Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . went to his home above. Dr. Wheat was loyal to his country, his church and his Christ. He wasa clear, logical, earnest and evangelical preacher. He was a diligent stu-dent of the Word of God. He maintained his studious habits to the closeof this life. He kept in sympathy with the life of the whole church. Hewas an ideal pastor, to the poor, the discouraged, the tempted, the afiflicted,the bereft, he and his devoted wife had the happy faculty of saying the rightthing at the right time. He carried cheer and hope into
Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . went to his home above. Dr. Wheat was loyal to his country, his church and his Christ. He wasa clear, logical, earnest and evangelical preacher. He was a diligent stu-dent of the Word of God. He maintained his studious habits to the closeof this life. He kept in sympathy with the life of the whole church. Hewas an ideal pastor, to the poor, the discouraged, the tempted, the afiflicted,the bereft, he and his devoted wife had the happy faculty of saying the rightthing at the right time. He carried cheer and hope into all the homes ofhis charge. Faithful servant of God, well done. You have discharged every orderfrom the great Captain of our salvation. Now you have entered into therest that remaineth for the people of God. The funeral services were held at Rantoul, January 18, 1910. The fol-lowing ministers took part: F. A. Havighurst, the pastor; W. F. Beadles,J. E. Artz, District Superintendent Shields, Dr. Horace Reed and DistrictSuperintendent Madden. PARKER SHIELDS. REV. REUBEN GREGG. & >EUBEN GREGG was born inWaterbury, Vermont, July 31,1828, and died Sept. 23, 1909, at hishome in Princeton, Kansas, aged 81years, 1 month and 23 days. He wasthe youngest of a family of eightchildren, six boys and two girls, allof whom with the exception of onesister, have passed on to the otherworld. Two of his brothers and thehusband of one sister were ministersof the Gospel. He was married, , 1867, to Fannie M. Bird, daughterof the Rev. R. Bird, for years a mem-ber of the Illinois Conference. Hewas bereaved of his beloved wife, June10, 1905. Four children survive him,as follows: C. W. Gregg of Prince-ton, Kans.; Dr. A. C. Gregg ofAguilar, Colo.; A. B. Gregg of Claire-mont, Okla., and Mrs. Dr. Crocker ofEwing, Mo. Brother Gregg was convertedat Waterbury, Conn., March 8, 1841,and was received on trial in theTroy Conference in 1854, serving that year at Green Island and NorthTroy; 1855, North Tro
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