I`ll agree,but only one T Bill Lindsey ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen brown" <stephen_brown_76103@yahoo.com> To: <LINDSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [LINDSEY] Some Lindsay Bios > I hate to "nit pick", but to those of us who ancestors > came from Scotland-----Scotch is what we drink. Scott > is who we are. > > Steve Brown > > > > > --- josie bass <jbass@digital.net> wrote: > > Biographical Sketch of John Lindsey > > > > Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the > > Disciples of Christ in > > Illinois 1819-1914, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing > > Company, 1915. Pages > > 558 - 559. This online edition © 1997, James L. > > McMillan. > > > > Born: Christian County, Kentucky, 1821. > > Died: Eureka, Illinois, 1887. > > > > Came with his parents to Tazewell County in 1824. > > Was a son of James A. > > Lindsey. Graduated at Bethany College in 1848. For > > some time was a > > traveling companion in the ministry with Alexander > > Campbell. Was a teacher > > in Walnut Grove Academy and a valuable helper at > > Eureka College in many > > ways through many years. He served as pastor with > > many churches, but was > > more engaged in evangelistic work. About five > > thousand persons were added > > to the churches through his efforts. Mr. Lindsey's > > life was a very useful > > one to his time. He was always outspoken on the > > right side of every moral > > question. > > > http://www.bible.acu.edu/stone-campbell/Biogs/lindsejn.htm > > > > Biographical Sketch of John Lindsey > > > > Text from Elmira J. Dickinson, (chairperson of > > publication committee), A > > History of Eureka College, with Biographical > > Sketches and Reminiscences, > > St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1894. Pages > > 141-145.This online > > edition © 1998, James L. McMillan. > > > > Born: Christian county, Kentucky, June 15, 1821 > > Died: Eureka, Illinois?, October 15, 1887 > > > > Elder John Lindsey was born in Christian county, > > Kentucky, June 15, 1821. > > Was of Scotch descent. His father, Elder James A. > > Lindsey, was for many > > years a Baptist preacher, but in the year 1827 he > > with his church took his > > stand with the Reformation with no name but that > > given in the New Testament > > and no creed but Christ. He moved with his family to > > Tazewell county, > > Illinois, in 1834. > > > > He obeyed the Gospel at fifteen years of age, and > > began preaching at > > eighteen, receiving many into the church. He was a > > strong temperance man, > > and came near being excluded from the church in 1841 > > for delivering a > > temperance lecture, signing the pledge, and inducing > > others to do so. About > > 1843 he visited Kentucky with Dr. G. P. Young, and > > while there was chosen > > by the Disciples of that State to receive the > > education given by Bethany > > College to the State. He entered college in the fall > > of 1844 and graduated > > in 1848. Spent his vacations preaching in Virginia, > > Pennsylvania and Ohio, > > averaging over one hundred additions each year. > > Returning to Illinois in > > the fall of '48, he was made district evangelist > > with Elder John T. Jones. > > > > Was married to Maria K. Mason, sister of Prof. > > Mason, of Bethany College, > > in 1850; located in Walnut Grove, and with John T. > > Jones and William > > Davenport began soliciting means to build Walnut > > Grove Academy, which was > > soon erected, and began teaching there September of > > the same year, with > > Prof. A. S. Fisher. In 1852, his wife's health > > failing, he resigned as > > teacher to travel with her, and at the same time to > > raise means to build > > what is now known as "Gentlemen's Hall, No. 2." He > > afterwards located at > > Washington, Illinois, with the little church of 30 > > members, which grew to > > 145 during his stay there. Early in 1855 he and > > Elder William Davenport > > spent two weeks in Springfield at their own expense > > to obtain the charter > > for Eureka College, the loss of time from his church > > in Washington being > > deducted from his salary of $600. He was one of the > > committee of three to > > name the town. He reported "Eureka," and Elder J. T. > > Jones "Althea." > > > > When Alexander Campbell canvassed the State for > > endowment for Bethany > > College Mr. Lindsey traveled with him. Mr. Campbell > > being indisposed much > > of the time, Mr. Lindsey filled his appointments. > > > > He held a successful debate at Metamora with Mr. > > Davis (Universalist), and > > one at Lincoln with Mr. Luckock (Methodist). > > > > Later he moved to Peoria, and while there he married > > Miss Frank Redding of > > that city. Also organized the church there with > > seventeen members, and > > ministered to it; taught school for a support; > > secured a lot and built a > > small house of worship, and increased the membership > > to sixty-five. Left it > > in care of I. N. Carman at a salary of $600, he and > > O. A. Burgess each > > paying $150 of that. > > > > He was then elected a professor of Abingdon College, > > but on conferring with > > the Board of Trustees his work was changed to that > > of financial agent, and > > in one year he raised six thousand of the nine > > thousand dollars > > indebtedness, and nine thousand dollars endowment. > > > > On Oct. 12, 1858, he was married to Miss Martha M. > > Davidson, of Walnut > > Grove, and then located in Atlanta. Soon the State > > Board sent him to > > liquidate the debt on the house of worship in > > Quincy, which he did in one > > month's time. He was elected President of the > > college at Monmouth, Oregon, > > in 1858, but declined, and accepted a call to the > > church at Palmyra, > > Missouri. While there was elected President of the > > college at Kirksville, > > Missouri, but declined, preferring to preach. > > Somewhat later he returned to > > Eureka, and at the close of the war took charge of > > the church at Duquoin, > > and while there was elected about the same time > > President of Carbondale > > College, Illinois, and President of Princeton > > College, Kentucky. He > > accepted the latter, and recommending Clark Braden > > for the former, began > > the arduous labor of building up a school in his > > native State just after > > the ravages of the Civil War, and used this > > opportunity given to show his > > high appreciation of the favor Kentucky had > > conferred on him. > > > > The school opened with seventeen and closed with > > ninety-seven. He taught > > through the week and traveled on horseback from > > Friday till Monday, > > preaching and soliciting money and students. By the > > end of the second year > > his health was so impaired that he resigned, leaving > > the school in good > > condition. He then took charge of the church at St. > > Joseph, Missouri, where > > his labors were crowned with great success in > > additions to the church and > > in work at mission points. But the work was too > > arduous, and before the end > > of the third year his disease, which proved to be a > > growth around the > > heart, became so serious that, on the advice of his > > physicians to abandon > > his pastoral work, he again returned to Eureka in > > the winter of 1873. But > > his rest was short. He could not resist the many > > calls to hold meetings, > > and was very successful. Had more than 150 additions > > in one at Mackinaw. > > > > He traveled one year as State Evangelist. The > > remainder of his life was > > spent preaching for different churches. His last > > sermon was at Twin Grove, > > McLean County, July 3,1887, on The Resurrection. He > > was then barely able to > > stand. His > > disease had gradually progressed, and on the morning > > of Oct. 15, 1887, the > > weary spirit passed to its heavenly rest. "Blessed > > are the dead that die in > > the Lord." > > > http://www.bible.acu.edu/stone-campbell/Biogs/lindsj02.htm > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >