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zeal for God was so intense that lie labored incessantly, and with 

 marked ability; indeed, his mental force, his grasp of thought and 

 logical skill, were surpassed by few. Even after he became so deaf 

 as entirely to prevent his hearing the preacher's Voice, he went to 

 Church regularly, giving as his reason, "I go to fill my place, as 

 every good man ought." He died in peace at the house of Jacob 

 Stroman, his long-tried and fast friend, July 24, 1860. (See Chap- 

 ter XIII.) 



Partridge, William was born in Sussex county, Virginia, in 

 1754; converted in the twenty-first year of his age; entered the 

 traveling connection on trial in 1780, and was appointed to Pittsyl- 

 vania, Virginia; 1781, Berkley; 1782, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; 

 1783, Somerset, New Jersey; 1784, West Jersey; 1785, Camden; 

 1786, New Hope, in North Carolina; 17S7, Yadkin; 1788-89, Broad 

 Biver, South Carolina; 1790-91, Edisto Circuit; after which he 

 retired, and continued a local preacher about twenty-three years; 

 1814, reentered and appointed to Keowee Circuit; 1815-16, Alcovi, 

 Georgia; 1817 ,_Sparta, where he die d on the _17tIi_of May. "I have 

 lived a near neighbor to Brother Partridge," said one, " for upward 

 of twenty years, and can with satisfaction say that he was the greatest 

 example of piety I have ever been acquainted with ; in preaching 

 he was experimental, practical, and plain." In answer to the ques- 

 tion, "Are you ready for the last summons? " he said, "Yes; for me 

 to die is gain." 



Pickett, Johx K. was born in Fairfield District, South Carolina, 

 April 2, 1814; converted in 1831; entered the Conference on trial 

 in February, 1835, and was appointed to Santee Circuit; 1836, Black 

 Swamp; 1837, transferred to the Mississippi Conference; 1838, re- 

 turned, and sent to Pedee; 1839, Bladen; 1840, Pedee; 1841-42, 

 Union; 1843-44, Lancaster; 1845, Santee; 1846-47, Black River; 

 1848-49, Smithville ; 1850, Rutherford ; 1851-52, St. James, Charles- 

 ton; 1853, Graniteville and Aiken; 1854, Newberry ; 1855-56, Char- 

 lotte; 1857,Cheraw; 1858-59, Edgefield ; 1860-61, Butler; 1862-63, 

 Chester; in 1864, Graniteville Mission; in 1865-66, Graniteville ; 

 1867-68, Graniteville Mission; 1869, Spring Street, Charleston; 

 1870, supernumerary on Chester Circuit, where he died at his own 

 home on the 15th of March. He had quick perceptive and analytic 

 powers of mind, was not wanting in imagination, and aspired after 

 universal scholarship. In the early part of his ministry he used to 

 carry about with him a huge Polyglot Bible in a tin case, and made 

 it his daily companion on all his circuits; he was a great reader, 



