University, in 1860. He was elected first president of the Toronto
Conference in 1874, after the union of the several denominations in that
year. He was on the list of superannuated ministers at the time of his
death. Dr. Wood had been suffering for several years, and had been
confined to his room, but he bore his illness with great patience and
Christian resignation. He was strongly attached to the old-fashioned
Methodism, and was a conservative with regard to any changes. He was a
man of great tenderness, and of a very sympathetic nature, which made
him a very impressive preacher. His sermons were suggestive rather than
exhaustive. He possessed a very considerable amount of administrative
ability, and presided with dignity over the conference during the time
he was president. The death of his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. Nelles, some
months ago, gave him a great shock, which doubtless hastened his end. He
left behind him a daughter, the widow of the late Rev. Dr. Nelles, and
two sons, John and R. A. Wood, of Toronto.
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=Courtney, Rev. Dr. Frederick=, Episcopal Bishop of Nova Scotia, is a
native of Plymouth, England, and is fifty years old. He was educated in
part at Christ’s Hospital, first at the preparatory school at Hartford,
then the Bluecoat School in Newgate street, London. After that he
graduated in the first class from King’s College, London, in 1863. He
was curate of Hadlow, near Pembridge, Kent, from 1864 to 1865; incumbent
of Charles Chapel, now St. Luke’s, Plymouth, from 1865 to 1870;
incumbent of St. Jude’s, Glasgow, Scotland, from 1870 to 1876, and
assistant minister of St. Thomas’ Church, New York, of which Dr. Morgan
is rector, from 1876 to 1880. He began his labors with St. James’
Church, Chicago, in 1880, and remained in that pastorate until March,
1882, when he removed to Boston. He was elected Bishop of Nova Scotia in