The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-03
Rev. GeOrge Thomas Perry

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burg, o Jan. 20, 1898, aged 80 years,
3 months, and 90 days; after severe
illness of eight days of laryingitis.
Bro Perry was the son of earnest
Christian parents and he was trained
in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord. His mother was a consecrated
woman. His father was successful
travelling Methodist preacher--a mem.
Der of the Rock River Conference for
many years until his death some six
years ago He was converted in his
early childhood. Aug End, 1888 he was
licensed as an exhorter. The following
year he was licensed to preach. Oct. 2S,
1890, he was married to Miss Matte Con.
stiner, of Monroe, Butler County, O.
Four children we're born to them, one,
dying last year. He was the second son
of his father. The Oldest son is min
lister of the M. E. Church and member
of the Rock River Conference, the next
younger brother, Mr.. W. Il. Perry, is
teacher in the public schools of Allan.
ia. Georgia, the fourth and remaining
son of the family is in British Columbia.
Cousecrated by his parents, at his
birth, to the Christian Ministry and
called to that work from his earliest rec.
ollection, all his boyhood preparations
were for that high calling. His college
life was spent mainly at the Northern
Illinois College, Fulton, Illinois, and
at Cornell College, Iowa, where he held
high grade in all his studies. Between
his college life at Fulton and at Mt. Yer
non, he, with his brother, published a
local paper at Fulton. In politics, the
paper advocated prohibition of the liq
uor traffic. AS it's editor he was fear.
less in defending his moral convictions
At one time he faced rioters with won.
derful calmness born of his devotion
and principle. Mr.. Perry preached his
first sermon when he was sixteen years
of age. He was received into the Gin.
cinnati Annual Conference in 1890. He
served as supply on Montgomery and
Harrison charges His first charge after
his admission into the Cincinnati Con
ference was Walker and Union, in But.
Ter County and Red Lion in Warren
County. After filling these charges,
he completed years studies and grad
uated with honor at the Lebanon Nor
NAL institution in Lebanon, Ohio. Since
then he filled Mainsville and Belfast
charges, each two years. His last ap.
pointment was on the Lnychburg cir
cult, when he gave full proof of his
Ministry. If not in advance of the alb.
lest and best thinkers and workers of
the Master, he was certainly in the fore
front. His pulpit presence was attrac
tive. His sermons held his audiences
from first to last. That his ability as a
minister of the Gospel was of excellent
and marked degree, and his promise of
usefulness was large, none, who sat un
der his ministry could question. About
ten o'clock A. M of the Goth, inst, the
word went out that Bro. Perry was dying
Close friends hastened to the parsonage,
to find, alas that the rumor was true.
In few moments after their arrival
he breathed his last in the arms of his
devoted wife. His death cast an indie.
scribable gloom over our village. At
the beginning of the present Conference
year Bro Perry and his esteemed wife
came into our midst. He very soon
made homes for himself in the hearts
OF the people of his charge. To know
him was to love him for his sngularly
pure and happy Christian character his
Christian devotion, and especially, for
his hearty sympathy and his earnest
work among the erring. AS he sang
with hallilujah between each line;
All for Jesus, all for Jesus,
All my beings ransomed powers,
All my thoughts and words and doings.
All my days and all my hours.
so he lived for Christ and humanity and
for the uplifting of souls towards God.
He was soul miner for Jesus whose
precious name as it fell from his lips car
ried with it the sweet interpretations
the sinners friend, the Christians ref
uge. While ever true to his convictions
and fearless in his defence of the right,
yet his sternest reproofs were received
in the spirit in which they were given
and became inspirations to better life.
He was known as loving. faithful
brother and devoted and dutiful son
to a noble and sacrificing Christian
mother and holy father, who, while
we are weeping over the tenement of
clay, are giving glad welcome to the
son in the home where no night comes
and where Jesus is the eternal light. ~
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