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+ he esrly history 81 this excellen. msns
l. txriter Of this notice has but little 81
,rmaiion. He Was native Of Pennsyls
anis, aad inierfins irons manuscript. y
,hich access has been Dad, be was bern
bout The OH Of August, 1910. A lev
ays s.isr ,hs close q hi ia l9Sa yer g
.s.,hod,., Episcopal Church. Ia I short
~ M nina became exercised On ne
srsdaotthe minislry. Being FULLY per-
rhas, .s,i be was moved By the ROY
obtained BEGINNERS 70 ssps =, $500 "
and Id the spriAio pl e.,s me .r.,,Sa
op trial into he Bg. Ioo2 ~ ~. $500. $500
Passing through two, SIe oo ,s;.h .ssen,.
ance TO the people amoris .nan was
sent, and giving satisfacsioliss M ran.
ference BY proper attention. TO hissnaies.
Ehs was admitted 10 full membership I'd
Eordained deacon. TEoyeafs subke9asIt
ly he was sci apart 10 the Office ct eldar
i ,n the Church. He continued tolabor
with efficiency aud success until hrs Ar
poinlment 10 Summer6eld circuiiia ISL.
During this year he bad severe hemor-
rage from the lungs, which had wen nigh
/ carried him 10 his grave, The year lol- ]
lowing be stood il . superannuated rela- +
| ton 10 the conference. Contrary 10 his
own, ard the expectation Of bis fTiends.
lhe 90 far recovered al 10 think himself
Justified in taking place With bis brethren
"a the effective ranks. and gladly did be
90 forth from the Esxt conferenee 10 do
battle for the Lord He was appointed
nov, 1913, to Shepherdstown station.
= where, notwithstanding the feblenesss Of
Ibis hesl.h, the interesioi the Church call
ed lor bis return The following year. He
often spoke with pleasure 81 this feld Of
his ministerial toll, and doubtless, BY ma
my there. as in other places. he will be
long remembered as the instrument. in
1.-THE band OF Gnd. oi-their convsrsiop.-
The ensuing year. 1916. be was arpcint-
\ ca 10 William-streets station, in BALTIMORE. :
His constitution. which had BY 40 means
recovered from the attack Of 1871 now
became more sed more feeble. Vel with
al energy Of character which lev pos.
sesses, be loniin ned 70 fulfil he 1eiies
OF bio high Office, Conference again
came on. Itwas 1.-THE opinion Of many-of
appointment bu, hs ielt bis commission
reqnired that he should. He was sent 10
Hayre-de Grace station. Here be spent
but short time. Evidently and rspidly
bis health declined Reluctantly he re-
tired from his post. but not until, u be
said ioihe writer, his wofk IS minister
was done. He never preached alter.
wards. He spent the remainder Of his
1days ia Baltimore. unwilling TO be =
burden 10 Others. hessniered into bnsi-
ness Disease dfove him from il. His
friend. brother Brown, iavi.ed him to
come and live with BIN. He thanked
bin and replied. TN 20 and die with
you = and 90 be did. The triumph Of
4 Christian grace has been rarely more glo.
Irious than 10 the disease and death Of
brother Plo,ner.s Al The frs; Of his con.
6nemeni be seemed 10 wsnt The patience
!, to enable him 10 say, .s'AIt The days OF
my appointed time will i wait tlll my
,, change come But Is wasting contump-
lion slowly progressed, be became re-
/, signed 10 bis allotment, and both hoped
and paiienily walled for the coming Of
bis Lord and Master. Not q cloud over.
Swallowed bis future pzcspectfn The ifnai
conflict His soul il doubtless happy
with God To estimate character properly
liz d difficult task. The whole man must
be understood and 90 much ale Meiho-
!. ldist nreac hers thrown apart BY the very ma