The Penn's Grove record., 1912-01-26
A BELOVED MINISTER TRANSLATED.
Rev. Benjamin c. LippincOtt, d. D.,
Is Dead.

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D., died on Saturday at l.30 A. M, Clan.
20, 1912, in Ocean Grove, from a compli
cation of diseases, principally kidney
trouble, after about a weeks illness. The
funeral service was held in St. Panls M.
E. Church, Ocean Grove, on Monday at
. P. NJ. Burial was in Evergreen Gene
| terv, Camden at 1870 on Tuesday.
A REMARKABLE CAREER
Mr.. Lippincott was born at Haddon-
field, July %, 1927. He WAS of Quaker
parentage. Soon after conversion in a
Methodist meeting he began preaching in
1877. Feeling the need OF a better educa-
ton he went to Pennington-Seminary
where he worked his way thru, teaching
part oil the time while studying. Thence
graduated III 1885, After serving one
year as Principal OF Cumberland Valley
Institute he was admitted to the Balti-
more Conference aud transferred to Ore
gon Conference, where he became Princi-
pal of Puget Sound Institute. In 1862 he
was elected by the Legislature of Wash
ington Territory to be the first superin-
tendent Of public instruction. While on
the Pacific coast he served churches at
Olympia, Dallas City aud Portland.
In 1867 he was transferred to the New
Jersey NJ. +. Conference in which he
served charges for forty years. He was
a. active preacher for "a years, being
able to preach up to the time of his last
illness. His last sermon was in kemble
NJ. E. Church, Woodbury., last November
10Th, in the famous stone editice built
during his pastorate.
The charges he served in the New Jer-
sey Conference were Glassboro, Cape
May, Cedarville, Keyport, Pennington,
Salem First Church, Asbury Park, Cam
den. Grace Long Branch First Church,
Woodbury. 1871; New Brunswick, First
Vineland, Melville, Trinity; Farming
dale, Penn's Grove, Emmanuel 1902;
BIackwood l903-05 In 1867 he was
assistant to the President oil Pennington
Seminary; S-upernumerary 1908; Superan-
nuate 1909 TO 1912.
Mr.. Lippincott was a trustee of Pen
nington Seminary having had connec-
tions with it longer than any other man.
He was also trustee OF Dickinson college.
He has always peel popular with the
young and interested in their education,
as we'll as being popular with the old.
sUNsHINE CHRISTIAN.
Mr.. Lippincott was 50 years young. He
had a wonderful strong constitution and
never grew old in disposition nor spirit.
Always cheerful he had a happy greeting
lor young and Old. At "a it was not too
much trouble for him to ride ii bicycle
four miles into the country to visit men,
beers of his church. While he had served
the largest churches in the Conference,
yet the most lowly member in a small
country charge he visited and gave words
of good cheer and hope.
He never let a difference OF opinion in
temporal affairs Interfere with giving a
message OF Gods love to mankind in a
humbly spirit of love and pity, as a
moJher lOveth her child. He had a big
heart and a Doundless soul Tor young and
old that took in the whole world. He was
a whole souled Methodist and preached
the doctrine Of specification but without
~un-churchiug and Notwithstanding a
large part OF his congregation. He cared
not for money except the good that could
be lone with it. His open Iand with low
ing advise helped many N LIES pathway,
and left a rich heritage in the lives of
men and women who he had influenced
for good and noble lives. While lie could
preach to the highest sublimity that
would enchant the learned, yet it was
with the simplicity OF the gospel that the
child could understand.
On his S0th birthday Gen. Horatio c,
king,o Brooklyn,a oiassmate aud fellow
trustee of Dickinson College contributed
some verses Ill the Christian Advocate,
two OF which are as follows:
Yet what a history has grown
Since he and | were boys,
And cllmbed the rugged hill OF fame
With all its griefs and joys.
A noble record he has made,
10 him the word is given,
"Well done, thou servant of the Lord
Thy treasure is in heaven"
A vacant seat is hear, dear friends,
We miss the kindly face,
OF him who nearly fifty years
Was with us in the race.
With consciousness of work well done,
He laid his honors down,
And passed from earth to wear above
His Lords immortal crown.
DR.. Lippincott leaves a widow and four
children. The latter are DR.. Jesse Lip
pincott, OF Newark; Rev. b. G. Lippin-
colt, Jr., OF Nlatawan; Bradley Iippineott,
of California, and Mrs. Clarence Nc
Queen, OF New Rochelle, N. Y.