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1mmiHVl LflLUI il#rfflfCTPUOiUlUII. i Of Tin Pastor ol The WeirM E. Chnrch.emoriaiitIfThe Rev. K. A. Roberton, A. M.was born iu Switzerland County, Indiana.He is of distinguished Methodist ancestry. His great grandfather,Nathan Robertson, was one of four♦ »brothers who built the first Meth-odist Episcopal meeting honse in Indiana, the Centennial celebration of which was held last week, October 16, at Charlestown. The old4 alog meeting house still stands threemiles from Charlestown.■The grandparents of the subject of our sketch, in both the paternal and maternal lines were Methodists. His grandfather, who was ninety-three years old at his death, was a member of the M. E. church for ore than three quarters ol a cen-|tury. He was baptised by the famous Peter Cartwright and was the first white child baptised in a M. E. church in Indiana.Rev. Robertson's father has been a pastor in the South-east andlndi-ana Conferences for almost fifty years, but at the last session of the conference took a superannuated relation.He is visiting his son this week and was present at the reception on Tuesday evening. He came from Charlestown where he participated in the Centennial exercises. He is a graduate of DePauw and the State University.The new pastor is related to the Weir family, being a second cousin to Misses Sallie and Cassie Weir of New Albany. Rev. Robertson was graduated at the head of his class from the high school in Aurora, Indiana. He was graduated (A B) from Moores Hill College in 1886, the valedictorian of his class. He received the Master's j Degree in 1889.During his senior year in college j he taught as tutor in Greek and 5 Latin. On his graduation he was] elected to the chair of mathematics jin Grant University, Chattanooga,; i ennessee, ‘ winch position he held for three years. On the cnlnrge-! men! and readjustment of the affairs j of the University, he was trans-1 ferred to the chair of Latin which place he occupied for four years having thus spent seven years in this the largest university of the M. E. church in the south.He resigned this professorship to f spend a year in post-graduate studyin history and English in the University of Chicago. He was then elected to the chair! of Greek and Eatin in his alma mater. At the close of the year he was elected to the presidency of Geo, R. Smith college in Sedaiia, Missouri, which important position he held for seven years. He resigned to enter the pastoral work and is now entering upon his sixth year of actual min-istry.During his college careei he participated twice in an oratorical con-*test and won first place both times.Throughout his conference course of theological study he maintained first place in scholastic rank in a large class, having received the highest mark given, thus far, to any minister completing the course in the Indiana Conference.Rev. Robertson has conducted the singing at summer camp-meet-ings for ten years; and as an avocation, has taught instrumentalmusic.Jubilee Singers Make Hit.As announced in last week’s Leader the Carolina Jubilee Singers made their appearance at the Etzler Monday evening under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias. They bad a large and critical audience and the highest compliment that can be paid them is that they thoroughly pleased and entertained all present. The morning after the editor heard some dozen or more business men say they felt more like working from having heard the music of the evening before. We feel like congratulating the Knights for giving us an entertainment that entertains.
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Salem Leader
Salem, Indiana, US
Fri, Oct 25, 1907
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