of separating religion from secular education never entered their minds. The Shorter Catechism, as well as the Bible, occupied a prominent place in their schools. They were educators in the highest sense of the word. They believed that secular edu- cation should be sanctified and directed by a knowl- edge of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. They held that Christian statesmen were the safest and best to control the affairs of state, and (3) A JJiisij Life. that men trained in the fear of the Lord made the best and most patriotic citizens. David Wallace and John McClenahan were the grandfathers of David Alexander. It is not known when David Wallace came to this country; John McClenahan came in the year 1812, just before the declaration of war between the United States and England. The vessel in which he and his family came, Avas the last to enter an American port until after the cessation of hostilities. DaA'id Wallace is said to have been a man of sterling integrity, great equanimity of temper, and strong mental powers. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for about thirty years, or as long as he could be induced to accept it. He was a ruling elder in the Associate Reformed Church, first at St. Clairsville. Ohio, and