Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, Thursday, August 24, 1922
AGED PREACHER PASSES AWAY AT ALTON HOME
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Rev. Melvin Jameson Had Long Career as Pastor and Missionary in the Baptist Church.
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WAS INVALID FOR A LONG PERIOD
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Had Served as Pastor of Two Alton Churches and Was Mission Worker in Burmah, India.
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Rev. Melvin Jameson, in his eighty-seventh year, passed away at his residence, 2704 College avenue, after a long period of disability. His death occurred at 5 a.m. today. For a long time the aged clergyman had been watching the gradual approach of the end. His mentality was preserved to the last and until a week before his death he had been able to read. Not since last March had he been dressed, but he was able to be up occasionally and around some in his home. The close of his life was characterized by the fine Christian manifestations that had been exemplified by him through all his career. He knew that the end was approaching fast and that the time could be much longer, and he passed his closing days in manifestations of the faith that had been the mainspring of his life. It led him to far corners of the world, it had caused him to take up difficult tasks, and he his faith had never failed him. He closed his life as he had lived it, with an unchanged devotion to the cause he had labored in for so many years. Attended by his wife and members of his family he passed away this morning just as the day was beginning to break, closing a life of love for his fellowman. He was a true Christian gentleman.
In the passing of Rev. Mr. Jameson there has gone out a man who was rich in experiences, and a life has been closed that was full of good works. It was a life that was known for its beauty of character, its self sacrificing devotion to the cause of the religion he had pledged his undying allegiance to, and the happiness of his home relations. His best known work in Alton was as the pastor of the First Baptist church and of the Cherry Street Baptist church, which he had in charge at the time the church was founded. He was deeply interested in foreign missionary work and doubtless it was largely his influence that made the mission spirit so strong in the First Baptist church, that it has the highest record of any church in Alton for sending mission workers to foreign and home mission fields. He himself went to Burmah, India, where he served as a missionary for a long period and he had a record of high efficiency in his chosen work. He never ceased to advocate the cause of missions after his return to this country to stay. A fine, manly figure, the aged clergyman was in great demand to fill posts where there was special need, and it mattered not to him that the recompense financially would be small. He always had faith that the Master he served would see that he was adequately provided for, and he was. He lived his home life highly respected, and died mourned not by his wife and children, but by a very large circle of friends who feel that they owe much to the self denying services of this venerable man of God.
While his membership was retained in the First Baptist church, the latter years of his life were spent in communion with the College Avenue Baptist church members. It was the people of that part of the city who remember him best, and because of this fact, and the further fact that the pastor of his own church, Rev. M. W. Twing, is out of the city, the funeral services will be held in the College Avenue Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The following brief account of his career was furnished to the Telegraph:
Rev. Melvin Jameson, was born in Lyons, N. Y., March 3rd, 1836. He was the son of Hugh and Maria Melvin Jameson. Several children were born to this couple, but only three sons grew up to manhood, Hugh, the oldest, who always resided in his home town, Melvin, the subject of this sketch, and William, who survives him, and is now living in Phelps, N. Y.
His ancestry on his father's side were Scotch-Irish from the North of Ireland. On his mother's side the name of Elder John Leland is conspicuous in Baptist annals, in the early part of the last century, on the Atlantic seabord from Maine to Virginia. This pioneer preacher was an uncle of Mrs. Maria Melvin Jameson.
Mr. Jameson prepared for College in the Lyons Union School, and always regard it as an especially favoring providence that he had for teacher John T. Clar, a man much esteemed and honored in that locality at that time.
He entered the Sophomore class of Rochester University in 1856, and graduated in due course. He took his theological Seminary, and graduate in 1859. He had in the seminary as classmates the late Dr. Augustus H. Strong, for forty years President of the seminary, and also Prof. Wilkinson, of the University of Chicago. The closest friendship existed between the three, and a regular correspondence was kept up until the passing of the other two.
He came to Alton as pastor of the First Patist church, and was ordained April 19, 1860. He remained a pastor of this church until 1869.
From 1869 to 1889 he was a missionary to the Burmans, of Bassoin, Burma. During this time he had one furlough, from 1880-1883. For one year of this furlough he was the pastor of the First Baptist church of Ogendsburg, N. Y. The remainder of the time he was going among the churches, telling of his work.
His work in Burma was mainly evangelistic, going from village to village in a boat, preaching to the people in their homes. One of his associate missionaries who know of his indefatigable and persistent labo said of it, "The whole Bassein District was saturated with the Gospel." At one time in an emergency he was called by his missionary brethren to Rangoon, to help put a new edition of the Burman Bible through the Press, and was engaged in this work for several months.
After his return to America in 1889 he worked in various places as opportunity offered. Of these Cherry Street Baptist Mission, the East Alton Baptist church, the Brushy Grove Church, and three years with the Open Door Mission in Ottumwa, Iowa, might be mentioned. Much of this time he has been without a charge.
Mr. Jameson was twice married. His first wife was Miss Julia Allen, of Fiskdale, Mass. She was a distant relative of the late Dr. Marsh, and spent several years in his family, attending the city schools, and afterwards taught in one of the grades perious to her marriage. She died in 1875, leaving three sons, Allen Marsh, for many years a resident of Upper Alton; Hugh, Y. M. C. A. Gen. Secretary, Cadillac, Mich.; and Melvin Waldo, a resident of Cleveland, O. In 1878 he married Miss Mary E. Walling a missionary in the Karens of Bassein, whose home in America was Gouverneur, N. Y., who survives him.
Alton, Illinois, Thursday, August 24, 1922
AGED PREACHER PASSES AWAY AT ALTON HOME
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Rev. Melvin Jameson Had Long Career as Pastor and Missionary in the Baptist Church.
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WAS INVALID FOR A LONG PERIOD
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Had Served as Pastor of Two Alton Churches and Was Mission Worker in Burmah, India.
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Rev. Melvin Jameson, in his eighty-seventh year, passed away at his residence, 2704 College avenue, after a long period of disability. His death occurred at 5 a.m. today. For a long time the aged clergyman had been watching the gradual approach of the end. His mentality was preserved to the last and until a week before his death he had been able to read. Not since last March had he been dressed, but he was able to be up occasionally and around some in his home. The close of his life was characterized by the fine Christian manifestations that had been exemplified by him through all his career. He knew that the end was approaching fast and that the time could be much longer, and he passed his closing days in manifestations of the faith that had been the mainspring of his life. It led him to far corners of the world, it had caused him to take up difficult tasks, and he his faith had never failed him. He closed his life as he had lived it, with an unchanged devotion to the cause he had labored in for so many years. Attended by his wife and members of his family he passed away this morning just as the day was beginning to break, closing a life of love for his fellowman. He was a true Christian gentleman.
In the passing of Rev. Mr. Jameson there has gone out a man who was rich in experiences, and a life has been closed that was full of good works. It was a life that was known for its beauty of character, its self sacrificing devotion to the cause of the religion he had pledged his undying allegiance to, and the happiness of his home relations. His best known work in Alton was as the pastor of the First Baptist church and of the Cherry Street Baptist church, which he had in charge at the time the church was founded. He was deeply interested in foreign missionary work and doubtless it was largely his influence that made the mission spirit so strong in the First Baptist church, that it has the highest record of any church in Alton for sending mission workers to foreign and home mission fields. He himself went to Burmah, India, where he served as a missionary for a long period and he had a record of high efficiency in his chosen work. He never ceased to advocate the cause of missions after his return to this country to stay. A fine, manly figure, the aged clergyman was in great demand to fill posts where there was special need, and it mattered not to him that the recompense financially would be small. He always had faith that the Master he served would see that he was adequately provided for, and he was. He lived his home life highly respected, and died mourned not by his wife and children, but by a very large circle of friends who feel that they owe much to the self denying services of this venerable man of God.
While his membership was retained in the First Baptist church, the latter years of his life were spent in communion with the College Avenue Baptist church members. It was the people of that part of the city who remember him best, and because of this fact, and the further fact that the pastor of his own church, Rev. M. W. Twing, is out of the city, the funeral services will be held in the College Avenue Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The following brief account of his career was furnished to the Telegraph:
Rev. Melvin Jameson, was born in Lyons, N. Y., March 3rd, 1836. He was the son of Hugh and Maria Melvin Jameson. Several children were born to this couple, but only three sons grew up to manhood, Hugh, the oldest, who always resided in his home town, Melvin, the subject of this sketch, and William, who survives him, and is now living in Phelps, N. Y.
His ancestry on his father's side were Scotch-Irish from the North of Ireland. On his mother's side the name of Elder John Leland is conspicuous in Baptist annals, in the early part of the last century, on the Atlantic seabord from Maine to Virginia. This pioneer preacher was an uncle of Mrs. Maria Melvin Jameson.
Mr. Jameson prepared for College in the Lyons Union School, and always regard it as an especially favoring providence that he had for teacher John T. Clar, a man much esteemed and honored in that locality at that time.
He entered the Sophomore class of Rochester University in 1856, and graduated in due course. He took his theological Seminary, and graduate in 1859. He had in the seminary as classmates the late Dr. Augustus H. Strong, for forty years President of the seminary, and also Prof. Wilkinson, of the University of Chicago. The closest friendship existed between the three, and a regular correspondence was kept up until the passing of the other two.
He came to Alton as pastor of the First Patist church, and was ordained April 19, 1860. He remained a pastor of this church until 1869.
From 1869 to 1889 he was a missionary to the Burmans, of Bassoin, Burma. During this time he had one furlough, from 1880-1883. For one year of this furlough he was the pastor of the First Baptist church of Ogendsburg, N. Y. The remainder of the time he was going among the churches, telling of his work.
His work in Burma was mainly evangelistic, going from village to village in a boat, preaching to the people in their homes. One of his associate missionaries who know of his indefatigable and persistent labo said of it, "The whole Bassein District was saturated with the Gospel." At one time in an emergency he was called by his missionary brethren to Rangoon, to help put a new edition of the Burman Bible through the Press, and was engaged in this work for several months.
After his return to America in 1889 he worked in various places as opportunity offered. Of these Cherry Street Baptist Mission, the East Alton Baptist church, the Brushy Grove Church, and three years with the Open Door Mission in Ottumwa, Iowa, might be mentioned. Much of this time he has been without a charge.
Mr. Jameson was twice married. His first wife was Miss Julia Allen, of Fiskdale, Mass. She was a distant relative of the late Dr. Marsh, and spent several years in his family, attending the city schools, and afterwards taught in one of the grades perious to her marriage. She died in 1875, leaving three sons, Allen Marsh, for many years a resident of Upper Alton; Hugh, Y. M. C. A. Gen. Secretary, Cadillac, Mich.; and Melvin Waldo, a resident of Cleveland, O. In 1878 he married Miss Mary E. Walling a missionary in the Karens of Bassein, whose home in America was Gouverneur, N. Y., who survives him.
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, Thursday, August 24, 1922
AGED PREACHER PASSES AWAY AT ALTON HOME
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Rev. Melvin Jameson Had Long Career as Pastor and Missionary in the Baptist Church.
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WAS INVALID FOR A LONG PERIOD
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Had Served as Pastor of Two Alton Churches and Was Mission Worker in Burmah, India.
__
Rev. Melvin Jameson, in his eighty-seventh year, passed away at his residence, 2704 College avenue, after a long period of disability. His death occurred at 5 a.m. today. For a long time the aged clergyman had been watching the gradual approach of the end. His mentality was preserved to the last and until a week before his death he had been able to read. Not since last March had he been dressed, but he was able to be up occasionally and around some in his home. The close of his life was characterized by the fine Christian manifestations that had been exemplified by him through all his career. He knew that the end was approaching fast and that the time could be much longer, and he passed his closing days in manifestations of the faith that had been the mainspring of his life. It led him to far corners of the world, it had caused him to take up difficult tasks, and he his faith had never failed him. He closed his life as he had lived it, with an unchanged devotion to the cause he had labored in for so many years. Attended by his wife and members of his family he passed away this morning just as the day was beginning to break, closing a life of love for his fellowman. He was a true Christian gentleman.
In the passing of Rev. Mr. Jameson there has gone out a man who was rich in experiences, and a life has been closed that was full of good works. It was a life that was known for its beauty of character, its self sacrificing devotion to the cause of the religion he had pledged his undying allegiance to, and the happiness of his home relations. His best known work in Alton was as the pastor of the First Baptist church and of the Cherry Street Baptist church, which he had in charge at the time the church was founded. He was deeply interested in foreign missionary work and doubtless it was largely his influence that made the mission spirit so strong in the First Baptist church, that it has the highest record of any church in Alton for sending mission workers to foreign and home mission fields. He himself went to Burmah, India, where he served as a missionary for a long period and he had a record of high efficiency in his chosen work. He never ceased to advocate the cause of missions after his return to this country to stay. A fine, manly figure, the aged clergyman was in great demand to fill posts where there was special need, and it mattered not to him that the recompense financially would be small. He always had faith that the Master he served would see that he was adequately provided for, and he was. He lived his home life highly respected, and died mourned not by his wife and children, but by a very large circle of friends who feel that they owe much to the self denying services of this venerable man of God.
While his membership was retained in the First Baptist church, the latter years of his life were spent in communion with the College Avenue Baptist church members. It was the people of that part of the city who remember him best, and because of this fact, and the further fact that the pastor of his own church, Rev. M. W. Twing, is out of the city, the funeral services will be held in the College Avenue Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The following brief account of his career was furnished to the Telegraph:
Rev. Melvin Jameson, was born in Lyons, N. Y., March 3rd, 1836. He was the son of Hugh and Maria Melvin Jameson. Several children were born to this couple, but only three sons grew up to manhood, Hugh, the oldest, who always resided in his home town, Melvin, the subject of this sketch, and William, who survives him, and is now living in Phelps, N. Y.
His ancestry on his father's side were Scotch-Irish from the North of Ireland. On his mother's side the name of Elder John Leland is conspicuous in Baptist annals, in the early part of the last century, on the Atlantic seabord from Maine to Virginia. This pioneer preacher was an uncle of Mrs. Maria Melvin Jameson.
Mr. Jameson prepared for College in the Lyons Union School, and always regard it as an especially favoring providence that he had for teacher John T. Clar, a man much esteemed and honored in that locality at that time.
He entered the Sophomore class of Rochester University in 1856, and graduated in due course. He took his theological Seminary, and graduate in 1859. He had in the seminary as classmates the late Dr. Augustus H. Strong, for forty years President of the seminary, and also Prof. Wilkinson, of the University of Chicago. The closest friendship existed between the three, and a regular correspondence was kept up until the passing of the other two.
He came to Alton as pastor of the First Patist church, and was ordained April 19, 1860. He remained a pastor of this church until 1869.
From 1869 to 1889 he was a missionary to the Burmans, of Bassoin, Burma. During this time he had one furlough, from 1880-1883. For one year of this furlough he was the pastor of the First Baptist church of Ogendsburg, N. Y. The remainder of the time he was going among the churches, telling of his work.
His work in Burma was mainly evangelistic, going from village to village in a boat, preaching to the people in their homes. One of his associate missionaries who know of his indefatigable and persistent labo said of it, "The whole Bassein District was saturated with the Gospel." At one time in an emergency he was called by his missionary brethren to Rangoon, to help put a new edition of the Burman Bible through the Press, and was engaged in this work for several months.
After his return to America in 1889 he worked in various places as opportunity offered. Of these Cherry Street Baptist Mission, the East Alton Baptist church, the Brushy Grove Church, and three years with the Open Door Mission in Ottumwa, Iowa, might be mentioned. Much of this time he has been without a charge.
Mr. Jameson was twice married. His first wife was Miss Julia Allen, of Fiskdale, Mass. She was a distant relative of the late Dr. Marsh, and spent several years in his family, attending the city schools, and afterwards taught in one of the grades perious to her marriage. She died in 1875, leaving three sons, Allen Marsh, for many years a resident of Upper Alton; Hugh, Y. M. C. A. Gen. Secretary, Cadillac, Mich.; and Melvin Waldo, a resident of Cleveland, O. In 1878 he married Miss Mary E. Walling a missionary in the Karens of Bassein, whose home in America was Gouverneur, N. Y., who survives him.
Alton, Illinois, Thursday, August 24, 1922
AGED PREACHER PASSES AWAY AT ALTON HOME
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Rev. Melvin Jameson Had Long Career as Pastor and Missionary in the Baptist Church.
__
WAS INVALID FOR A LONG PERIOD
__
Had Served as Pastor of Two Alton Churches and Was Mission Worker in Burmah, India.
__
Rev. Melvin Jameson, in his eighty-seventh year, passed away at his residence, 2704 College avenue, after a long period of disability. His death occurred at 5 a.m. today. For a long time the aged clergyman had been watching the gradual approach of the end. His mentality was preserved to the last and until a week before his death he had been able to read. Not since last March had he been dressed, but he was able to be up occasionally and around some in his home. The close of his life was characterized by the fine Christian manifestations that had been exemplified by him through all his career. He knew that the end was approaching fast and that the time could be much longer, and he passed his closing days in manifestations of the faith that had been the mainspring of his life. It led him to far corners of the world, it had caused him to take up difficult tasks, and he his faith had never failed him. He closed his life as he had lived it, with an unchanged devotion to the cause he had labored in for so many years. Attended by his wife and members of his family he passed away this morning just as the day was beginning to break, closing a life of love for his fellowman. He was a true Christian gentleman.
In the passing of Rev. Mr. Jameson there has gone out a man who was rich in experiences, and a life has been closed that was full of good works. It was a life that was known for its beauty of character, its self sacrificing devotion to the cause of the religion he had pledged his undying allegiance to, and the happiness of his home relations. His best known work in Alton was as the pastor of the First Baptist church and of the Cherry Street Baptist church, which he had in charge at the time the church was founded. He was deeply interested in foreign missionary work and doubtless it was largely his influence that made the mission spirit so strong in the First Baptist church, that it has the highest record of any church in Alton for sending mission workers to foreign and home mission fields. He himself went to Burmah, India, where he served as a missionary for a long period and he had a record of high efficiency in his chosen work. He never ceased to advocate the cause of missions after his return to this country to stay. A fine, manly figure, the aged clergyman was in great demand to fill posts where there was special need, and it mattered not to him that the recompense financially would be small. He always had faith that the Master he served would see that he was adequately provided for, and he was. He lived his home life highly respected, and died mourned not by his wife and children, but by a very large circle of friends who feel that they owe much to the self denying services of this venerable man of God.
While his membership was retained in the First Baptist church, the latter years of his life were spent in communion with the College Avenue Baptist church members. It was the people of that part of the city who remember him best, and because of this fact, and the further fact that the pastor of his own church, Rev. M. W. Twing, is out of the city, the funeral services will be held in the College Avenue Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The following brief account of his career was furnished to the Telegraph:
Rev. Melvin Jameson, was born in Lyons, N. Y., March 3rd, 1836. He was the son of Hugh and Maria Melvin Jameson. Several children were born to this couple, but only three sons grew up to manhood, Hugh, the oldest, who always resided in his home town, Melvin, the subject of this sketch, and William, who survives him, and is now living in Phelps, N. Y.
His ancestry on his father's side were Scotch-Irish from the North of Ireland. On his mother's side the name of Elder John Leland is conspicuous in Baptist annals, in the early part of the last century, on the Atlantic seabord from Maine to Virginia. This pioneer preacher was an uncle of Mrs. Maria Melvin Jameson.
Mr. Jameson prepared for College in the Lyons Union School, and always regard it as an especially favoring providence that he had for teacher John T. Clar, a man much esteemed and honored in that locality at that time.
He entered the Sophomore class of Rochester University in 1856, and graduated in due course. He took his theological Seminary, and graduate in 1859. He had in the seminary as classmates the late Dr. Augustus H. Strong, for forty years President of the seminary, and also Prof. Wilkinson, of the University of Chicago. The closest friendship existed between the three, and a regular correspondence was kept up until the passing of the other two.
He came to Alton as pastor of the First Patist church, and was ordained April 19, 1860. He remained a pastor of this church until 1869.
From 1869 to 1889 he was a missionary to the Burmans, of Bassoin, Burma. During this time he had one furlough, from 1880-1883. For one year of this furlough he was the pastor of the First Baptist church of Ogendsburg, N. Y. The remainder of the time he was going among the churches, telling of his work.
His work in Burma was mainly evangelistic, going from village to village in a boat, preaching to the people in their homes. One of his associate missionaries who know of his indefatigable and persistent labo said of it, "The whole Bassein District was saturated with the Gospel." At one time in an emergency he was called by his missionary brethren to Rangoon, to help put a new edition of the Burman Bible through the Press, and was engaged in this work for several months.
After his return to America in 1889 he worked in various places as opportunity offered. Of these Cherry Street Baptist Mission, the East Alton Baptist church, the Brushy Grove Church, and three years with the Open Door Mission in Ottumwa, Iowa, might be mentioned. Much of this time he has been without a charge.
Mr. Jameson was twice married. His first wife was Miss Julia Allen, of Fiskdale, Mass. She was a distant relative of the late Dr. Marsh, and spent several years in his family, attending the city schools, and afterwards taught in one of the grades perious to her marriage. She died in 1875, leaving three sons, Allen Marsh, for many years a resident of Upper Alton; Hugh, Y. M. C. A. Gen. Secretary, Cadillac, Mich.; and Melvin Waldo, a resident of Cleveland, O. In 1878 he married Miss Mary E. Walling a missionary in the Karens of Bassein, whose home in America was Gouverneur, N. Y., who survives him.
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