a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Beaufort, Brecknockshire. South Wales, October 15, 1827. He was converted when nineteen years of age; licensed to preach two years later; emigrated to St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in 1849, and in 1853 entered the Philadelphia Conference. He became superannuated in 1861, and died May 23, 1869. Mr. Childs was an earnest, faithful preacher, and a devout Christian. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1870, page 48.