North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-06-26

Death OF Rev. John Jackson.
Our community, and especially the near
and devoted friends of the late Rev. Jim
jackson, were shocked by the announce
ment on Sunday morning, that he vas
dead. This beloved christian minister las,
here, devoted, fond friends who loved linn
as their pastor their affection was deoly
cemented in him for his private lovedble
character. The whole community este,m.
ed and appreciated him as most worthy
man and consistent christian miniser.
Although pastor of the Baptist churh,
oil christians claimed him as one they lie.
lighted to honor and love. As man of
singular ability and faculty in teaching
the principles of true religion. he had tw
equals.
lie had but lately returned from Intin,
and accepted the pastorate of the Baptist
Church in this city, on the LIST of May list.
Coming here with frame emaciated md
health ruined by the tropical climate of
Hindostan, he seemed but shadow of he
hearty, hale man who left us in August
1864 in obedience to what he believed to
be his duty as christian, called by the
Master to preach the glorious Gospel of
the blessed God to the far-off little church
in Allahabad, British India.
1t was with deep, pungent regret that
his friends then parted with him if per-
sonal friendship. or any other indictment
could have availed, he would have been
retained here. 1t did not take many
months in that hot climate to debilitate
the constitution which had once before
nearly succumbed to its deadly blight
For two months previous to his return
from India, he weekly left his bed for the
pulpit when the church there imperatively
demanded that he should leave them for q
northern climate, hoping that cool brac-
ing atmosphere would restore health
that the tropics had wasted. He arrived
here mere skeleton, bronzed by torrid
heats and discolored by the deadly mala-
ria that was eating away his life. Al
though bereft of muscular strength, and
so weak that the triflirg walk from the
pulpit to the church steps nearly exhaust
cd him, he still enjoyed nothing so much
as to stand in the pulpit and preach to the
audiences that hung on his lips. Possess.
ed Of a fine voice, coupled with great abil.
ity and self-sacriicing will, it was nc
hard duty, but an absolute pleasure 70,
him to fill his mission on earth.
Rev. John Jackson was born in Eng.
land, January 1922. He professed faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ at the aye of is,
At l6 he commenced preaching, and now
dying, aged As years and months, he ha.
spent nearly 80 years of it in the minis
try. His first pastoral charge was at Fal.
mouth, England, which church he served
till 1852, when he went out under the aus.
pieces of the English Baptist Missionary
Society to take charge of the English and
Native churches in Agra, British India,
where he remained until 1857. With en-.
feebled health he set sail for America and
visited his old friend, Rev. C. II. Roe, OF
Belvidere, Ills. Within month he &C.
cepted the passionate of the West Baptist
church in Milwaukee. In April 1868, he
left Milwaukee by invitation of the Bap-
fist church here, remaining till August
1864. Then in obedience to what he be-
lieved to be his duty, he sacrificed proper
ty, means, social endearmcnts and pros
poets, to return to the people in India.
who, now removed from Agra to Alfalfa
bad, had continually been urging him to
return to them.
The result has already been told. He
entered on his Eternal Sabbath as the day
dawned on Sunday. Without struggle
or bodily pain, peacefully and calmly he
simply ceased to breathe. On Tuesday
afternoon appropriate services were held
in the church which was filed with be-
reayed people, agonized with grief and sad
with sorrow for their loss. The Christian
Martyr has gone to peace, rest and his re-
ward.