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wanna & Ulooinsbui^ railroad, which sub­ tratcd the high esteent in which he w.as held sequently became a jwrt of the Debw are. by his townsmen and employees. When the I.ackawantu & W csteni railroad system. He funeral cortege was about to leave the dwell­ was deeply interested in various other enter­ ing fo r Pine Grove cemetery the horses were prises of the town and was one of the la t e s t detached from the hearse, and loving hands, landowners in the section. I lc c n ^ g c d large­ actuated by affectionate synijiathy, drew it to ly in agriculture, and such was his astuteness the place o f Intcmicnt where his honored re­ in the management o f his farm s that he may mains rest in peace. be considcral a pioneer in the im pom m dis­ tinction between extensive and intensive farm ­ J E S S E B O W M A N Y O U N G, one of the ing. H is success w as the direct habit o f m ix­ talented fam ily which has been so closely con­ ing thought with tabor. H is political affilia­ nected with the history o f Berw ick, was bom tions were with the Republican ]Kirty, and Ju ly 5, 1844, iu that town. W’hen a young while not an office seeker he was appoinied man he enlisted in the Union army, .served associate judge by Governor Beaver, l i e was three years, and when discharged w as cap­ an intclligenl partisan, and made important tain in the ^ t h Pennsylvania 'oluntccrs. He contributions o f time and money to the ad­ was graduated from Dkkinson Sem inary in vancement o f his }»arly. 1866 and from Dickinson College in 1868. •Mr. Jackson was connected throughout his Me at once entered the ministry 01 Ihe Metho­ lifetim e with the Methodist Episcopal G i u k I i. dist Church, and served as (lastor o f a num­ He held various officbl positions in the church, ber of churches in central Pennsylvania. He and in addition rendered invaluable scra-ices accepted a call to the Grand Avenue Church in the matter o f its business nunagcmcnt and at Kansas C ity, and on the death o f Dr. B . J . w as its most liberal supporter. In the organ­ F ry became the editor of the “ Central Chris­ ization and conduct of the Mountain Grove tian Advocate." In this important position Cam p Meeting: .Association he w as an influen­ he remained for eight years, when he again entered the ministry, accepting the pastorate tial and conspicuous figure. In 1839 M r. Jackson w as married lo M ar­ of the Walnut H ill Church in Cincinnati, garet Gearhart, a grandd.iughtcr o f Judge where he remained for eight years. H e then Gearhart, o f Xorlhum bcrbnd county. Pa. went to Jacksonville. K b ., where he remained Seven children were born o f this union, of four years, as pastor of the Snyder Memorial whom three dinl in childhood. Those sur­ Church. Thcncc he was transferred to the viving to maturity w ere: G arcnce G carhan. North Indiana Conference, where he soon who married Elizabeth S eyb ert; Jan e Bow ­ asked for retirement. H is rc<|uest granted, man, who married Dr. John Klliolt, o f North­ he went to Chicago, where he passed the re­ umberland; Frank Rccsc, who married .Alice mainder o f his life. Amerman. o f D anville; and M.irgaret Emily, Dr. Young did a very large amount o f lit­ who married Benjamin F. Crispin. J r .. of erary work o f [lennanent value. H is war Phiiadclphb. In 1903 Mr. Crispin died, and exi>ertences lay at Ihe foundation o f “ W’hat a M rs. Crispin w as married in 1907 to Rev. Boy Saw in the .Army.” and his participa­ Richard I i. Gilbert, D. D.. o f Berwick. Pa. tion in Ihc conflict at Gettysburg gave pe­ In 1871 M rs. M argaret (G earhart) J.acksoii culiar inspiration to his last bonk, “ The Bat­ died, and in 1877 M r. Jackson marrie«I Mrs. tle o f Gettysburg." A numlicr o f religious M ary fSliu lzc) Gotwalt. a niece o f Gov. J, books, as well as several volumes o f fiction, Andrew Shulze. o f Pennsylvania. One child r.amc out o f his well stocked storehouse. Dr. w as bom o f this union. Mar' Woodin. who Young w as a member of the .Grand .rniy o f married Joseph r.orches. o f kn oxville, T en­ Ihe Republic, .and deeply inicresied in il. H e nessee. died Ju ly 30. 19 14 . in Chicago, survived by Mordccai W. Jackson was a man of un­ five children, o f whom M iss .Aiine Spolswood questioned honesty, a firm believer in the prin­ Voting is on Ihe editorial staff of the Sunday ciples o f truth and righteousness, and his lo rg school publk'ations o f Ihc Methodist Church, and eminently useful life w as .an exemplifica­ .and M i.'s Helen Minchcll Young on that of tion o f his beliefs. T o no other single in­ “ The Christian .Advocate." The only son, dividual docs the town o f Bcravick owe more Jare d W'. Young, is president of the J. W. for its development and prosporitv. Ilis Young M anufacturing Company o f Chicago. Lamented demise occurred Ju ly 18. t 8o4 - M iss .Adda Young is .an instructor in elocu­ There was an aflTcclinc inchlent in connection tion in New Y o rk City. M iss Lucy Young with the obsequies which unmistakably ilhis- resides at home in Chicago.
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