Background
Nast, Albert Julius was born on April 4, 1846 in Cincinnati. Son of William (Doctor of Divinity) and Margaret Eliza (McDowell) N.
Nast, Albert Julius was born on April 4, 1846 in Cincinnati. Son of William (Doctor of Divinity) and Margaret Eliza (McDowell) N.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1868, Master of Arts, 1871. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Ohio University, Athens, 1892, Wesleyan, 1907.
William B. Wherry); married second, Alice G. Kendall, July 29, 1896 (died 1921). In editorial office The Methodist, New York, 1865-1866. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1869.
Pastor Cincinnati, 1869-1870, Pittsburgh, 1870-1872, Cleveland, 1872-1874, Pomeroy, O., 1874-1876, Columbus, Ohio, 1876-1877, Malta, O., 1877-1878.
Professor Latin and German, Wesleyan College for Women, Cincinnati, 1878-1880, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1880-1883. Assistant editor, 1884-1892, editor 1892-1918, Der Christliche Apologete, Cincinnati, O. Chairman board of managers Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, 1919-1930.
Delegate General Conferences of Methodist Episcopal Church, 1896, 1900, 04, 08, 12, 16. To Ecumenical Conferences, London, 1901, Toronto, 1911.
Fraternal delegate Evangelical Association, 1907.
President board of trustees German Wallace College, Berea, O., 1903-1913, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, O., 1914-1918, William Nast College, Kin Kiang, China, 1904-1923. Visited China, Japan and Philippine Islands, 1920-1921.
Married Sarah McDermott, September 7, 1876 (died 1883). Married second, Alice G. Kendall, July 29, 1896 (died 1921). Children: William Gamble (deceased), Marie Eleanor (wife of Doctor.