Rev. Lorenzo Dow Prosser was the son of Rev. John and Nancy (Moon) Prosser, Sr. He was the brother of Rev. Dillon Prosser and Rev. John Prosser, Jr. Ruth (Sherman) Prosser was his 1st wife. Henrietta (Dewey) Prosser was his 2nd wife. They were married September 8, 1830. Rev. Prosser was a minister in the Pittsburgh Conference and Erie Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died of pneumonia.
Gregg, Samuel
The History Of Methodism Within The Bounds Of The Erie Annual Conference, c1865, Vol 1, Page 261
"Mr. Prosser was a very small man, and very eccentric. He sometimes would astonish and thrill his congregation with his eloquence, while at other times he would say nothing, and perhaps leave the congregation and flee to the house or woods."
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Erie Conference Journal
1869, Pgs. 41-42
Rev. Lorenzo D. Prosser was born in the State of New York, October 1805. He was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church when but a youth. In 1827, he was received on trial into the Pittsburgh Conference, and successively appointed to the following circuits, viz: Butler, Grand River, Mercer, Hartford, Twinsburg, Windsor and Columbiana. In 1836, when the Erie Conference was formed, he fell into its bounds, and received his appointments to the following fields of labor, viz: Ellsworth, Cleveland, Harmonsburg, McKean, Wesleyville, Chardon, Chagrin Falls, Wesleyville, Edinboro Mission, McKean, Albion and Springfield. Bro Prosser was of a nervous temperament, and his burning zeal often led him to exert himself beyond his strength. His preaching was with power, and at times his exhortations were overwhelming. From excessive labor and a feeble constitution, he was frequently on the superannuated list. The preachers of his earlier years in the ministry had not the physical comforts and conveniences enjoyed by us at the present. Large circuits, hard roads and hard fare, were only too often their lot. Notwithstanding all these difficulties, he did effective service for twenty-one years. He received his last appointment from the Conference in 1862. The next year he became superannuated, and continued in that relation until his death--April 13, 1969--aged 63 years. His last illness was short, but severe. He was seized with inflammation of the lungs on Thursday night, and on the following Tuesday morning he ceased to live on earth; but we have no doubt he lives in heaven. To an intimate friend and brother in the ministry, in reply to the inquiry about his prospects, he said with great earnestness, "If I die, I shall to to the good world; I shall go to the good world," emphasizing it by the repetition. In his life and dying testimony there was a beautiful agreement. He has gone from labor to rest--from the land of the dying to the land of the living. "There remaineth a rest to the people of God."
Gregg, Samuel
The History Of Methodism Within The Bounds Of The Erie Annual Conference, c1865, Vol 1, Page 261
"Mr. Prosser was a very small man, and very eccentric. He sometimes would astonish and thrill his congregation with his eloquence, while at other times he would say nothing, and perhaps leave the congregation and flee to the house or woods."
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Erie Conference Journal
1869, Pgs. 41-42
Rev. Lorenzo D. Prosser was born in the State of New York, October 1805. He was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church when but a youth. In 1827, he was received on trial into the Pittsburgh Conference, and successively appointed to the following circuits, viz: Butler, Grand River, Mercer, Hartford, Twinsburg, Windsor and Columbiana. In 1836, when the Erie Conference was formed, he fell into its bounds, and received his appointments to the following fields of labor, viz: Ellsworth, Cleveland, Harmonsburg, McKean, Wesleyville, Chardon, Chagrin Falls, Wesleyville, Edinboro Mission, McKean, Albion and Springfield. Bro Prosser was of a nervous temperament, and his burning zeal often led him to exert himself beyond his strength. His preaching was with power, and at times his exhortations were overwhelming. From excessive labor and a feeble constitution, he was frequently on the superannuated list. The preachers of his earlier years in the ministry had not the physical comforts and conveniences enjoyed by us at the present. Large circuits, hard roads and hard fare, were only too often their lot. Notwithstanding all these difficulties, he did effective service for twenty-one years. He received his last appointment from the Conference in 1862. The next year he became superannuated, and continued in that relation until his death--April 13, 1969--aged 63 years. His last illness was short, but severe. He was seized with inflammation of the lungs on Thursday night, and on the following Tuesday morning he ceased to live on earth; but we have no doubt he lives in heaven. To an intimate friend and brother in the ministry, in reply to the inquiry about his prospects, he said with great earnestness, "If I die, I shall to to the good world; I shall go to the good world," emphasizing it by the repetition. In his life and dying testimony there was a beautiful agreement. He has gone from labor to rest--from the land of the dying to the land of the living. "There remaineth a rest to the people of God."
Rev. Lorenzo Dow Prosser was the son of Rev. John and Nancy (Moon) Prosser, Sr. He was the brother of Rev. Dillon Prosser and Rev. John Prosser, Jr. Ruth (Sherman) Prosser was his 1st wife. Henrietta (Dewey) Prosser was his 2nd wife. They were married September 8, 1830. Rev. Prosser was a minister in the Pittsburgh Conference and Erie Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died of pneumonia.
Gregg, Samuel
The History Of Methodism Within The Bounds Of The Erie Annual Conference, c1865, Vol 1, Page 261
"Mr. Prosser was a very small man, and very eccentric. He sometimes would astonish and thrill his congregation with his eloquence, while at other times he would say nothing, and perhaps leave the congregation and flee to the house or woods."
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Erie Conference Journal
1869, Pgs. 41-42
Rev. Lorenzo D. Prosser was born in the State of New York, October 1805. He was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church when but a youth. In 1827, he was received on trial into the Pittsburgh Conference, and successively appointed to the following circuits, viz: Butler, Grand River, Mercer, Hartford, Twinsburg, Windsor and Columbiana. In 1836, when the Erie Conference was formed, he fell into its bounds, and received his appointments to the following fields of labor, viz: Ellsworth, Cleveland, Harmonsburg, McKean, Wesleyville, Chardon, Chagrin Falls, Wesleyville, Edinboro Mission, McKean, Albion and Springfield. Bro Prosser was of a nervous temperament, and his burning zeal often led him to exert himself beyond his strength. His preaching was with power, and at times his exhortations were overwhelming. From excessive labor and a feeble constitution, he was frequently on the superannuated list. The preachers of his earlier years in the ministry had not the physical comforts and conveniences enjoyed by us at the present. Large circuits, hard roads and hard fare, were only too often their lot. Notwithstanding all these difficulties, he did effective service for twenty-one years. He received his last appointment from the Conference in 1862. The next year he became superannuated, and continued in that relation until his death--April 13, 1969--aged 63 years. His last illness was short, but severe. He was seized with inflammation of the lungs on Thursday night, and on the following Tuesday morning he ceased to live on earth; but we have no doubt he lives in heaven. To an intimate friend and brother in the ministry, in reply to the inquiry about his prospects, he said with great earnestness, "If I die, I shall to to the good world; I shall go to the good world," emphasizing it by the repetition. In his life and dying testimony there was a beautiful agreement. He has gone from labor to rest--from the land of the dying to the land of the living. "There remaineth a rest to the people of God."
Gregg, Samuel
The History Of Methodism Within The Bounds Of The Erie Annual Conference, c1865, Vol 1, Page 261
"Mr. Prosser was a very small man, and very eccentric. He sometimes would astonish and thrill his congregation with his eloquence, while at other times he would say nothing, and perhaps leave the congregation and flee to the house or woods."
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Erie Conference Journal
1869, Pgs. 41-42
Rev. Lorenzo D. Prosser was born in the State of New York, October 1805. He was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church when but a youth. In 1827, he was received on trial into the Pittsburgh Conference, and successively appointed to the following circuits, viz: Butler, Grand River, Mercer, Hartford, Twinsburg, Windsor and Columbiana. In 1836, when the Erie Conference was formed, he fell into its bounds, and received his appointments to the following fields of labor, viz: Ellsworth, Cleveland, Harmonsburg, McKean, Wesleyville, Chardon, Chagrin Falls, Wesleyville, Edinboro Mission, McKean, Albion and Springfield. Bro Prosser was of a nervous temperament, and his burning zeal often led him to exert himself beyond his strength. His preaching was with power, and at times his exhortations were overwhelming. From excessive labor and a feeble constitution, he was frequently on the superannuated list. The preachers of his earlier years in the ministry had not the physical comforts and conveniences enjoyed by us at the present. Large circuits, hard roads and hard fare, were only too often their lot. Notwithstanding all these difficulties, he did effective service for twenty-one years. He received his last appointment from the Conference in 1862. The next year he became superannuated, and continued in that relation until his death--April 13, 1969--aged 63 years. His last illness was short, but severe. He was seized with inflammation of the lungs on Thursday night, and on the following Tuesday morning he ceased to live on earth; but we have no doubt he lives in heaven. To an intimate friend and brother in the ministry, in reply to the inquiry about his prospects, he said with great earnestness, "If I die, I shall to to the good world; I shall go to the good world," emphasizing it by the repetition. In his life and dying testimony there was a beautiful agreement. He has gone from labor to rest--from the land of the dying to the land of the living. "There remaineth a rest to the people of God."
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