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Rev. S. R. Hughes, A.M., D.D.
Rev. S. R. Hughes, A.M., D.D.
Baltimor.., Md.
DR. HUGHES is district superintendent of the Stanton District,
Washington Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He was born in Carroll County, Maryland, March 24, 1853.
His father was born a slave who purchased himself and hi
wife, and became a noted preacher of
Maryland.
The young man received hi primary
training in the public schools of Carroll
County, and his academic training in
Morgan College. He taught in the
public schools of Maryland twelve
years. For five years he was excursion
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
and for ten years was ticket and
excursion agent of the Baltimore &
Annapolis Short Line Railroad.
He entered Howard Univer ity,
'Vashington, and took a pecial course
in the college and theological departments, graduating in 1885.
He entered the ministry in the Washington Conference, and
has been pastor of churches in Baltimore, Washington, and
vicinity, recording secretary, stati tical secretary, treasurer,
and examiner of the Conference.
In 1907 he was appointed by Bishop McDowell as presiding
elder of the Stanton District, which covers a portion of Virginia
and West Virginia. He has been continued in this position to
the present time, although the title of the office was changed by
the General Conference in 1908 to that of district superintendent.
Dr. Hughes has quite a remarkable family of children: The
Rev. W. A. C. Hughes is pastor of the Sharp Street Church,
Baltimore, one of the leading churches of the denomination;
another son is Dr. S. B. Hughes, a leading physician and surgeon
of Baltimore; a third son is pastor at Grottoes, Va.; a daughter
is the wife of Rev. Dr. A. Howard, of ew York; another daughter
i in bu iness, and two younger children are about to graduate
from the high and academic course in school.
Howard University in 1892 conferred upon him the degree of
"A. M.," and he received the degree of " D. D. " from the ame
in titution in 1902. Dr. Hughe was a member of the Clifton
Conference.
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Rev. H. L. McCrorey
Charlotte, N. C.
PRESIDE 'T, Biddle Univer ity. Was born in Fairfield County,
March 2, 1863. He was reared on a farm, attending public
school one month a year, until he was eyenteen year of age.
At this time he left the farm and entered "i1lard Richard on
Jormal chool, \Vinsboro, . ., where
he completed five year' work in three
year. He taught in the public chool
of South Carolina for thr e year.
In 1886 he entered the preparatory
school of Biddle Univer ity, graduating
from the collegiate department with
honors, in 1892, a valedictorian of his
class. He received the alumni gold
medal in the junior prize oratorical
contest. He graduated from the theological
department of Biddle Univer-
Rev. H. L. McCrorey ity in 1895, and then took advanced
work in Hebrew at the niversity of
Chicago under Pre ident W. R. Harper. He spent two summers
in Chica"O'o tudy.inO' the Semitic lanO"'ua"O'e. After his graduation from the theological department of Biddle, he was
appointed teacher in the preparatory chool of the in titution
and erved there four year, two as principal, and was appointed
professor of Latin in the college department, and then to the
chair of Hebrew and Greek exege is, in the theological department,
dean of the theological department, and in 1907 wa
elected president of the university, in which po ition he has
continued the succe ful work begun in earlier .,'cars.
His alma mater has conferred upon him the degl" es of A.B.,
S.T.B., A.M., D.D. Pre ident McCrorey was ordained to the
ministry in the Presbyterian Church in the United tatcs of
America in 1895. Wa twice elected moderator of the Catad)a
Pre bytery, once moderator of the Catawba Smod. was a COIll-
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missioner of the General cmbly at Kan as it~·. Ylo., 1908,
and delegate to the Pan-Pre byterian Council in Jew York. 1909.
Dr. McCrorey wa an actiye member of the Clifton Conference.
In an addre s he said, amonO' other thinrrs, " The Xegro
is making more progress in Chri tian dewlopment than eyer
before. The real education that i needed i Chri tian education.
This kind the world necds. It fills a man with loyc."
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