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1845,  he  remained  with  his  employer  until  1846  or  1847,  when  Edward 
Needles  established  him  in  business  at  Tenth  and  Spring  Garden 
Streets,  where  he  remained  until  1886,  when  he  retired  from  business. 
His  early  religious  training  was  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  to 
which  denomination  his  parents  were  attached. 
In  1852,  he  united  himself  with  the  Society  of  Friends,  to  which 
religious  body  he  became  much  attached,  and  after  his  retirement 
from  business  devoted  a  large  portion  of  his  time  and  energy  to 
work  pertaining  to  the  Society.  His  religious  views  were  not  dis- 
played in  words,  or  by  formal  professions,  but  became  a  part  of  his 
daily  life,  governing  his  conduct  and  dealings  with  his  fellow-men. 
In  1853,  he  married  Rebecca  Turner,  of  Baltimore,  and  the  sub- 
sequent forty  years  of  his  life  were  passed  in  the  congenial  society 
of  his  wife  and  four  daughters,  all  of  whom  survive  him. 
Convinced  in  early  life  of  the  unchristian  character  of  negro 
slavery,  he  was  an  earnest  advocate  for  the  extinction  of  human 
bondage,  and  labored  earnestly  in  the  cause  at  times  when  courage 
was  required  to  denounce  the  system. 
In  a  quiet  way  he  advocated  the  cause  of  temperance,  discour- 
aging the  use  of  liquor  both  in  public  and  private  life,  and  by  his 
precept  and  example  was  able  to  extend  a  reforming  influence  over 
this  habit.  In  later  life  he  became  a  prohibitionist,  feeling  it  to  be 
his  duty  as  a  citizen  and  Christian  man  to  do  all  in  his  power  to 
restrict  the  evils  arising  from  intemperance. 
His  connection  with  the  College  has  been  one  of  active  and  effi- 
cient service.  He  was  elected  to  membership  in  October,  1857,  and 
in  March,  1873,  to  the  Board  of  Trustees.  On^the  decease  of  Samuel 
Bunting  in  1890,  he  was  elected  unanimously  to  succeed  him  as 
Treasurer  of  the  College,  a  trust  which  he  held  up  to  the  time  of 
his  decease,  discharging  the  duties  confided  to  him  with  carefulness 
and  accuracy. 
Although  no  longer  engaged  in  the  practice  of  pharmacy,  he 
retained  a  lively  interest  in  the  education  of  those  who  had  made 
choice  of  this  profession,  and  devoted  a  large  measure  of  his  time 
to  the  educational  work  of  the  College. 
In  1887  the  Degree  of  Master  in  Pharmacy  was  conferred  upon 
him  by  the  College  in  recognition  of  his  long  and  honorable  service 
in  the  profession  of  pharmacy. 
As  a  pharmacist,  he  earned  a  well-deserved  reputation  for  skill 
