their salvation. It was a rule with him, when traveling, never to let an opportunity of speaking to a fellow-traveler about his soul go by unimproved. As a preacher he had few superiors of his own age; he was a close student, always bringing 'beaten oil' into the sanctuary. His style was simple and abounding in striking illustrations of gospel truth. His delivery was graceful and earnest, and especially effective when he spoke, as was his favorite theme, on the love and compassion of God to sinners. His public ministry, though brief, was still long enough to make it a power in the Church through years to come, for many now in the ministry attribute their conversion to his instrumentality, and hold his memory in fondest recollection.

"His remains are interred in the Bellefontaine Cemetery, near St. Louis, and over his grave his bereaved church has erected a beautiful and costly monument, on which are inscribed the place of his birth, the date of his death, pastor elect of Pine Street Church, and beneath is engraved, 'Saved by grace.

E.B, Tucker

TUCKER, E. R.-The son of John and Hannah Tucker, was born in Newburyport, Mass., Feb. 4, 1816. He was educated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., and studied theology in the seminary at Andover, Mass., where he finished a four years' course in 1840. He was licensed by a Congregational Association, and entered upon his labors as a domestic missionary in the town of Defiance, Ohio, when he was ordained by Huron Presbytery in 1841. Here he remained for twenty-three years, pursuing his self-denying work with singular devotion, until failing health compelled his retirement. He was successful in gathering a church, which still remains as a memorial of his toil and fidelity. But his labors extended far beyond the bounds of his own congregation, for there at first was no other Presbyterian church within fifty miles of his residence, and his duties therefore called him to great distances from home, with all the perils and exposures incident to ministerial life in a new country. He several times refused to leave his post, though tempted to do so-once by the offer of a college professorship, which would have relieved him not only from his arduous labors, but from the pecuniary embarrassments with which they were attended.

He returned to his early home in Newburyport, Mass., in 1863, and became a member of Londonderry Presbytery, and continued to preach as opportunity offered until his failing health compelled him to desist. He died January 13, 1866, of consumption.

He married Miss Lydia C. Dana, who, with one son, survives him. She is a daughter of the late Daniel Dana, D.D.*

R. H. RICHARDSON, D.D., of Newburyport, Mass., writes as follows: "He was a faithful preacher, sound, clear, scriptural, enforcing always some great point of Christian doctrine, and applying it with tender earnestness to the judgments and consciences of his hearers. None who listened to him could doubt his sincere conviction of the truths which he preached, nor his sincere desire to bring others to feel as he himself felt. Especially they could not doubt that he was earnestly endeavoring so to set Christ before them as to win their love and allegiance to him, and to make them sharers in the great salvation. For the last few months of his life he went steadily downward to the grave, with increasing weakness and pain. The last sentence

* A memoir of Rev. Dr. DANIEL DANA is published in The Presbyterian Historical Almanac for 1861, page 84.

which he wrote revealed the ground of his hope: Conviction of sin, joined with assurance of God's pardoning mercy, is one of the strongest tokens the Lord can give us of his love-no less precious to the saint near death than at any other time; yea, more precious then, for it is a proof of the Lord's constancy in conducting the work of preparation for his presence in glory.' Afterward he said, 'None but Jesus,' repeating it three times with emphasis, and added, 'My soul thirsteth for God.'"

Mr. WELLS, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who was a member of his church in Defiance, Ohio, writes as follows: "It was my pleasure from 1848 to 1858 to be a witness to his fidelity as a minister of the Lord Jesus, during all of which time, in my judgment, he dealt faithfully with the souls committed to his charge, diligently laboring that none of them might fail to secure the grace which bringeth salvation; and the abiding impression that he has left on the mind of myself and all my family is that he was eminently a man of God, who was consecrated wholly to his work of pointing souls to heaven and leading the way." All my family who were old enough to be benefited by his preaching and example, and to appreciate their value, do now, and I trust always will, remember Mr. Tucker with great reverence and affection, in which I largely participate.'

D. H. Namung

VANNUYS, JAMES HARVEY-The son of Samuel and Anne (List) Vannuys, was born in Franklin, Ind., Dec. 18, 1831. He was the child of religious parents. His father has been an elder in Hopewell church, Johnson county, Ind., from its organization May 23, 1831. He was educated in Hanover College, Ind., and studied divinity in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., where he graduated in 1861. He was licensed by Donegal Presbytery, and went West, preaching for one year at Sand Creek church, Indiana, and then at Andover, Ill., where he was ordained by Rock River Presbytery in 1863, and labored three years. He removed to Wilton Station, Iowa, preaching there and at Sugar Creek. This relation lasted but a few months, but in that time had greatly endeared himself, not only to the members of his own congregation, but to those of the other churches and to the whole community. He took a deep interest in the children, to whom he often preached, and by whom he was much beloved.

Having attended a meeting of Iowa Synod, at Dubuque, Iowa, he went to Frankville, Iowa, to visit his brother-in-law, Rev. J. W. Crawford, where he was taken ill and died Nov. 25, 1866, of typhoid fever. He was never married. His uncle, Rev. H. L. Vannuys, and cousin, Rev. C. P. Voris, are Presbyterian ministers.

"He was a warm-hearted Christian, an earnest and very acceptable preacher. I never heard him preach (and I have heard him often) but he kept the attention of the hearers from the opening to the close. He was an affectionate friend and counselor to the members of his parish. He died in the triumphs of faith.'

John Hallace

WALLACE, JOHN-The son of Charles and Ann (Truman) Wallace, was born near Gap, Lancaster county, Pa., Oct. 1, 1791. He was self-educated, both in regard to his classical attainments and theology. He was licensed by New Castle Presbytery and ordained by the same Presbytery in 1832, and installed as pastor of the Pequa church in Lancaster county. This was his only charge. He labored faithfully among this people.

He died at his residence in South Hermitage, Pa., Oct. 29, 1866, of cholera. He was married twice: his first wife was Mrs. Margaret Gibson; his second was Miss Anna E. Buyers, who, with a family, survives him.

He was highly esteemed by his ministerial brethren, and was known throughout the whole region of his labors as an eminently good and faithful man.

Wm Wallace

WALLACE, WILLIAM-The son of John and Margaret (Anderson) Wallace, was born in Chester county, Pa., March 17, 1787.* He finished his education at Jefferson College, Pa., studied theology under the direction of James Hervey, D.D., and was licensed by Steubenville Presbytery in the spring of 1821. He entered upon the service of his divine Master as a domestic missionary, going through the new settlements of Eastern Ohio, and hunting up families of the Presbyterian order, and when finding one or more such families in any destitute place, he would give out an appointment for preaching, and in this way was instrumental in gathering up and forming nuclei from which have arisen some of our more prominent congregations. After reporting progress from time to time to Presbytery, he received permission to be chairman of the committee that organized several churches, and among them the churches of Nottingham and Freeport, Ohio; and in 1822 he became the pastor of these two congregations, laboring the one-half of his time in each place, and continuing thus for eighteen years, until his health failed, when he was compelled to resign his charge; and his health gradually declining, he died Dec. 18, 1841, of heart disease, in the fifty-fifth year of his age, after spending twenty years in the work of the ministry. His last moments were full of comfort, and his faith strong in Christ and his promises; thus he passed from earth with a full confidence of a blessed future.

Mr. Wallace had the reputation in his day of being a man of ardent piety and practical worth; he was modest and retiring in his manners, cautious and reserved in expressing the convictions of his mind. His whole ministerial intercourse among his clerical brethren, as also among the people of his charge, was but a verification of the Scripture precept: "Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath.

He was social in his habits, and never failed to win the hearts and warmest regards of those with whom he mingled in daily walk. His strong hold upon the affections and sympathies of the people was in the family circle and at the bed of the sick and dying. In this connection his name is still held in grateful remembrance by the older members of the church of Not

*This memoir was prepared by Rev. THOMAS R. CRAWFORD, of Moorefield, Ohio.

tingham. He was faithful and successful as a pastor, mild and amiable as a man and Christian, tender and kind as a parent and husband. As a preacher he had the reputation of being plain and textual; his sermons were rather expository than topical. He was diligent in his attendance upon the courts of the Church, always taking a deep interest in presbyterial business. Although not disposed to be very officious in ecclesiastical meetings, still he was prompt in action, a wise and judicious presbyter and counselor.

He married Miss Mary W. McWilliams, who still survives him; but, in consequence of age and its attending infirmities, she has lost much of her vitality and former activity. When in her prime she was a woman of strong mind and great decision of character and energy of purpose, eminently fitted for her station, both at home and in the congregation. As a wife and mother she has had few if any superiors. She was distinguished for her business tact, and she and her husband were greatly blessed and successful in their family discipline, and have eight children living, all of whom are good citizens and influential members of the Church of Christ.

S. D. Mesterwett

WESTERVELT, SAMUEL D.-The son of Lucas and Belinda Westervelt, was born in Schralenburg, N. J., April 21, 1813. He was the child of religious parents: they were members of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. They intended to raise their son to a mechanical pursuit, but his health did not permit him to adopt it. In his eighteenth year he made a profession of religion, and from that time he was strongly moved to become a preacher of the gospel. He had many difficulties to surmount, but he succeeded in completing his studies. He was educated in the New York University, New York City, and studied theology under the care of Rev. C. T. Demarest.

Mr. Westervelt was licensed by New York Classis, and commenced his labors in New York, having charge of a church in King street, known as the "True Reformed Dutch Church." Here he was ordained October, 1839. To this congregation he preached for about thirteen years, after which he transferred his ecclesiastical relation to New York Second Presbytery, and in 1853 he was called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church of Yorktown, N. Y., in connection with Bedford Presbytery, and was installed October 26 in that year. Here Mr. Westervelt continued to labor until the close of his ministry, and almost until the close of his life. Among us," writes a venerable brother who knew him well, "he occupied a high place, both as a scholar and as a friend. He was not a brilliant preacher, but sound, clear and instructive. He preached the gospel in all his intercourse with his people-in his humble Christian walk and self-denying labors, as well as in the utterances of the pulpit. The congregation to which he ministered were at the time of his coming among them few in number and and feeble in worldly resources. Our brother having means of his own, generously supplemented the deficiency by using his private income for his support. A short time before his death he was permitted to see his church strengthened by the union of another congregation in the place with it, and was encouraged by the prospect of its greater prosperity under the care of those who should enter into his labors.'

Owing to his increasing infirmities, Mr. Westervelt sought and obtained a release from the pastorate of the church of Yorktown, Oct. 4, 1865. He

lived only six weeks after this. His death, which was eminently peaceful and serene, occurred Nov. 15, 1865, at Hackensack, N. J., of an internal disorder, from which he had suffered four years.

Mr. Westervelt was married twice: first, Nov. 5, 1849, to Catharine, daughter of Edward J. and Elizabeth Earle, who died Nov. 5, 1861; his second was Eliza, daughter of Albert and Jane Doremus, who survives him. He had three sons and three daughters, all now living but one. They were both residents of Hackensack, N. J.

A co-presbyter writes as follows: "Brother Westervelt was a good scholar, and by diligent reading of the classics he kept fresh in his mind a knowledge of the languages, and hence he was always on the committee in Presbytery to examine candidates on the languages. He was a great lover of the fundamental doctrines of the Bible, and especially those peculiar doctrines which distinguish our Church from other denominations. He was not a great preacher in the popular sense of the word, but he was a faithful, instructive preacher. He studied his discourses, and always had beaten oil for the sanctuary. He preached ordinarily without a manuscript, but he was an acceptable writer, and wrote one of the best articles on dancing as a fashionable amusement that has recently been published. The essay was first presented to Presbytery as the report of a committee on that subject, and by Presbytery was published. It was quoted in all the religious journals, and republished in London, and highly spoken of by the London press. He was a sound theologian, a good presbyter, a safe adviser, a kind father and an affectionate husband.

"He finished his work in the meridian of life. He was highly respected by his brethren, and his loss is deeply felt by us all. His health had been failing for four years, and at the last fall meeting of Presbytery he resigned his charge, and retired amid his friends to Hackensack, N. J. After his removal his health rapidly failed him, and death came quite unexpected to him and his family. But he was ready. He had on the Christian armor. He heard the call of the Master, Come up higher,' willingly, and went to his reward. When it was ascertained that he must die, his weeping wife said to him, 'My dear, what have you to say if it should be the will of the Lord to take you?' He answered, The will of the Lord be done.' It was said to him, when near his last moments, 'My heart and my strength faileth me, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.' He emphatically answered, 'Sweet, sweet!' The last words that fell from his quivering lips were, 'They are singing in heaven.' Thus he fell asleep in Christ.'

Stephen Williams

WILLIAMS, STEPHEN-The son of William Williams, was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1782. He emigrated to the United States when young, and having made a profession of religion, he was taken under the care of Baltimore Presbytery, in May, 1824, and licensed to preach the gospel, but was never ordained. He began his labors in the ministry as a missionary among the sailors, having charge of the Seamen's Bethel in Baltimore, Md. He was a very warm friend of Rev. Joseph Eastburn, the seamen's preacher in Philadelphia, Pa. He subsequently became city missionary, and went about the streets of Baltimore visiting the poor, the sick, the afflicted, the dying-ministering the consolations of the gospel to persons in