Background
Wishard, Samuel Ellis was born on December 18, 1825 in Johnson County, Indiana, United States.
Wishard, Samuel Ellis was born on December 18, 1825 in Johnson County, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor of Divinity, Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, 1856. Doctor of Divinity, Centre College, Kentucky, 1884.
Ordained by Presbytery of Schuyler, at Mount Sterling, Illinois, April 1857. Pastor Rushville, Illinois, 1857-1861, Tecumseh, Michigan, 1861-1867, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1867-1871, Franklin, Indiana, 1871-1877. In evangelistic work, 1877-1880.
Pastor Fifth Church, Chicago, 1880-1883.
Superintendent home mission work Synod of Kentucky, 1883-1887. Pastor Central Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, Iowa, 1887-1890.
Superintendent home missions Synod of Utah, 1890-1906. Preaching, since 1906.
Author: Memorial of Review F. R. Gallagher, Doctor of Divinity, 1868.
Semi-centennial of the Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Indiana, 1875. The Mormons, 1904; The Old, Old Story. The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism.
The Passion Play in the Light of Our Protestant Faith and the Word of God.
The Bible Against Polygamy. Wrote a letter every week for 32 years to Herald and Presbyter.
Cincinnati.
Married Sophie Evarts, February 13, 1857.