The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-02-25

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lSf4-2s, WIN. Page was on salt Greek Circuit
man and minister approved by all who knew
him. he too has passed away, he died of
cancer.
In 1926 the Circuit was taken from Scioto
District, and attached to Kanawha District and
Zachariah Connell was made Presiding Elder,
aud continued four years. Connell was man
of taleEtS, and-devoted. to his appropriate work.
He died in good old age, an honor 10 the
country and to the church. John Walker was
on Salt Creek circuit in 1926. He was faith
fur preacher. Hedied of ofeoRsumption in Ports
mouth, Ohio, soon after. Richard Branduff was
on Salt Creek circuit In 1924 devoted, taith-
ful preacher, who some years after len the NJ.
E. Church, and Joined the True Wesieyans, In
consequences of slavery; he still lives and has
returned TO the NJ. e. Church. In 1928 John II.
Power was on Salt Greek eircut--a man Of much
minlsterial ability. He has rendered good ser
vice 10 the church from first to last. He Is now
op Keokuk district, Iowa. 10 1929 Absalom D.
Fox and James Armstrong we're on Salt Creek
circuit. Both were men of talent and influence.
Fox died few years after, but Armstrong till
survives, and is doing the church good service.
In 1880 Isaac G, Hunter succeeded Q. Connell on
Kanawha district, which still included Salt Creek
circuit. He was man of great energy and of
much power. He served the church faithfully,
and ed at his post, in Galllpolls and his mortal
remains are In the cemetery In Burlington, Ohio,
In 1880 Jacob Delay was on Salt Creek circuit.
1t was his home circuit. There he had lived for
many ycars, and was deeply imbedded in the
affections of the people whom he was appointed
to serve. His family were stationary. They
tad on his farm but it was his habit to do faith.
fulcrcuit work, whether his neld was near or
remote. He died near Jackson and there his
body rests. In 1872, John Ulin was on Salt
Creek crcuit-a'man Of wit--of lively imagina-
tion-well calculatef to please, and to profit
those of his charge Some years after, he and
his wife both died Iof Cholera in a few hours Of
each other, in Clermont county, Ohio There
they rest In 1888 I. D. Allen and David Canear
were on Salt Creek circuit. The writer knows
but little Of them, only that they were under
the tongue Of good report.
In 1884 Salt Creek Circuit was put into Chill
llcothe District, and John Ferree was the Pre-
siding Elder, and Wm. P. Strickland and Stahen
A, Rathburn were on Salt Greek circuit. Street
land has been q man Of mark, having filed many
stations as preacher, and edited many books
He now resides in the City Of New York. Rath-
burn, on the division of tho NJ. Z. church, at
taehed himself to the church South, and has
Al l., Rtt,Ia la
place Of John Ferreo on Chillicothe District,
and r. Fl. Jennings and j. A. Brown were ap-
pointed to Salt Creek circuit There they labor
ed during the year very occepably After
few years, by division of conferences, they were
embraced In northern positions.
In 1896 the name Of Salt Creek Circuit ceased
to appear on the conference minutes, and the
name jackson Circuit took Its place, and jack
son Circuit was put In The Marietta District
John Felroe was the Presld@g Elder, and BeH-
work assigned him. and in good old age he de-
parted this life, In 1887 John Ferroe was still
Presiding Elder, and John r. Gray and John W.
Young on Jackson Circuit. In 1888 Samuel
Hamilton was Presiding Elder on Marietta Dis
trict, aud Francis Wilson was on jackson Cir
Gait. He was faithful man OF God. After
nsrvng the church faithfully many years as an
itnerant in Ohio, he went TO Texas and con-
nectcd himself with the church South. In 1889
Francis Wilson and Samue Batcman were CO.
laborers on Jackson Circuit. Baleman is still in
the work.
In 1910 jackson Circuit was placed in Uolum-
bus District, and John Ferree was Presiding El-
der, and Daniel Poe and JaIneS Parcels were on
jackson Circuit Poe was man Of great en-
6ergy, aud faithful to HE work. Parcels, alter
that fell from his SteadfasLhess, bat was rest Or
ed in.alter life. Poe died missionary in Texas.
In lS4O-l1, john FerreO. was Presiding Elder In
Columbus District, and James Y. Donohoe was
tile Circuit preacher, who was fora long life up
and down, of and ON, as occasion served. lie
died out ofthO church. InlS41 Richard Dough-
IS MAS on Jackson Circuit. lilo Is still among
u.s. and in the work, doing well. ... ..sf
In 1912 jackson Circuit was put into Marietta
District, John Ferree Presiding Elder, and Jacob
Delay on the Circuit,
In Is43 jackson Circuit WIS put into Ports
mouth District, John Ferrec still. Presiding e.
der, and Joseph Morris and Alfred L.WeSlervslt
on the Circuit, westervelt, after doing good
service for tile church, died some years after
wards of cholera, In Burlington, Ohio In 1874
John Fsrrco continued Presiding Elder OIL Ports
mouth District, and AbrRham Cartlioh on jack
son Crcuit-a quiet, exemplary, useful preach
or, who Is stl In the work, In ls45, Fsrree and
Cartllch retail cd their fields Of labor as the year
before.
Thus have merely given a sketch, or merely
the outline Of what we Methodist travelling
preachers have had to do in jackson county, or
rather the names Of those preachers sent tQ labor
there nom the year 1916 to the year 1S45, u do
not conceive that this Is the kind OF information
you sought Of me, butlt costs you nothing. |
wish could give the kind YOU desired Of me
but my acquaintance there was too limited In
those days to Justify me In making the attempt
could finish the sketch as begun, from tSib 10
1865 but the Circuit journals are there, and they
speak correctly. If you should take the time
even to read this hasty sketch, you will SEQ that
occasionally l was at loss about dates, for our
printed minutes are at times confused In their
dates, being many confer enccs, and sometimes
the session changed In the time Of the year
There may be year pass and the conference
not have a session, aud the next have two yet
Lltnk those are correct enough for my purpose.
I, know somc incidents Of early settlement but
living forty Or any miles away, and boy q
that, mxkAgwledge would be merely nearsay
rKnow much of Gabriel McNeel, but You know
il also, see by your sketch
Accept our best wishes, and remember US to
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