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Michigan By Rev. S. N. Griffith
The General Conference met at Baltimore, Maryland, May 1st, 1840, at which time the Michigan Conference was made to include all the State of Michigan. August 19th, 1840, the Michigan Annual Conference met at Marshall, Michigan, and at this conference the Michigan district was changed to Kalamazoo district, with Rev. J. Erkenbrack presiding elder. Kalamazoo charge, Rev. R. R. Richards and Rev. R. H. Cook; White Pigeon, Rev. W. J. Sampson; Centreyille, Rev. E. Kellogg; Edwardsburg, Rev. J. Byron and Rev. D. Knox; Niles, Rev. James V. Watson; Berrien, Rev. H. Worthington; Prairie Ronde, Rev. F. Gage; Allegan, Rev. W. Todd; Paw Paw, Rev. H. Vanorder. Rev. Ransom R. Richards died at
Hudson, Michigan, perhaps about the year 1869, and Rev. R. H. Cook united with the Baptist church.
This conference year Rev. S. S. Williams died at his father's house in Hamilton, Ohio, in May, 1841.
In looking over the history of the pioneer Methodist ministers, one thing strikes us very forcibly, that is, the number of itinerants that went home to their earthly father's house to die. This was indeed an earthly comfort, to die amongst one's friends and loved ones. But, how much greater is the privilege of dying in the arms of Jesus, to lean our heads on Jesus' breast and breathe our lives out sweetly there.
EARLY HISTORY OF METHODISM
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