Obituary
The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Nov 28, 1917 pg 213-214 Obituary
Joseph E. Maxwell '84
The class of '84 records with sorrow the death of their classmate the Rev. Joseph E. Maxwell, D.D., on Nov 16, 1917. His death occurred very suddenly from heart trouble after an illness of only a few hours. He was visiting with friends in Pittsburgh and had attended the Mendelssohn Choir Concert in the Carnegie Music Hall but a few hours before his death.
The noble life, so abundant in good works of our classmate makes his loss to us and to all his friends especially great. Maxwell was born in Millersburg, Ohio in 1854, and when a boy moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Class of '84 at Princeton and graduated with the Class. He then took the course in the Princeton Theological Seminary and later studied at Edinborough and Leipsic. While studying in Leipsic he realized the dangers surrounding many young men coming as students to the various universities of Germany, and in order to render as much assistance as possible to them he later took up the pastorate of the American British church in Leipsic. One of the newspapers, speaking of his work there, said:
"The first year or two abroad for the young man is a critical period. He experiences greater freedom and discovers a wider horizon. Not infrequently conceptions of God and of life once cherished prove inadequate under new conditions. The pastor Maxwell by the lead of the spirit has tried to give help in such cases to keep the young life from casting aside the substance of his faith and to assist him in replacing old and inadequate conceptions with those of higher and larger and nobler character"
Returning to America, Maxwell occupied the chair of Biblical Research at Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, and acted also as Assistant to the President of that College. He retired from this position four years ago and took up his residence in Cleveland, and later in Atlantic City.
He received the degree of Master of Arts in Pittsburgh in 1891, and Doctor of Divinity from Coe College, Iowa, in 1905. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Millersburg, Ohio, from 1891 to 1894, and was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hinsdale, Ill., from 1894 to 1895. He was Professor of Biblical Instruction at Wooster University, Professor of Biblical Instruction at the Occidental college at Los Angeles, Calif., and Professor of Philosophy in Emporia College, Kansas, and was Moderator of the Wooster Presbyterian Church in 1894.
Maxwell leaves surviving him his widow, who was Miss Jessie Armstrong; he left no children.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Nov 28, 1917 pg 213-214 Obituary
Joseph E. Maxwell '84
The class of '84 records with sorrow the death of their classmate the Rev. Joseph E. Maxwell, D.D., on Nov 16, 1917. His death occurred very suddenly from heart trouble after an illness of only a few hours. He was visiting with friends in Pittsburgh and had attended the Mendelssohn Choir Concert in the Carnegie Music Hall but a few hours before his death.
The noble life, so abundant in good works of our classmate makes his loss to us and to all his friends especially great. Maxwell was born in Millersburg, Ohio in 1854, and when a boy moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Class of '84 at Princeton and graduated with the Class. He then took the course in the Princeton Theological Seminary and later studied at Edinborough and Leipsic. While studying in Leipsic he realized the dangers surrounding many young men coming as students to the various universities of Germany, and in order to render as much assistance as possible to them he later took up the pastorate of the American British church in Leipsic. One of the newspapers, speaking of his work there, said:
"The first year or two abroad for the young man is a critical period. He experiences greater freedom and discovers a wider horizon. Not infrequently conceptions of God and of life once cherished prove inadequate under new conditions. The pastor Maxwell by the lead of the spirit has tried to give help in such cases to keep the young life from casting aside the substance of his faith and to assist him in replacing old and inadequate conceptions with those of higher and larger and nobler character"
Returning to America, Maxwell occupied the chair of Biblical Research at Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, and acted also as Assistant to the President of that College. He retired from this position four years ago and took up his residence in Cleveland, and later in Atlantic City.
He received the degree of Master of Arts in Pittsburgh in 1891, and Doctor of Divinity from Coe College, Iowa, in 1905. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Millersburg, Ohio, from 1891 to 1894, and was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hinsdale, Ill., from 1894 to 1895. He was Professor of Biblical Instruction at Wooster University, Professor of Biblical Instruction at the Occidental college at Los Angeles, Calif., and Professor of Philosophy in Emporia College, Kansas, and was Moderator of the Wooster Presbyterian Church in 1894.
Maxwell leaves surviving him his widow, who was Miss Jessie Armstrong; he left no children.
Obituary
The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Nov 28, 1917 pg 213-214 Obituary
Joseph E. Maxwell '84
The class of '84 records with sorrow the death of their classmate the Rev. Joseph E. Maxwell, D.D., on Nov 16, 1917. His death occurred very suddenly from heart trouble after an illness of only a few hours. He was visiting with friends in Pittsburgh and had attended the Mendelssohn Choir Concert in the Carnegie Music Hall but a few hours before his death.
The noble life, so abundant in good works of our classmate makes his loss to us and to all his friends especially great. Maxwell was born in Millersburg, Ohio in 1854, and when a boy moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Class of '84 at Princeton and graduated with the Class. He then took the course in the Princeton Theological Seminary and later studied at Edinborough and Leipsic. While studying in Leipsic he realized the dangers surrounding many young men coming as students to the various universities of Germany, and in order to render as much assistance as possible to them he later took up the pastorate of the American British church in Leipsic. One of the newspapers, speaking of his work there, said:
"The first year or two abroad for the young man is a critical period. He experiences greater freedom and discovers a wider horizon. Not infrequently conceptions of God and of life once cherished prove inadequate under new conditions. The pastor Maxwell by the lead of the spirit has tried to give help in such cases to keep the young life from casting aside the substance of his faith and to assist him in replacing old and inadequate conceptions with those of higher and larger and nobler character"
Returning to America, Maxwell occupied the chair of Biblical Research at Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, and acted also as Assistant to the President of that College. He retired from this position four years ago and took up his residence in Cleveland, and later in Atlantic City.
He received the degree of Master of Arts in Pittsburgh in 1891, and Doctor of Divinity from Coe College, Iowa, in 1905. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Millersburg, Ohio, from 1891 to 1894, and was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hinsdale, Ill., from 1894 to 1895. He was Professor of Biblical Instruction at Wooster University, Professor of Biblical Instruction at the Occidental college at Los Angeles, Calif., and Professor of Philosophy in Emporia College, Kansas, and was Moderator of the Wooster Presbyterian Church in 1894.
Maxwell leaves surviving him his widow, who was Miss Jessie Armstrong; he left no children.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Nov 28, 1917 pg 213-214 Obituary
Joseph E. Maxwell '84
The class of '84 records with sorrow the death of their classmate the Rev. Joseph E. Maxwell, D.D., on Nov 16, 1917. His death occurred very suddenly from heart trouble after an illness of only a few hours. He was visiting with friends in Pittsburgh and had attended the Mendelssohn Choir Concert in the Carnegie Music Hall but a few hours before his death.
The noble life, so abundant in good works of our classmate makes his loss to us and to all his friends especially great. Maxwell was born in Millersburg, Ohio in 1854, and when a boy moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Class of '84 at Princeton and graduated with the Class. He then took the course in the Princeton Theological Seminary and later studied at Edinborough and Leipsic. While studying in Leipsic he realized the dangers surrounding many young men coming as students to the various universities of Germany, and in order to render as much assistance as possible to them he later took up the pastorate of the American British church in Leipsic. One of the newspapers, speaking of his work there, said:
"The first year or two abroad for the young man is a critical period. He experiences greater freedom and discovers a wider horizon. Not infrequently conceptions of God and of life once cherished prove inadequate under new conditions. The pastor Maxwell by the lead of the spirit has tried to give help in such cases to keep the young life from casting aside the substance of his faith and to assist him in replacing old and inadequate conceptions with those of higher and larger and nobler character"
Returning to America, Maxwell occupied the chair of Biblical Research at Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, and acted also as Assistant to the President of that College. He retired from this position four years ago and took up his residence in Cleveland, and later in Atlantic City.
He received the degree of Master of Arts in Pittsburgh in 1891, and Doctor of Divinity from Coe College, Iowa, in 1905. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Millersburg, Ohio, from 1891 to 1894, and was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hinsdale, Ill., from 1894 to 1895. He was Professor of Biblical Instruction at Wooster University, Professor of Biblical Instruction at the Occidental college at Los Angeles, Calif., and Professor of Philosophy in Emporia College, Kansas, and was Moderator of the Wooster Presbyterian Church in 1894.
Maxwell leaves surviving him his widow, who was Miss Jessie Armstrong; he left no children.
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