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quarterly meetings in Eust Delaware, he had a stroke of paralysis ; from
this he so far recovered as to be able to preach frequently. He greatly
desired to take work at his last Conference, but it was not deemed prudent
to lay upon him the burdens of a pastoral charge. Some two weeks before
his death, the \vriter of this spent, most agreeably, au afternoon with him,
In Delaware, at the house of his son-in-Jaw, Professor Perkins, of the Ohio
Wesleyan University. His health appeared quite good. We talked of
former days and early friends, of Ware! and Cooper, and Disbro. .AI:ls,
how little did I think lle would so soon join them on the eternal shores!
The Sabbath but one before his last attack he preached twice at Shelby.
He still cherished the hope that he would be able again to resume the ,vork,
and have years of successful toiL I t was the hardest struggle of his life
to see the hand of l'rovidence closing the gates through which his youthfUl feet had so gladly entered the Gospel field, and sometimes a temporary ·
shadow would becloud his soul, but he was for the most part cheerful and
resigned. On New Year's day he, with his wife, visited a friend a short
distance from Shelby. l:iol!>n after his arrival, while perusing the Christian
Advocate, which he had just taken from th<l otnce, the fatal messenger
came once more ; his glasses fell from the hand that held them ; he was
led to a lounge, uttering, as he passed, his last words, "Is anythinl7
the matter with me?" In a few minutes he became unconscious and re':
mained so nntil the ensuing Monday, when he ceased t o breathe.
Death bas many ways to open the door for the imprisoned spirit, plumed
for immortality. It matters not. What cares the caged engle what hand
breaks the bars of his prison and gives his pinions to the wooing s un? No
matter how or where the Christian dies; he goes not alone through the
dark valley. Precious in the sigllt of the Lord is the death of his saints.
His son, from the New York Book Rooms, arrived in t ime to \Vitness his
departure, and the other members ot the Jhmily were all present. A large
concourse attended the funeral services, which were held on Tuesday, the
5th ult., at the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Shelby, where bu;; two
weeks before he had held forth the Word ot life. A number of the ministers of the North Ohio Conference were present. A sermon was delivered
by the writer from Dan. :tii, 3:
"Anct they that be W!se shall shine as the brightness oJ the firmament
and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars, forever and ever."'
Brothers Whiteman, Kenneday, and James Kellam, took part in the services. .Many tears were shed around his cold remains. May all who looked
upon that
pale and placid face he prepnt·ed to meet him where there is no
more
death!
MINUTES OF THE
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1 d 18 l'l Tiffin Circuit; 1643. Bucyrus Circuit ;
stationed at No~th v~lle • 18_:1 an
· -· 'ircnit. 1846, l\lt. Verr.oo; 1847, Ply1844, No:wic~ C1rcU1t; Iu~~~I~~~~~e~ Distri'ct; 1850, superanuated; 1851
mouth Crrcu1t; 1848 ~n 1 •
f hicll the second year, was changed
and 1852, ill!lan ~ircU1~, ~ 3~ ~~~~;u~li:Circ~it; 1854, Florence Circuit; 1855
to MonroeVIlle C1rcult • <>d, honored witll an election as a delegate to the
und 1856, supernnu!lted, a~ . 18 . 6-7 Florence Circuit; I85i-S, Berea ; 185!1
General Conferen~e _o6·18<>~t'· 18"61
l\lt. Vernon District; 1863, ele~ted. as
and 1860, Brunsw k ~~~uC~nterence of 1864 ; 1865-68, Sandusky D 1stnet,
a delegate to tttc en era . fll. · t and valuable life.
In which work he clho_seg ~t \ec~~frcred from bronchial atrection,which inFor years before IS en •
of his life on earth. That close was a
creased until itNbro~r~t t~~i3lf;; ·•brother beloved," "My work is done
peaceful one ...r ear I le lin"'er awhile, but I am ready; ~ love all the
and I am wa1t1Dg, ICmal
n~e nncl would "'iadly remain w1th them, but
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brethren, I love my,
. er~mst ;,as in God."' He had "the witnes~ that he
am r eady to d~p~rt. b ~~~e his departure, bidding loved one~ oJ hiS ~o_us7.;
was accepted , Just ~
.. 0 bl
d rest blesl'cd hope of 1mmortatlity ·
hold fa rewell, he excl:umed,l ;,.e ~~~~ence 'includin"' ministerial brethren
At his Junernl, beJore a ar"'
. . . Conferenc~ Rev. A.. J. Lyon, of
from difl'crent
~~r!~n nnu read a~ interesting sketch of
Sandusky,
preacanhdddista~tee':f:~~
e an e.,
his life ant! Jnoo:s.
r· 17ht mau Iu all the relations of private
Bro. Brec~enndge w;;s n~e ~~ ~he Psal~isL's is appropriate, "B~ho~d the
and public hfe, the lanouao
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ace, The practical and v1tal 10terupright, for tit~ efd of t~:;01~~nh~; ~ehol~ Christian life, lay near hi~ n?ble
ests of God an. o m:~~ous i; <lefcnse of what he considere.d prtnclple
heart. He w~s cour o
,. llnmcter. stron~ in intellect, will and _ntrec;
and duty. H1s wa\~ ~!~~,d~votion, h'is family, the institutions of h_b~ra.
tion. He lo\·ed, WI 1 hi choice and his native land. He was a fa1tntul
lear~ing, tbe chu[~~~ un~tual; 'n straightforward, pract~ca~ _and able
miorster, promp 1 adfr in his Conference, houorahle, safe, JUdiCious. He
preacher, and C~ u.. and to t he world, the legney of a noble example. He
leav~s toW I~thhe Go~~~nd
vf angel bands, he was t ranslaterl to the
walked
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MEMOIR OF REV. ORIN MITCHELL.
Orin M'tchell wa:; born in Granville, Licking Co., Ohi~ Janw~· I~,
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• · January 18:.!9 Licensed to preach by ev.
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_Bo_m a~aln,Received' on tri~l iu the Ohio Annual Conference, 1.834,
Chnstle, ~nt 1~~~ Danville Circuit. He-traveled on Plymou~h, Grand RIVther
and appo1n e
I Oh'o he received nppomtments to. e
1. l\1'1 h'
:nd
the Circuits or
1ucyor~s Nonvich, Frederick, Clarkstleld, Amity, Jeromrvt•.lle, tn su~~i~ed
In HlS4 'be received a s uperanuated relatio~, which re ~ 1~n e f Perkins
d h In 1834 he was mnrrien to ~hss Cypha ay or, o
h' •
Ohio who with tlve children, survives him to mourn IS
until eat .
Hm·on Cou~~f11.vored with such colleagues as A.bue r Gofl~ James McMahan,
Joss. He w·d Sanford C. Parker and Hibbard l'. Ward, who have passed
Jobbn Jlazz~:m· from labor to reward. Blest with s nclt company nne! ctoh~~
on e ore
. of piety :lll<l usefulnesi' be endeavored to copy el
cils, such Pto\~~~~~hcm as they followed Ch~ist. If Bro. l\Iitchell excelled
ylrtues and bin"' it was as pastor. Here was his forte. Not only the memr
any~~~:
ch~~cb receivc<llus religious ~are, but the wayward, w~e~~f<L
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1 ether dwellin•• iu their h umble cabins or more s p e
rich or poor, dw;like iu his vislts. Habitations ot poverty wher~ pe rhapJ
homes, shu~e
r hu<l never he fore been heard, have been V1SrtP.d _an
the
VOICebyot hpr~yteercessions
"'race, and pious iustructLOnS
blessed
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MEMOIR OF HEV. GEGRGE W. BRECKENRIDGE.
Rev. George W. Breckenridge was born September 26, 1812, in the town
of Charlotte, ~hitten<len County, Vermont; died. February 26. I S69, in the
57th year of hts llge. In 1818 he removed with his parents to llfonroevl!Je
Huron County, Ohio: ll er·e, August 4th, 1S33, at a meeting held by H.
Sheldon and Dr. (now Bishop) Thomson, he was converted. He was
licensed to exhort by Rev. Leonard Hill, Dec. 9. 1834; and licensed to preach
_ January 9th, 183fi. In .August, 1836, he was united in marriage to the wife
.: who survives h~m. On the 20th of January 1836, he left home with Rev.
L.: B. Gurley, h1s presiding elder, for St. Mary's Mission, where he was
employed until ~he ensuing session of the lllichigan .Annual Conference at
Mansfleld,D:t wh1ch session he was received on trial and appointed, with
Rev. H. Wh1teman, to Findlay Circuit. His appointments thereafter were
as follows: In 18:!7 to Dexter, Michi"'an, a two weeks' circuit, With fifteen
appointments; J!j38, Spring .Arbor "'circuit; I S39, Albion Circuit; 1840,
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