The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-29

ak. as I have sad, In the college. or tue
ministers OF the Virginia Conference now
living only four were older IN the itene-
rsncy than he namely, James McAne"' Of
dained 1914; G.. w. Motley. 1925 u. NJ.
Lee and s. T. Mo0rmsn. 1923. Al the TIME
OF his admission 10 the Virginia Conference:
embracing then nearly all OF Virginia ana
North Caroline, there we're under It's lufis-
dclion about 5000 ncnlbers. Now Tue
same territory courains perhaps not ess
,hau 1GO. 900. VIII hc enier6 ne Ne,po'
dist ministry the Cnurcn IN THIS country
n nberf iTCOO lay members. when ne
- -, numbered 8, 400. 000-an increase OF
anout three millions. He realized the de-
sire expressed by Charles Wesley In one OF
his beautiful hymns
40 that without lingering groan
may the welcome word receive
NV body with INV charge lay DOVE;
Aud cease at once 10 work and ii'e'
Rev. Paul Whitehead. ID. d., OF farm
VILE, having happened to be In the Guy,
was called upon TO share In the lunera' ser
vices. Although he had known Mr.. JAMIE
son for years, be had been less intlniale
with him than others. and was less indil'iar
with "the salient features and stronger
traits H his Character" but he hsd iouno
that Mr.. Jameson was a man to make tne
same impression anywhere and upon al
persons. Changes OF season or OF pl'cc
had little effect upon him. ana upon all can
did observers OF his life for msny years, or
for brief periods, or ut large Intervals, inc
same picture doubtless bad been MADE OF Sc
re;e, elevated fidelity TO God ana 10 man.
As 10 piety, the chief thing 10 Gous eye,
that which should be the cher tblng III
ours, and the transcendently important
thing In the character Of mlnlster, IL Is
enough to say that Mr.. Jameson was con-
yerted in the days OF The fathers at the close
OF the first quarter OF the present century
a time still! redoent OF the memory OF AS
bury and McKendree, and bringing 10 our
thoughts the names Of Early, sKIdmore,
Boyd, HeZckiah q. Lee. His religion was
NOT OF the eXcitable kind; was subject
neither TO undue elevations nor unexpected
depressions. He was calm, serene, wen
balanced, steadiast, always devout, never
Torgetiul OF Obligations; always cheerful,
transformations, never neglectfui OF Tue nap
piness OF his associates. The zeal OF long
and faithful life is the best evidence OF the
genuineness and power OF mans Religion,
but it is good TO be able 10 say OF him what
John Wesley said Of the Metbodl>ts OF his
day: "Our people die we'll" Ana III
the death OF our venerable brother the final
endorsement has been given of the change
of heart he protested to have experienced
years ago."
DR.. whitehead also spoke OF the gifts
which Mr.. Jameson exercised In the Church
"a both valuable and conspicuous. With
out showness OF any kind, he was strong
intellectually and IN the fruits OF well-or-
dered study. This appeared in his minis
frs and il his labors during the sessions OF
the Conferences. AS a preacher he was
strong and effective. and, even in old age,
pleasing and acceptable; not man 10
thrus. his views extensively upon others, be
had, nevertheless, pronounced opinions
upon all subjects in divinity and religious
doctrine.
regret that have not bad time to report
more correctly what Dr. Whitehead said IN
tue excellent sketch OF Mr.. jameson, nor
10 add other ideas which lie expressed in
speaking OF Mr.. Jamieson a The teacher
aud as the prophet who had gone up on
high, and whose mantle had fallen upon
Younger shoulders. ALPHA.