The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-23

| OF volumes IN library Z0U, numOer o.
Sunday School Advocate 25, number o.
Sunday School Journal 90 number o.
Missionary Advocate 33, number of West
ern Christian Advocate "a, number Of
| Good News 100, number of Ladies Re
pository s, number of Golden Hours 4
Members received by letter during the
year 3S, members received on expiration
OF probation during the year 6. members
received on probation during the year,
number dismissed by letter during the
year 9, number in full membership 229,
number remaining OH probation =.
Pastors salary fixed at 5000, last year S
deficit $27 81, amount paid pastor 1928
Presiding Elders salary SO, last year s
deficit $S SO, amount paid Presiding Ell
der $7S.69. Amount paid for Sunday
Schools 500. Amount paid for Missions
Sl26.30. Amount paid for Bible Society
S49.51. Amount paid for Church Exten-
sion SI3.S5. Amount paid for Bishops
$l720. Amount paid for Tracts 81 90.
Amount paid for Conference Claimants
$25. Amount paid for Ohio Wesleyan
University $55. Amount paid for Church
and Parsonage Improvements $l20.
Amount paid for Church expenses 1926.
Amount paid for Music $26. Total
amount paid during the year 81 ,629.2l.
During the month of July, our pastor
and his wife suffered great bereavement
in the death of their little son. This is
fba fret f;Doa to our Lrno,uladpa tbot oo,,
of our Ministers ever lost child during
their ministerial labors among US at this
place. The little one died very sudden
ly, and two of this Committee, (Atkin-
son and Longbon,) together with two of
the sisters of the Church, Mrs. Mackley
and Mrs. Sutherland,) accompanied the
stricken parents to the beautiful Gene
terry near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where they
laid away their child to await the time
when child and parents shall meet in
happier and brighter cline.
We are now near the close of the Con-
ference year for 1873, and in reviewing
our labors, we cannot refrain from few
general remarks. From 1905 to 1873, a
period of 68 years, Jackson has grown
from few houses in the wilderness, to
population of perhaps 1900. We have in
our charge, membership of 242, and the
progress of Methodism in the county is
perhaps correspondingly great Other
religious denominations are also prosper
ing, and at our Annual Union County
Sunday School Celebration, we have the
presence of larger number of people
than has ever assembled here on any
other occasion.
Of the Ministers in the olden times.
we know but little, but are satisfied from
what we can learn, that they were pious,
devoted men, and amid many discour-
agements, did the best they could They
have gone to their reward, and their
works do follow them. We think, how
ever, that this history would be sadly in
complete, did we, without intending any
disparagement to others. fail to make
special mention of some whose labors
have rendered them somewhat promi-
nent, and whose names should ever be
gratefully remembered.
John Ferree was for many years the
Presiding Elder on this field Of labor,
prior to his death at this place in 1S45.
Rev. John Stewart in 1927, speaks of
him as "a young man of deep and uni
form piety, whose whole soul was conse-
Grated to the work of saving souls-that
the Gospel as preached by Bro. Ferree,
came gently as the dew, and accumulated
until every spear of grass and bud, and
flower and leaf, bowed its head with its
burden OF tears-that very few excelled
him in solid worth, and perhaps few will
have brighter crown"
j. NJ. Jamison, also long Presiding
Elder, is man of marked ability, and,
what is rather remarkable, though well
stricken in years, is in other respects still
young. Unlike many of his cotempora-
ries, he is not welded to the past, but
has kept up with the march of events.
He believes in progress and his hope and
faith in the good time to come, are ex-
amples to be copied and needed by every
doubling Thomas who entertains the
mistaken idea that the world is getting
worse, or that Christianity is on the de-
cline. He is now a Missionary in the
Rocky Mountain Conference, planting
the seeds of Methodism that will no
doubt in Gods own time, bear rich fruits
| for the Master.
John Stewart, the author of High
ways and Hedges" has certainly done
his share of hard work in the ministry.
His great and long continued service
both as Pastor and Presiding Elder, have
rendered his name as familiar as house
hold words to millions of his fellow men
He is fine, courteous old gentleman of
the old school, good preacher, and full
of kindness and benevolence He is now
superannuated, and resides in Chicago.
Fl. 2. Adams, our Presiding Elder for
several years prior to 1869, was free
open hearted, generous, whole souled
man. He was a good preacher, fine
singer, and eminently social and agreea-
BILE. He had a magnetism that inspired
confidence, and was tried, trusty friend,
careful of the rights of others, and faith
full in good works Always Jealous, and
sometimes heroic, he was a noble man,
and has, we trust, many years of useful
ness yet before him.
John T. Miller, one of our Presiding
Elders, and now Presiding Elder on
Portsmouth District, is man OF mark
and man of great promise; one OF the