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REV. O. M. STEWART, pastor M. E. Church, Carthage, Missouri, was born in Huntington county, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1839, where he was raised. He was educated at Dickinson Seminary, Pennsylvania, but did not finish the course because of ill health. His father, James, is still living on the old homestead farm in Pennsylvania. His mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Kelley, was a native of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, He was married January 7, 1869, to Miss Ella Bell, a native of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. By this union they have four children, three boys and one girl; viz., Oscar M., Walter G., Mary, and Victor. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are members of the M. E. Church. Rev. Mr. Stewart was licensed to preach in 1863 in Pennsylvania, preaching two years in the mining regions of Bedford county, Pennsylvania. He was pastor of his native place, Manor Hill charge, and subsequently at Green Castle, Pennsylvania. In 1869 he immigrated to Missouri, and located at Neosho. From 1871 to 1874 he became the pastor of the Carthage Church, and went to Springfield a year as pastor from here. He was called to the Trinity Church of St. Louis, remaining three years. Subsequently he took charge of the Warrensburg Church for three years, becoming the presiding elder of the Sedalia district in which he discharged his duties with great acceptance. In the spring of 1883 a delegation from the Carthage Church waited upon him, and the conference granted their request to make him their pastor. It will be quickly noticed by a casual observer that Mr. Stewart, both in address and from the responsible charges he has been called upon to fill, is very much above the average as a minister and Christian gentleman. His labors here have ever been crowned with remarkable success and now in the promise of life may hope to accomplish much for the Master.