The Rev. Joseph Wilson Sutton (June 6, 1881 -- October 23, 1958) was a minister of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the author of several books. J. Wilson Sutton was born on 6 June 1881 to John C. Sutton and Susan Elizabeth Heighe. After spending his early life in Kent County, Maryland, he graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland with a B.A. in 1900 and an M.A. in 1904. He was also a graduate of General Theological Seminary in New York City where he obtained a B.Div. in 1905.A candidate for holy orders from Shrewsbury Church in Kennedyville, Maryland, J. Wilson Sutton was ordained deacon on 4 June 1903 and priest on 6 June 1905 by Bishop William Forbes Adams of the Diocese of Easton. His early ministry was spent as rector of St. James Church in Port Deposit,