South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-01-15
Rev Joseph Mission.


Rev. Joseph Nelton, reti red Pres
by'erisn clergyman. who has male
Middleton his home sin lat Au
gust tiled ON Thursday. Dec. 81, a,
his late residence on Houston ave
nue a nine o'clock. aged 63 years
and 4 months.
He was taken sick on Thu sday the
oath With severe attack OF tie rip
Inch developed into pneumonia.
On the foil wing Saturday he was
| Somewhat worse but in O few days he
had recovered sufficiently from the
attack Of pneumonia To give bis IAN.
liz some encouragement tina, he
would recover although he was ex.
tremely weak. He ould Mt rally,
however from this condition, a. d he
died from heart fai urs ON Thursday
las, a. stated above Throughout hi 6
entite sickne.s b, was conscious, and
owards the last re ,liG ii that death
was near q, hand. Surrounded by his
!oving family and dew, ell friends.
he bads them all good bye, and leacs-
fully passed away. dying as he had
lived true Christian.
Deceased VAS OF Scotch Irish de-
scent, and was born nrae Be.fa.t
ltelaHd. 10 Aulus. 1928. Hs pa
rents were William aud Msrga' ct
Nelson. he be'ug the last of Q family
Of twelve children. Early in life he
manifested n strong desire 80 acq IRE
knowledge, and wh.n quits ,ouag
man grsduatsd with h,gn hnnors IN
tue Royal Belfast College. in Bsifas
Ireland, receiving tho degree VI Mas
ter OF Arts, and was soon af,er or,
da!Ded as a Presbyterian minis err.
His cons ant application tn his book :
some~bat impaired bis beaIth and
tor "a time liza Was engaged n private
luxor. Thinking perh apps that trip
| 20 An erica u.iybt be beneficial TO
him, lie came here and located In
Philadelphia. where he remained about
one year. when lie returned to Ire.
| land much improved in heath. He
soon after married Miss j aaette Nc
Ribbon, (the last surviving mem
Der OF Joseph McKibbon's family. }
at her hDme in Glenarn. Ireland
This was in 1851.
Returning to America with bis
bride he located at Kinney West
Virginia. where he founded tue Rom
ney Classical Institute, which he
soon brought TO q very high stand
ing.
shortly after the close of the war
be accepted al offer as principal OF
the Cumberland City Academy in
Cumberland, Nd, where he remained
five years. During bis residence at
tho above named place be jIinei tire
Carl sic Preshytery aud was soon
called to preside over the large c1n-
gregatiOn OF the Bethel Church In
barford county. Md, where he re.
NAMED q number OF years. From
there he vas transferred tO the Bal.
timore Pfesbytery where he was cbos
on examiner Of all applicants to the
ministry Of that presbytery.
In 1884 he gave up his position
south and was transferred TO the
Newton N. J. Presby terry and located
ct tue Glove in Wantsge, Sussex
county, N. j., where he preached We.
~ accepIably for three years. From
there he removed to South Center
vile. this county, where he preached
for four years. As pastor Of this
charge he became q member OF the
Presbytery Of Hudson. which mems
bsrsbip be hell al the time Of bis
| death.
IN August last be gave up his
charge At South Centervilio, and re-
tired, moving To Middle Own, where
he purchased his present pleasant
home on HOus on avenue. Since be-
coming = resident Of orr city Mr
Nelson and family have made many
warm friends. lie lias never relaxed
any Of bis efforts 10 Gbrisliaa work
and has frequently supplied the put
pits in COR different churches % vel
as beiog called TO preach at places
outside our city.
While resident Of Cumberland hs
ilined the Masonic order and durine
his residence there be WAS chaplain
Of the lodge.
Besides devoted wife the does as-
ed leaves three children. Miss Jean
netto w., tescher in the Liberty 81
school DIR. William Nelson, prac-
ticiug physician IN our city and Mis'
Marguerite Alicia Nelson. all 81
home.
Siucs their residence In this eity
the family have attended the Second
| PRESBYTERIAN church where the fun
eral will be held Midd;etoWn, Mes
| York. January 2.