BIO: G. Barto Stone, 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 407.
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  Stone, G. Barto, was born on July 28, 1861, at Pittston, Pa. He 
attended select and public schools at West Pittston. He was converted 
in January, 1879, in a revival conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. 
Griffin, and united with the Church at once. He taught school two 
years, after which he became a civil engineer, working for the 
Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. In 1882, 
while thus engaged, he felt called to the ministry, and the next year 
resigned his position on the engineering corps and entered Wyoming 
Seminary, from which he graduated in 1885. He then entered Drew 
Theological Seminary and graduated in 1888. the same year he united 
with the Conference, receiving deacon's orders at the same session. 
Since 1899 he has been in charge of the department of sciences in the 
U. S. Grant University. At the same time he has been pursuing studies 
in the university, graduating in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of 
Philosophy. Upon the reception of this degree Drew Theological Seminary 
granted him the degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
  He received his exhorter's license in 1883, and local preacher's 
license in 1884.
  On May 22, 1888, he married Miss Jennie H. Drake, of Stroudsburg, 
Pa., who died at Narrowsburg, N.Y., on August 3, 1889.
  He has written several short stories for the Northern Christian 
Advocate among which are "Bert's Triumph," and "The Beggarly Elements."
  His pastorates have been as follows: 1888-89, Narrowsburg; 1890-92, 
Falls; 1893-94, Masonville; 1895-98, Forest City; 1899-1903, at school, 
Athens, Pa.