoric In
jefferson college and for four years as
professor Of chemistry and natural
in Hampden-Sydney college.
Virginia. In the meantime supplying
small neighboriug churches. The Rey
Mr.. Wilson had become the father Of
two daughters. Marion and Annie Jo-
sephine, before he was called as pastor
to Staunton. Va. IN 1855. stanton.
where he remained for Two years. was
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