Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-09-03
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Adam J. Greer, died at Altoona, at
/ 9.55 A. NJ, August 26, 1890, aged 63
years, 9 months and 90 days. He
was a native of MIffiin county and
learned the art of printing in the Of
| fee of the Letcistotrn Gazette under
his father, and In the office of the
JUyIArA SENTINEL under Col. A K
Mcclure, and went INTO business for
himself by starting the Clinton COun-
ty Tribune in 1S49. Selling The Tn
bune, he bought the Union County
Star from d. W. Woods Disposing
OF the Star, he found n co-partner-
ship with Col E. b. McCrum and
purchased the JUSIATA SENTINEL, and
remained with it four years, then
sold. and In year after with An
drew G.. Allison, bought the Junidta
B., Register, which he and W. NJ Allison
conducted as Democratic paper.
In 1860 With DIR. L. ID. Crawford. he
started the MIffiintown True Demo
Graf In 1861 he became a soldier
against rebellion, and after he came
out of the army, he resumed Demo
cratic editorial work on the True
( Democrat In 1866 be went west and
in various capacities did work on
newspapers west of the mountains
Returning to the Juniata Valley. he
/ became connected with the .7ifoonG
Tribune, and did service on that pa
per till consumption claimed him as
victim. His style Of writing was
forcible. He was fond of politics,
but was not given to seeking office.
He was at one time clerk 10 the com,
missioners of Juuiata- He had a
warm side for religion and It's cere-
monies, and at times would almost
entirely renounce the world. aud
glory and rejoice in the services of
his chosen church, and the last con-
tribulion that he favored the III
foona Tribune with, was one of und;-
ing faith and devotion to the reig-
ion of Jesus Christ.
His last words to the Tribune were:
And now my career is closed and NV
life work done. l have done some
things that wish were undons, and
said some things that perhaps would
better have been unsaid But the
undoing and the unsaying are past
recall If have done anything to
help, or said any thing to cheer aud
encourage fellow being let it be re
corded and remembered to NV cred
ii. Let only the evil and the wrong
perish. have endeavored to lead
an honest life, obeying Wesley's in
junction. not to take up goods with
out a probability of paying for them.
Perhaps have done some good in
my lifetime. made some suffering and
distressed fellow mortal happier, and
led some one into better paths. Let
this mantle be thrown over nv frail-
ties and imperfections, for all are
liable to err and make mistakes
who made MS to differ7" He in
whom have honestly aud truly be
heved in; God, my Father. Creator,
Preserver and Bountiful Benefactor;
in Jesus Christ my Elder Brother.
my Saviour and Redeemer, and in
the Holy Ghost as my Guide and
Comforter. Not all the infidels that
have ever lived could shake my be
lief in this faith. in divine revelation,
in the witness of the Spirit, in the
atoning merits of Christ. and in full
and free salvation for all who will
avsil themselves of it. Experience
has taught me that these things are
true. and that is a sufficient answer
to all the sneers. and SCOTS and ridi-
cule of ignorant infidels- They rea-
son from nothing, denying the fund
amental principles and teachings of
divine revelation; therefore subtract
nothing from nothing and nothing
remains-but these infidels are as
dead men, walking the earth before
they are seized with putrification.
Job asked If a man die shall he
live again7 Further on he answered
the question by saying, Il know my
Redeemer hveth; after my skin worms
destroy this body, yet in my flesh
(divssted CT corruption) shall 1 see
God, and mine eyes shall behold Him
and not another / Ibelieve this firm
" and solemnly. and with this hope
1 surrender back to God the spirit
He gave me with the feeling that it
shall have part in the first resur-
rection- A j. GREER.
Altoona, July Il, 1890.
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