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Ministerial Register, From "The Independent," New York, September 2, 1886

The following is a transcription of the ministerial register as published in "The Independent" which details the movement of ordained protestant ministers. This information is intended to help you track the movements of your relatives for the purpose of tracing your lineage. We hope you find this family history information useful. As usual, information such as this should be verified independently.

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Baptist:

  • Browe, A. B., ord. in Rome, PA.
  • Cleveland, G. A., North Berwick, ME, called to Melrose, MA.
  • Conger, G. T., New Albany, IN, becomes financial secretary of the State Board of Missions.
  • Goodspeed, George S., called to State Street ch., Springfield, MA.
  • Graham, J. D., Plainfield, NH, resigns.
  • Hudson, G. H., called to Hesperia, MI.
  • Kelly, S. G., ord. for mission work in Bridgeton, NJ.
  • King, I. D., Philadelphia, accepts call to Bristol, PA.
  • Lawrence, A., formerly a Methodist, ord. in Nassau, NY.
  • Sargent, C. R., Yorkville, IL, resigns.
  • Traver H. R., resigns his position in New Orleans University and returns to pastorate.
  • Woodruff, L. M., Saratoga, NY, accepts call to East Saginaw, MI.

    Congregational:

  • Adams, M. W., accepts call to Hopkinton, NH.
  • Aganier, J. C., New London, called to Second ch., Toledo, OH.
  • Bacon, Edward W., First ch., New London CT, resigns on account of ill health.
  • Beecher, James C., committed suicide recently at Water Cure, Elmira, NY. He suffered mental troubles many years.
  • Blanchard, Merrill, Biddeford, ME, called to East Weymouth, MA.
  • Bowles, Stephen L., inst. at Berlin Mills, NH.
  • Cummings, John M., Anita IA, called to Genoa, NB.
  • Douglas, Francis J., Toledo, accepts call to Humboldt, IA.
  • Fuller, Jonathan K., Bakersfield, VT, called to Charlevoix, MI.
  • Hanpton, William S., Franklin, called to Riverton, NB.
  • Hawkes, James B., Winthrop, ME, resigns.
  • Herrington, Erastus C., Sand Lake, called to Rockford and Cannon, MI.
  • Hill, Edward, (Methodist), accepts call to Ovid, MI.
  • Humphrey, Chester C., accepts call to Belknap and Cincinnati, IA.
  • Hurd, Fayette, Grand Blanc, MI, withdraws his resignation.
  • Keays, Charles H., declines call to Oskaloosa, IA.
  • Osgood, Reuben D., Rochester, VT, accepts call to Fort Fairfield, ME.
  • Rodgers, Henry E., will become settled pastor at Hardwick, VT.
  • Runnels, Moses T., Sanbornton, called to East Jaffrey, NH.
  • Swain, A. C., Groveland, MA, resigns.
  • Walker, Charles S., South Amherst, MA, resigns to become college pastor and professor of history and political economy in Massachusetts Agricultural College.
  • Williams, Horace R., accepts call to Clinton, MI.

    Lutheran:

  • Amschler, J. G., Freeport, removes to Natrona, PA.
  • Beiderbecke, H., Troy, accepts call to German ch., Morrisania, NY.
  • Brynildson, John, Minneapolis, MN, accepts call to Everest, KS.
  • Foust, John J., Philadelphia Seminary, accepts call to Trenton, OH.
  • Jordy, Wm. H., Gettysburg Theo. Seminary, accepts call to Dickinson, PA.
  • Kline, J. H., Pittsburgh, PA, has gone to Bielefield, Prussia for his health.
  • Loose, G. W., Amanda, OH, accepts call to Allegheny City, PA.
  • Rohr, A. F., Alleghany, PA, accepts call to Avila, Noble Co., IN.
  • Shraner, A. B., removes from Ponca to Grand Island, NB.
  • Schnidt, F. A., D.D., Madison, WI, removes to Northfield, MN, to take a chair in a new theological school for Norwegians.
  • Thomas, J. W., removes from Mt. Morris, IL, to Sharon, WI.
  • Thorgimson, H. B., Pembina, accepts call to Sioux Falls, Dak.

    Presbyterian:

  • King G. H., Lanaconing, accepts call to Aberdeen, MD.
  • Mc Kinney, W. W., Wooster, OH, becomes one of the editors of the Presbyterian Observer, Baltimore, MD.
  • Rankin, Isaac O., Kingsborough, NY, declines call to Congregational ch., in Wilton, CT.
  • Stevens, George B., D.D., Watertown, NY, resigns to become professor in Yale College.

    Protestant Episcopal:

  • Carnahan, Wallace, Anniston, AL, accepts call to Little Rock, AR.
  • Davis, Joel, Paris, becomes rector at Camden, NY.
  • Graham, John, accepts call to Marietta, PA.
  • Knowlton, W. H., Galena, IL, accepts call to Winona, MN.
  • Portmess, John, Watsonville, accepts call to Napa, CA.
  • Purdy, E. James, Winona, accepts call to Minneapolis, MN.
  • Taylor, Frederick W., Danville, accepts call to Springfield, IL.
  • Trevett, J, B., has become associated with the Rev. Thomas W. Haskins, in Homewood School, Jubilee, IL.
  • Wager, Peter, removes from Salina, KS, to Brownwood, TX.

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