Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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W. 1f3. Modern WH. WOOLERY was born in the hill country of northern Kentucky, on October 26th, 1S50. His father taught him the alphabet from the capital letters at the heads of chapters of the New Testament. At the age of five he was put in the public school under a most competent teacher, Gideon Calvin. The structure of his future education was substantial, because it was founded on the bedrock — a thorough training in the common branches. Although reared on a farm, yet his work was not congenial to his nature, for often when sent to the field to plow he would open up his conceale d books and become so absorbed in them that he usually forgot to plow. For two 3 ' ears he attended a select school in an adjoining district, where he made considerable progress in rhetoric, algebra, latin and public speaking in the weekly polemic. He entered Kentucky University at the age of 22, attended two years, then entered Bethany College, attended three years and was graduated in the Ministerial Course in 1876. Immediately upon graduation he accepted a call to the Church at Pompey, New York, the home of some of New York ' s most illustrious statesmen. He removed in 18 78 to Hopedale, Ohio, a college town, where he preached with great satisfaction to intelligent audiences. In 1S79 he was called to the Church at Somerset, Pennsylvania, the home of Jeremiah Black and other distinguished men. His studies were pursued with more ardor after graduation than before. And now, on account of his growing popularity both as a speaker and scholar, the Chair of Latin was tendered him by his Alma Mater in 1882. Two years later, in the absence of President Pendleton, he was elected Chairman of the Faculty; and in 1S87, after five years successful teaching, he was chosen President of Bethany College, to succeed Dr. Pendleton. He filled all these positions of honor with becoming dignity and distinction. During the two years of his Presidency the number of students was greatly increased. He died of typhoid fever, in July 1889, before the sun of his life had risen to its meridian splendor. 1 !

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Hrcbfbalb flfccXean. ARCHIBALD McLEAN is the son of Malcolm and Alexandra McLean. His parents left Scotland in their youth and settled on Prince Edward island. His father lives there still; his mother having gone to her long home when he was a child. On this beautiful island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence the subject of this sketch was born, and received an elementary education. He united with the Church in Summerside under preaching of the saintly D. Crawford. Having worked for some years at carriage making, he entered Bethanj- College in September, 1S69, and was graduated in June, 1S74. The Sunday following Commencement he began his ministry with the Church at Mt. Healthy, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. At that time Isaac Errett was editing the Standard] W. T. Moore and A. I. Hobbs were preaching in Cincinnati. In March, 1882, he was elected Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign Society. For three years this work demanded a part of his time. In 1SS5 he gave up the work in Mt. Health}- that he might devote his whole time and strength to the work of the Society. On the death of W. H. Woolery, he was elected President of Bethany College. In this position he proved himself the true, earnest worker he had ever been. Consecrated to his work and fully realizing the responsibility resting upon him, he labored to uphold and elevate Bethany ' s standard of learning. His labors were fraught with success, and he endeared himself to Faculty and students alike. For two years he filled both positions. The double work proving too onerous he resigned the Presidency of the College June 17, 1891. He is yet a young man (the exact date of his birth is not known, as the record was destroyed), and in a letter to the editor says, M3 ' record is yet to be made. Those who know him best have no doubt as to the character of that record. As a leader in our foreign mission work, he holds a position of great responsibility and usefulness. 15