He became a Minister, and a District Elder, with the Free Methodist Church, assigned to a variety of small towns in Minnesota and Iowa between 1879 and 1894, usually for 1-2 years at a time.
In late 1894, he moved to Northeastern Washington State, and became a Minister in the Oregon-Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church. He served in Chewelah, where his daughter met her future husband. He served, primarily in the Ellensburg area, between 1895 and 1901, when he semi-retired.
In 1900, he officiated at the wedding of his daughter Flora, and her husband.
He "retired" to the Salem, Oregon area, but he continued to work as a Minister and District Elder. He was Superintendent of the Common Mission in Salem, and was also Pastor at Bethany, Oregon, until 1919, when he became too ill to work any longer.
In 1913, he married his son, Joseph Benjamin Cook to his wife, on a boat slightly more than 3 miles off the Oregon coast. The bride was too young to be legally wed without parental permission, so they went into International waters for the marriage. Her father complained to the leaders of the Free Methodist Church, but they could take no action, as Reverend Cook was technically "retired".
He died, in his bed, at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. Adrian Samuel Wright.
He became a Minister, and a District Elder, with the Free Methodist Church, assigned to a variety of small towns in Minnesota and Iowa between 1879 and 1894, usually for 1-2 years at a time.
In late 1894, he moved to Northeastern Washington State, and became a Minister in the Oregon-Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church. He served in Chewelah, where his daughter met her future husband. He served, primarily in the Ellensburg area, between 1895 and 1901, when he semi-retired.
In 1900, he officiated at the wedding of his daughter Flora, and her husband.
He "retired" to the Salem, Oregon area, but he continued to work as a Minister and District Elder. He was Superintendent of the Common Mission in Salem, and was also Pastor at Bethany, Oregon, until 1919, when he became too ill to work any longer.
In 1913, he married his son, Joseph Benjamin Cook to his wife, on a boat slightly more than 3 miles off the Oregon coast. The bride was too young to be legally wed without parental permission, so they went into International waters for the marriage. Her father complained to the leaders of the Free Methodist Church, but they could take no action, as Reverend Cook was technically "retired".
He died, in his bed, at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. Adrian Samuel Wright.
Family Members
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Rev Henry Penfield "H. P." Cook
1831–1906
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Ciba Blish Cook Clark
1832–1923
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Sarah Cook Greenwood
1835–1905
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Eunice Maria Cook Lewis
1837–1925
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Eunice M Cook Lewis
1838–1926
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Pvt Wesley D. Cook
1840–1863
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CPL Arthur Joseph Cook
1842–1919
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Rev Daniel Wright Cook
1844–1919
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Rev William Penn Cook
1846–1919
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Rev James Milton Cook
1847–1905
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Rev Luther Miller Cook
1849–1904
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Rev Cyrus Cook
1851–1934
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