attending Hobart College he was largely influenced by Rev. Dr Stephen Perry, who at that time was rector of Trinity Church at Geneva, New York. Dr. Perry later became Bishop of Iowa. Through Bishop Perry's influence, Mr. Arnold finally entered the Ministry of the Episcopal Church.

Mr. Arnold married December 3, 1875, at Geneva, N. Y., Lurana M. Richardson, born December 12, 1857, in Meadville, Pa., daughter of the late Rev. Chester Chever and Ann Eliza (Rabell) Richardson. She was reared in Geneva, New York. Her father was a Universalist clergyman, a native of LeRoy, New York, and of English (Plymouth Rock) ancestry. Her mother, a descendant of an old English family, was a native of New York State. To Rev. Charles London-and Lurana (Richardson) Arnold was born one daughter, Mabel Edna, who married John T. Thompson, a grocer and former Councilman of the City of Detroit.

An account of his early career must follow as he valued those 'years, and often remarked he could not have succeeded as he did later without it. His gift as a ready speaker was a great asset. Hence, the experience of these years from the time he left his Alma Mater until his entrance into the ministry must follow.

In the spring of 1876 he returned to Louisville with every intention of preparing for the bar. In the meantime, he found it impossible to go on with his preparation for the bar because of financial reasons. September, 1876, he returned to the North, and entered upon his duties as superintendent of public schools in Tidioute, Pa., in the oil regions of Pennsylvania. During the second year of his professorship he brought before the County Institution, assembled at Warren, Pa., the original idea of manual training in the public schools, out of which grew the Tidioute chair factory, which is still in existence, greatly enlarged. In 1880 he was elected superintendent of public schools at Kittanning, Pa., this giving him a larger scope for his work. During these eight years he was also preparing to enter the Bar of the State of Pennsylvania. The Summer of 1884 he was prevailed upon to enter the bar and newspaper work at Warsaw, N. Y.

He was a staunch Democrat, naturally, as he hailed from the State of Kentucky. At Warsaw he became the editor and publisher of "The Democratic Review." As the editor of this newspaper he was brought prominently into the first Presidential campaign of

Grover Cleveland. He was chairman of the Senatorial Convention held at Batavia, N. Y. He stumped Western New York for Cleveland and Hill. The spring of 1886 Mr. Arnold went West to edit and publish a newspaper at Wilton, Iowa.

Finally, at this time in his career through the constant urging of Bishop Perry of Iowa, he surrendered most of this world's goods, entered upon his preparation for the ministry at Davenport, Iowa, taking a professorship of Latin and Greek at Griswold College; also holding the same chair at Berkley Divinity School at a salary of forty dollars a month. He and his family barely eked out an existence during his preparation. November 7, 1886, he was ordained deacon at the Cathedral at Davenport. Bishop Perry's keen interest in his welfare permitted him to spend the six months between his ordinations, as minister in charge at Galena, Ill. Ash Wednesday, 1887, he entered upon these duties. He returned to Davenport for his ordination to the priesthood on A Saints Day, May 18, 1887. On July 4, 1887, he was called upon to make an Independence address. This was no small honor, as Galena was the oldest town in Illinois. It has been said that no other small town in the State, or in the country, contributed so many distinguished men to the country and its interest. His rectorship at Galena was of short duration. He was called in November, 1887, to return to the South as rector of St. Paul's, Wilmington, North Carolina. Mr. Aronld met with great success, here building a new church and otherwise putting an old dead parish on its feet once more. He did a splendid missionary work awakening old parishes throughout the Diocese of East Carolina.

His third charge was at St. Stephen's Church at Goldsboro, N. C., November, 1890. This charge was of short duration, he having been urgently called three times to the rectorship of St. Peter's Church, Detroit. Finally, after six months, he entered upon his duties as rector, September 6, 1891. St. Peter's, in rank of importance of Episcopal Churches, stood eighth with less than 200 communicants. It became third, due largely to his ability as a brilliant preacher and organizer. He continued his missionary work upon his entrance as rector of St. Peter's. He again revivified churches, one of the most prominent was the reopening of the little Episcopal Church at Dearborn, now one of Detroit's best suburbs. This church had been closed for more than twenty years. It has ever