History of Magnolia, (Harrison County) Iowa United States of America

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Newell Dwight Hillis, clergyman, was born at Magnolia, Iowa, Sept. 2, 1858: son of Samuel and Margaret Hester (Reichte) Hillis, and of Scotch-English and German ancestry. He attended the high school at Magnolia and Grinnell academy, and was graduated at Lake Forest university in 1884, and at McCormick Theological seminary in 1887. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Peoria, IIl., 1887-90, of the First Presbyterian church, Evanston, Ill., 1890-94, and of Central church, Chicago, Ill., 1894-99, where he was successor to Prof. David Swing. On Jan. 22, 1899, be accepted a call to the pastorate of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, N.Y., to succeed the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott. In April, 1900, he resigned from the Presbyterian body because of his inability to subscribe to certain articles in the creed. He retained, however, his pastorate of Plymouth church. He was married April 14, 1887, to Annie Louise, daughter of Richard Montgomery Patrick, of Marenzo, Ill. Northwestern university conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1894. He is the author of: A Man's Value to Society (1896); The investment of Influence (1896); Foretokens of Immortality (1897); How the Inner Light Failed (1898); and Great Books as Life Teachers (1900); Influence of Christ in Modern Life ( 1901 ); David, the Poet and King (1902), and many lectures and contributions to periodical literature.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Magnolia, (Harrison County) Iowa

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