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Rh One of the closest friendships of his life was with another of the Vice-Presidents of the Society, A. R. Walsh, Esq., who was also an honored elder in the Scotch Church. He was a man of noble and generous character, “graced with polished manners and fine sense,” a thorough Christian gentleman. Their friendship was so close that they were often compared to David and Jonathan, Their duties in the eldership and other Christian work often brought them together several times a week, and the children of both families were often amused to note that after a meeting Mr. Walsh would accompany Mr. Carter to his door, and then Mr. Carter would see Mr. Walsh home, and then both would walk to a corner half-way between the two houses, and stand talking together until they reached a point where it seemed possible to them to break off their conversation. It was a great trial to both when Mr. Walsh removed, in his last days, to Stamford, Connecticut, but even separation did not cool their friendship, which burned with unabated ardor till death parted them.

William Henry Green, D.D., of Princeton, writes:—

“Mr. Carter was elected by the General Assembly in 1856 a member of the Board of Directors of Princeton Seminary, and he served faithfully in that capacity to the end of his life. It was part of his duty to attend the examinations from time to time. He always manifested a deep interest in the Seminary, even after his physical weakness prevented him from attending the meetings of the Board. He was at the time of his death the oldest member of the Board, and the one who had been longest in service. He established three prizes for excellence in Old Testament studies, which have been given annually since 1879 to the three students of the Seminary who prepared the best theses on some assigned subject. 10