The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-06
AS A SHOCK OF CORN
Ripe for the Harvest, So
Death Found Rev. DIR.
j. L. Yantis.
The Sudden Summons Found Him
Ready to Meet His
God.

Rev. John Lapsley Yantis, ID. d., is
dead. The news will be freighted with
sorrow to thousands who knew this noble
and consecrated man of God.
He passed away, quietly, peacefully, sud.
denly, just As the sun was sinking beneath
the western horizon, last Sunday afternoon,
ut the residence of Nh. George Green, near
Higginsville.
DIR. Ian,is left his home at Brownsville,
on the preceding Friday to fill an appoint
ment at church near higginsville. He
was in his usual health, and gave forth no
sign that he was SD soon to pass from
the church militant to the church triumph
ant. On Sunday morning he preached
with his usual vigOr and clearness, and
gave out an appointment for the evening
service He did not live to ELL it. The
chariot of God swung low for him and the
veteran was borne - the companionship
of the general assembly which sits i'm eter-
nal Joy and bliss i'm the everlasting court
of its Great Head.
DIR. Yantis was born September IA, 1904,
in Lancaster, Garrard county, Kentucky,
and was, therefore, at the time of his death
seventy-eight years of age. He was edu-
take up the medical profession, but aban-
doned the idea after brief study
He then determined to enter the ministry
of the Presbyterian church, a purpose
which was the result of an earnest con-
viction.
In 1929 he was licensed to preach and in
1882, just ID years ago, he was ordained To
the full work OF the ministry. In 1888 he
removed to Saline county, i'm this state,
where he resided for brief time, going
thence to Liberty, Clay county, thence to
Columbia, where his father died. He then
spent nearly five years i'm Fulton, and from
there removed to Lexington In 1871. I'm
1S4S DIR. Iantis removed to Brownsville,
where he established a school He LEFT
there i'm 1852, going to Oregon, thence TO
Richmond and then back To his native
state, where he remained three wears He
then came back to Saline county and set
tied at Sweet Springs, he having pur- iased
SO acres, which included the springs, at
$40 per acre. During the last two years
OF the war he preached at Kansas City
and Westporr.
FOR TEN THOUSAND DoDLARS
ne sold the springs property to Leslie
Marmaduke, in 1850, and removed to
Brownsville.
DIR. Yantis married Miss Eliza Ann
Montgomery, OF Stamford, Kentucky, in
1923. The result vi this union was Ill
seven of whom are now living:
Mrs. Kate v Bean, VIM. L., j.. Marshall,
Rev. r. NJ, Mrs. Elizabeth TapsIey, Van
Court and James y Yantis
DIR. Yantis was the oldest PRESBYTERIAN
i'm Missouri. He vas the Nestor
of Presbyterianism I'm Central Missouri,
ana was looked up To as the patriarch vi
this tribe OF believers.
In all the relations of life he
was a man. His religion was
of that vigorous type which never flags or
grows cold, but which refreshes its possess
sor day by day and is constant blessing To
a community.
AS husband and father, he was true,
gentle, firm and afiectionate He was
noble citizen, a lovable man and neighbOr.
He will be missed by the wife of forty -four
years, by the children who revered him i'm
life and honor his memory. and by the
church he SO long and signaily served with
power and ability.
He was buried, Yesterday. I'm the GEM
etery at Pisgah church, where he had 50
often preached the glorious gospel
After half century of toll i'm the vine
yard OF the Master, the old servant rests
and has reaped his reward.