Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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-:p%, In 1869 he reeeived his first license to preach, and joined the East (lenesee Conference in the State of New York in 1870. After reorgan- ization and consolidation of Conferences, and after changes of boundaries his work fell in what is now the Genesee Conference. From that time until Jau: 1,3, 1904, when he began his duties as President of Taylor University, he was a tireless worker within the bounds of the Conference, lie was pastor of some of our best churches. He served Corning Dis- trict, Genesee Conference, as Presiding Elder from 1891 to 1897. T find by consulting the Minutes of the Conference that the membership of the District increased during his term of office, notwithstanding re- movals and deaths, from 6,734, when he began his work, to 8,393, when his term expired. There was an increase in the amount given for mis- sions during his presiding eldership over the preceding six years of $4,756.00 and an increase in all the regular benevolent collections of .$6,3.54.00. He closed his last annual report to the Conference by saying: ' ' May the motto, ' Holiness to the Lord, ' burn at the head of the marching columns of the District, till its brightness shall illumine every congregation, class, Sunday School, League, home and heart witliin her bounds. ' ' Dr. Winchester sat in the General Conference of 1896 and was a delegate to the Methodist Aecumenical Conference held at Washington in October, 1891. He ' as the efficent secretary of his Conference for eleven consecu- tive years and then his duties as Presiding Elder necessitated the elec- tion of another man. In 1902 he was appointed Conference evangelist. After assisting a number of churches during the fall and winter of 1902-3 in revival work, he was elected editor of the Buffalo Christian Uplook, and was occupied in that work when elected by the Board of Trustees of Taylor University as President of the University. Since he began his duties here as President, he has been invited to preach in a large number of pulpits of the North Indiana and other Conferences, and was invited to transfer his membership to the North Indiana Conference by a rising vote. Last summer he spent about six weeks in visiting camp meetings, and representing the various phases of the work done here in the University. He has written three books, ' ' The Wells of Salvation, The Victories of Wesley Castle ' ' and ' ' The Gospel of Foreign Travel, ' ' all of which we recommend to the students, patrons and friends of the ITni- versity, as books well worthy of perusal. Dr. Winchester is an interesting and instructive preacher. He has finalities of mind of a high order. He believes in a pure morality, in the best intellectual culture and in the highest standard of New Testament piety. He will do his utmost to place Taylor University in the front rank of educational institutions. Let us all co-operate with him in all his efforts to build up the cause of education and religion, and God will surely crown our efforts with abundant success.

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REV. CHARLES W. WINCHESTER, D. D. The President of Taylor Uuiversity was born in Westminster, Vt., anil was converted at the early age of fonrteen. Preparation for college was made at Springfield, Vt., and he was graduated from Genesee Col- lege, now Syracuse University, in the class of 1867. After graduation he taught at Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., and at Cazenovia, N. Y.

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JOHN H. SHILLING in mpmnrtam RKV. JOHN H. SHILLING was born in Palestine, Incl., Jan. 14, 1872. He was reared in a Christian liome and was ronverted in rhildhciod. TTntil tlie j ear 1895, lie was a monilier of the Calvin- istic clmrch. At tliis time he united with the M. E. fhurt ' h and in the same year was licensed to preach. In 1S98 he was ordaine l local deacon and later received elder ' s orders. Prof. Shilling was one of the first students to enter Taylor Uni- versity after its removal to Upland in 1893, coming here from Man-