Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - November 26, 1904 PASTOR OF TRINITY REFORMED CONGREGATION WILL BE INSTALLED TO-MORROW The installation of Rev. James O. OSWALD (picture), as pastor of the Great Swamp Chestnut Hill charge of the Goshenhoppen Classis, will take place tomorrow forenoon in the Trinity Reformed church near Spinnerstown. The installation committee is composed of Rev. C.S. WEAND, of Pottstown; Rev. J.L. ROUSH, of Sumneytown, and Rev. W.B. WERNER, of Schwenksville. Rev. OSWALD began his labors with this charge about the middle of October. Brief Sketch of Pastor's Life. James Oliver OSWALD is a son of Samuel and Emma OSWALD, and was born Nov. 6th, 1868, in Albany township, Berks county. The early death of his mother brought him under the fostering care of his grandparents who made good use of him on the farm. Soon death claimed his grandfather and a new home was found for James with his uncle, A.S. GREENAWALD, Kempton, Pa., who did not lose sight of the opportunity in educating him. Mr. OSWALD taught in the public schools of Pennsylvania for some years and during this time held two teachers' professional certificates and in May, 1892 he was granted a teachers' permanent certificate. After this he took a business course at Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and in the winter of 1894 and 1895 he prepared privately under Rev. J.N. BACHMAN and the following spring under Profs. WEAVER and J.P. BACHMAN for F. and M. College, which he entered in the fall. While at college he was a member of the college Y.M.C.A. and an earnest worker in Sunday-school. He was a member of the Goethean Literary Society and also of the F. and M. Military Company. In his Senior year he was elected to the presidency of the Goethean Literary Society, of his class, and appointed by the faculty as "Tutor of Harbaugh Hall." Mr. OSWALD graduated among the honor men of his class, delivering an oration on commencement day on "Die Deutsche Treue." He won the German prize in a German contest open to members of the Senior class. In the fall of 1899 he entered the Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster from which institution he again graduated with honors. In the Senior year he was head librarian of the institution. On October 26th, 1901, he was elected to the pastorate of the Zion's Reformed charge, Lehigh classis, which he faithfully served for nearly three years, until he received the call from the Gt. Swamp and Chestnut Hill charge. SHOT FOR $50 A SIDE Milton S. BREY, of Geryville, Bucks County, a member of the John F. WEILER gun club, of Allentown, and John SOMERS, of the Independent Gun Club, of Easton, held a match shoot at the Duck Farm Hotel, Griesamersville on Thanksgiving Day for $50 a side, each to shoot fifty birds. Both men are crack shots and a large number of people witnessed the event. RESTORED AFTER BEING OVERCOME WITH COAL GAS Overcome by coal gas while sleeping, Mrs. George SASSAMAN, Jr., of Pottstown, was restored only after protracted efforts. GUNNERS BRING A BIG BEAR The party of gunners from East Greenville and Pennsburg, who left last week on a bear hunting trip in Pike county, returned on Tuesday evening with a 300 pound bear. The bear was, however, not shot by one of the party, but by one of their guides. Victor H. STECKEL shot at one but missed it, the shot was close enough to tear a bunch of fur from the animal's back.