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Crawford (WILLIAM HENRY an American)

WILLIAM HENRY, an American educator; born in Wilton Center, Ill., in 1855. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1884. After studying at the Garrett Biblical Institute he was ordained to the Methodist minisfrom 1889 to 1893. In the latter year he try in 1884. After serving in several pastorates, he was appointed professor of historical theology at the Gammon Theological Seminary of Atlanta, serving became president of the Allegheny College. He lectured widely on historical subjects and was a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers. He was a trustee of the Carnegie Foundation, a member of the Federation for Social Service and other organizations, and the author of "Life of Savonarola" (1906); "The Church and the Slums" (1908); "The American College" (1915). Du ing the World War he was National War Work Council secretary of the Y. M. C. A.

CRAWFORDSVILLE a city and a Dur county-seat of Montgomery co., Ind.; on the Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, the Vandalia, the New York Central, and the Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis railroads; 44 miles W. of Indianapolis. It is the trade center of an extensive agricultural region. It is the seat of Wabash College, and has foundries, planing and flour mills, electric lights, water works, high school, daily and weekly newspapers, rs, 3 National banks, etc. Pop. (1910) 9,371; (1920) 10,139.