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Fuller, James M.
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Olll~l'UAR!Et:i.
lllitl•llc or the year, nntl nt tho ~cs.~ion of 1858 u·n•
rcnuruittcu iu tlrn lllioois Conference, oo which
he lilletl the lollowin~ uppointment.s : ~prin~liclu ,
<!uiocy, Quincy 1Jblrict, .lack~on,·illc, Wc, l. clrnrl!c,
Dan,·illc, llloomio)(ton, t:nrlinville, )'ana Ui"lrict,
Fir..;t Church, U ccalur; (.;linton, l'nri", Hu•h\'illc,
Ccntcnninl n!(enl, Jnckson\'illc, Brot•ldyn, t:ri)!;:.<Yille. In J8tiS, l>cing worn out, he 1\ :os ;:raolctl n
~ upc mnnunte rcl:otion.
lie was elecl•·u fruru the
:-:outhorn llliunis Conference to the (i•·oer:d Coolcrcnce or !SaG, nml rr,llr tlu, llli11ois Co111l:rcncc tu the
liencral Conlercocc" of J:;o;s nnu ! Sift. li e wn~ ul"v
" tnctolx:r oft '1e Centennial l'on lercnce .,,. I ~:H . lie
had rcc• ·i\·~·1 the nppoint111ent :os delegate to the late
Ecunrcnical Conference, l•ut he rcsigoetlthe dclt•j!aC,\'
t•• jvin the ns,eml>ly of ~nints in the paradi;e uf
lioJ. F or four yc:n-s-f'ro111 ISG·I to 15G:;-he was n
onctol>cr of the ~lis.-;ionary Coonoittcc. As a prcuclocr
OBITUAH.II<:S.
in~: pllll'<•s in four wcckK, Strnij!lol Creek, ~pringficltlr
Troy, M:u.h:ionvillc, Lnlll'H:"\lcr, \\'c:il Uuiou, Clmrlc.~
tou, l1111riou. lu IIH! he Wtc• lruusll:rret.l to Ken·
lucky, aut.! s tntiouctl in Newport, D1111\'ille, J.'lcm·
i11g:,bur;.:, <;co rgct,•wn, Lawn..:Jacc lntrJ.!, 'J'uyJ on~vil l c
11ml C.•·utlriana. lie "''"' tlrcu placed in chnrgc of
the 1lurnJd~lmr:! Di~Lrict, Lcxi11~ton District., l\fnys\'ille I>istrict, nnt.l Lcxlll;,!Lon Jti,t rict. Thrown hy
tire .ti •·isivo of tire C hurclo, in l fi.l<l -·15 1 into the
~lctlwtli:-.1.. E/,i:4C'•\•ul C'llllrc: h, ~cmth, ho coutinuctl
in tluat J.ruoc 1oft oe Church until J ~ r;~•. when with
other~"~, l1 c hcca111c UJ!ain t:oiiiU.:dctl will• tlac 1tcthOtli>t EJ •i>eu]ml Chun·h, n11.J w11s plncetl iu chnrgc of
the Lt· ~il r;_!l oo n l>istrict,l.uui ~ \· ille Di• trict, Nicholn.o;\'illc, )l:ull·illc, Lc~ington IJis trkt, :.1 idtllo.<l>urg, nml
Uanl'iiJ... I 11 1 ~87 he wn~ pl11ced on tloe Rupcnm·
nuntc·d list. lle <.lied of oltl ngc nt his home, 11 In·
glc~itle,' ' n"ar V11ndllc, on l>eceoubcr 2~, 1 5~0. lie
he wa~ in mnny rc:'\tccts a prin<·c. lie woL~ ~crupu · wa~ a '""" •·f J!rL·nt purity ut' !iii· mul uuimpcachcd
}t)Hl"l)' hihlicnl, yet c. rcw l'r(IIIJ every a\"ailablc :-:ourt..'l~ \'Crncit.•·. IIi" Wlll'u "'"" TcL·ci\'ctl without t.loul>L by
<1f nrt, "eience,nnt.l hbtorv tu illustmtc tloe tenchinj!s nil whu kuew lriru. lie wns iu lnlJoJ>i nbundunt.
of tho word. II is power ln lhcnonlysis of :Scripture1 (luict, r t•:-.uhllt·, unlli•n·hinj.!', tllrouJ-:11 ruin nnd snow,
l1is .:rnccful ~yntax und imprc:o.."'i''c prc:;cnlutinu ol hcnt 11nd euld, Joe nmtle it 11 !nutter of the highest
t r uth, nrade hh declarations o lie n nppcnr nxi•unatit-. honur tu Jill nil lri• nJ•t•oiutrucnL•, tn tuect ull his
lle urnt.lc 'tut.lio us nnt.l prayerful prcpnmtiu11 f11r CIIJlll g'CIIIC U l S. Jl u Wll:'4 J lluli l•~\, lrtJU, t)IOught fu) 1
prcachi11g, )!cncrully n;ing- cxte1"ivc twtcs, HOIIIC- wise, l'ullrnl(CIJIIS 1 IIJII)j!TCIIt. ll ir< JrfiiTTiCU lifo IJC!,'llll
timc~ COIIIJ>ICLC 111111111Seript 1 lhuug-h ll plc1L"IIIt 1 )Ill!• r•u ~t:J•h·lu1•cr •i, l :·~a l, when l1c c:--puu .... c• l ~Lis!-{ Annio
ical, unt.l ,;raccful ~~lco npure "J>cakcr. lli8 uriui, try H n~•, of Cin<"iuuuti, nut! c nue•l " " ~lny 1r 1886r
wu:oe hlt!.'"L with l nnll\' rc\"i\·u l~ f) f n·li!linu.
when :-ltc d t•pnl·t cd thi:t liJC.
(.!Hilll',\',
l lu Wll :-l llWrru! l l Allg"ll1't '.!(1, 1~·1 ·1,
~li s~ :-;uruh Jo:. ] •.,ekerhr.
,\H IIU Hluud "" th e
r~~nr~iu n l' the t•tcrual·worl;l he could t<~uy with ~t.
Paul: "1 ]Ja,·c lt mghL n J.!"c".l li;!ht, I Jwvc !ini!ihctl
• \1.1..\:00 .1. ~(..,xw,.: r.l. W;t~ l•l•l'll iu ( 'rawlbrd
l'oL., Ull ~lay]:;, }"':d.
IIi:"' Jif:oll ,n:u r in tltc milli~·
anurlicd w~·ru thn:1c ,·,r
'rhc 111nn·
.Jucl;;htii\Vi llc, 1 ,nn\'i lh·, ~l'riiiJ:·
Jicltl, null
to
m\' course, I lon\'c kept the I:Oilh: hcllc'Ciurtlo llocrc
i ~ 'Iaitl ur. lOr 111 c u crown of riJ! hlcou:-suc:i~ , whit• Ia the
J.ort.l. l•e ri)!lr tcou~ .Jud)!c. Hhnll gh·e me nl that
'''"': 'uml 11nt to nrc ouh·, hu't nuto nlllht·uo nl•u tlont
}u~·c hi!'! nppt·arinJ!. 11
•.:ahuly
mHl
quietly lcfL
'On SPplcmhc r II, I K!Il, h"
ll:i h• join tho ~niut~ uho\'c,
t o UICCL thu•o old cotupnuitnls wit.h wlr<no he full)! lot
i" the ,.:rent. battle~ of hlc-Fnirlmul<s, 1\imhcr, l'artwri•'llf,
Al\cn\ 1 l:utlctlJ!C 1 Crmll', l'rcnticc, nnd u
North India Conference.
County,
t ry was in .luck:--uu, :\lil·h., w l& l·rc ~·· · wn~ _n p;astor,
J!rcntl,· lwi••Vctl. In l ~oa I.e r •·l'c l \t: ll lu:i call to
coutc iu l uJiu H:-i n lni:--.... iunur,\' 1 nr . .t with chnructcri:-l·
tic d cl'i:--1u11 uLcyt·t l the cull. A .. ;-;.oull ''-"' ho nrri\'cd
nllaniiJ.! u~ we 1411\\' thnL lu- luad l 'HI IIt: tu work und
help uutl ")•t·lul la ir4 t'trclllo(lla iu liu! i'tlutttcr't4 Kcn·iC'C.
UuritaJ,!' Jai ... lir:--1 li1ur )"l'nr~ ••I' lait.laful work on J1i:s
dan r~c in Cawll\lllfc he wu n 1 u : o~av :-•111!:4 tOr J esus,
111adc :-tll'oll!.! the ·~·uri :' t1ftlw Wn\ -- r:II.J.:", HI HI "'tn:mgth·
!
\\".E. 1!1 •·1-. l.o\\' wu~ Lo rn iu 1'\ew Lclmnon, Co-
From that tionc his hculth l.Jecumc !!rlltlUIIII,\' hnubia ~ 'ull llt_\', ;\, Y., ~luy a, l ti~U, and died nt
nnd tnorc iutinu. 1 n the t·nrl.v JuU1 t•l ( Jd•Jlx.·r, ~liHin:,!t n ll ,••u \\'cd u c:-.day 1nvrning OctoLcr 8, 1 8~0,
J S~•u, he rccci\'Cd the thirt.l purulytie •troke, which of the :-:uue .li~'-'H!"C lhnt pru\"cJ t;ttalt o the He\·. Dr.
tcnniuntc<l ill hi:-~ dcnth o n the ~Otlt o( tlu.! :-o:u 11c Jla\'liss- a "irulcut l'urbnoclc. li b h~a ll h hnd j'I'C·
'"' ' nth. Brother Gill wa~ n good unur , full of )'1'11,\'e l' \'it~U:-ol\' lJI'CII 111111')1 impnirct\ h\' II ~-ot•rioU:'( HltiiC {Of
:llltllhc Jloly ()lro>t. li e Wll~ lititlrful to the ulJii)!a- /,, !Jrijopr. At the >e»iuu uf 'the ~li~hi gu u Con·
ti'ln~ of the Chri, ti:oll lite.
lie po"•c~~tl u tc11dcr, ti,r•!ll ~e (>f I :>·1I, held ut. ~ilc.< , he "'"" rccci•·cd on
ge ntle, lo\'in)! "/ 'irit , an<! wa~ tnudo Jo,·ed l>y the pro hnti ~u nud COIIII IICIICC tl hi ~ liJC H~ 1111 .itiHCrtUII
~lethod!'t preacher. 111 1 8·1 ~ he wus rcccl\·ed tnto
i •c•lple muong w 10m he lived. lie tiied in peace.
full co11 nccti(ln nt Ann Arbur, und urJni11ct.l dcncon
Jun:; G. Ilnn·.: wns born in l'ittsyh·nnin County, l>y Bishop Jnnc~ , i11 Detro it. At the ti111c of his
\'a., April 5, 1810. In IS!ti he reiiiO\'Ct! with his tlcath he hat.! just courplctcd lit\\· ycurs' co11tint!~111
•arent.s to Jl illsuorough, 0., ,~·here he l!l:cw t<J mnn- scn·icc (one ycnr usn s upply). Ile curncs!Ir dcstred
'"'"1. J 11 I !'!ll he wn~ r<,ccl\·ctl 011 tr111l 11110 the t u lin· all•I ~lllll)'lcte the wnndctl t•"roou ot Idly ycnrj
I lc >)'cnt tlnrtccn
I thio C'onfcrcncc nf the ~leth oo l ist Episcop11l Church. in tho t ntl·clirw couucctwn.
l!p to 1 ~·11 he fillet! the followilll-( ll)'po iut111e11t~: ,\'cur:-c 111 cin.· uit~7twcnty~th·t! y curs ill :'(tutaous, nnd
(;rccll\'i llc Circ uit, whid1 had twcuty-et;(ht preach· IOUTtcell yc;tr~ II~ J>rcsiJilll( elder, lWU )'CUTS Of
tinn.
uaor~
l
or
\'Ole nn ol :o~uiJ;-.t'•lll''lll 1u:ti"n o f t h e l"C\'CI'ul Auuunl
t:oniCrt•JIL'c.", ~t..nd:-f. ttnw in c•u r I>i!'(cipliuc in lhc
cxnct luu~un~c :--ll;!j!l':de'-1 lty Bro ther Bi,.:clow iu n
&eric.~ Of :lrlh.' l t·~ JtUb)i:"Jat:d ill the ~\'urt/t~U't~<ft'J'II.
(}/;ri.'{tiun ..·l ./nw11te nl1"11l tho c:nrlv pur l ,,f 1...,til1•
IIi; li1"t wi le""' tl111 duu~lotcr ,,. l:u\', :-;uth ~l utti 1'011, _of t he t; c llt 'N't! ( '~tu lt!.rt' ll~c 1 t o. W}IHIII he wu~
marnctl )l11rl'i1
r,,
I >;.If>.
tin\' of hi:4 ti r~t upp cnrnucc runOIII-! us. lli:-o 11nt urc
\\'1~~ u won derful h n r111oniou~ c.:orn hiuntitm c,f cx-
trconcs. lie "eeoncd like 1111c of the Cu•·ennntcr•
r i,cn frvrn the dent!, :uod ins pired by the s pirit of
uwdcrn pro.,rcs.-.. lli:4 fcnture:-f. g-1:tlll't·s, lllution!'l,
to n ct4, 1t11c.lt1~Cil nil procluinlc\1 lti~ re~tlc:'\... ueti\'i t y,
illlliCLHott:-. CIICI"j.:)', Col u:-o~ul Kel f-rc liuiiCC, llllll ~ll'r11 1
:-<he tloctl 111 l.nl•eer, ~lny in I e'ihle <letertilinntiun.
Hut under these rug-!_:Cll
B r othe r J:iJ[cl"w wu~ rnurric.t t 1c sct·o n d :-. u r litl'U i nt.licntio n :-t, ut. u u J.!rcu t dept h, there lny u
ti111o tu ~lr!'l . 1-:tulllll .1. Slmw, ul !"nJ..Cilw W, .J ut\' !!, ri,·h tui1u· u l' tt·u•h·r ~t·u ~iltilitit ·~ , anlcut tdl'ccl it•llt4,
lSjU, lie ,,,.~ \\'uJ ulcrfnlly t4111'1lniJII·d during- nil hi~ J•HI'l: ,... n""''it·utiuu ,.; t wx~ , "'••UIItl jthll!lllt' lll, inchrruptd•lo 1\dclit\' , nlltl uufn1 h· riu~ llt•\' oliu u to liull, tu
inlcll~c ~ull~·ri ~t g ...
. \ uuiumu theology, lu ~I etlaut.li~Lic c c<•ll UIII,\', nntl to
JA~H:!" ~1.\I H:-• •s Fn.z.t.tt wu~ n New l•: n~ l undc r u l riewh.hi J'·
nath·c or the ( ;ft't' ll ~t ..u nt ui n ~lnl t•. lw t ll iu l\lc
.1 .\lU·.:-4 Jl. ~IIJJrt u.S \\'U!'\ hurn t ill Apri l 11, 1833, in
town of 1\i rl n · t 'ul•··lunia t 'uuut\·, t k tuhcr -l, }1'\117.
In J•JI\', 1:-.:!::s: lu· wu:oo. adluiUt·~l uu lrinl into lhe .\ \'1-:-.hirc, S cullatnl, nULl hi:4 ear thly pil:.rnu augc \\'IL'4
New EilJtla ud l'•)IIIL·n·llc'-·, w lzi ..·Ja, ln· li ,rc tlac clu:-,e n l \'o"uq•lclctl by n futul ruilrou<.l nc ci.. h:u t th·ur the v iii~ SC.'iMio n, wu:-t ,lj\·id,··l su u:-. tu liH'III a ua:w t 'uult: r· lug-•: ,,f L nkc C hnrl c:-t, Ln., o n i'tluy 1•J. 1ti!fl.
In
cncc, th o :\c\\ llnlll)·~hi rt· ntul \' •·rrnolll. Brothe r 1...,7;, he chun~cd hi:-. 1clnliuu frv111 the J' r .. tc~tnut t o
Fullct· fdl iut•• til•· In'\\" u r:,:auti t.:lli ull, ull•1 \\"IL,. nt• - t lu: ~ l cllt nt liZ"L Epi~c• Jllfll t:lnarch, HIHI \\aL-. ut thnt
31 1Sit:J.
1<•11:; li11e uf nur ~niuted tlcnd-with whom lllftl the <:ned tltt· hau.b ,fall hi~ ll:ll"" · .,,),.,r•·•"· lie lorcd
tu )•Tendo t" nml \'isit nlfiOffl! tlr· ) '~")' l c, nnd deeply
m uititudc of the IJ!c:.t to lre fore,·cr with the Lvnl.
rc;:rcttet.l too )!i\'c np his pulpit, •·· 11<'11 a >C,\'~re thr~nl
.tillit•ully made it n IICCel<.'ily. 1\'loit., iu Cuwnporo
Kentucky Conference.
he l>el(alf },.,/iu'• )''''"'!' Folk1, "'"I when trunsfcrrcd
.1Al.IE~ C . G11.1. wn."" born in .Newburn, N.C., nu to take l'hUI').!c of tlac l'rcR'i iu LIH"knuw he still conlu :-.J••·ak t .. l1ulia':- younlo{ people l,y m cnns of
tintH:ll
July 3 1 ~35. llruthcr liill l>t•gnu his re lil(ious lill:
l uri ul( the last tlorcu Y•·an; of Iris lifo ho
wl1cll ,',child _in North C:uruli nn. Jlo l\c pt it..up_uHcr Iris I"'"·
j!•,illg' tr> llnlluno r c . mad uu lim very du,v u1 l11 ~ ur·- JUug-ht l'nllru~t·HU :4 Iy ugnill~t t1i!"t'UI'4C, 11ot ullowinjt
wcarin
c~:-:
vr
JiH'IL~C to tnnkc hi111 tl1iuk of gi\'ing
riml in Louis\'ille he lwmlcd Iris clrurch Jette I' to the
' a> tor of one of the ~[ctlondi;. t churches of that city. Ujl hi. )u\'cd Work; finally 1 when UClllc diSCIL'C Ui<·
11 J!Si2 he rccei,·ctl license to preach, mal uiJout allied hiou, 1111d he \\'JL< prcJ•ariuj! to ~o l.Jnck with
the ,·c ar~ thcrcnltcr took work us 11n itinerant his lillloily t" .\ufl'rieu, llrnt swift olcstrvyer, cholcm,
]•rcaci 1cr in the l'enlllcky Conference of the .\l ct h- nttuc kcol him. lli< dculh occurred un tiro evcnin"0
<•di;t E)'i.<,·opal (.;hurclo. In ~~~.:: he .wns lu~nt<•tl nt uf t )f'tu\.c r ~~~, 1 s~u1,
l1i:4 own n·c llll'~"Cot, 1111•l tonk up lu:i n·:o~.~tlct h.'C 111 Lou (lun where lu• biHtl"c•l lilithfull\· in t•hurda ntu.l
1'. H. t;HI.I'. {IIJ,ituury twt rt:cui VeLI.)
~ 11ll~luv-1"choul wurl~. In l s:r; 1.~ IIC l'llfiiC )'UI'l inlly
)'araly7.c.J, nnd ut lloc ~cs•inn of tl.'c Co111erencc hel•l
D etroit Conference.
th:1t ye11r utl;rccnll)' "'"' rc·mlnuttetl onto the lru\'cling cn111u.:c tinn un•l l!runtc'-l a supcrnnnuatctl r cla-
ll'hich whc11 he wus nl the "So<•," he "'"" l>uth • i 11~e ho huH been nl>lo 111 move nboul o11ly n littlo
J13Sl<?r' mot.lprc.~•·.liu.: ci.J~:r.. IIi.• J,e,t lrictnb tlunk 11ulc"< ns~istc<l. Brothur Fuller wn< nmrricd July 6,
th3t 111 the prc•nlou,.: cltlo•r,ln J• In• grcntc.<t work lor Hl3t, nt Tuul>riuge, Vt., to Mury C. Engli• h. ,M...,.,
the Chu rc h WIL"' m:c•lln pli:-.ltcd . Jlc wu:' u \'cry car· Fuller died lllurch i, HiGU, nt ::inrunne, ~lich. In
nc:;t nud li•itllful J•IL.. tu r, nuJ vu 1110~t c.f the dmrl-!c.-. U ctohcr[ l tii1, BrotiiCI' Fulle r wns married t o Sophiu
tlrat he se n·cd C•JII I'ersio n• oct·urret.l, 1111d 1111 >e,·eral M. 'l'idt. Durilll( Joi• uctil·c 111i uistry of Jil'ly-11 iuo
\"CT)' lurg-c rc\'i\·al:.c. At ~luplc tiro vc, ~nl iu c: , Court years, up to the clu'e ol his Culul!lel.J IIIS~Orate ,
Street, Flint; Lapeer , mod lshpcouing, loi• 1111>"'" Llrothcr Fuller wus nl wuys on the eflccti\'C h:<t, no
wcro WO IH.lcrfu llr !.lc:':--cd t•f t l1c Lord, naulw nrc tlmu dwnge hcius: 111aJc in hi:" r clnti ou to the Confc rcnco
:~ hutH.lrcd ne w. i ...r u :o-11tll:; \\'t·n~ Hll,lcd t n cuch clmrl!c Juru il! hi~ ~crvi L·c iu th e nrmy. Bro ther Fuller wn..'-4
durilll-{ hi!i J'IL"' lorut c . l ie wu:4 tw ice u d d t•J!nlc to tin: u :-otunl r 1111111. Jli:i bruscl'tc exterio r wn~ H th in veil
{;cucrul t;oull:rct•,·c, i u 1 ~•ill nud lti•i·L llc wn:i u o\'cr u i'ru11k, holiest, brotherly interior. lie wu11tcJ
UtCIJilJC r 111' tho \\" c:'tern l:nuk Couuuilh:u liJ r limr JUCU lu Lc plain autl :--trai:.rhtfu rwunl with hiru, mui
Ire rcciprocOLtc<l. llclirrc his trnnsfcr lu Detroit Con•
\COTS, uml cuju\'ctl ncnrly nil the Jo,w,rs in the gilt
1111 Annuul Cou li!l'clfce.
At t ile licocrul Cunler- fl'fCill'C, b clf.lrc Ottr pC rliOI Jal UI.!')UaitJlall l'C bcgntt,
llrotl.
er Fuller hat! nlrcnt.ly rcnchcLI and p:c~'ct.l t he
CilCC Ol 1ti•i·l the t.:h uirmaU uf the l'OIII IIIittcC inlfv·
duccd n rc~vluti,,n \•rop .,:-.lu~ to clmng-c the rc:'tnc th·c nocrit.linn of hi~ lnuo ri(lu~, ~ucccssfu l , nnt.l dist iiirule on :-.)u\·cry, w 1icll. a h e r Uclmlc, wn" p a:i:>-c ll hy J!Uishcd cnrccr. llo c:unc to us n strnllf!cr, l>ul he
:a \'Ole IJr nn·... und n nc:-4 u f Lwo huutlrcJ nnd :o;c\'Cit immctlintely idcntilicd hiuosclfwith nil our iutcre<ts.
f.,r to u(uc ;,~utJI:o~t. The rult·, m~ chungc•l hy t hn t lie felt, nnd we lelt, thnt he \I'lL' one of u•, from the
(lOillt~tll• > the t'J.,•bo·:t t.;ir.·uil. lli" noioi>tc ri u ll it'~-,
t'-'n.:rlfl,~.:" 1\ t't rt.:t•·h u l l'o a ~(\" •t\\'u \ "Cal':-t, Jan:-' h t cll d t ·
\·iUcd hctwccll l;tur Cou"rc rcll l'i:-: ull•l lwcut\'·lh·c
('har~c.-.. Frun, the 1\cw ll:un}':tohirc IIIHI Vc1:111o11l
CoutC rcttcc h e \\' JL.. tr:ua:--fL·rrc,l iu lt'·l:; tu th e Uc nc-;cc, in 1S1j'i to the ~licla i J.!a11 1 un"l i u 1~7tJ t•J the
Detroit. Jl i~ HJ'I "'i nt u•cJat ;-. iu ~ew Engl und w e re
Chcl:scn, At h e ll"', \\' c:--l l:i\"L'J' ~I b ...: inn, \\.l·at In: I':'~
field l{cK.·Iw.'tcr, ~ ·l u·l ..,·a H;.!aiu, i'\cw .\lntkl'l ~ ~ :uu~
cord: t:lnrcuaLIJit, uu• l Barnard. T lln!"t· iu 1'\ cw Y."r k
:itatc were .t\V IIII , l:ndw:-.tcr, Lud.p••l't, Bu llnl n.
Albion, Lc l ~ uy , Hat u,·i:a, lh·rg:l·la, 1111d Bull"ulu. ll u
WI\S nlso t\\ icc )'l't•.. idi l•~ cl·ll-r, ilavill;.! t.: la urg e ,,f l he
(;cncscc n1al Uu 11'ai•J J>i:o-tri c l:', Un ri 11~ hi~ Clll llzcction with til\ ' t ;cuc.. l·e c 'unfcrclll'C l1e ubv :--pcut
some fou r v,·:n ."' aL-. u;:cnl vf the T ru\'t ~vdcty uuJ
M nr,cnt (.i· tla: .\uwril':m B ihh· ~ol·iet \· . lu 18&·1
occu~rcd iu wt·:- k nl :\cw \' u ri.; th e "' i\nZuritc 1111 1\' t· mcnt. " rc~ulti u&.:" iu t la·· Fn·•· ~lt·tla"•li :--t <'Jmn·la. It
w:L'i :tunll•' lai:-- ··1.1'-·r .. luj• ••f tlw t;cru·:wt· IJi:-.tricl
th nL th e \~ur ••f Llw J:,. n· llinu u l'c u c.l , nu d under
mlr icc frn 111 Bi .. l~t • l• :\1111'·" he •d1Cn ·d l1 im~cl l fnr
sen· icc iu t h e :tl'lll\. lie l n ·l'lll l h.: l'll1oud u r the }u;,t la
rc~ci \'etl
dut"
intu the Uctroit ,\tllllllll l 'uu te rencc.
lli ... pm•l•,rn l churg-c~ utuOll;,.! U:i l m\'C bccll H!'l follow:-t:
i'\ c w Bu~ton , ~tocldJriJ~c, Lnkcport, Ann:nlo, Cnpac.
Frutn l tl:l3 l11 IS:lti, hccuusc of illl)•aire.I health, hu
hl'IJ
n ~ upcrnulucr:u·y_ rclutiun 1 rc;-.~U iug
uu
l ti :-t fi1r11t.
J:etU I'IIIIIJ! t v an cllccln·e re lntwn 111 HlSG, he .o;cn·e,J
the Church twt> years on the :.lent! cha r)!<'. In ! S~S
he wus "l'l"•intcd tu Brown ~: it y , nnd in l ~S~ to
~ cw lluvcn.
One year ugo tlu:i l)rutltcr, a~ lu~ ow u
rct lUL't4t, wus :ag-n~ll cla ~~~~~cll fro111 Ll1c cllyc tl \"c _to the
xul'cl'll ll lnc rnQ· l• ~l. J l u~ wn.-. Llo nc W1t l1 u n ew tu
n p u~~j l,]c c h ungc pf climntc fu r the ),c ln:Jit ~,f ~l. rs.
~lortv n· ~ health.
ln UctulJt·r hc-t, ur ulc1· dlrcct<vll
of the presitling- eltlcr, he touk charge of a >lllall
work nl \\rcbh, La., where h e ~ccms to lau\'C bee n
doin~ ~~~Ut_l wurl<\ l •y wa.>: nf t~rganizi ulJ tiJ_c L"l.ntrd l
CJf
In~ cl1 mC~;
and }'fl!Jtann'"' th e way lv r ll:-i lut uru
u:- c fullll'~~ .
,I A ~II-.:-1 11 ,\H\" h\" (' A !'I' IUt \\'n~ l111fll in ll u: ( U\\" 11 u f
l:u:-.e 1 \\ 'ny1u· t'uullt)', :\. Y . ,Scpt clll i.c r •l, l "lK, n111 1
died ut c...; Ill Ill':" , ( it·ll c!'oce t 'uuuty, l\1 ich. , ~ln y 17,
1~:•1.
111 tire full .,f
1.~;,5
),., uuitet.l with the .\l idl-
lu t h u ~l ich i •'all L'out Crcncc t1U trial, nud \\' 11;-oo nppoi uted t o Ct~u a-
i·~Hl Con l\: rcn\'e lac l1atl but •JIIC J•a:-t•Jratc, that at l~'.=rcc. 'l'hc Coull:rcu cc Uciu~ d i,·idcLllhc f,J11owi ug
J:cgilfiCIIt oot'lhc :-;·"" \' oorl: lulioot ry.
J~owcll. In b7•1 he l>L'I!"" l•i• lal•ur, i11 the IJctrvit
CouiCI'etlf'C IIJh)l·rtaki ll ~ ll w I'C"/" '11;-.iblc ch urc h ut.
Ea.'it ~ug-i ll;\\\' 1 tlw ll .l•_ur•l•·II_,..J \\ ~~ 1 1111 ~~~·l·rw l aeh~liiiJ,!
c.lcut.
It wa:-t u t'l"lll l'al t1t11C IU tlw lll:oil ury ul the
churl!h unt.l g ru tl wr Ful lt· r \\:L-.. n mauui'Lhec••ura).!c
:md 0~:--iucs.."" uLilil \" I" n·rnlt..·r· :-.ttl.;-.tantial :-o.cn·i ..·c.
He t he n laud dwri·· u f our l'IH.trcla c~ nl r l'~iluuti,
autmn n , lac r..·n tained on lhc lJl:lrvil sid e t~f til l' lith:[
nn J hv the new (;onfcrcnco Wa~ I"Ct:Ci\·cd iu tn ful
lllc lld,;: r:'(hip
and "nlui ncJ
•ICal'HII
t,y Bi:-.h''P . J ;~IIc:l
at. J•nut inc i 11 ~' 'i'lc llt Lcr, 1:-;;,:,, li e \\'~ urduiru.:'-1
t:ldcr l•y Ui:-.hu p .\1.ucs iu Ud ruit, ~cptcuaLc r, l~•il.
Jle tla\"C UC!Irly tlu rt y~ lWu )'CI,tr:; tn th e r :L..,toratL·,
!"Cf\"llll' JUJ"I H!! tiJo:,c years l Otll llacrcc, lartlaud,
J cll'cr;on ,\ •·cnut·, Dc:rooil; :-:aint t 'lair, uud l'alu· Pcrr r ,~ Oak l i ru,·~·, 1•\,wlen·illc, lngluun, Byron,
met. lie \\a:'. ai:--•J J•l"c... i ~li H~ c:ldcr fur lour _\"l' ttl':"i vi' :-;uutl. J.~·un, :-:ooll h Flint._\\'at r:'""'·illc, l'crry '!J!:tin 1
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the lcudiug- .Ji,trkt in tire c'unll:rcncc, t h" Vetl't•it. ll uonburcr, :-:alcll > :tilt! 1'\urthhcld, Le roy , \\ allt·ll
While )'a>tur ut ''ulmuel, 111 Juu uury, 1 1>~7, 111 tile Luke, ~ew J:,,t .. ,, lo..;co, \V ellber\'llle. Aller hi•
eiJ{hticth v cur t~f l1i:-t 11!.!' 1 ', ),,; wa~ ru n ll\'~1' :at u t-trct•l Stl)'e l'llllllli Uti>~ll ill the J:1ll Of' ) .~3ti he li \'Cll With Joi~
cros:-~inJ.{ fJ\· a rcr~ ~ "·~:-. 1 _\..dtt\'cll h:alll <'1. hur:i ~::-i uJHl so n for fuur \'cur~ wilhin tlac hou n d:-\ uf the Bay
knocked l{.,wu. llw •IIJIII_\' Jll"ll\"ctl :--c n o11:o~, l'\':4tllt- l'ity l>i:-"tt·icl ;~mal l,ciu~ ~till llll~ i ou .. t" " ":-n ine·
iug in l':ll'lial l'a r;d~·:--i:o-, :--.• • that ri ·r Uln"'t .. ,. ti ll' time thi n!! li•r tlac l'hurch, th"· J• rc .. i.bu;.! ,·hh·r t·ln}'l uyi.!J
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Fuller, James M.