BIO: Cornelius Sweet, 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 409.
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  Sweet, Cornelius, was born in Orange County, N.Y., on October 20, 
1842. At the age of six he was left homeless and without parental care. 
He was taken by a family in Danby, N.Y., where he found a comfortable 
home, but devoid of respect for the Sabbath and church services. The 
community, however, was a religious one.
  At twelve he was permitted to attend Sunday school, in which he took 
great delight. At seventeen, under the labors of the Rev. D. C. 
Olmstead, he was converted, and joined the Church under the ministry of 
Rev. John M. Snyder. He soon felt called to preach, which fact the 
Church soon recognized. Feeling embarrassed because he had but a 
district school education, he hesitated.
  In 1862 he enlisted in the 137th New York State Volunteers, and 
served three years, during which time he was in fourteen hard-fought 
battles and a number of skirmishes. He was with Sherman in his march to 
the sea. After returning from the war he felt impelled to enter the 
ministry, and after several years of procrastination, began his 
lifework, as supply, at Halsey Valley in 1874. After two years of 
supply work he joined the Conference in 1876, receiving deacon's orders 
in 1878 and elder's orders in 1881. Impaired health caused him to 
become supernumerary in 1888 and again in 1895. In 1897 he supplied 
South Danby.
  He married Miss Charlotte M. Wise, of Danby. One child was born to 
them, a daughter, now Mrs. W. J. Simmons, of Waverly, N.Y.
  His pastoral record is as follows:  1876, Lamb's Corners; 1877-78, 
Broome; 1879-81, Exeter; 1882, South New Berlin; 1883, Edmeston; 1884, 
Flemingville; 1885-87, South Danby; 1888-90, sy.; 1891-92, Orwell; 
1893-94, Litchfield; 1895-97, sy.; 1898-1903, sd.