supplied during the winter. After his return, finding himself unable to remain, he resigned his charge to their former pastor, and returned again to Cincinnati. Here he was Presbyterial agent for two years, and after preaching for Lane Seminary during 1850, he removed with his family to Portsmouth, Ohio. With this people he remained two years and a half, and always afterward till his death remembered them with warm affection.

He next spent eight months in the mining region, preaching to the church in Jackson, Ohio, previous to taking charge of the work of home missions, when his home was in Columbus for three years. While thus engaged, and after a long illness, his physician advised his removal to Minnesota on account of climate. Accordingly he removed to Monticello, where he remained six years, preaching most of the time as his health would permit. Just before leaving Minnesota he came to Ohio and spent a few months in aiding to rebuild the Female Seminary, which had been destroyed by fire, at Oxford, Ohio, hoping that he might remove his family, but his cough returning, he left immediately for his Minnesota home.

During the Indian outbreak in 1862 he removed his family to Mankato, Minn, where, after eight months' anxiety and effort to make a feeble church self-sustaining, and see them into a house of their own, his nervous system gave way, first with a nervous fever and afterward a nervous chill, from the effects of which he never recovered.

He was advised to visit Chicago, Ill., Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio, to solicit aid for the church, but the journey was too much, and his long prostration resulted in an attack of pleurisy, settling upon his lungs.

He removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1865, and soon after to Walnut Hills, Ohio, where he died Feb. 19, 1866, of consumption. His widow and six children survive him.

Rev. E. P. PRATT, of Portsmouth, Ohio, writes as follows: “His labors in this place were greatly blessed of God, and during a revival in the winter of 1850 and 1851 nearly forty were added to the church, many of whom still remain and are among our best working members. His health failed about that time, and he was compelled to give up preaching for a season, and to resign his charge in Portsmouth. I was his successor in this church, and I have often heard his prudence and self-sacrificing devotion commended in his trying position at that time. The church was a good deal divided, and but for his Christian principle and wisdom and disinterested regard for its welfare, might have been greatly weakened if not broken up. I have often heard his conduct at this crisis commended by those even who were not his personal friends. His name is held in grateful remembrance by this people, and his period of labor here has been a rich blessing to this church, and many in the great day will rise up and call him blessed.' He left the church with the affection and confidence of all its members, and their full conviction of his piety, and they have felt it to be a pleasure to minister to his comfort in his long sickness and severe trials."

HOLLISTER, A. D.-The son of Amos and Tryphena Hollister, was born in Burlington Green, Otsego county, New York, Feb. 24, 1801. He was educated at Oneida Institute, New York, graduating in 1834, and studied theology under the care of Rev. A. E. Campbell, of Cooperstown, N. Y. He was licensed by Otsego Presbytery, and ordained by the same Presbytery at Cooperstown, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1838. His first charge was Milford, N. Y., and he also preached for several small churches in Pennsylvania. He was without charge-though preaching frequently-for a number of years. He removed to Washington, D. C., where he died Oct. 20, 1865, of typhoid

fever. He was married, Nov. 10, 1841, to Arrian C. Corbin, of McDonough, N. Y., who, with two daughters, survives him.

Rev. JOHN CHESTER, of Washington, D. C., writes as follows: "A good man, full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. He devoted most of his life to preaching the gospel in comparatively destitute places, at great self-sacrifice of health and means. He was eminently successful as a winner of souls.' His loving, gentle disposition and holy life won the love and respect of all that knew him. It can be truly said of him that he practised the gospel which he preached, and by his life adorned the profession he made of the religion of Jesus.

Janies Hoyt,

HOYT, JAMES-The son of James T. and Rachael Hoyt, was born in Greenfield, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1817. He attended the academies at Cazenova and Fairfield, N. Y., and entered Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., where he graduated and was licensed by New York Third Presbytery in 1844, and removed to the southern part of the United States, settling at Tuskegee, Ala. He was ordained by East Alabama Presbytery in 1846, and labored as pastor to that people for some years. In 1855 he accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, N. J., which relation existed till his death. On Saturday evening he was engaged in preparing a sermon, when he was seized with apoplexy, and died the next day, Dec. 16, 1866.

He married Miss Frances L. Pratt, who, with two children, survives him. Few ministers of the day possess a scholarship, or a power of application, or a grace of expression superior to his. He was eminently studious. He delighted to task his faculties with close and profound thought. Whatever he undertook he resolved to master, and it was no ordinary difficulty that was allowed to block his way.

For several years he was engaged in teaching, and in this sphere we believe he was eminently successful, but the work of the ministry was his choice, and to it he consecrated the strength of his powers. Sternly conscientious and true to the convictions which he had once formed, nothing could force him to swerve from them. He saw with much more than usual distinctness the clear and well-defined line of duty, and in following it out he showed himself a worthy son of the Puritans. A genial companion, a warm friend, with intellectual faculties admirably balanced, with keen penetration, cool and careful judgment and a cultivated taste, he at once invited confidence and commanded respect.

His character was unblemished; no breath of reproach was raised against the Christian name on his account. Of strict integrity in the little things of life as well as the greater, he was at the same time charitable in judging his fellow-men. Remarkably clear in the perception and expression of truth, he maintained his own views with all the power of a strong mind, while he was equally tolerant of those of others. To the candor and simplicity of the child he united the wisdom, energy and vigor of the man. Every good cause found in him an earnest advocate and efficient supporter. Generous with his own means, he hesitated not to lay the claims of benevolence in its multiplied forms before his church. Watchful over the members of his flock, he was faithful in the much-neglected duty of administering rebuke where it was needed-so mingling with it the graces of gentleness and love

as to gain the heart. His own heart was ever open, and his time was at the service of all, without regard to their worldly condition, in sickness or health, at their homes or in his own, or by the way. He shrank from no duty, and in his varied labors he manifested so much of Christ and so little of self that we were largely unaware of the deep sensitiveness of his nature. The honor of the Church and of the Christian name was dearer to him than life. His ministry has been eminently useful and blessed of God.

He prepared and had published "A History of the First Presbyterian. Church of Orange, N. J" also several poems, one of them, "We have met in the Fatherland, set to music by his wife, is replete with poetic beauty, and the music is equally charming.

HOYT, D.D., OVA PHELPS-The son of Ezra and Jerusha (Phelps) Hoyt, was born in New Haven, Vt., May 26, 1800. He was educated at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., where he graduated in 1821, and studied theology in the Andover Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass., where he finished his course in 1824. Soon after leaving the seminary, having been licensed by a Congregational Association, he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church, at Potsdam, N. Y., and was ordained and installed pastor of that church by Ogdensburg Presbytery in 1825. He labored with this people till 1830, during which time he was abundantly blessed in his work. His own church was revived and strengthened by the addition of over sixty members each year, and all the churches in that county were favored with a powerful work of grace, which he was largely instrumental in promoting. From Potsdam he went into the agency of the American Home Missionary Society, and resided in Utica. While there he edited the Western Recorder for a year and a half. Afterward he accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church in Old Cambridge, N. Y., where he remained until 1838. After he resigned that charge he continued to act as secretary for the American Home Mission Society, and resided in Cleveland, Ohio, for a time, and as stated supply of the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Mich., where he was engaged in a revival which brought many valuable members into that church. In the spring of 1840 he was called to Kalamazoo, Mich. He was pastor of the Presbyterian church in that place until 1849, and left a pros perous and able church, accepting the appointment as district secretary for Michigan and Northern Indiana from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. In that work he continued for ten years, respected and beloved by the churches and the ministry. In 1861 he returned to his favorite pastoral work, and for a few years he supplied the Presbyterian church in Elkhart, Ind., where he will long be remembered for his earnest devotion and untiring diligence in gathering and strengthening that congregation. With health somewhat impaired, and the loss of early vigor he now went to New England with his wife, and spent a summer for rest. But his home was in the West. Here he had witnessed the planting and growth of churches, and for twenty-five years had labored in the work himself. He returned in the summer of 1863 to his old home in Kalamazoo, to spend the evening of his life among his former parishioners. He found a welcome in their hearts and homes. The dear pastor was not forgotten; they were kind and considerate for his welfare in all their intercourse with him until

the end. He died at his residence in Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 11, 1866, of heart disease. He was twice married: first, in 1825, to Miss Mary Clark of Orwell, Vt.— she died in 1855; second, to Mrs. Rebecca W. Sears, widow of Rev. R. L. Sears; she, with four children of his first wife, survives. His brother, Rev. Otto S. Hoyt, of New Haven, Conn., is a Congregational minister.

Dr. Hoyt was well known to the Presbytery of Kalamazoo, of which he was a member, and to the Synod of Michigan, as reliable and prompt in all the duties devolving upon him in those bodies. He was never absent from their meetings, unless sickness kept him at home, which occurred only once in twenty-five years. He was always at his post, in the congregation and in his more general obligations to the churches. One of the last public duties which he attempted was a visit to one of our missionary churches, under the appointment of Presbytery, to preach on the Sabbath and give encouragement to the congregation. With difficulty he went through the service on Sabbath morning, but was unable to make any further effort. But especially in the last weeks of his life his testimony to the abounding grace of God was most satisfactory. He was able to praise God for the discipline of suffering. And he spoke of it often to those who called upon him as a special favor, that he was continued all those long weeks of sickness that he might finish up his work for Christ. He said that he found it a privilege to urge the claims of the gospel upon all his friends, and seemed rejoiced that he could so easily speak of Christ to those who formerly could not be so readily approached. Often he said, "I am ready to depart and be with Christ," yet he was not impatient of the delay, and only said to his brethren, "Do not pray that I may be continued very long." He felt that his work was done, and we too, who waited with him on the bank of the river for a few days, felt that he had lived and was giving his last testimony for God's glory, "that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace.

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He was one of the best workers in that part of the Lord's vineyard where he labored for the last quarter of a century, and few were more glad and grateful than he in having seen the wilderness bud and blossom as the rose. Before going to Michigan he had acquired experience and strength in the ministry, which enabled him to be of great service to his brethren-most of whom were younger than himself-as well as to be efficient in the particular field he cultivated. It is hard to tell whether he was best qualified to do the work of a pastor or to guide and promote the more general interests of Christ's kingdom. While he was a pastor he had, in an important sense, "the care of all the churches" in his region, and at the same time was awake and alive to every interest affecting the kingdom of the Redeemer universally. Few men have labored more untiringly and wisely in laying foundations than he. An ardent love for God and man was under the control of a well-balanced and cultivated mind. He had a warm heart, and was cheerful and pleasant in manner, but never was he so fervent and enthusiastic as to be thought extravagant and radical. Good common sense and Christian sincerity were apparent in all he undertook.

Rev. JOB PIERSON, of Kalamazoo, Mich., writes as follows: "Dr. Hoyt was of a genial temperament, free from guile and remarkably inoffensive in his conduct. His conversation was enlivened with sallies of wit and pleasantry, yet he was never wanting in dignity. He was gentle and courteous to all. His home was the abode of Christian hospitality. As a pastor he was most discreet in his words and acts. His influence was always upon the side of peace and love, and his fine social qualities rendered his presence welcome in every family, and gave power to his Christian example. As a preacher

he did not soar to those heights of eloquence which some reach, but his manner was impressive and his matter sound and instructive. As a member of the Presbytery and Synod he was remarkably punctual in his attendance upon all the meetings of these bodies. During a period of twenty-five years he was absent but once, and then because of sickness. His opinions were marked by sound discretion and always had great weight. In his death the churches of Michigan have lost a most valuable counselor and her ministers a sincere and valued friend. As a Christian the piety of Dr. Hoyt was not characterized by raptures, so much as by its uniformity, stability and firm assurance. His death was a fitting close to a beautiful life in its peace and triumphant hope. He died, as he had wished, on the Sabbath, and he died among the people for whom he had for so many years officiated as pastor. His funeral discourse was preached by Rev. M. Bradley, of Richland, Mich., one of his first converts, and whom he advised to enter the ministry."

Warren Isham

ISHAM, WARREN-Was born in Massachusetts in 1800. But little is known of his early life. He was educated in Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., and studied theology privately. He was licensed by Portage Presbytery in 1829, and remained in connection with that Presbytery until he emigrated to the West, making his home in Detroit, Mich. He was ordained as an evangelist by Detroit Presbytery in 1839. He never had a pastoral charge, and preached but seldom, as an affection of his throat and voice prevented him from speaking audibly. He devoted himself to the press, being editor of an agricultural paper for many years. He was an early advocate of the abolition of American slavery, when to be so brought upon him the odium of many, and he was always ready to help any good cause. He removed some years ago to Marquette, Lake Superior, Mich., where he died May 18, 1863, of bilious pneumonia.

He was the author of the "Mud Cabin," a work on the tendency of British institutions; "Travels in the East." He was editor of " The Ohio Observer,' published at Hudson, Ohio, previous to his removing to Detroit, where he became editor of a paper devoted to anti-slavery and religion, and in a few years after he edited an agricultural paper, and upon his removal to Marquette he edited a newspaper there. He was all his life connected with the press. He was a remarkably close observer, quiet and unobtrusive, with very fine powers of description. An indomitable energy enabled him to succeed in his undertakings. He was a person of strong feeling, and actuated by an earnest desire for usefulness.

He was twice married. His widow and three children survive him.

Marre Jenkins

JENKINS, WARREN-The son of Ebenezer and Lydia (Smith) Jenkins, was born in Lee, Mass., April 12, 1804. He received a fair English education. Though in early life he anticipated entering the ministry, he was prevented by a number of circumstances. He was for some years connected