The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-11-14

Elder Benjamin Franklin. very prom
inent man in the Christian Church. died
of heart disease at his home at Hudson,
Indiana, Oct %, 1878 memorial serv-
ice was held at the Christian Church in
this place on last Sunday week, and Elder
j. P. Ewing read the following sketch:
ut may be safely affirmed that no
preacher among the Disciples is more
generally known than Ed Benz amin
Franklin He has been SO long connect
ed with the Press, and has travelled so
extensively, that wherever, among Chris
tians, the Bible alone is the rule of faith
and practice, there the name of Benz jamin
Franklin is as familiar as household
terms. II was born in Belmont county,
Ohio, Feb l, 1872 His early religious
training was according to the Methodist
Faith though he never belonged to any
church until he united with the Disci-
pies In the year 1886. when he was
about "a years of age, he was Baptized,
near Middletown, Henry county. Indiana,
! by Elder Samuel Rogers, who was then
extensively known as one of the most
successful pioneer preachers of the cur.
| rent Reformation.
Soon after his obedience to the gospel,
Brother Franklin began to preach in the
name of the Lord, and has been engaged
actively in the work until the day of his
death During the first II years of his
ministry, his labors were chiefly confined
to Eastern Indiana, where he was instru
mental in establishing many churches.
and scattering the good seed OF the king
dom generally.
He next labored extensively in Ohio
and Kentucky, and of late years has
travelled and preached in more than halt
the States of the Union, as well as por
tions of Canada Under his personal
ministry about ten thousand persons have
obeyed the Gospel, many Of them pre-
ceded him in the everlasting kingdom
They crossed over before their father in
the Gospel Many more will yet cross to
join him and the great company which
washed their robes and made them white
in the Blood of the Lamb Some of the
large number brought into the fold un
der the personal preaching of Brother
Franklin are members of this church
Brethren, when he awakens in the morn
ing of the great resurrection, he will look
for you Will you so live that you may
see him and Gods face in great peace?
The great number thus introduced in
to the kingdom. speak more for his zeal,
industry, and fitness for his work than
anything else that could be said. He
has held some (26) public Debates, six of
which have been published. and have had
quite considerable sale. This fact would
seem to indicate that he took delight in
con troversy; but it should be remember
ed that his method of working was well
calcu lated to place him frequently in po
sitions where he could not consistently
avoid collision with the religious parties
Of the land and when he thought it nee
Il
earnestly for the faith once deliverd to
the saints.
Brother Franklin never made any
compromise of truth, nor was he ever
willing to accept error in any of its diver
sified forms He ever kept his face to
the Fore He lived and labored through
the stormy period of the current Reforma-
ton, when a great deal of unpleasant
work had to be done, and he never
shrunk from any duty because it was not
calculated to polish him and fit him for
the elegant walks of life. He was deeply
in earnest in the work committed to his
hands, and consequently had no time for
anything but work, constant, laborious
work. His question always was, is it
right is it according to the word of
GodY He was emphatically self made
man, and had to labor to his last position
"On the lst of January lS43. he began
his editorial career, taking charge of the
'Reformer, monthly of sixteen pages,
published in Centreville, Indiana. This
he continued to publish for about seven
years, the last three at Milton, Indiana.
He then removed to Cincinnati and form
ed partnership with Bro. D. S. Burnet,
by which they published jointly The
Reformer and Christian Age for one
year. Those two papers were afterward
consolidated, and Bro Franklin was en-
ployed as Editor, which position he held
for nearly three years. During the next
two years, he published the American
Christian Review as a Monthly. He
tian Age. and commenced the publica,
tion of the Review as Weekly, which
paper has been conducted under the
style of Franklin & Rice ever since"
AsOLDIER OF HENOWN.
Fallen-on lions battlefield,
A soldier OF renown,
Armed in the panoply of God,
In conflict coven down!
His helmet On, his armor bright,
His cheek unblanched with fear
While round his head there cleaned light,
His dying hour TO cheer.
Fallen-wbile cheering with his voice
The sacramenta1 host,
With banners floating on the air
Death found him his post;
In life's high prime the warfare closed,
But not inglOllousy;
He fell beyond the outer wall,
And shouted, victory
Fallen-a holy man of God,
An ISraelite indeed,
A standard bearer of the cross,
Mighty in word and deed
A master spirit of the age,
A bright and burning light,
Whose beams across the armament
Scattered the clouds OF nlght.l
Fallen-aS sets the sun at eve,
To rise in splendor where
His kindred luminarieS shine,
Their heaven of bliss to share;
Beyond the stormy battlefield
He reignS in trium ph now,
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