The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-07-04
OBITUARY.
Enoch G.. Collins.

s. Enoch George Collins was Dor
IN Fairfield county, O., Januar,
: 6, 1918, and died III Logan, .
I June 20, 1889, aged Il years,
months aud IS days; married
. Elizabeth Butin in March 1881
who with three children survive
3 him. He was converted at q
camp meeting near Lancaster, o.
, and at the age of is united with
the Meiho list Episcopal church,
of which he remained consist
ent and faithful member until
death.
OF Enoch Collins. our deceas.-
ed friend and brother. as a ci,i-
zen | need not speak in this
presence. For more than qnar-
ter of a century he has gone in
and before this community in
the various relations of ciiizen-
ship. and this people are familiar
rs | am with the many virtues
and noble traits that adorned his
beautiful character.
! only speak Of him as a
Christian and of the impression
he made upon me during the
four years it was my privilege
and honor 10 be his pastor. When
served this charge as pastor
during the years of 1861 and
le74-5, Brother Collins sustained
the important and honorable Of
licient relation to the church,
both of steward and trustee-a
part OF the time as treasurer of
the Board of Stewards. These
Offices of trust and distinction in
the church of his CHOICE, which
his brethren conferred upon HIM,
he filled with credit TO himself
and profit TO the church. In all
his official relations to Zion.
which measure large part OF
his life, he was faithful, exact
and Conscientious, and she sus-
tanned great loss when age, IN
trinity and aflliction deprived
her of his active usefulness.
or Brother Collins al a Chris
ian, It, may he said as of Corr
nslius OF Old: "He was a devout
man and one that feared God
with all his house, which gave
much aims to the people, and
to God always He de.
lighted in the House of The Lord.
On each return of the Holy Sab
bath he. realized the feeling
which animated the sweet singerI
pf Israel whsn he said: Il was
glad when they SAID unto me, let
us 60 INTO the House Of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand within thy
gates, Q. Jerusalem, whether the
tribes 60 up, the tribes of the
Lord. unto the testimony of Is
rael, 10 give thanks unto the
name of The Lord" The preach
ng, prayer meeting. class. love
casts and sacramental services
we're seasons of spiritual refresh.
nent to his thirsty spirit. and he
himself OF each when not !
providentially hindered. Even I
On last Sabbath, so near his de /.
and. though quite feeble.
he wended his way 10 Gods !
and devoutedly listen c
ID TO Gods holy word. !
While Brother Collins was 2
catholic toward other lsnomina :
ions he was Very loyal Meth o
'dist. He was in love with the
'hurch Of his espousal, he loved
Ter institutions and cordially {
them. He was an in
elllgent Methodist, sound in 2
aitli and doctrine, well read in o
he literature of the church, and ?
II his library and on his table /:
re the works of her best au, hors, :
magazines and papers, and con- /
was ever ready to give II
o every one who asked him, ga I
easOn OF the hope that was In
lim."
In all my long acquaintance
With Brother Collins he ever i'm !,
'ressed me with his gentle, un> t
'btrusiye and devout spirit as !,
'aving the simplicity Of a child 2
nd tenderness Of a woman. l
eel IN the departure from earth
# Enoch Collins that the com.
nunity has lost one of its noblest {
i'izens, the country loyal pa
riot, the church an exemplary
member and | personal friend.
II Is a relief 10 our sorrowins
earts TO know that he closed up !;
lfe after SO loag a decline and I
evere illness so easily and beau
fully. On Monday morning, s
hongh unusually feeble, he in ;
listed on conducting family wor t
hip. lie opened the old family
,ible-was lie guided by some v
nseen spirit-at the 23rd Psalm
nj read: "The Lord is my
hepherd | shall not want.
,ea. though l walk through the a