Sketches of the founders of the Methodist Protestant Church, and its bibliography . nto the presence of the Lordhe so much loved ! Josiah Varden ! cherished name—it willnever die! Unique, glowing, glorious—as a preacher, hestood entirely alone among his brethren. Comparisonswould be unjust and invidious. There is no standard bywhich to measure or estimate him! With him thought wasa busy-bee, nwing ever upon restless wing, through fairyrealms in quest of store, and gathering sweets from everyflower! And with his abundant materials, a gorgeous rhetoricand a ghiving elocution, his written sermons
Sketches of the founders of the Methodist Protestant Church, and its bibliography . nto the presence of the Lordhe so much loved ! Josiah Varden ! cherished name—it willnever die! Unique, glowing, glorious—as a preacher, hestood entirely alone among his brethren. Comparisonswould be unjust and invidious. There is no standard bywhich to measure or estimate him! With him thought wasa busy-bee, nwing ever upon restless wing, through fairyrealms in quest of store, and gathering sweets from everyflower! And with his abundant materials, a gorgeous rhetoricand a ghiving elocution, his written sermons became, as itwere, illuminated poetic effusions, while his pulpit discoursesassumed the grandeur of panoramic-vision, in their gloriousexhibitions of the truth of God! His work is done, and hehas gone to his reward in heaven ! We shall see his familiar,stooping form no more—no more catch inspiration from hisflashing eve and eloquent lips—no more gaz3 with admiringwonder at his quaint fancies and glowing word pictures, orgather wisdom from his wonderfidly fruitful REV. T. H. STOCKTON, D. D. THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH. 291 REV. THOMAS H. STOCKTON D. D. 1808—1868. An eloquent raan, and mighty in the Scriptures.—Acts XVIII: 24. The State of New Jersey, though small in populationand extent, in the great Union family; yet likeBethlehem Ephratah in Judea, out of it have comesome of the most prominent and successful actors inthe American Methodist Reformation. These NewJersey Reformers were born in the following order oftime: Dr. S. K. Jennings in 1771; Asa Shinn in 1781;^Y. S. Stockton in 1785; A. G. Brewer in 1795, and lastbut not least, T. H. Stockton in 1808. What a galaxyof brilliant stars in the ecclesiastical firmament! Theydid not only illuminate the Christian path of life, andmake it plain and bright by precept and godly ex-ample; but taught the Lords freemen, their duties,rights and privileges, in the household of faith, andexhorted them, to stand fa
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