In 1865, together with William Andrew Smith (1802--1870), the President of his alma mater Randolph-Macon College, he published an essay about domestic, a newly established university in Nashville which started as a Methodist institution.
In 1865, together with William Andrew Smith (1802--1870), the President of his alma mater Randolph-Macon College, he published an essay about domestic slavery in the United States. In 1875, he served as Professor of Systematic Theology at Vanderbilt University, a newly established university in Nashville which started as a Methodist institution.