Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-10
JESSE GREEN.

Next to the name of Andrew Monroe, tnaG
of Jesse Greene properly stands in the annals
of Missouri Methodism. He was the 76th
preacher, and the 9th presiding elder. In
some respects he was the greater man of the |
two. At the time OF his death he had Travelled |
more extensively than Monroe; the entire |
states of Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian |
Territory having been his parish for % years,
while the labors of his colleague were con-
fined mostly to st. Louis and North Missouri.
| No man in the Missouri conference Travelled
| 40 nearly over every inch Of its territory. as
did Jesse Greene. Then, as preacher, espec-
tally on controverted subjects, he was Mon
roe's superior. Probably in this field. in bis
day, he scarcely had an equal. Had he lived
| as long as Monroe did, he would have been to
the St. Louis conference what the former was
to the Missouri conference.-the acknowledged
father and leader of his conference, universal
" beloved by his brethren. Jesse Greene was
born In East Tennessee, on French Brosd
River, Nov. %, 179l; hence was exactly nine
months old when Andrew Monroe was born.
!, He was born again at Winton's camp ground
in 1908, and soon after was licensed to exhort
by John Bowman, when just II years old.
From Oct. 1914 to May 1915 he served In the
army of his country. His license to preach
bears date Feb. IS, 1917, and is signed by
John Henuing, P. E. At the next session OF
the Tennessee conference he was received on
trial, and appointed to Ash circuit 1915
to Clinch circuit; 1919, Hartford, 1920. Pow
ellis Valley; 1921, New river years; 1928
transferred to Missouri conference; 1924, Capt
Girardeau district years; 1922, ,Boonslick cir
cult; 1928, Missouri district years; 1890, Ar
kansas district; 1881, Cape Girardeau dis
, !, trict; 1882, Missouri district years; 1886
agent for St. Charles College; 1887, Boonvill
district 1898 Lexington district years; 1s41
Columbia district years; 1874, Lexington
district years; April IS, 1s47 to Ns'
p, Jerusalem forever. OF the % years spen
~ west of the Mississippi river,2l were spent Il
~, districts, nearly as many years In the presto
" ing eldership as Monroe, though Monroe WI
nearly twice as long in the itineracy as he. II
o. quarterly meetings were times Of refreshing
~ The people expected reyivals at the quarter
o' meetings, and were seldom disappointed
Jesse Greene's day. While in the Lexingtt
SA district he made the acquaintance OF MI
us Mary Todd, to whom he was married in Jun
III 1889, Miss Todd was born In Bristol. En-
OIL land, in 1872; came to New York City In 1S1
''o A few years after the family settled in Way
au county, Pennsylvania. where they form
the first Methodist class ever organized
md that section, and of which Mary became
Der charter member. In 1898 she was engag
ear as teacher for tho Shawnees, and it to
Of six weeks travel, in the midst Of winter,
and reach the mission, where she continued
di- teach till ls41. He located his family at LII
the ,nyton in 1s44, where they still reside, II
od Gr.en being still Jealous In the cause of
ad- M4ster.-[From Rev. W. S. Wordard's
lad published manuscript of "Methodism
'ell. Missouri"