Introduction

Biography

McFarland was edu­cat­ed at Simp­son Col­lege, Io­wa Wes­ley­an Col­lege, and the Bos­ton Uni­ver­si­ty School of Theo­lo­gy.

He served pas­tor­ates in Io­wa, Il­li­nois, Rhode Is­land, New York, and Kan­sas. He also served as sec­re­ta­ry of the Board of Sun­day Schools in New York Ci­ty, sec­re­ta­ry of the Sun­day School Un­ion, and ed­it­or of Sun­day school ma­te­ri­als for the Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church.