The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-10-11
For The CscH Wig.
The late Rev. ME-. As;.Spy.

Mh. tpIToh:-l have anxiously looked oeer
the papers from different parts of the country in
expectation OF seeing an obituary notice OF the
iainchleu late Key. Jonas Bissey, who while in
inc pulpit IN the act OF closing his sermon on the
lHh DAY oil AuguStaSt, was summoned sudden
ly from the field OF his labors and taken TO his
rest.
few days ago Twas at the Oxford parson.
age, his late residence, and there learned the
following particulars. He was born in Bucks
county, Pa, on the oath of September 1903.
From some men, randa left by him we learn that
when about 10 years old he was awakened to a
sense of his sinful state, by sermon preached at
his iather's house by the Rev. John Dreamer.
Together with his brother Levi he walked 20
miles to camp meeting on the ith of August
1870, and on The 9th he was converted. He was
taken on trial in the Philadelphia Conference in
1888, and continued in active conneyion with if
lili 1911 when ne took supcrnumcrnry relation
ana was appointed an agent o! the American
Tract Society. In 1913 he again took a ciIcuil.
III looo he was appointed to Nottingham circuit;
OF the ten appointments on this circuit Rev. +.
W. Shippers took four, leaving six to Mr. Bissey
The writer has cause to thank God that he here
became acquainted with him.
BY his instrumentality about 300 were here
added to the church. His zeal and industry
were untlrlng. He preached, otien every night
for weeks, riding or miles the coolest wealth
er, and many times not returning TO his afflicted
family before 2 o'clock A. NJ. During this
Conference year a new church was erected Mt
New London, Chester CO., Pa, and over 100
persons were pointed to Christ through his instru.
mentality. He was strong in the belief that the
whole community looked to the means used bv
the Mehodsts, for Salvation.
heard him saTa short time before hisdeath
that he had travelled where he could find no
place 10 stop but public house; that after sup
per he nskcd permission to preach in the bar
room, which was granted, the bar locked ND and
souls converted before morning.
He was always going about doing good. I
find he has recorded the places where he has
preached 2,Sll sermons, and the time. and text
OF each discourse. He had preached four SER
mons he had not putdown, making his whole
number OF sermons 2.Sl5. On the 10th of Ap-
gust he preached at 3 and Z. O'Clock, p. NJ,
and on the l7th at 10 O'Clock A. M, at the Ell
Ridge appointment. On this latter day he
preached al New London, at O'Clock. His
text was Hebrews Oh. XII, V 16. As he was in
the act Of closing the lightning messenger came
and called him hence away He folded his arms
and fell, in obedience to the command of him
who sent him: at is enough, come I'D higher"
-''there arc better things for the righteous"
AT several times, when filled with the love of
God, he had said in the pnlpit where he fell, he
would as leave die if were Gods will, on that
spot as on any other.
His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev.
Mr. Smith, the Presiding Elder, from Acts x1,
"a. The crowd of seemingly broken-hearted
friends, mourning the loss of their spiritual ia
Their was immense. He was buried. in the Gem
etry near the New London church.
JONAS BlssEY was an upright man, frank
with his hearers, devoted in his duties as
preacher; and marked for his correct walk, God
ly conversation, and devotcducss to the will of
HIM who senthlm. J. L. G..