The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-08-06
THE GRIM
REAPER

Knox county, Ohio, April %, 1928
and died at his home on Hooking
street, Logan Ohio, July 27, 1908
at the ripe age of SO years,
months and days. When a young
man he was ambitious to gain ar
education and under very adverse
circumstances pushed his way
through select schools until he wst
prepared to teach in the public
schools. 1t was while teaching in
1850, that he was converted to the
Christian religion, and with his
new found life came an unbound
ed desire and burning conviction
to tell it to others, so he began to
preach upon the streets and God
sigually blessed his labors and
souls were awakened and saved.
He then felt his life occupation
must be preaching the gospel of
Jesus Christ. He was licensed to
preach at the Otterbein church in
Fayette county, Ohio, by Bishop
Edward, October 2nd., 1851, and
was assigned to the Pickaway CIR
cult with Rev. b. GiIlispie as SEN
ior colleague.
Having completed the prescribed
course of study, and passing a sat
isfactory examination in the same
he was recommended to the con-
ference to receive ordination and
on Sunday Sept. 90, 1854, he was
ordained to the office of an Elder
in the church Of Jesus Christ by
the "Laying on of hands" Bishop
j. j. Glossbrener officiating and
signing his Parchment.
Having travelled the required
length of time under direction of
the conference he was now elected
to the ittneracy. Accepting this
last relation, completed his formal
conservation to the ministry of the
gospel of Christ. How we'll he
carried out, promises to God
and the church, may be seen by
reference to the conference records
which shows him to be present at
every session of his conference,
The Scioto Annual Conference un-
til 1851 and accepting the charge
assigned him, never complaining
at taking his share of the poor
charges.
These were times when an timer
ate preacher in the u. b. church
itinerated indeed. These were
days that tried mems souls as we'll
as mems bodies. Much of his
earlier work as a preacher was
done in private houses, school
houses and barns. He himself was
saved in great revival meeting
and hence was able to throw him
self soul and body into these meet
ings and the Lord blest his labors
abundantly, and gave him many
souls. But when we come to the
conference of 1861 we find him
marked absent for three successive
years, and we stop to inquire the
cause and find that hls love for
his country had prompted him to
enlist in his country's service with
Captain E. Grovenor in Company
H., Is Reg. o. V. l. and for more
than three years proved himself
true soldier as we'll as preacher
He was honorably discharged at
Camp Chase, November 9, 1864,
and returning home was assigned
to Willow Greek circuit and served
continuously in his conference till
1883, 81 years of travel on 90
different charges. During his last
year as a travelling preacher, which
was on the Hallsville cilcuit he
contracted rheumatism which
caused him to locate, and in 1890
he was granted a superanuated
relation in his conference which
relation he held till his promotion
came to the church Triumphant.
Fifty seven times his name has
been card in his conference roll
call. Once more when we meet
this fall in our conference session
will be heard that familiar name,
N. Lohr, when silence will rest
Upon lie. Then an hour will be
set aside in which We will speak
tenderly of his struggles, his vic
tories, and triumphs, then his
name will be tenderly stricken
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