The
death of Rev. Jacob VanLoon took place at the residence of his son,
Mr. Alfred VanLoon, on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
He lived more
than the alloted [sic] time of man but the time came when his
life's work ended and he passed peacefully away, death being caused
from old age.
Jacob VanLoon was
the eldest son of Jacob VanLoon, and married Margaret Post* and settled
on Lot 12, 6th concession of Townsend.
He
became a Baptist preacher and for nearly 60 years has been familiarly
known throughout the county as Elder Jacob VanLoon.
He
had charge of the Boston Church for four years, but spent a large
portion of his life in the spiritual car and building up of weak
churches that could not afford to pay large salaries.
During
his ministerial life he married about 800 people. He commended the
admiration and respect of all who knew him; not because nature may
have endowed him with some brilliant talent, but became of his
goodness of heart, his unselfish regard for the welfare of his fellow
men and his amiable disposition.
For
nearly sixty years he has spoken words of good cheer to the destitute
and suffering and administered consolation to sorrowing friends.
The
following resolution was passed at the last convention of Norfolk
Baptists:
Resolved
that this association send a letter to our honored brother, VanLoon,
expressive of our appreciative remembrance of work of faith and labor
of love as a minister of the Gospel of Christ, in which he still
labors occasionally at the advanced age of 87 years, and also
expressive of our warmest brotherly sympathy and love in the time of
his declining strength, and that the express in our message the
earnest hope and prayer for his increasing joy in the consciousness of
the Master's presence.
