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Howard Malcom Starting Off
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After
attending Dickinson College for less than a year, as a result of the
closing of the college, Malcom took over the family business of
accounting, in April of 1815. This too was short lived, because in
August of 1815 he injured his knee and was kept from attending to his
work. This was a pivotal turning point in his life. He wrote in his
diary, in August of 1815, "I have for some time been tormented
with the fear of dying." He also later wrote of his experiences
during his bed-rest "This was one of the most merciful
providences of God to me. The pain was not so great as to prevent
my reading...I learnt more of the Bible than I have known before
altogether." (Baptist Encyclopedia)
As a result of this he surrendered his life to Christ and later made his profession public at Sansom St. Baptist Church on January 1, 1816 (Baptist Encyclopedia). He then went on to be licensed to preach by the same church on June 28, 1818 (Presidents of Georgetown College). Following this he attended the Princeton Seminary until 1820, when he was ordained in April (Baptist Encyclopedia). |