Rev. Dr. Mcelroy

Ri:v. B. T,. McElroy, Ph. D., the nciv pastor of the M. E. ehurch in thi city, comes to us by specia-1 transre:' from the Oh: o confern.-e. Heiva toorn at Racine, O., on the Ohio river, Jltr.-h 22, 1860. He graduated :n the claaeical course of t3ie Ohio Wesley.wi Universlty in 1883, and afterwardS pur.sued a course oí Btudy irt Drew Theolo.ïical Seminary. Having completed the special course in philofcophy. Oie was given the dgree of Ph. D. upon examinatïon, by the Ohio Weslf-yan üniveisity in 1895. He was married i'n Oolumbus, O., in '84 to Miss Laren a Cherimgton. They have three daughters. Dr. McElroy's sister. Mies Myrtle McElroy, is also a mem'ber of their hOTisehold. Capt. J. C. McBlroy, who is widely known in Grand Army circles, haviiii; served for several years as secretary and trea.surer of the Chickamaasa Commissioin oi Ohio, and having w ritten a history of the battle of Chickaniauga, is the father f the new Arm Arbor pafitor. Capt. McEU oy is at present ttoe postmaster of Coni;-reSB. Mrs. McElroy's fat'ber was a Methodist minister. Tlhree oí her brothere are also in the ininistry. Stoe is greatly devoted to the chttrch, and has always been her husband's riglit hand helper in every good work. Boch Dr. and Mr3. MuElroy are graduales oj' t)he sime institution, and speut live years t-ogetber in post gradúate study. Dr. McElroy is in the early prime of life. He has been a frequent contrib-utor to the prese, his articles being readily received by some. oï the leading papers oï the country. His pastoTatess in the Ohio Conierence have been Alexandria, Granville, the eeat oi Demniso'n Untverslty, öt. Paul's Delaware, the eat of Ohio Wesleyan Unlversity, BigelOw'iS Cliapel Portsm.outh, aad London. He had a very prosperóos pastorate in Delaware, where he had formerly been joJs a sitow dent in college. His devo-tion to his families, his friendship with professors, aowl etudents, and has interest in the people at large, made tlhus pastorate eminer-tly eatisfactoiry to the citizens and to t'he University. He then spent five years as pastor of tihe strongest ohurch in Poi'ttanoutli O., where during his niinistry the church was rebulle, and many ïmpiwemente were made. He was Ihedd in -very, high esteem in taiiis church, but thei üve year limit made necessary his remo'val One year aKO', at whili time he was1 appointed pastor at London, O. This society had iust erected amd dedicated a maeaiíifeent chuich, and he entered upon his pastorate under very ïavorable circunisLances. lie Jiad a good revival, and a suecessiul year, Luc his pastorate was sudduniy terminated by hia transier toi Anu Arbor, greatly i-o the regret oi the people a,t London. Dr. McElroy is an excellent preacher. Uis pulpit work has met with gseat favor everywhere. He is an eutlui:aLit studeaiit oí literature, aud with him literatui-e ia the handni.ud of religión. His Is pre-eminently a gospel ministry, made more efiective by his literary work, umder tiie blessng of the IIü!y Spirit. His loyalty Bo iiiB own chua-U and his loyalty wiih othens, continue, to make lüni ïuluential ior good everywhere. He believes in expetimemal rell&ïon, and that the supreme cali oí the church is to be spiritual. Hei is emineutly Sttlted to a college town L-hurch. His college spiriit brings him into close tomch witb professors aml stulents, and his pastoral devoUon reaclies o eveiT househald.