Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1920 — RETIRES FROM M. E. MINISTRY [ARTICLE]

RETIRES FROM M. E. MINISTRY

THE REV. J. T. ABRETT MAD SPENT FORTY YEARS IN THE SERVICE* ♦ ' • It is a very great satisfaction and pleasure to note the success that some former Jasper teunty person Is attaining* We . are ahswye : delighted to comment upon such circumstances. Possibly there is more value to be able to refer to onet who has gone out from among us and has brought Ws life work to a successful termination. Great Honor 3s due the .man ribo enters the ndnistey. To him ceases the opportunities to be of great service tdhb and Hs But howgreatmust be the life of man, ..who has- spent forty years in that the noblest work at head, heart and hand of .man. Jasper county points with pride to the character at the Rev. J. T. Abbott, who spent his boyhood and who grew to maturity in this county. His ability was early recognized and some forty yearsago i* W sleeted ■ recorder of Jasper county. When Mrtermof office expired he entered the ministry and his first iJiihM iWmi Mmw»n : . The Rev. Abbett has returned here .often and has •< great amny wequaiirtMtees and-a*number of relatives in this city and county, among them are his sisters, Itarß. D. McColley and Mrs. Koren Daniels of Renselaer, Mrs. Bowman Switzer of Barkley township. He has anreference to the Rev. Abtett’s retirement: Rev. .J. T. Abb«tt, weil known member of Oregon Conference, was Sen the retired relation at the sesn of his Conference a few days ago. Bar- Abbott joined the'Northw«t Indiana Conference in 1880, where he labored for ten years. .In transferred tooreg>n tive social* giultijl. th werteouM URitiiy _VC J*A • IS t© ©SV® -JS*' a ytrtod A 'uMlw fils JIOauIOT ©uym *mlCb

three yean, received into the membership of tim Church 78 persons, and -inmie 2 SKB <m*M« Aira mwxc a,upu caws. amj mrirr" collected for dywtyear- .m .11,180,00. Durmrihiß M ,rertlfioau i 192 .remom; wadr zt ire ore TH It MWHI Mt Aun ATI Abkritasww ated «- conference. Dr; Abbett has teen The Univcrsity Park Church has Reived .i great from Dr. Abbett, his One son,. Berris, 'is >a diaehanmd soldftrUho'wit to Fbaneo another, Henry, b in the Nwval rerThese wormy wonan, who fafthfahuMt, Iregretfi owl *wore invited UtSOo AUU see v w to the fourth year of the pastorate, in^which^a^ J™* Vy interest successfully met- The Avbetts will enter their new home at ette University, was six yeaw> s 0; perintandent of the Eugene wStret and was elected a delegate ,to ftp last general conferences® Jha Asst ballot without the aohtitiag of «• single vote on Jto is at School Board.