Cordley, Richard
clergyman, was born Sept. 6, 1829, in Nottingham, England. During 1850-54 he attended the Michigan university; and the three years following studied at the Andover Theological seminary; and graduated with honors from both institutions. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and preached his first sermon as pastor of the Plymouth church of Lawrence, which position he filled for eighteen years. During 1875-78 he was pastor of the congregational church of Flint, Mich.; during 1878-84 in the congregational church of Emporia, Kan.; when he again became pastor for the second time of the Plymouth church of Lawrence, Kan. During all the busy years of his ministry he has been a frequent and valued correspondent of the religious press. He is often called The Nugget Preacher, because his short and original sermons teem with golden nuggets of thought.