The Indianapolis Journal - Tuesday, January 10, 1888:
Rev. James T. Robe, who died last week in Kalamazoo, Michigan, had a remarkable life history. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on April 12, 1807 and, after finishing his education, began preaching in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana in 1831. From that time forward, he was continuously in the itineracy of the Methodist Church, and the religious history of northern Indiana and of southern Michigan and his own were intimately connected.
On October 4, 1831, the Illinois Conference met in Indianapolis, and at that conference, Mr. Robe was appointed to the Wayne circuit which included a good part of Michigan with Rev. Joseph Tarkington, yet living, as senior preacher of the circuit. Mr. Robe was the first minister of any domination who preached in Kalamazoo, then known as Bronson, and it was nature and appropriate that he should select that place as his permanent home when he superannuated at Grand Rapids in 1864.
In 1832, the Indiana Conference was formed which then included a part of Michigan, Rev. Mr. Robe being appointed to Kalamazoo. In 1837, the Michigan Conference was formed, and Mr. Robe became one of the original members, remaining so until his death, a full half century of time. During the period of his effectiveness, he filled all leading appointments of the conference and was contemporary in labor with such men as Richard Hargraves, Joseph Tarkington, and other honored names on the Methodist preachers' roll. The Kalamazoo Telegraph, closing a long and detailed account of his eventful and honored service, says that although his health compelled him to superannuate, "he has done work more or less as he was able up to within a few years past. But at all prominent meetings of the church, his tall, commanding form, his venerable appearance, has always been greeted with pleasure by his countless friends, and his fine voice, so often lifted up on behalf of their Master, has been heard in prayer and praise, and he has been accorded the distinction and favor to which his long-continued and effective service in the Lord's vineyard entitled him."
The funeral services were held on Tuesday last in the Methodist Church in Kalamazoo conducted by Presiding Elder D. F. Barnes and pastor Levi Master, assisted by other preachers. The pallbearers were among the oldest and most prominent members of the church and citizens of the beautiful little city which was the Alpha and the Omega of Mr. Robe's ministerial life.
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The Franklin Republican, Friday, January 20, 1888, Volume 44, Number 3, page 8, column 2:
STONE'S CROSSING
Rev. James T. Robe, brother of the late Rev. John Robe, died quite recently in Michigan. He was
well known as a Methodist minister and school teacher here forty-five years ago.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Rev. James T. Robe, who died last week in Kalamazoo, Michigan, had a remarkable life history. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on April 12, 1807 and, after finishing his education, began preaching in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana in 1831. From that time forward, he was continuously in the itineracy of the Methodist Church, and the religious history of northern Indiana and of southern Michigan and his own were intimately connected.
On October 4, 1831, the Illinois Conference met in Indianapolis, and at that conference, Mr. Robe was appointed to the Wayne circuit which included a good part of Michigan with Rev. Joseph Tarkington, yet living, as senior preacher of the circuit. Mr. Robe was the first minister of any domination who preached in Kalamazoo, then known as Bronson, and it was nature and appropriate that he should select that place as his permanent home when he superannuated at Grand Rapids in 1864.
In 1832, the Indiana Conference was formed which then included a part of Michigan, Rev. Mr. Robe being appointed to Kalamazoo. In 1837, the Michigan Conference was formed, and Mr. Robe became one of the original members, remaining so until his death, a full half century of time. During the period of his effectiveness, he filled all leading appointments of the conference and was contemporary in labor with such men as Richard Hargraves, Joseph Tarkington, and other honored names on the Methodist preachers' roll. The Kalamazoo Telegraph, closing a long and detailed account of his eventful and honored service, says that although his health compelled him to superannuate, "he has done work more or less as he was able up to within a few years past. But at all prominent meetings of the church, his tall, commanding form, his venerable appearance, has always been greeted with pleasure by his countless friends, and his fine voice, so often lifted up on behalf of their Master, has been heard in prayer and praise, and he has been accorded the distinction and favor to which his long-continued and effective service in the Lord's vineyard entitled him."
The funeral services were held on Tuesday last in the Methodist Church in Kalamazoo conducted by Presiding Elder D. F. Barnes and pastor Levi Master, assisted by other preachers. The pallbearers were among the oldest and most prominent members of the church and citizens of the beautiful little city which was the Alpha and the Omega of Mr. Robe's ministerial life.
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The Franklin Republican, Friday, January 20, 1888, Volume 44, Number 3, page 8, column 2:
STONE'S CROSSING
Rev. James T. Robe, brother of the late Rev. John Robe, died quite recently in Michigan. He was
well known as a Methodist minister and school teacher here forty-five years ago.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
The Indianapolis Journal - Tuesday, January 10, 1888:
Rev. James T. Robe, who died last week in Kalamazoo, Michigan, had a remarkable life history. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on April 12, 1807 and, after finishing his education, began preaching in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana in 1831. From that time forward, he was continuously in the itineracy of the Methodist Church, and the religious history of northern Indiana and of southern Michigan and his own were intimately connected.
On October 4, 1831, the Illinois Conference met in Indianapolis, and at that conference, Mr. Robe was appointed to the Wayne circuit which included a good part of Michigan with Rev. Joseph Tarkington, yet living, as senior preacher of the circuit. Mr. Robe was the first minister of any domination who preached in Kalamazoo, then known as Bronson, and it was nature and appropriate that he should select that place as his permanent home when he superannuated at Grand Rapids in 1864.
In 1832, the Indiana Conference was formed which then included a part of Michigan, Rev. Mr. Robe being appointed to Kalamazoo. In 1837, the Michigan Conference was formed, and Mr. Robe became one of the original members, remaining so until his death, a full half century of time. During the period of his effectiveness, he filled all leading appointments of the conference and was contemporary in labor with such men as Richard Hargraves, Joseph Tarkington, and other honored names on the Methodist preachers' roll. The Kalamazoo Telegraph, closing a long and detailed account of his eventful and honored service, says that although his health compelled him to superannuate, "he has done work more or less as he was able up to within a few years past. But at all prominent meetings of the church, his tall, commanding form, his venerable appearance, has always been greeted with pleasure by his countless friends, and his fine voice, so often lifted up on behalf of their Master, has been heard in prayer and praise, and he has been accorded the distinction and favor to which his long-continued and effective service in the Lord's vineyard entitled him."
The funeral services were held on Tuesday last in the Methodist Church in Kalamazoo conducted by Presiding Elder D. F. Barnes and pastor Levi Master, assisted by other preachers. The pallbearers were among the oldest and most prominent members of the church and citizens of the beautiful little city which was the Alpha and the Omega of Mr. Robe's ministerial life.
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The Franklin Republican, Friday, January 20, 1888, Volume 44, Number 3, page 8, column 2:
STONE'S CROSSING
Rev. James T. Robe, brother of the late Rev. John Robe, died quite recently in Michigan. He was
well known as a Methodist minister and school teacher here forty-five years ago.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
Rev. James T. Robe, who died last week in Kalamazoo, Michigan, had a remarkable life history. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on April 12, 1807 and, after finishing his education, began preaching in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana in 1831. From that time forward, he was continuously in the itineracy of the Methodist Church, and the religious history of northern Indiana and of southern Michigan and his own were intimately connected.
On October 4, 1831, the Illinois Conference met in Indianapolis, and at that conference, Mr. Robe was appointed to the Wayne circuit which included a good part of Michigan with Rev. Joseph Tarkington, yet living, as senior preacher of the circuit. Mr. Robe was the first minister of any domination who preached in Kalamazoo, then known as Bronson, and it was nature and appropriate that he should select that place as his permanent home when he superannuated at Grand Rapids in 1864.
In 1832, the Indiana Conference was formed which then included a part of Michigan, Rev. Mr. Robe being appointed to Kalamazoo. In 1837, the Michigan Conference was formed, and Mr. Robe became one of the original members, remaining so until his death, a full half century of time. During the period of his effectiveness, he filled all leading appointments of the conference and was contemporary in labor with such men as Richard Hargraves, Joseph Tarkington, and other honored names on the Methodist preachers' roll. The Kalamazoo Telegraph, closing a long and detailed account of his eventful and honored service, says that although his health compelled him to superannuate, "he has done work more or less as he was able up to within a few years past. But at all prominent meetings of the church, his tall, commanding form, his venerable appearance, has always been greeted with pleasure by his countless friends, and his fine voice, so often lifted up on behalf of their Master, has been heard in prayer and praise, and he has been accorded the distinction and favor to which his long-continued and effective service in the Lord's vineyard entitled him."
The funeral services were held on Tuesday last in the Methodist Church in Kalamazoo conducted by Presiding Elder D. F. Barnes and pastor Levi Master, assisted by other preachers. The pallbearers were among the oldest and most prominent members of the church and citizens of the beautiful little city which was the Alpha and the Omega of Mr. Robe's ministerial life.
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The Franklin Republican, Friday, January 20, 1888, Volume 44, Number 3, page 8, column 2:
STONE'S CROSSING
Rev. James T. Robe, brother of the late Rev. John Robe, died quite recently in Michigan. He was
well known as a Methodist minister and school teacher here forty-five years ago.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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