Age: 74 years 6 months
Obituary:
Word was received in the city yesterday afternoon of the death of Rev. J. W. Clock, at his home in St. Marys.
Mr. Clock was one of the oldest most faithful ministers which the Methodist denomination had in the state. For many years he labored in various localities in the state, and was universally like and respected. He had been a member of the Topeka conference for many years, and had been for several years the pastor of the M. E. church at Tecumseh, in this county.
At the time of his death he was the minister at St. Mary's. For the last year he had labored hard to raise money to pay for the parsonage at that place, and after much hard work he had been successful in raising the debt. Just as he had gotten a position where he might enjoy the fruits of a well spent and useful life, death came and cut short a career which had it been allowed to continue, would have been rounded out with further work of goodness and piety.
The funeral services will be held at the Kansas Avenue Methodist church in North Topeka, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
—Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), April 4, 1886, 5:3.
1879 News Article:
Brother J. W. Clock, of Centropolis, that is, he used to live there, but we have lost sight of him lately, is something of a character, in his way. In fact, he is one of the remaining Methodist preachers of the old Peter Cartwright school. Always jocular—full of jokes and witticism—and just as ready to pound religion into a refractory sinner, as to convince him by argument, he has made a State reputation in Kansas. We were not, however, aware that he possessed the poetic affiatu, until we saw his Bismarck effusion, in a late number of the Lawrence Tribune. This is a song, upon local topics, and written by Mr. Clock, while sitting upon the platform of the pavilion. It was sung immediately by the Choral Union with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr. Clock’s points are better than poetry, but it’s a good thing, and was duly appreciated.—Ottawa News.
—Daily Kansas State Journal (Topeka, KS), October 30, 1879, 2:4.
Autobiography:
The Autobiography of Jacob Wilkie Clock
Mother: Margaret DODGE Clock (1787-1814)
Full Siblings: Caroline CLOCK Cluff (1808-1876), Phoebe Ann CLOCK and Deborah CLOCK (both died in infancy)
Obituary:
Word was received in the city yesterday afternoon of the death of Rev. J. W. Clock, at his home in St. Marys.
Mr. Clock was one of the oldest most faithful ministers which the Methodist denomination had in the state. For many years he labored in various localities in the state, and was universally like and respected. He had been a member of the Topeka conference for many years, and had been for several years the pastor of the M. E. church at Tecumseh, in this county.
At the time of his death he was the minister at St. Mary's. For the last year he had labored hard to raise money to pay for the parsonage at that place, and after much hard work he had been successful in raising the debt. Just as he had gotten a position where he might enjoy the fruits of a well spent and useful life, death came and cut short a career which had it been allowed to continue, would have been rounded out with further work of goodness and piety.
The funeral services will be held at the Kansas Avenue Methodist church in North Topeka, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
—Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), April 4, 1886, 5:3.
1879 News Article:
Brother J. W. Clock, of Centropolis, that is, he used to live there, but we have lost sight of him lately, is something of a character, in his way. In fact, he is one of the remaining Methodist preachers of the old Peter Cartwright school. Always jocular—full of jokes and witticism—and just as ready to pound religion into a refractory sinner, as to convince him by argument, he has made a State reputation in Kansas. We were not, however, aware that he possessed the poetic affiatu, until we saw his Bismarck effusion, in a late number of the Lawrence Tribune. This is a song, upon local topics, and written by Mr. Clock, while sitting upon the platform of the pavilion. It was sung immediately by the Choral Union with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr. Clock’s points are better than poetry, but it’s a good thing, and was duly appreciated.—Ottawa News.
—Daily Kansas State Journal (Topeka, KS), October 30, 1879, 2:4.
Autobiography:
The Autobiography of Jacob Wilkie Clock
Mother: Margaret DODGE Clock (1787-1814)
Full Siblings: Caroline CLOCK Cluff (1808-1876), Phoebe Ann CLOCK and Deborah CLOCK (both died in infancy)
Age: 74 years 6 months
Obituary:
Word was received in the city yesterday afternoon of the death of Rev. J. W. Clock, at his home in St. Marys.
Mr. Clock was one of the oldest most faithful ministers which the Methodist denomination had in the state. For many years he labored in various localities in the state, and was universally like and respected. He had been a member of the Topeka conference for many years, and had been for several years the pastor of the M. E. church at Tecumseh, in this county.
At the time of his death he was the minister at St. Mary's. For the last year he had labored hard to raise money to pay for the parsonage at that place, and after much hard work he had been successful in raising the debt. Just as he had gotten a position where he might enjoy the fruits of a well spent and useful life, death came and cut short a career which had it been allowed to continue, would have been rounded out with further work of goodness and piety.
The funeral services will be held at the Kansas Avenue Methodist church in North Topeka, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
—Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), April 4, 1886, 5:3.
1879 News Article:
Brother J. W. Clock, of Centropolis, that is, he used to live there, but we have lost sight of him lately, is something of a character, in his way. In fact, he is one of the remaining Methodist preachers of the old Peter Cartwright school. Always jocular—full of jokes and witticism—and just as ready to pound religion into a refractory sinner, as to convince him by argument, he has made a State reputation in Kansas. We were not, however, aware that he possessed the poetic affiatu, until we saw his Bismarck effusion, in a late number of the Lawrence Tribune. This is a song, upon local topics, and written by Mr. Clock, while sitting upon the platform of the pavilion. It was sung immediately by the Choral Union with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr. Clock’s points are better than poetry, but it’s a good thing, and was duly appreciated.—Ottawa News.
—Daily Kansas State Journal (Topeka, KS), October 30, 1879, 2:4.
Autobiography:
The Autobiography of Jacob Wilkie Clock
Mother: Margaret DODGE Clock (1787-1814)
Full Siblings: Caroline CLOCK Cluff (1808-1876), Phoebe Ann CLOCK and Deborah CLOCK (both died in infancy)
Obituary:
Word was received in the city yesterday afternoon of the death of Rev. J. W. Clock, at his home in St. Marys.
Mr. Clock was one of the oldest most faithful ministers which the Methodist denomination had in the state. For many years he labored in various localities in the state, and was universally like and respected. He had been a member of the Topeka conference for many years, and had been for several years the pastor of the M. E. church at Tecumseh, in this county.
At the time of his death he was the minister at St. Mary's. For the last year he had labored hard to raise money to pay for the parsonage at that place, and after much hard work he had been successful in raising the debt. Just as he had gotten a position where he might enjoy the fruits of a well spent and useful life, death came and cut short a career which had it been allowed to continue, would have been rounded out with further work of goodness and piety.
The funeral services will be held at the Kansas Avenue Methodist church in North Topeka, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
—Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), April 4, 1886, 5:3.
1879 News Article:
Brother J. W. Clock, of Centropolis, that is, he used to live there, but we have lost sight of him lately, is something of a character, in his way. In fact, he is one of the remaining Methodist preachers of the old Peter Cartwright school. Always jocular—full of jokes and witticism—and just as ready to pound religion into a refractory sinner, as to convince him by argument, he has made a State reputation in Kansas. We were not, however, aware that he possessed the poetic affiatu, until we saw his Bismarck effusion, in a late number of the Lawrence Tribune. This is a song, upon local topics, and written by Mr. Clock, while sitting upon the platform of the pavilion. It was sung immediately by the Choral Union with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr. Clock’s points are better than poetry, but it’s a good thing, and was duly appreciated.—Ottawa News.
—Daily Kansas State Journal (Topeka, KS), October 30, 1879, 2:4.
Autobiography:
The Autobiography of Jacob Wilkie Clock
Mother: Margaret DODGE Clock (1787-1814)
Full Siblings: Caroline CLOCK Cluff (1808-1876), Phoebe Ann CLOCK and Deborah CLOCK (both died in infancy)
Inscription
REV. J.W. CLOCK
OCT. 2. 1811
APR. 2. 1886
MARGARET A
HIS WIFE
1836 - 1916
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