Portrait and biographical album of Ingham and Livingston counties, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties ... the governors of the state and of all the presidents of the United States.

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tor to perfect the good work that his example as a
Clhristian sets before his people. Besides engaging
ill pastoral work lie is Secretary of the Beacon Publishing (omlpany, is editor of the papel entitled
The Beacon, which is a journal devoted to the
in terests and growth of the (ongregational clhurches
in the State of Michigan.
(ur sulbject was born in Patchogue, L. l., N. Y.,
August 20. 1854. His father was Prof. David B.
Beale, also a native of the same place with our subject, as was his wife. The Beales came from England about 1700. (ur subject's paternal grandfather, William Beale, was a farmer in Long Island
and there died in 1855. Prof. Beale, our subject's
father, was a teacher and was the greater portion
of his life employed in educational work. He was
Superintend(ent of a number of schools, but his
distinction as an educator was attained at the private academy of which lie was Presidenl t at Nortllport, L. 1. It was called Hillside Seminary. When
a young man in the early part of 1862 lie enlisted
as a Sergeant in Company I, of the. One Hundred
and Thirty-ninth New York Infantry and was in
the campaign of the James River, when his healtl
failed. He received his discharge while yet in
hospital after two years' service and on returning
to his home continued conducting his private
school. The last four years of his life lie had to
retire from active duty and made his home witl
our subject. IHe died July 4, 1876, at a picnic,
immediately after his son had delivered an address,
having strained himself in getting into a wagon
to return home. For many years hle was an active
member of the (Congregational Chi rch and officiated as a lay preacher.
Our subject's mother was. previous to her marriage, Miss Esther IHallock and born in Smithtown, L. I. Sile was a daughter of Thomas Hallock, a native of the same locality and was descended from Peter Hallock, said to be the first
white settler from Connecticut on Long Island.
They trace their ancestry to the founders of the
New Haven Colony and back to England. Thomas
Ilallock was a farmer and a well-informed and able
man. Mrs. Beale resides with her sons. Our subject's father had been married previous to his
union with the present Mrs. Beale and by that

marriage lie was the father of six children. The
second marriage resulted in the birtll of foiur children, our sub)ject being the second one of these.
Two of the }nbrothers of the family served through
the Civil War, one having been made a Lieutenant,
another enlistingl at sixteen anld serving thlroughout the war.
The original of this sketch received the greater
part of his education iunder his father, graduating
at the Hillside Acadelmy when eighteen years of
age. He thenl assisted Ihis father in the charge of
the school by becoming one of the teachers and
afterward was called to the position of Principal
of the Bayport school, where lie remained for two
years. While there lie was licensed to plreach in
the Methodist Episcopal (hurch, having joined
that body in 1876 as a probationer and( in 1880
uniting with that body in full membership. Ill
1875 lie became pastor at (Good (;round, L. I.,and
remained there for two years. lIe was thle inculmbent of his next charge for three years and thenl
went to Rockville Center where lie remained for
one year. The next year he was pastor of the
(arroll Park Church in Blrooklyn and in 1882 le
withdrew froml the Methodist Episco)pal CIlhurch
and came to Michigan wlere lie joined the (Congregational Association. le organized the churcel
at Cadillac, Mich., and erected an edifice there. In
the spring of 1886. lie became pastor of t}le Plymoutll Clhurch, Lansing. In 1888 he was one of
the numbter to organize the Beacon l'ublishing Company which had originally been lpublished in I)etroit. Removing tlhe business to Lansing it las
since been carried on in this city. Hle is thle Secretary of the company and editor of the organ wh ichl
has changed its form from a folio to a qua rto
journal. It is a weekly pa)per which enjoys a good
circulation, Ihaving increased from two toulsand
to thirty-five lundred since lie has had chlarge.
Mr. Bleale is a memnber of tile Executive ('onmittee on lhome missions of the State of Miichigan,
being Secretary of this committee. In fact every
good work that promises to help litraniity appeals
to his large and generous leart. The Rev. M r.
Beale's first marriage took place at Rowayton,
Conn., June 11, 1880, at which time lie was united
to Miss Mary E. Smith. She died in Rockville