Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-08
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REv. JESSE HARTwELL died at his residence
in Perry, Lake county, Ohio, Nov. 81, 1850,
at 5o'clock P. NJ, aged SO years, and 9
months.
There are some facts connected with the
career of this good man which cannot fail to
be of great interest. He was born in Rowe,
or Charlemont, then Hampshire, but now
Franklin county, Mass, Feb. "A, III. He
obtained a hope in the pardoning mercy of
Jesus Christ, when 16 years Of age. He was
set apart to the work of the Gospel Ministry
by solemn ordination at sandisfeld, Frank
lin county, Mass, on the eth of January,
1900. For q years from this period he re-
sided at sandisfeld, but made numerous
excursions into the regions beyond, through
the State of New York, especially in the
Black River country, Pennsylvania and
Ohio, which was then the "far west" and
into Canada. On some of these tours he la
bored under appointment from the s'AIassa-
chusetts Missionary Society" As a speci-
men Of his diary on such excursions the fol-
lowing extract is given:
"Aususr %, 1903 Rode to Elder Ohm
sted's. Appointed a meeting in the evening.
A great number attended. preached from
John 2I;i2, Feed my lambs with freedom.
Tarried sll night. Felt calm and peaceful
in my mind, hoping the Lord would 90 with
me into the wilderness. and enable me to
sow the seed Of the word to good effect on
good ground.
7 nothing am, o God OF Grace
Unless thy sovereign power be nigh,
With this can with courage face
The world and sll its charms defy
His first tour in Ohio was in 1915, when it
is believed he baptized the first convert that
was ever baptized on the Western Reserve.
His secoLd was in the fall of 1918. Hegives
a summary Of his labors on this visit as fol-
lows:
"T have Travelled I77l miles, preached 292
sermons, baptized l8, attended Councils 70
constitute Churches, two Ordinations, heard
10 sermons, and attended numerous religious
meetings." Indeed it was a continuous re-
ligious meeting, for es he went he was
| constantly preaching. He started with
his family for Ohio, June y, 1917. Was
conveyed by teams to Albany, from thence
70 Buffal1 by canal, and by schooner on the
Lake, to Fairport, where, after a stormy
time Of eight days, he says, "we were glad
.
fonnd home on the farm where he spent
the rest Of his days, and died in his nest
HIS last sermon TO the church Of which he
was a member, was on his seth birthday,
Feb. "a, ls6, though he has preached several
times since in other places.
He was man of unbending will, and
great energy Of body and mind 10 put in ex-
ecution his purposes, and could the entire
statistics of his lsbors for 20 years be given,
they would present an array Of figures,
which few who come after him could hope
to exceed. His record is on high. The more
immediate cause Of his death is supposed to
be a blow received from a sorghum mill, on
Thursday preceding his death. On Mon
day morning his pastor, Rev. L. Address, of
Geneva, called to see him. He complained
Of extreme soreness across the chest, and
said, 81 was not able to meet with you yes
terday, aud may never go to meeting with
you on earth again, but glory to God, shall
60 to meetingp' which expression be repeat
ed with much emphasis. On Wednesday
morning, the day before his death, he filed