MORGAN'S HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Page 14
They were school children together, and have lived for and with each other ever since. Being unfortunate with their own issue, they have raised two foster children to manhood and womanhood, and are dearly attached to them, and they in turn respect them as dear parents.
He and his wife are very economical, not stingy, and are able, now and then, to contribute something to our worthy poor and needy educational institutions.
He was a charter member of Star of Bethlehem Lodge, No. 897, G. U. O. of O. F., organized 1846, and is a P. G. M. of Council No. 5. He joined the Star In East Lodge, No. 1, F. A. A. Masons, December 11th, 1850, and for several years was Grand Secretary and Grand Master of Hiram Grand Lodge, and is now P. H. Priest of Mt. Zion Chapter and P. G. Prelate of Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania. He is P. G. Chaplain of Grand Division Sons of Temperance State of New Jersey. He was converted and joined the church January 9th, 1853, and was useful in every department called to act; he was trustee, steward, superintendent in Bethel A. M. E. Church when it was small and despised, laboring with others to build it up and was not ashamed. He was called to preach the gospel and was licensed by Rev. M. F. Sluby March 12th, 1863. He joined the Philadelphia Annual Conference, May, 1867; was ordained a deacon by Bishop A. W. Wayman, May 26th, 1868, in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Philadelphia, Pa. He was elected a local delegate to the General Conference which met in Washington, D. C., 1868. He was appointed by Bishop A. W. Wayman to half of West Chester Circuit, including Westtown, Unionville, Lambertown, under Elder John C. Cornish.
In June, 1868, he was appointed by Bishop A. W. Wayman to Columbia Station, Pa., including Wrightsville; had a great revival in Columbia.
On May 16th, 1869, he was ordained elder by Bishop J. P. Campbell, in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Philadelphia, Pa., and by Bishop Campbell re-appointed to Columbia, Pa. During that year he was examined by the County Superintendent of Public Schools, received his certificate and taught the public school in addition to his church work.
In 1870 he was secretary of the conference and was appointed
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