Education
He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1840 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1843, and then entered the ministry, joining the New England conference.
He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1840 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1843, and then entered the ministry, joining the New England conference.
After several pastorates in New England he became professor of sacred literature in McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, serving from 1857 to 1859. Later he held pastorates in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Baldwin, Kansas.