The Penn's Grove record., 1909-09-24
OBITUARIES

REV. LUCIUS o. MANCHESTER
passed away at $50, Sunday morning,
/, September 10, 1909, at the home of his
son, DR.. Frank B.. Manchester, in Will
mington. His remains were brought
to his late residence on Church street,
PENIS Grove, Sunday afternoon. The
funeral service was held in Emman-
uel M. E. Church on Tuesday after
noon at 1.30, with Rev. S. M. Nichols,
Phi. D.. District Superintendent, in
charge.
After the choir sang Rock of Ages"
Rev. J.. w. Lee, Of St. Paul's Church,
led in prayer, Rev. Peter w. Bilder-
back and DR.. Nichols read the Scrip
ture lessons. Rev. e. A. Miller, pastor
of Emmanuel Church; Rev. H.. R.
Blackwood, of Bethel M. p. Church;
Rev. J. w. Lee and Few. j. H. Payran,
of Burlington, spoke on the character
and ministerial work of Mr.. Man
chester.
Mr.. Miller said he arrived at EN-
manuel charge with Mr.. Manchester
acting as pastor emeritus and that he
had been greatly helped by him being
a counsellor and guide. Mr.. Manches-
ter had. told him of his passionate at
| Emmanuel Church from 1874 to 1877,
and the great revival In 1857, when
he was assisted by Lizzie Smith. The
revival lasted all winter. Two hun
dred and fifty protested conversion
and 1873 were taken into the church.
While Mr.. Manchester had revivals all
through his pastorate this one at EN-
manuel Church was the greatest of his
life. Because of its pleasant memor
les he wished to spend his last days
amid its scenes. We enjoyed his stay
among us. His life was a prayer.
May we live so as to leave a heritage
better than anything else.
Mr.. Lee said that Mr.. Manchester
i had grown old gracefully. It was a
! delight to meet him and receive his
! counsel.
Mr.. Payran, who was pastor of EN-
manuel Church from 1877-8O, spoke of
the precious memories In the church
| yard and he remembered how the re
vival tide swept over the community
during his own three years pastorate.
The revival was OF when he succeeded
Mr.. Manchester and continued for two
weeks after he arrived. Skepticism
and doubt disappeared.
Every element for a successful min
istry seemed to enter in under the pas
torate Of Mr.. Manchester's ministry.
Rev. F. E. Purcell, OF. Bridgeport,
closed the service with prayer.
The remains were taken to Whining
ton at 5 o'clock for burial.
Mr.. Manchester was stricken with
sciatic rheumatism on the 18th. While
he got better of that the exhaustion from
diabetes brought life's end in a quiet,
peaceful way.
Rev. L. o. Manchester was a native
OF Connecticut. When a young man
he came to Monmouth county, New
Jersey, to teach school. He married
there. After conversion he began
preaching and was admitted to the
New jersey M. e. Conference in 1863.
He preached at the following places:
1854, Gloucester Circuit; 1856, Cedar
Vile; '67, Roadstown and Harmony;
$3.50, Vincentown; '70-1, Winslow;
'72-3, Burlington; '74-6, Emmanuel,
PENIS Grove; TITS. Bridgeport; '7s-
80, Mullica Hill; 81-3, Matawan; '84-5,
Tuckerton; 1868, Cape May City; 49,
81, Hightstown; 1928, Williamstown;
'94-6, Ocean City; 1918, Long Branch;
First Church; '99-1900, Toms River;
'01-3, Pleasantville; '04-6, Sh%arptown.
In 1907 he retired from preaching,
and moved to PENIS Grove, to live
over again the happy memories OF his
greatest revival