R.& Grin

GRIER, ROBERT SMITH-The son of Rev. Nathan and Susanna (Smith) Grier, was born at Brandywine Manor, Chester county, Pa., May 11, 1790. His father was pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Forks of Brandywine. He was prepared for college in the Brandywine Academy, and entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., where he was graduated Sept. 27, 1809. He studied theology under the instruction of his father, and was licensed by New Castle Presbytery Sept., 1812. He soon after was called to the churches of Tom's Creek and Piney Creek, near Emmittsburg, Md., where he was ordained and installed by Carlisle Presbytery in April, 1814. This was his only charge, and for nearly fifty-two years he went in and out before this people, who fully appreciated his services, and their attachment to and affection for their pastor suffered no abatement during this long period. He died at his residence in Emmittsburg, Md., Dec. 28, 1865, of internal inflammation. He was married three times; first, to Miss Elizabeth Lavertythey had five children; second, Jane Armond-they had two children; third was Mrs. Stuart, who survives him.

A friend writes of him as follows: "His ministrations were characterized by punctuality, fidelity and ability. He was clear, energetic and instructive. He never tried to be eloquent or to win any external sign of approbation. His style was concise, his delivery natural and his whole manner was solemn; his language pure, plain and direct. With him the tone of voice, the ges ture, the garniture of rhetoric were subordinate-simple truth and sound argument were all important. He trained his family in the genuine Presbyterian manner, and the blessing of God attended his efforts. His children united themselves with the people of God, and his sons, Rev. Smith F. and Laverty Grier, are Presbyterian ministers.

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As a friend and citizen he was sincere and honest. With a great flow of animal spirits, and a ready fund of humor, he combined remarkable decis ion and independence of character. Always guileless, he was unmistakable in his meaning and uncovered in his deportment. He was eminently a man of truth, and could neither practice deceit and artifice himself nor bear with them in others. To those who did not know him intimately his manner might, at times, assume the air of moroseness and even of acrimony; but to those best acquainted with him he was humble and cheerful in his feelings, kind and benevolent in his disposition, and warm and faithful in his friendship. His moral character was without a stain. The bitterest foes of religion failed to discover in his life anything to constitute a ground of accusation. They were constrained to admit that he was an honest man, a truehearted friend, a lover of mankind and a sincere Christian. What he believed to be right he advocated with earnestness, and he was just as unwavering in his resistance of what he believed to be wrong. As an illustration of his intrepid fidelity, we may mention the fact that many years before the system of slavery appeared to the eyes of the Church and the nation as it now appears, and although he resided in a State where the system was legalized, he openly opposed it as a crime against God and man. On all suitable occasions, both in his public ministrations and social intercourse, he fearlessly espoused the cause of the oppressed, and vindicated all proper measures to

deliver them from bondage. And it is an interesting illustration of God's kind providence to his faithful servant that before he was gathered to his fathers he was permitted to rejoice that the system was eradicated from both Church and State.

"His piety was never doubted by any one. It was an intelligent piety, based upon fixed principles. It was neither the exuberance of animal feeling, nor the heartlessness of cold and formal sentimentalism, but it was the result of the Spirit's application of the truth to his heart and conscience. Hence no one could share his confidence, or hear his opinions on religious subjects, without being impressed with the fact of his self-consecration to the service of God."

GRUNDY, D.D., ROBERT C.-The son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Caldwell) Grundy, was born in Washington county, Ky., in 1809. His mother was a relative of the Rev. James Caldwell, who was killed at Elizabethtown, N. J., during the war of Independence, by the British. His father was the brother of Hon. Felix Grundy, quite prominent in the political history of the United States.

He was well educated, attending St. Joseph's College at Bardstown, Ky., and afterward Centre College, Danville, Ky., where he was graduated. He studied divinity in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., finishing his course in 1835. He was soon after licensed by Transylvania Presbytery, and accepting a call, he was ordained and installed by Ebenezer Presbytery as pastor of the church in Maysville, Ky., in 1836. This relation existed for twenty-two years. In 1858 he removed to Memphis, Tenn., and was installed pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in that city. In 1863 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and became pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church. During this pastorate he was taken ill, suffering for several weeks from typhoid fever. Recovering sufficiently to ride out, but still requiring assistance to descend from his room, he concluded that a visit to his relatives at Dayton would facilitate his recovery. He was accordingly conveyed to that city, where he suffered a relapse, which terminated fatally. For several days previous to his death he was almost unconscious and recognized no one. His children were taken to him on Monday, and at the time of his death he was surrounded by his family, but they received from him no word or look of recognition.

He died at the residence of his brother-in-law, H. Stoddard, Esq., at Dayton, Ohio, June 27, 1865. He was married three times: his first wife was Miss Canfield, a grand-daughter of Rev. James Caldwell, of Elizabethtown, N. J. His family, consisting of six children, survive him.

A friend writes as follows: "Dr. Grundy was a noble, high-minded gentleman in every sense of the word. He was a man of courage, morally and physically was ever ready to defend the truth and oppose error. He did much in Kentucky to oppose the inroads of Catholicism. In early life he was a student in the Catholic College at Bardstown, Ky."

N. C. BURT, D.D., of Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: "He was a generous, earnest, fearless man, a vigorous preacher, an active presbyter. In the relations of private and social life he was remarkably courteous and even chivalric. None doubted his sincerity. He seemed truly a man of God."

His life was one of great mental activity. He was identified with various institutions of the Church, and never spared himself when good could be accomplished. He was a man of marked ability and positive qualities, and consequently occupied a leading position in the Church; and neither in the pulpit nor in the church courts did he hesitate to declare his views on ques

tions affecting the duties of a Christian minister. In his first charge he labored zealously and effectively for many years, until, because of the decline of that city, the field became too contracted for his acknowledged abilities, and he was prevailed upon to accept a call from the Second Presbyterian Church at Memphis, Tenn. There he labored until the rebellion broke up the relations between himself and his church. In the excitement which preceded the rebellion he had warmly advocated what he considered the interests of the South. But when the war began he refused to relinquish his attachment to the Union, and this fact caused him to be driven from the church. He remained at Memphis, however, preaching most of the time in a public hall, without compensation, until that city was occupied by the United States troops. Soon thereafter he was called to the pulpit of the Central Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati.

Opposed to change, he remarked, when considering the call that reached him from Cincinnati, that he desired the field then to be selected to be his final one.

In regard to the rebellion his views were decided, as they were on all other matters. A Southern man, and having, until his removal to Cincinnati, Ohio, resided in the South, he entertained views peculiar to that section on the subject of slavery; but these were changed when he discovered that slavery was the cause of the war and stood in the way of the re-establishment of the Union. He took a deep interest in the war, and watched, with a lively interest, its progress. Happily, he lived to see that which he so ardently desired-the triumph of the national authority.

HAPPERSETT, D.D., REESE-The son of Melchi and Rebecca Happersett, was born in Brandywine Manor, Chester county, Pa., July 31, 1810. He was educated in Washington College, Washington, Pa., and studied divinity in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. He was licensed by New Castle Presbytery in 1839, and ordained by the same Presbytery in 1841. His field of labor was at Havre de Grace, Md., as stated supply. He remained at this place till Aug. 1, 1844, when he was appointed agent for the Board of Domestic Missions, and in this capacity he was eminently active and useful. In 1850 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Board. He remained in this connection till 1854, when he was made Associate Secretary, which position he retained till 1858, when he resigned. In 1859 he was elected Corresponding Secretary, in conjunction with Dr. Musgrave. This relation existed till 1861, when he resigned. His connection with the Board extended over a period of seventeen years, during which time he was eminently useful. He was warm-hearted, generous and made many friends, and he did much to awaken the affection of the people toward the Board, and his friends regretted his withdrawal. He soon after removed to California, where he gained friends, and where he was held in high esteem. He was connected with Stockton Presbytery, and was stated supply of the church in Sacramento, California, where he died of fever, Oct. 2, 1866. He never married, but performed the duties of a devoted son and brother in a manner that won the praise of all who knew him.

He preached the gospel with simplicity, with earnestness, and greatly to the acceptance of those to whom he ministered. He was generous, amiable, frank, and with a heart full of kindness, he sought constantly to serve those who needed his aid or were working for the Church of Christ.

HARRISON, D.D., ELIAS-The son of Thomas and Nancy (Orsborn) Harrison, was born in New York City, Jan. 22, 1790. He entered New Jer

sey College, Princeton, N. J., in 1812, and was tutor from 1814 to 1816. He studied divinity in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., where he finished his course, and was licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery. Soon after he was ordained by Baltimore Presbytery, in 1817, and installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, Va. This was his only charge. Here he labored faithfully and zealously forty-six years.

He died at his residence in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 13, 1863, of the decay of the vital powers. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Veitch, Esq., of Alexandria, Va., who survives him; they had three children-two daughters, now living, and a son, who died in infancy. His younger brother, Rev. James Harrison, of Waterloo, Iowa, is a Presbyterian minister.

LEWIS MCKENZIE, Esq., of Alexandria, Va., an elder of the First Church, writes as follows: "He was a very learned man, greatly beloved by his people-one of the most simple, unostentatious ministers, attentive to all the duties of his office as a Christian minister. Eminent in prayer, regular in all his collections in the Church for missionary operations, and hardly ever missed the monthly concert. He was one of the most modest, unassuming men that ever lived in Alexandria-lived all the time a frugal life on a small salary, and yet had always something to put in his Lord's treasury. He was greatly beloved by the entire community. His death was peaceful and resigned.

HENDRICKS, ABRAM T.-The son of John and Jane (Thomson) Hendricks, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., Dec. 27, 1814. His parents removed to Xenia, Ohio, and in 1821 they removed to Shelbyville, Ind. He was educated for two years in the Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and one year at Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., where he was graduated in 1838. He studied divinity under the care of Rev. Drs. Matthews and Monfort, and in the New Albany Theological Seminary, then located at Hanover, Ind. He was licensed by Indianapolis Presbytery in 1841, and preached one year at Carrollton, Ky. In 1843 he was ordained and installed by Indianapolis Presbytery at Shelbyville, Ind. In 1846 failing health caused him to withdraw from the active duties of the ministry. In 1847 he removed to Princeton, Ind., being the first pastor of the church in that place. He remained here till 1853, when he removed to Petersburg, Ind. During his stay in Petersburg a substantial and commodious church edifice, with a membership, though still weak, yet, notwithstanding deaths and removals, nearly quadrupled under his ministry, are the monuments of his faithful and self-denying labors. His work was not confined to the village, but was much of it expended in the country around. He went to that field when it might have been termed a moral desolation.

He labored in Petersburg ten years, and in April, 1863, entered the army as chaplain of the Fourth Indiana Cavalry. He was connected with the ser vice about ten months, returning to his home disabled in February, 1864. He remained without charge until his death, which took place at his residence at Petersburg, Ind., Jan. 19, 1866, of epilepsy, from which he had been suffering for a number of years. He married Miss Anna, a daughter of Rev. James Blythe, D.D., who, with seven children, survives him.

Rev. HENRY W. FISK, of Petersburg, Ind., writes thus: "His strict conscientiousness was his most marked characteristic: it extended to the minutest affairs of everyday home-life, and likewise regulated every position which he took as a citizen or as a Christian minister. As a pastor he was diligent, working in season and out of season, praying and instructing in the cottages of the poor-was a favorite laborer. As a presbyter he was a strict

adherent to rule. He stood high with his brethren, enjoying the unbounded confidence of all."

A friend writes of him as follows: "In early life he engaged in the acquisition of a liberal education, with the ultimate purpose of devoting himself to the practice of law, and bright were the prospects presented before him. Good natural talents, a liberal education, influential friends and a combination of favorable circumstances were instrumentalities at his disposal. While thus favored by circumstances for the accomplishment of his purpose, his Saviour brought him to a saving knowledge of the truth, and he forsook all to follow him. Voluntarily and cheerfully he turned his back upon all his bright prospects of wealth and honor and fame and distinction to serve his Master in the self-denying work of the ministry. Like Moses of old, he esteemed the reproach of Christ greater gain and honor than the treasures and pleasures of Egypt.

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"His subsequent course in the ministry proved the sincerity and reality of his religious profession. After having labored in other fields with acceptance and success, God in his providence led him to Petersburg, Ind., where the church to which he belonged was little known and much misapprehended. His piety was deep, sincere and conscientious. Every thought and feeling and desire and emotion of the inner man seemed to feel its power. It displayed itself not by empty words and professions, or any desire to be seen of men, but practically by the genuine fruits of holiness. It manifested itself in the common walks of life, by integrity and honesty in all things. It made him a man without guile, and being a stranger to guile and deception himself, he never suspected them in others. He was an epistle of God, so known and read of all men' as to command their respect and confidence, It was his companion at home as well as abroad, making him a kind and affectionate husband, an indulgent but faithful parent, and leading him daily to his closet, there to engage in the reading of the Scriptures, self examination and prayer.'

William A. Holliday

HOLLIDAY, WILLIAM ADAIR-The son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Martin), was born in Harrison county, Ky., July 16, 1803. His mother was a sister of Rev. William Martin, father of W. A. P. Martin, D.D., missionary to China. His ancestors on both sides were originally Scotch, but during the persecutions of the seventeenth century they removed to Tyrone county, in the north of Ireland, and subsequently to this country, settling in Virginia and Pennsylvania just before the War of Independence. Mr. Holliday's grandfather removed to Kentucky toward the close of the last century. The families and collateral branches, so far as can be traced back, have always been Presbyterians, and have contributed a number of members to the ministry, seven of whom are now living; among them, Rev. Dr. Elliott of the Western Theological Seminary. While Mr. Holliday was yet in early childhood his father removed to Ohio, and subsequently to Indiana, where he grew up to manhood, sharing the labors of his father's farm. Opportunities of education were then very limited, and when he reached man's estate he determined, if possible, to achieve something better in this regard than his home then afforded; and for this purpose made his way on foot to Hamilton, Ohio, where there was a good school, and where he found