BIO: Andrew W. Hood, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 199.
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  HOOD, ANDREW W., was born in the city of Quebec, Canada, August 18, 
1850, and died at Athens, Pa., January 1, 1883.
  His father was for many years an efficient local preacher.  His 
mother, a devout woman, died when he was but six years of age.  Some 
time after the mother's death the father moved to Montreal, where he 
became a wealthy manufacturer.  As Andrew grew to young manhood he 
became reckless.  He left home in 1868, went to Oregon and California, 
where he lived riotously over two years, and returned home in 1870, 
working for his father nearly a year.
  He enlisted in the service of his country, but soon deserted and fled 
to this country.  Here he entered the United States cavalry service, 
but soon deserted this.  He then went coasting from New York city to 
cities on the Southern coast.  While thus engaged he was led to Christ 
in December, 1872.  Refusing business proposals from his father, he 
decided to enter the work of the ministry, and, upon the advice of Rev. 
William Penn Abbott, entered Wyoming Seminary, where he spent three 
years in diligent study.
  That his conversion was thorough and that he had manly qualities is 
evidenced from the fact that he surrendered himself to the countries he 
had sinned against, and received their pardon.
  On March 24, 1875, he married Miss Carrie E. Marks, daughter of the 
matron of the seminary, who with two sons survived him.
  After supplying Nanticoke one year he joined Wyoming Conference in 
1876.
  His pastoral record is short:  1876, West Nicolson; 1877-78, Rush; 
1879, Triangle; 1880-82, Athens.
  His biographer in the Annual Minutes claims him to have been 
scholarly, brilliant, and promising.