Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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HAMILTON COLLEGE I7 iieh. Tlibnmas 3Bnp1J Babson, EJB. DR. HUDsoN is a man held in highest esteem for his worth and Work, and his portrait will be hailed with pleas- ure by his many friends. Born in Auburn, N. Y., July 8th, 1826, he Was grad- uated from Hamilton College in 1851, having attained high rank as a scholarg and he was recalled to a tutor-

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I6 THE HAMILTONIAN EDWARD SILAS BABCOCK. A.B., Hamilton, 1896. A.M., Hamilton, 1899. E. L. S. Librarian and Clerk gf Fzzrulty, 1904. Gliollzge QBffitBlf5 CHARLES H. STANTON, Bursar. ROBERT HUGHES, Instructor in Music. JOHN T. CROSSLEY, Master of Gymnastics. CORNELIUS DE REGT, Superintendent of Buildings.

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18 THE I-IAMILTGNIAN ship, in which oflice he added to the teaching force or the College and gave satisfaction to all concerned. ln 1856 he entered Auburn Theological Seminary and in 1859 went forth richly furnished in mind and heart to prove himself, through divine power, a Workman that needeth not to be ashamed as a minister of Jesus Christ. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Cayuga in 1859, and was pastor at Union Springs, N. Y., until the out- break of the Civil War, when he went to the front as Chaplain of the 75th New York State Volunteers. After this patriotic service he returned to the pastorate in Ful- ton, N. Y., and in North East, Pa. In 1869 he was called to the Presbyterian Church in Clinton, N. Y., where he fulfilled for twenty years a ministry beautiful and fruitful, illustrating in character and deeds the mind of the Master and holding forth the word of life in forceful sermons having wide range of thought, scriptural in substance, scholarly in form and spiritual in efect. In 1871 he was honored by Hamilton College with the degree of D.D. In 1884 he was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the College. His church with regret accepted his resignation of the pastorate in 1889. As treasurer, Dr. Hudson was exact in accounts and clear in his presentation of financial statements. His duties kept him in intimate association with the students, and they all approved his methods of stewardship and prized his helpful friendship. In 1904 on account of ill- health he resigned his office of treasurer and now resides at Skaneateles, N. Y. All college men, trustees, faculty, alumni and-students on the Hill, honor in their hearts Dr. Hudson, and earnestly hope that his days may be prolonged in well earned rest, yet in continued helpful- ness to the church and College.