Our bishops; a sketch of the origin and growth of the church of the United brethren in Christ as shown in the lives of its distinguished leaders . burden, and opened the way to the commontemptations which beset the path of the young man de-prived of parental counsel and restraint. During theseyears of toil to maintain a comfortable living for thosedependent upon him, he formed the habit of drinking,from which he was never afterward entirely free. Hewas united in marriage with Miss Margaret Durst, inthe year 1Y97. She was a member of the PresbyterianChurch, and a woman of superior culture for t
Our bishops; a sketch of the origin and growth of the church of the United brethren in Christ as shown in the lives of its distinguished leaders . burden, and opened the way to the commontemptations which beset the path of the young man de-prived of parental counsel and restraint. During theseyears of toil to maintain a comfortable living for thosedependent upon him, he formed the habit of drinking,from which he was never afterward entirely free. Hewas united in marriage with Miss Margaret Durst, inthe year 1Y97. She was a member of the PresbyterianChurch, and a woman of superior culture for that was fitted both by nature and by training for thearduous work of caring for a family of children. With-out the advantages of schools or frequent church serv-ices, and with but limited means at her command, shesecured the best advantages of the times for her whom Providence had made the objects of herlove had a careful home training, as well as the exam-ple of a faithful Christian mother. Though the fathernever professed Christianity, with the exception namedhe was an upright man, of good character, and, aided by 436. (L^^,^2^^^iSii.^iP-2^^ EIGHTEENTH BISHOP UNITED BEETHKEN IN CHRIST. 427 a faithful, Christian wife, he reared a Christian was a mason by trade, and labored to secure for hisfamily the best he could. There w^ere born to these parents five sons andthree daughters. David, the eldest child, was born in1798, and died in Fairfield county, Ohio, at the advancedage of ninety-eight years. Catharine was born in 1801,and died at Martinsburg, W. Ya., in 1869. Maria wasborn in 1803, and has spent most of her life in Cincinnati,Ohio. John was born in April, 1806, and is living incomfortable circumstances near Ridgeville. Mineralcounty, W. Ya. He was for a time a preacher in theUnited Brethren Church. He is a man of sterlingworth, and has lono^ given character to the church inhis community. He has been blind nine years fromcataract, but lives in
Size: 1378px × 1814px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectunitedbrethreninchri
