OBIT: Nathaniel REEDER, 1838, native of Luzerne County, PA

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  Rev. Nathaniel Reeder has ceased at once to work and live.  He was born in 
Luzerne co., Pa., in the year 1789 - embraced religion and joined the 
Methodist Episcopal church at an early age - was licensed to preach, and 
admitted into the traveling connection, in 1813 - traveled four years in 
Canada, and a number of years in other parts of the work [sic], with 
acceptability and usefulness.  His health failing, he took a location, and 
removed with his family to Wayne co., Ohio, in the fall of 1835 - procured a 
small home in the beach [sic] wood in Canaan township, and went to work.  
For two years past, the writer has preached in brother R.'s house (where we 
have a small class), and always found it a cheerful home.  Brother R. 
preached faithfully, in his local sphere, and labored hard, with his own 
feeble hands, to support his family, until Friday morning, the 9th inst., 
after a hard day's labor in his harvest field, he was taken severely ill, 
with the cholera morbus.  For 48 hours, he suffered much; but was patient 
and resigned, and expressed a firm confidence in God, exclaiming, "He is 
precious - he is precious!" and then fell asleep in the arms of Jesus.  He 
is gone to meet many of his old friends and spiritual children in the 
presence of God.  On Sabbath morning, the 12th inst., his remains were 
interred at Canaan meeting-house, and a funeral discourse delivered to 
weeping hundreds, from Rev., xiv, 13.  He has left a wife and ten children 
to mourn his loss.  May the Lord be their support!
                 THOS. DUNN.

  Waynesburg, Aug. 16, 1838

Western Christian Advocate (Methodist Episcopal newspaper), September 14, 
1838, page 64