At the age of twenty - five , he was ordained as a minister in one of the denominations that later formed the United Presbyterian Church of North America .
Two years later , William McFarland was born in New Athens .
At the age of twenty - five , William McFarland was ordained as a minister in one of the denominations that later formed the United Presbyterian Church of North America .
Two years later , William McFarland was born in New Athens .