Background
He was born in Prosperity, Pennsylvania, and attended Washington and Jefferson College, where he received his received Bachelor of Arts in 1879, his Master of Arts
chairman of Systematic Theology
He was born in Prosperity, Pennsylvania, and attended Washington and Jefferson College, where he received his received Bachelor of Arts in 1879, his Master of Arts
Washington & Jefferson College.
In 1882, his Doctor of Divinity in 1892, and his Doctor of Laws in 1902. He graduated from the Western Theological Seminary in 1882 and was licensed in 1881 by the Presbytery of Washington, Pennsylvania. He was ordained in June 1882 by the Presbytery of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He was Pastor of the First Church of Duluth, Minnesota from 1882 to 1883, and Pastor-elect of Second Church, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1882.
