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EARLY YEARS He was born in Henrietta, Ohio . He graduated in 1915 from Oberlin High School , Oberlin, Ohio (where he was known as "Harry"), studying at the Oberlin Conservatory Of Music , 1914-15. He earned his A.B. degree from Northwestern University . He earned his Bachelor Of Divinity degree from Garrett Theological Seminary . MISSIONARY SERVICE Rev. Amstutz served as a Missionary in South East Asia , beginning in 1926. For many years he was Pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church in Singapore . He also served as the President of Trinity College in Singapore. In 1942 he was imprisoned by the Japanese , spending 3 1/2 years in a prison camp. DEATH Bishop Amstutz died 26 February 1980 in Fairmount, California . He was survived by his wife, Celeste; a son, Bruce, who was serving as a U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan ; a daughter Beverly, and a brother, Clarence (a 1926 graduate of Oberlin High School). REFERENCES
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