' s ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁self - ed uc ated ▁far mer ▁and ▁t anner . ▁ ▁Car man ▁ ▁attended ▁the ▁Mat ilda ▁Common ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁D und as ▁County ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Victoria ▁College , ▁Cob ourg ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁Wes ley an ▁institution . ▁Car man ▁was ▁converted ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Car man ▁joined ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁as ▁a ▁prob ation er . ▁ ▁College ▁principal ▁ ▁Car man ▁graduated ▁from ▁Victoria ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁head master ▁of ▁D und as ▁County ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 4 – 5 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁became ▁professor ▁of ▁mathematics ▁at ▁the ▁Belle ville ▁Sem inary , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁became ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁The ▁Belle ville ▁Sem inary ▁took ▁an ▁evangel ical ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁position ▁to ▁religion . ▁▁ ▁It ▁gave ▁a ▁three - year ▁course ▁in ▁class ics , ▁philosophy , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science ▁tor ▁young ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop als , ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁to ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁den om ination