Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-28

ing flve 1.-TWO sons, Marion p. and
julius H., jr., and daughter. Ed
ith), to Isleta. O., small village
near Newcomerstown, O.. and took
up work for four congregations:
Isleta. Gilmore, Bethel and Yankee
Ridge.
He took to the evangelistic field
in 1904 and continued steadily in
that work until his death, having
labored in II states and in the
Hawaiian Islands. where he and his
wife were sent as missionaries by
the church in 1920.
Failing health Of both himself
and wife compelled them to return
to the states the next year. Brother
Pennell and the writer held meet
ing in GAINESVILLE in 1909, establish
ing a congregation which after the
1913 food purchased building on
Woodlawn avenue.
In his labors in the vineyard Of
the Lord he has turned hundreds to
Christ, baptizing in pools, creeks,
rivers and in the Pacific ocean; con-
gregations were established and
housed.
In a brief sketch of his life writ
ten for his oldest son by urgent
request soon after his return from
Honolulu, he had this to say in
closing:
Whatever I may be today, it is
by the Grace Of God I am what I
am, and l thank the Lord this grace
is not bestowed upon me in vain.
With the help. encouragement and
cooperation of my devoted compan-
ion, Margaret, I have kept to the
work the Lord has given me to do.
May her last days be her best days
and home with God be her eternal
portion -. I have done what /
could: may the Lord reward me ac-
cording to my works. And to God,
His son Jesus. and the Holy Spirit
our Guide. I shall ascribe all
praise in a world without end
Amen"
For some time preceding his last
illness he had been preaching the
(gospel to the poor supported in this
work by the Wheeling, w. Va,
Moundsville. w. Va, Shadyside, O.,
and St. Joe, O., congregations. He
died in GAINESVILLE. July 80, 1886,
aged 79 years, eight months and 20
days. While his life was spent
mainly about Malta. McConnels-
vile and GAINESVILLE, other places of
residence were Deavertown, Isleta,
Gilmore, Caldwell, near Sardis, and
in Honolulu.
The subject Of this biography had
much respect for the Word Of God
and being convinced of the unscrip-
turalness of artificial music in
Christian worship, the use of hu-
manly made missionary organiza-
tions for church work, and such
methods of providing church finan-
ces as by socials. he and his wife
placed their membership with the
Malta congregation in 1895. One in
position to know says: Ellis en-
tire life was an exemplary one of
faith and trust in the Master and of
self-sacrifice to others ever seeking
opportunity to tighten the burden of
another" Away back in my boy
hood days, / used to stand up in
Brother Pennells parlor and tell
the family what'I could of some SUBJ
ject which I had studied, and vivid
is the remembrance of Brother
Pennell's effort to teach me how to
pitch my voice before an audience
for ease of utterance and ease of
their hearing. AS the Pencils went
to Honolulu for missionary work in
1920, they were accompanied by the
James On their world tour of mis-
sions and J. M. McCaleb who was
returning to his field in Tokyo,
japan. where he spent about so
years and did not leave until the
late unDleasantnesS made it advis-
able year or two ago. Brother
Pennell was skilled in vocal music,
was q good teacher, dihgent work.
er, fine friend, q successful min
lister and good man. He. the writ
or, and the honored Charles H. Mo-
rim. all began preaching from the