"Fisk" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... illness of only twelve hours. He was sixty-two years old, born in Virginia, but resident for most of his life in New England, where he was an acceptable pastor. He was called from that position into the service of the American Missionary Association, acting for a time as Professor in Fisk University. He, however, soon gave his life to promoting the education and civilization of the Indians, and for ten years was connected with the Indian Rights Association. It was a tribute to his knowledge and service in the Indian work ...
— The American Missionary, Volume 49, No. 3, March, 1895 • Various
... General Fisk, attending a reception at the White House, saw waiting in the ante-room a poor old man from Tennessee, and learned that he had been waiting three or four days to get an audience, on which probably depended the life of his ...
— Lincoln's Yarns and Stories • Alexander K. McClure |
