Biography of Rev. Jacob Smith Kessler, of the Church of the United brethren in Christ

Isaiah Lafayette Kephart

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• Kessler
• United Brethren in Christ

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• Langue: English
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•PRINCETON NEW JERSEY
PRESENTED BY
Rufus H. LeFevre
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'liiSiU^BIOGRAPHY
OF
REV. JACOB SMITH KESSLER,
Church of the United Brethren in Christ,
COMPILED FROM HIS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY,
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BY REV. I. L. KEPHART,
WITH A SERMON BY THE COMPILER,
PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLISHING COMMITTEE OF THE EAST
PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE, OF THE CHURCH
THE UNITED BRETHREN INOF CHRIST.
DAY'TON, O.:
W. J. Sliiiey, P-ublisliine Agent-
1867.;
Puhlisliing CommitteeTo the the East P&nnsyl'of
vania Conference:
—Dear Brethren:
A perusal of the accompanying manuscripts will give you «
manner inknowledge of the which I have accomplished the work
haads.you committed to my None can be more fully aware of
the fact that it is but imperfectly done, than am I. That it would
been dispatched with much more ability and completeness,hare
had it been committed to other hands, I feel very well assured
willing to admit that it is as well done as it might havenor am I
under more favorable circumstances.been, even hy myself,
The cumbering cares that ever hang around the mind ef the
pastor, enveloping and burdening his mental powers like a gloomy
cloud, together with the many interruptions to which he is always
exposed—called upon at all hours, either to entertain a friend,.
sick, or officiate at funerals, &c., &c.,—must, to veryvisit the a
disqualify him for the efficient discharge of duties ofgreat extent,
a literary character.
however, of the fact that, under the circumstances, IConscious,
and hoping that your expectationshave done the best I could, are,
manuscriptsin part, realized, I commit the to yon, for whatever
you may deem best calculated to do justice to the dead,disposition
of our holy religion.and further the interests
Very respectfully.
Your brother in Christ,
I. L. KEPHART.
HuMMELSTOWN, Pa., February, 1867.