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Was born in the North of Ireland, of Scotch parents. He received his preparatory training from Toronto University, in the Collegiate Institute, Guelph, Ontario, and in Woodstock College, Ontario. He entered Toronto University as an honor man in Greek and Latin and was graduated as prize man in Hebrew, Chaldee and Syrian. He then took the theological course in the Toronto Baptist College, receiving the B. D, degree therefrom. This was followed by the Ph. D. course. In 1889 Dr. Stuart came to Pella to take the pastorate of the Baptist Church and a chair in the college. In 1890 he was made acting president. In June, 1891, when the board met, he was elected president of "Old Central." For five years he pushed the work of the college steadily. The student body became the largest in its history, the old college building was repaired, Cotton Hall enlarged and the foundation of the Y. M. C. A. building was built, and then on account of overwork he was compelled to resign his position as president and later removed to Monon, Ind., where he, with his splendid wife, Mary Howell Stuart, are living today in comfort and pleasure.