Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-05
LQCN INTELLIGENCE,
. MINIErERs AFA 1DNERAI. :


in Adamstown.
The death of Rev. Jacob Adams. the
venerable Evangelical preacher, and his
burial on Tuesday in the borough of
Adamstown, have already been noticed in
these columns. From the Reading
Eagles account the funeral must have been
a very impoing affair and the largest
of its kind ever known in the northwest
ern part of Lancaster county. The minis
tiers of the Evangelical church in attend
ance were c. p. Lehr, L. e. Knerr, C..
S. Haman, ]. C. Umberger, A. H. Stirk,
T. Krecker, j. NJ. Saylor, 8. Neitz, G.
Hess, L. Saylor, A. W. Warfel A. NJ.
Sampel, J.~Bouman. L. .Wieand, SIS.
Chubb, 8. Specht. c. d. Baksr, W. A.
Leopold, +. p. LShr, 6. C. BreyfOgel s.
T. Leopold, ]. G. Sands, w. X. Wieand.
Services were held on Monday evening
at the late residence of the deceased the
pail bearers were all from t he clergy and
the remains, enclosed in beautiful wal
nut casket with silver mountings, were
placed in the Evangelical church at
AdamsrowD. which the deceased helped to
build 81 years ago. and in which he so
long had preached. Revs. Lehr, SaylOr,
knerr and Krecker preached funeral scr
mons. '
The deceased was . son of William and
Rachel Adams, and was born July Q, 1915,
in Adamstown. In 1871 he was joined in
matrimOny with Lydia Bowman, q daugh-
ter of the late Samuel Bowman, merchant,
deceased, and lived with her Is years,
when she died. In 1858 he was married
the second time to Anna Christman, of
Reading, who now survives him. He had
six children with the first and four chill
dren with the second wife-six sons and
four daughters. Four sons and one
daughter died before him, two sons and
three daughters survive him and one
brother and on6 sister. = =
About 40 years ago he joined the Evan
gelical association. In 1847, he was H.
censed as minister by the East Pennsyl-
vania conference of the Evangelical asso-
citation of North America, and sent to the
Pinegrovc circuit, where he remained for
two years. In 1880 he travelled on the
Lebanon circuit, in 1S51-52 on the WOm-
elsdorf circuit, and in 1852, by his request,
was left without an appointment. In 1854
he was sent on the Lancaster circuit, in
1855 on the Reading, in 1856 on the Leba-
non, in 1857 again on the Lancaster, in
1858 was appointed agent for the Evangel-
ical church on North Eighth street. Read
ing in 1859 he was again on the Womels-
dOrf circuit, and in 196O-61 again ON the
Pinegrove, in 1869 on the Milford, in 1863
64 ON the Schuylkill, IN 1865 &c ON the
Lyksns, in 1867-69 on the Lehigh, in 1870.
70 stationed at Bethlehem, in 1874 in
Adamstown, in 1857 at Catasauqua, in
187S-79 again in Lancaster, in 1880 at
Freidensburg, and last in 1881, at Emaus,
where he died after delivering his sixth
sermon.
Jacob Adams was a self made and in
many respects remarkable man. With
out the advantages of an early education
he worked for many years on his fathers
farm and in his blacksmith shop, and was,
like his father, an expert in manufacture
ing the widely-known. "Adams's edge
tool" but afterward became one of the
most able, eloquent and successful minis
tors of the Evangelical conference. He
was Of more than ordinary muscular
strength, tall, of fine physique and
commanding presence. His voice, as
powerful as his body, was strong
his heart, as large and warm toward his
fell0wmen as ever beat in human breast.
He was both feared aud respected, dreaded
and loved at tho same time. He had few
equals to restore order out of chaos aud
tumult. He was without fear and could
never be swervcd from what he believed
to lie in the path of his duty, though an
army of foes were confronting him. The
cause of religion never had a moro faith
full and earnest servant working ip its be-
half, and numerous are those in Adams
town and among his circle of old acquaint.
ances who mourn his loss and wish they
could once more hear that powerful voice
and natural elOquence Of Jacob Adams,
who has 'gone to that bourne whence no
traveller returns" He was aged 65 years,
8 months and 20 days.