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Subject: Re: [PaCambri] RE: Henry BLOUGH
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 04:11:01 EST
I have the following on Rev. Jacob Blough:
Herald of Truth; Feb. 1879:
"DEATH OF PRE. JACOB BLOUCH
In Somerset County, Pa., Pre. Jacob Blouch departed this life on the 31st of
December, 1878, aged 77 years, 10 months and 29 days. He was buried on the
2nd of January, in Jacob Blouch's (?sic) burying-ground, upon which occasion,
Samuel Blouch (?sic) preached from Daniel 12:2, 3. His funeral services were
held in the Mennonite Meeting-house, in which the deceased preached the
gospel so many years, and so often pointed the people to the way of peace and
eternal life. He was in the ministry nearly 48 years, and was never absent
from his place unless called away to funerals (which was frequently the case)
until about three years ago, when he had a stroke of palsy, which affected
his body, voice and mind, that he was unable to preach much since, and during
the last year he could no longer to go meeting unless he was brought; and
continued to grow weaker, body in body and mind, so that during the last
period of life, he had to be constantly taken care of, and watched over. His
first wife died some 22 years after their marriage. He had with this wife
eight children, six of whom are now living and two of the sons are ministers.
His second wife died after having been united with him in marriage some 15
years. He leaves also 30 grand and 6 great-grand-children. In the evening
before his death he seemed stronger, was put to bed and in the morning the
spirit had fled. He was the successor of his father, Bishop Jacob Blouch, who
was the first Mennonite preacher, in Conemaugh Twp., Somerset County, The
two, father and son, preached in the church for a period of nearly 80 years,
and never refused to preach at funerals whenever they were called."
Sally Huntley
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