▁was ▁an ▁author , ▁Civil ▁War ▁chap lain ▁and ▁past or ▁of ▁Park ▁Street ▁Church ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁USA . ▁ ▁Stone ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Y ale ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Stone ▁married ▁Mat ilda ▁Bert ody ▁Fish er ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁For ▁three ▁years , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Institution ▁for ▁the ▁Inst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁De af ▁and ▁D umb . ▁Stone ▁studied ▁the ology ▁at ▁Union ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Cong reg ational ▁cl erg yman . ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁become ▁past or ▁of ▁Park ▁Street ▁Church ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 - 5 7 ▁Stone ▁invited ▁evangel ist , ▁Charles ▁Fin ney ▁to ▁pre ach ▁at ▁Park ▁Street . ▁ ▁After ▁Fin ney ▁pre ached , ▁Stone ▁proc laimed ▁public ly ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁experienced ▁a ▁spiritual ▁reb irth ▁due ▁to ▁Fin ney ' s ▁pre aching , ▁causing ▁a ▁stir ▁around ▁Boston ▁and ▁setting ▁off ▁a ▁city wide ▁rev ival . ▁Stone ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁S . T . D . ▁from ▁Am her st ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Stone ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁for