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and after kneeling down and commending his spirit to God, death 

 gave him an honorable discharge from his sufferings and toil. 

 The next day there lay Richmond Nolley on the cold ground and 

 wet leaves, at full length, his eyes neatly closed, his left-hand on his 

 breast, and his right-hand a little fallen off. He was not a great 

 preacher, but he was a holy man, and even in Louisiana, in the 

 midst of French superstition and American infidelity, he was ac- 

 knowledged to be a servant of the Most High God. 



Norton, James was converted in his youth ; admitted on trial 

 in the South Carolina Conference in the nineteenth year of his age, 

 in December, 1806, and appointed for 1807 to Cypress Circuit ; 1808, 

 Bush River; 1809, Ohoope; 1810, Wilmington ; 1811, Fayetteville; 

 1812, Georgetown; 1813, traveling companion of Bishop MeKen- 

 dree; 1814, Sandy River; 1815, Brunswick; 181G, Fayetteville; 

 1817, Fountain Head, in Tennessee ; 1818-19, presiding elder of 

 Eclisto District; 1820-21, Oconee District, Georgia; 1822, Charles- 

 ton; 1823, superannuated; 1824, supernumerary on Combahee and 

 Coosawhatchie; 1825, Columbia. He was a man of deep piety, in- 

 defatigable and useful in his work, and greatly beloved and re- 

 spected by God's people. The latter part of his life was attended 

 with much affliction, which he bore with great patience. He died 

 in peace and tranquillity of mind in Columbia, South Carolina, 

 August 26, 1825. 



Neill, Thomas was born in Burke county, North Carolina, 

 January 8, 1806; born again in September, 1822; admitted on trial 

 in the South Carolina Conference in January, 1831, and sent to 

 Rutherford Circuit; 1832, Lincolnton Circuit; 1S33, Newberry Cir- 

 cuit, where it pleased God to dismiss him from labor and take him 

 early to reward on the 21st of July. When one asked him, "Are 

 you afraid to die?" he seemed surprised at the question, and re- 

 turned, "Surely you do not think me a hypocrite?" "But you 

 really are dying," said another. "Then all is well," replied he, in 

 calm and holy triumph. 



Nipper, Jacob was born in Richland District September S, 1812; 

 converted at Mount Pleasant Camp-ground in August, 1835; ad- 

 mitted on trial in the Conference in January 1839, and appointed 

 to Darlington Circuit; 1840-41, Wateree Mission; 1842-43, St. 

 James, Charleston ; and in 1844, Pedee Mission, from which field 

 his sanctified spirit was translated to the Church triumphant, As 

 a man, a Christian, and a minister of the gospel, he was without re- 

 proach. As a preacher, he was always instructive, and a deep con- 



