. Pilgrim Almanac (1873) . re notinformed, bnt he died in Virginia, wherehe was much beloved and respected bythose who knew him, and where some ofhis descendants have been baptized in hisstead, and are still contending for thesame uold landmarks. John Rothrock, Here is another old father that over-stepped the allotted time of sojourningon the earth. He entered the church milf-tant in Mifflin Co., Pa., and was therecalled to the ministry. In 1836 he movedto White Co., where he lived andlabored for the cause of Jesus until hisdeparture, which occurred on the 12th ofFebruary, 1860, making t
. Pilgrim Almanac (1873) . re notinformed, bnt he died in Virginia, wherehe was much beloved and respected bythose who knew him, and where some ofhis descendants have been baptized in hisstead, and are still contending for thesame uold landmarks. John Rothrock, Here is another old father that over-stepped the allotted time of sojourningon the earth. He entered the church milf-tant in Mifflin Co., Pa., and was therecalled to the ministry. In 1836 he movedto White Co., where he lived andlabored for the cause of Jesus until hisdeparture, which occurred on the 12th ofFebruary, 1860, making the number of hisdays, eighty years and six months. Thusanother old father has been numberedamong those on the other side. What joy it gives us when we thinkof the many old soldiers of the cross ofJesus who have gone home, and are nowat rest awaiting the resurrection morn,when they shall be called to reap theirglorious reward. Soon will the timecome that others may write our biogra-phies and we be with the good old Eld. Joseph Emmert u Though dead, yet he speaketh, maytruly be said of this aged pilgrim. He was born in the year 1782, andspent his early days in Maryland, whereyet reside many of his relatives. Intheyear 1845 he emigrated to the West, andsettled in Lee Co., 111., where he foundeda large and| flourishing church, which isnow divided into two or three differentdistricts. He was extensively known inthe brotherhood, and commanded thelove and respect of all who knew preached publicly two weeks beforehe died, and preached to the hour of hisdeath to those who visited him. He diedwith no special disease; but as a sheaffully ripe, he was gathered into the gar-ner of the Lord in the year 1860. In hisdeath the church has lost a strong postand a wise counselor. Daniel Bollinger. This aged servant of the Lord was oneof those active workers in the cause ofprimitive Christianity. To him, the sal-vation of souls and the general welfareof the church was his meat and
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