Death of Elder J. P. Henderson
By C. H. Bliss
ELDER JAMES P. HENDERSON was born in Morgan County, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1843, and died at the home of Brother McConnell, in Springfield, Ill., Feb. 21, 1902, aged 58 years, 5 months, and 24 days. Elder Henderson served three years in the Civil War, having many narrow escapes. In 1868 he married Charlotte Dunlap. Three children were born to them, of whom only one is living. Hervey, who is now principal of the Goodland schools. Six years after his marriage, Brother Henderson accepted the truths of the Third Angel's Message, and gave himself to the ministry. In this, as in business, he was successful, and many precious souls in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, are rejoicing in the truth as a result of his earnest labor. He constantly labored beyond his strength, and through exposure contracted a severe cold, which resulted in congestion of the lungs. He was conscious to the last, and his end was indeed peaceful. He died without fear, and apparently without pain. He had often said he wanted to die in the armor, and his prayer was answered. His wife reached his bedside about three hours before his death. We conducted funeral services in the Presbyterian church in Goodland, his home town, assisted by the Presbyterian and Methodist local pastors. In his death the Illinois Conference has lost a faithful laborer.
C. H. BLISS.