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Title: A Century of history of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evansville, Indiana : with sketches of it's (sic) pastors, officers, and prominent members and reminiscences of early times
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Reilly, Mary French Clifford, Emily Orr
Subjects: Walnut Street Presbyterian Church (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville (Ind.) -- History Evansville (Ind.) -- Biography
Publisher: Evansville, Ind. : Kirkpatrick-Heim
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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elling, an important branch of edu-cation. I remained ten years in Bloomington, educating myown children, as well as some orphan girls; two from Sa-lem, whom I kept in my family several years. All the min-isters daughters of the place were received into my schoolwithout charge for tuition. My brother used to say to me:I think if you support and educate your own children, youwill be doing well without educating others free. I wasnot dependent upon brothers, or any one else, and could doas I wished. I never received aid from my family duringthe years I was bringing up and educating my children,amounting to one hundred dollars; it was not necessary.I perhaps, have not had as much sympathy for helpless wo-men as I should have, but all cannot help themselves. Ihad opportunities in my younger days to prepare myself forthis work, and God blessed me with health, and strength,and energy. I taught in Bloomington ten years, then went withDr. Monfort as Lady Principal, to Glendale, where I re- 81
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82 mained five years, until I was called to Evansville to bewith my daughter, (married and settled there), whilst herhusband went to the army. I taught eighteen years of my life, and dont remem-ber that during that time I was absent from school a singleday, on account of illness. I feel today like saying with the Psalmist: Bless theLord, 0, my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holyname. E. J. McFerson. CHAPTER XVII. MRS. E. T. DREW, NOW MRS. BARNES. Persons who read this volume will expect to see thefamiliar name of Mrs. Drew in its pages; though mentionhas been made of her before under the name of Mrs.Barnes, it will not quite satisfy those in whose heart sheoccupies so large a place not to find any further mention ofher. Mrs. Drew, as we still like to call her, because itbrings pleasant memories, was a native of Hartford, Conn.,and was educated in Montreal, Canada, to which place herparents had removed. She was a niece of Arthur and Wm.B. Tappan, who were celebrated in thei

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