a German Reformed minister, was born near Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1818; was educated at Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, (class of 1839); studied theology in the theological seminary of the German Reformed Church located in the same place; was ordained in 1842, and became pastor of the Lincolnton charge in North Carolina. He died at the mineral springs, Catawba County, N.C., May 21, 1845. His ministry was brief but blessed. Energetic, mild and peaceful in spirit, well educated and zealous, his influence was widely felt, and his memory is faithfully cherished.