The Penn's Grove record., 1891-10-30

benjamin w eatnerDy was UOrn IN
Gloucester County, N. J. Oct. IA, 1916.
His cody mother was left u widow
while her nine children we're still In
their youth yet with her many house.
hold and business cares, she did not
neglect to do all in her power to train
her children up in the fear Of the Lord.
The seed thus early sown, did not fall
to the ground, for in the year 1856, her
two Sons Benjamin and Thomas were
converted to God together in the Meth
odist church at Auburn under the min.
istry of the late Rev. W. Wheeler, OF
the New jersey Conference.
Benjamin Weatherby was endowed
with q strong constitution, which ell
abled him to become a successful farm
en-. He was essentially manly. He
knew not to finch from duty, nor to
evade difficulty or danger. To princi.
pie uncompromising, to truth loyal,
he fearlessly assailed and exposed evil.
He Was II true friend, faithful and sym
pathetic towards all his breathren in the
Church. Tender and loving to dear
ones in his family aud home, to his
class, of which he was leader for over
twenty-five years a shepherd who made
their griefs, their cares and needs his
own, aud therefore wOn their confidence
and esteem. He was a man of God,
in whose word and faithfulness he had
implicit trust and to whom he render
ed the unfaltering service of q conse-
created life.
Though naturally robust, through q
fall received some seven years age on
the ice, his health from that time seem.
ed to be on the decline. compelling him
to retire from farming. He choose to
make his new home in ~Pedrickt0wn,
where undisturbed by worldly things,
he seemed daily to ripen for glory. His
last illness was Of a long and painful
nature, his sufferings at times almost
more than he could bear, and he would
at intervals be deliri0us and unconscious
Of those around hun. Yet through all
he kept a steady, calm trust In his Saw
i0ur, which at times caused him to re-
joice with joy "'unspeakable and full of
giory.n During his illness he would
often sing some of those dear old hymns,
by which in his stronger days he was
won't to make the temple Of God ring
with the sweet melodOns notes of his
voice, for he was one Of the sweet sing
ers 10 Israel, and when strength would
fail him, call on those around his bed
to sing for him.
Everything that kind loving relatives
and physicians could do availed not.
Gradually tn. disease did its work,
which resulted in his death early on
Sunday morning, October 4th. While
surrounded by weeping friends, he
gradually sank to rest, like tired eye
lids, upon tired eyes" Thus passed
away this man of God, a friend to all,
and the enemy of none. By his death
the Methodist Church has lost a Stew
ard and Leader, whose place will be
hard indeed to fll. The funeral ser.
vices took place the Wednesday follow.
ing his death, when a large number OF
relatives and friends from all pats Of
the County gathered to pay their last
tribute of respect to the departed one.
Several members of the N. j. Confer.
ence were present and took part in the
services. The funeral procession form
Ell and wendell its long and dreary way
to Bridgeport, where was laid away all
that was mortal of this servant of God,
to await the resurrection Of the just.
E. r. B.