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CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH 4, 1897. 



No. 9. 



REV. W. K. 1MARSIIAL,L, D. D. 



Eev. W. K. Marshall was born in Indiana county, Pa., on 

 July 19, 1808. He graduated at Jefferson College, in Penn- 

 sylvania, in 1833, and in 1836 he entered the ministry in 

 the Presbyterian church, and had been actively engaged in 

 the work of the ministry in that church up to the time of his 

 death. 



At an early period Dr. Marshall combined bee-keeping 

 with his professional work. In 1839 he procured his first 

 colony of bees, which was secured in the following way : 



Bees could not then be bought, for the reason that all 

 bee-keepers believed that if they sold their bees, they would 

 sell their luck. An old German in the neighborhood, who had 

 a large stock of bees, and who was a warm friend, was anx- 

 ious for Dr. Marshall to get bees, and told him it was right to 

 steal bees. When the Doctor informed him he could not steal, 

 he said if he would leave the money on the stand where the 

 bees stood, the bees would not find it out, and it would be all 

 right; but it would not do to let any person see him. 



So on one cold morning Dr. Marshall, with his wagon, 

 took two colonies of bees, and left a five-dollar gold piece in 

 the place. 



At an early period he conceived the idea of an improved 

 hive. He first made a hive in two parts, with slats between 

 them, hoping in this he could divide the bees, and make two 

 hives. 



He next made a hive with bars on top 1 J-4 Inches wide, 

 and attacht comb starters to them. He was astonisht when 

 he saw the Langstroth frame, that he did not see the neces- 

 sity of end and bottom pieces. 



Dr. Marshall went to Texas in 1854, and in 1855 started 

 an apiary of some 20 colonies. In lS6b he first began to use 

 the Langstroth hive, and in 1860 procured the first Italian 

 queen, and probably the first that was brought to Texas. 



With the movable frames, the Italian bee, and with his 

 own discoveries, and those of others, he commenced progres- 

 sive bee-keeping. At one time his apiary run up to 350 colo- 

 nies, and he secured, one year, 20 tons of honey. 



Dr. Marshall took the American Bee Journal when first 

 publisht at Washington, D. C. He wrote largely on bee-cul- 

 ture for the home papers, and had been an active member of 

 the Texas State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



He was a close observer, and much of his knowledge in 

 bee-culture was the result of his own observation and experi- 

 ence. Up to the time of his death he was an active worker in 

 bee-culture, and in every other good cause. 



A Southern paper contained the following account of Dr. 

 Marshall's death and church work : 



Rev. W. K. Marshall, D. D., died at his home in Marshall, 

 Tex., Jan. 6, 1897, in the Syth year of his age. 



We met him last at the General Assembly, at Dallas, in 

 May, 1895, and tho his form was bent his eye was bright, 

 his courage brave, and his voice reasonably strong, even at 

 the age of about 87. 



On his 88tb birthday, in July last, he preacht in the 

 church at Marshall, administering the communion in a most 

 impressive and touching manner. 



Dr. Marshall has left his impress on the church In the 

 eastern part of Texas. For about 40 years he labored in 

 eastern Texas, and for 20 years he lived in Marshall, or in its 

 neighborhood, and has taken an interest in all the work of 

 our church in that locality. And he has awakened others to 

 work for the Lord. 



At the funeral, on Jan. 8, the services were conducted 

 by Rev. J. E. McLean, assisted by Rev. Dr. Riggs, of Dallas. 



By the kindness of Rev. C. M. Hutton, we have the fol- 

 lowing sketch of his life ; 



"Rev. William K. Marshall, D. D., the son of William 

 Marshall and Mary Kirkpatrick, was born in Indiana county, 



IT. K. Marshall. 



Pa., July 19, 1808. He had five brothers, John, James, 

 Samuel, Robert and Benjamin. Samuel was a minister and 

 died the first year of his ministry. John was an elder in the 

 Presbyterian church 65 years, and was still living, in his 88th 

 year, at the date when this sketch was written (Feb. 6, 1895). 

 Dr. W. K. Marshall was graduated from Jefferson College, 

 Pa., in 1833, under the presidency of the celebrated Matthew 

 Brown. He attended the Western Theological Seminary at 

 Allegheny, Pa., In 1833-3('>. He had joined the church in 

 his college course at Jefferson College in 1832, and imme- 



