Rev. Isaac Harris was the son of Francis and Harriet (Johnson) Harris. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Wheeler) Harris. They were married in 1847. Mary Ann died May 3, 1907. Rev. Harris was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: Oneida Conference 1864 F 1866 Central New York Conference at organization 1869 East Genesee Conference at reorganization and to Genesee (Western New York/now Upper New York) Conference by consolidation 1876.
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
July 25, 1894
HARRIS.--On the evening of July 3rd, the Rev. Isaac Harris, a member of the Genesee Conference, passed away from earth to his eternal rest, at Darien, New York, in his seventy-first year. Brother Harris was born November 27, 1823 at Gorham, New York, being one of eleven children of Francis and Harriet Harris. Of the seven boys in the family there were full members of ministerial bodies, and one was a Local Preacher; two of the three, the deceased and Horace Harris, were members of the Genesee Conference, and the latter is still living in Rochester. Another brother, Hiram, was a Presbyterian minister, dying in 1870. Still another, William, who resides in Rochester, has long been a Local Preacher in our denomination. Isaac Harris was converted when ten years of age, and from that time until his death gave a cheerful, earnest Christian testimony, both by word and deed. He was married in 1847 to Miss Mary A. Wheeler, of Independence, New York, with whom he lived during the remainder of his days. For the first thirty-eight years of his life Brother Harris was a farmer; but feeling the call to preach in 1864, secured work under the Presiding Elder, serving Freeville, New York for two years as a Supply Pastor. He entered the Oneida Conference in 1864, the Central New York Conference in 1868, the Genesee Conference in 1876, each change being by change of boundaries, not by transfer. His charges were Freeville, Pompey, Nelson, Cayuga, Conquest, Dryden, Newfield, Hopewell, south sodus, Short Tract, Bristol Center, Fowlerville, West Sparta, Portage, Wiscoy and Hume, Eden and North Evans, Buffalo: Woodside, Clarence and Darien. On every charge there was a revival during his term, and the conversions oftentimes were numbered by the hundreds, the total for the ministry being near two thousand. A glorious diadem these will make for our brother. The deceased was a man of great vigor, abounding hope and dauntless courage, and he retained his youthful energy until the end. He was prominent in temperance work, being a member of the Royal Templars, the Good Templars, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party. He was for a time a member of the Christian Commission early in the Civil War. The beginning of his decline can be dated back two years, when he suffered a shock of paralysis, which necessitated his taking a superannuate relation at the last session of the Genesee Conference. During the past winter he steadily failed, and he died of paralysis, after a week's rapid sinking. His passing away was literally a falling asleep in Jesus, so gentle it was. Until the last day he retained his mind, and his final triumphant testimony was in answer to his pastor's saying, "The Lord Jesus Christ is with you", when he said, "Yes, that is the best of all". The funeral services were held at Darien, New York, on Friday July 6, by Presiding Elder J. E. Williams, assisted by the Rev. Messrs S. McGerald, H. A. Slingerland, Peter Thompson and E. W. Pasko. The interment was at Reeds Corners, New York, on July 7, when Dr. Williams, the Rev. E. W. Pasko and the Rev. C. Herrick assisted. Brother Harris had six children, two of whom died in infancy. The remaining four are Mrs. Hattie Z. Smith, of Hopewell; Mrs. Ettie C. Davis of Darien; Mrs. Ella L. Peterson, of East Charleston; and Miss Flora Harris, of Darien. Besides the widow and children, three sisters and three brothers survive him. Prof. J. L, Davies, of Folts Mission Institute, a relative of the deceased, was present at the funeral, as was also the Rev. F. A. Peterson, a son-in-law, both well known to members of the Genesee Conference.
Written by Rev. Edgar Wesley Pasko
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference Journal
1894, Pgs. 149-150
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
July 25, 1894
HARRIS.--On the evening of July 3rd, the Rev. Isaac Harris, a member of the Genesee Conference, passed away from earth to his eternal rest, at Darien, New York, in his seventy-first year. Brother Harris was born November 27, 1823 at Gorham, New York, being one of eleven children of Francis and Harriet Harris. Of the seven boys in the family there were full members of ministerial bodies, and one was a Local Preacher; two of the three, the deceased and Horace Harris, were members of the Genesee Conference, and the latter is still living in Rochester. Another brother, Hiram, was a Presbyterian minister, dying in 1870. Still another, William, who resides in Rochester, has long been a Local Preacher in our denomination. Isaac Harris was converted when ten years of age, and from that time until his death gave a cheerful, earnest Christian testimony, both by word and deed. He was married in 1847 to Miss Mary A. Wheeler, of Independence, New York, with whom he lived during the remainder of his days. For the first thirty-eight years of his life Brother Harris was a farmer; but feeling the call to preach in 1864, secured work under the Presiding Elder, serving Freeville, New York for two years as a Supply Pastor. He entered the Oneida Conference in 1864, the Central New York Conference in 1868, the Genesee Conference in 1876, each change being by change of boundaries, not by transfer. His charges were Freeville, Pompey, Nelson, Cayuga, Conquest, Dryden, Newfield, Hopewell, south sodus, Short Tract, Bristol Center, Fowlerville, West Sparta, Portage, Wiscoy and Hume, Eden and North Evans, Buffalo: Woodside, Clarence and Darien. On every charge there was a revival during his term, and the conversions oftentimes were numbered by the hundreds, the total for the ministry being near two thousand. A glorious diadem these will make for our brother. The deceased was a man of great vigor, abounding hope and dauntless courage, and he retained his youthful energy until the end. He was prominent in temperance work, being a member of the Royal Templars, the Good Templars, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party. He was for a time a member of the Christian Commission early in the Civil War. The beginning of his decline can be dated back two years, when he suffered a shock of paralysis, which necessitated his taking a superannuate relation at the last session of the Genesee Conference. During the past winter he steadily failed, and he died of paralysis, after a week's rapid sinking. His passing away was literally a falling asleep in Jesus, so gentle it was. Until the last day he retained his mind, and his final triumphant testimony was in answer to his pastor's saying, "The Lord Jesus Christ is with you", when he said, "Yes, that is the best of all". The funeral services were held at Darien, New York, on Friday July 6, by Presiding Elder J. E. Williams, assisted by the Rev. Messrs S. McGerald, H. A. Slingerland, Peter Thompson and E. W. Pasko. The interment was at Reeds Corners, New York, on July 7, when Dr. Williams, the Rev. E. W. Pasko and the Rev. C. Herrick assisted. Brother Harris had six children, two of whom died in infancy. The remaining four are Mrs. Hattie Z. Smith, of Hopewell; Mrs. Ettie C. Davis of Darien; Mrs. Ella L. Peterson, of East Charleston; and Miss Flora Harris, of Darien. Besides the widow and children, three sisters and three brothers survive him. Prof. J. L, Davies, of Folts Mission Institute, a relative of the deceased, was present at the funeral, as was also the Rev. F. A. Peterson, a son-in-law, both well known to members of the Genesee Conference.
Written by Rev. Edgar Wesley Pasko
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference Journal
1894, Pgs. 149-150
Rev. Isaac Harris was the son of Francis and Harriet (Johnson) Harris. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Wheeler) Harris. They were married in 1847. Mary Ann died May 3, 1907. Rev. Harris was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: Oneida Conference 1864 F 1866 Central New York Conference at organization 1869 East Genesee Conference at reorganization and to Genesee (Western New York/now Upper New York) Conference by consolidation 1876.
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
July 25, 1894
HARRIS.--On the evening of July 3rd, the Rev. Isaac Harris, a member of the Genesee Conference, passed away from earth to his eternal rest, at Darien, New York, in his seventy-first year. Brother Harris was born November 27, 1823 at Gorham, New York, being one of eleven children of Francis and Harriet Harris. Of the seven boys in the family there were full members of ministerial bodies, and one was a Local Preacher; two of the three, the deceased and Horace Harris, were members of the Genesee Conference, and the latter is still living in Rochester. Another brother, Hiram, was a Presbyterian minister, dying in 1870. Still another, William, who resides in Rochester, has long been a Local Preacher in our denomination. Isaac Harris was converted when ten years of age, and from that time until his death gave a cheerful, earnest Christian testimony, both by word and deed. He was married in 1847 to Miss Mary A. Wheeler, of Independence, New York, with whom he lived during the remainder of his days. For the first thirty-eight years of his life Brother Harris was a farmer; but feeling the call to preach in 1864, secured work under the Presiding Elder, serving Freeville, New York for two years as a Supply Pastor. He entered the Oneida Conference in 1864, the Central New York Conference in 1868, the Genesee Conference in 1876, each change being by change of boundaries, not by transfer. His charges were Freeville, Pompey, Nelson, Cayuga, Conquest, Dryden, Newfield, Hopewell, south sodus, Short Tract, Bristol Center, Fowlerville, West Sparta, Portage, Wiscoy and Hume, Eden and North Evans, Buffalo: Woodside, Clarence and Darien. On every charge there was a revival during his term, and the conversions oftentimes were numbered by the hundreds, the total for the ministry being near two thousand. A glorious diadem these will make for our brother. The deceased was a man of great vigor, abounding hope and dauntless courage, and he retained his youthful energy until the end. He was prominent in temperance work, being a member of the Royal Templars, the Good Templars, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party. He was for a time a member of the Christian Commission early in the Civil War. The beginning of his decline can be dated back two years, when he suffered a shock of paralysis, which necessitated his taking a superannuate relation at the last session of the Genesee Conference. During the past winter he steadily failed, and he died of paralysis, after a week's rapid sinking. His passing away was literally a falling asleep in Jesus, so gentle it was. Until the last day he retained his mind, and his final triumphant testimony was in answer to his pastor's saying, "The Lord Jesus Christ is with you", when he said, "Yes, that is the best of all". The funeral services were held at Darien, New York, on Friday July 6, by Presiding Elder J. E. Williams, assisted by the Rev. Messrs S. McGerald, H. A. Slingerland, Peter Thompson and E. W. Pasko. The interment was at Reeds Corners, New York, on July 7, when Dr. Williams, the Rev. E. W. Pasko and the Rev. C. Herrick assisted. Brother Harris had six children, two of whom died in infancy. The remaining four are Mrs. Hattie Z. Smith, of Hopewell; Mrs. Ettie C. Davis of Darien; Mrs. Ella L. Peterson, of East Charleston; and Miss Flora Harris, of Darien. Besides the widow and children, three sisters and three brothers survive him. Prof. J. L, Davies, of Folts Mission Institute, a relative of the deceased, was present at the funeral, as was also the Rev. F. A. Peterson, a son-in-law, both well known to members of the Genesee Conference.
Written by Rev. Edgar Wesley Pasko
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference Journal
1894, Pgs. 149-150
Obituary
Northern Christian Advocate
July 25, 1894
HARRIS.--On the evening of July 3rd, the Rev. Isaac Harris, a member of the Genesee Conference, passed away from earth to his eternal rest, at Darien, New York, in his seventy-first year. Brother Harris was born November 27, 1823 at Gorham, New York, being one of eleven children of Francis and Harriet Harris. Of the seven boys in the family there were full members of ministerial bodies, and one was a Local Preacher; two of the three, the deceased and Horace Harris, were members of the Genesee Conference, and the latter is still living in Rochester. Another brother, Hiram, was a Presbyterian minister, dying in 1870. Still another, William, who resides in Rochester, has long been a Local Preacher in our denomination. Isaac Harris was converted when ten years of age, and from that time until his death gave a cheerful, earnest Christian testimony, both by word and deed. He was married in 1847 to Miss Mary A. Wheeler, of Independence, New York, with whom he lived during the remainder of his days. For the first thirty-eight years of his life Brother Harris was a farmer; but feeling the call to preach in 1864, secured work under the Presiding Elder, serving Freeville, New York for two years as a Supply Pastor. He entered the Oneida Conference in 1864, the Central New York Conference in 1868, the Genesee Conference in 1876, each change being by change of boundaries, not by transfer. His charges were Freeville, Pompey, Nelson, Cayuga, Conquest, Dryden, Newfield, Hopewell, south sodus, Short Tract, Bristol Center, Fowlerville, West Sparta, Portage, Wiscoy and Hume, Eden and North Evans, Buffalo: Woodside, Clarence and Darien. On every charge there was a revival during his term, and the conversions oftentimes were numbered by the hundreds, the total for the ministry being near two thousand. A glorious diadem these will make for our brother. The deceased was a man of great vigor, abounding hope and dauntless courage, and he retained his youthful energy until the end. He was prominent in temperance work, being a member of the Royal Templars, the Good Templars, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party. He was for a time a member of the Christian Commission early in the Civil War. The beginning of his decline can be dated back two years, when he suffered a shock of paralysis, which necessitated his taking a superannuate relation at the last session of the Genesee Conference. During the past winter he steadily failed, and he died of paralysis, after a week's rapid sinking. His passing away was literally a falling asleep in Jesus, so gentle it was. Until the last day he retained his mind, and his final triumphant testimony was in answer to his pastor's saying, "The Lord Jesus Christ is with you", when he said, "Yes, that is the best of all". The funeral services were held at Darien, New York, on Friday July 6, by Presiding Elder J. E. Williams, assisted by the Rev. Messrs S. McGerald, H. A. Slingerland, Peter Thompson and E. W. Pasko. The interment was at Reeds Corners, New York, on July 7, when Dr. Williams, the Rev. E. W. Pasko and the Rev. C. Herrick assisted. Brother Harris had six children, two of whom died in infancy. The remaining four are Mrs. Hattie Z. Smith, of Hopewell; Mrs. Ettie C. Davis of Darien; Mrs. Ella L. Peterson, of East Charleston; and Miss Flora Harris, of Darien. Besides the widow and children, three sisters and three brothers survive him. Prof. J. L, Davies, of Folts Mission Institute, a relative of the deceased, was present at the funeral, as was also the Rev. F. A. Peterson, a son-in-law, both well known to members of the Genesee Conference.
Written by Rev. Edgar Wesley Pasko
Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference Journal
1894, Pgs. 149-150
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