. Giornale del ... Illinois Conferenza annuale della Chiesa Episcopale Metodista. Ha risposto all'invito a salire più in alto. Don J. L. B.Ellisi un veterano della Croce di Gesù Cristo cadde sul sonno nella casa di sua figlia, la Sig.ra W. J. Richard-son, Shelbyville, Illinois, 27 marzo 1923. Era all'ottantanovesimo anno della sua età e la sua corsa è stata run.He è stato sopportato nella contea di Moltrie, Illinois, 19 aprile 1834.il 6 settembre 1855, è stato unito nel matrimonio Miss Nancy Jane bland. A questa Unione nacquero dieci bambini, tre dei quali sopravvivono. Signora Ellis passedaway otto anni fa. Lascia t

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. Journal of the ... Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. has respondedto the invitation to come up higher. Rev. J. L. B.Ellisi a veteran of the Cross of Jesus Christ fell onsleep at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Richard-son, Shelbyville, Illinois, March 27, 1923. He was inthe eighty-ninth year of his age and his race was run.He was born in Moultrie County, Illinois, April 19, 1834.On September 6, 1855, he was united in marriageto Miss Nancy Jane Bland. To this union ten childrenwere born, three of whom survive. Mrs. Ellis passedaway eight years ago. He leaves two daughters anda son. Miss Elizabeth Ellis, Denver, Colorado; Mrs.W. J. Richardson, Shelbyville, Illinois, and Jesse K. Ellis, a sergeant in the United States Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.The call to the ministry came to Brother Ellis at the age of nineteen, while he and his father were prospecting for gold in the state of Colorado. The call was so positive that he began his preparation for his lifes work immediately upon his return to Illinois. He was licensed to preach in. 1923 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 119 September, 1872, and was appointed to the Darien and Rock Hill circuit ofseven churches. He joined the Illinois Conference in 1873. Afterward hisappointments in succession were Majority Point, Grandview, CharlestonCircuit, Humbolt, Windsor, Bath, Old Town, Waynesville, Heyworth, Paloma, Griggsville Circuit, Newman, Kansas, Charleston Circuit, TowerHill, Owaneco, Georgetown, and Shelbyville (Moulton). At the close of hispastorate in Shelbyville in 1901, he took the Retired relation. Howeverafter his retirement he continued quite active. A carefully kept recordof his preaching engagements indicates that he preached two hundred andfifty-five times after his retirem.ent. Bro. Ellis excelled in the organizationof church forces. The church prospered under his leadership, and Method-isms advance in Illinois, in spite of almost insuperable difficulties, is duein part to his ze

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