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REV. JACOB E, HOWELL

Rev. G.W. Henderson Rev. Jacob E. Howell B.A. M.A. pastor of the North Street Methodist Church in Goderich, Ontario (1891) and chairman of the district, was born on August 1, 1835 in Ameliasburg Twp., Prince Edward Cty., Ontario.

He received his education at the public schools and Victoria University, Cobourg. He obtained a second-class certificate at the age of 18, upon which he taught three years. He graduated in 1863 and then taught a year in Albert University.

He joined the Methodist Conference in 1864 on probation, and before ordination, travelled Madoc and Hungerford circuits. He was received on trial in 1864 and was ordained in Kingston in 1868 by the late Dr. Punshon, and since that date has served the following circuits; Thurlow, Bloomfield, Trenton, Newcastle, Aurora, Owen Sound, Seaforth, Berlin and Goderich.

He has been chairman of the following districts: Brantford, Owen Sound, Goderich (twice), and Galt. For a goodly number of years he was also financial secretary of districts. He was Secretary of the Guelph Conference in 1887-1888 and President in 1889-1890, a member of the General Conference in 1886 and 1890, and representative from the General Conference of 1890 to the Evangelical Association. He is a member of several important committees, such as the Book and Publishing and Church Property committees, and that on Church Union.

During his ministry Mr. Howell has built a number of churches, and, being a most excellent financier, has extinguished several heavy church debts. His ministry throughout has been evangelistic and marked by the ingathering of thousands of souls.

He was married in the City of Belleville July 1, 1868 to Lucy, only daughter of the late James Jamieson, Esq. County Surveyor of Hastings Co. His family consisted of four sons and three daughters, his eldest son being employed in the establishment of T. Eaton & Co., Toronto, and the next is prosecuting his studies in the University of Toronto.

Rev. Howell was a graduate of Victoria College Coburg B.A. in 1863, and M.A. in 1868.

Charges: 1864-1865 Madoc (Hastings Co.), 1866-1867 Hungerford (Hastings Co.), 1868-1870 ordained at Thurlow (Hastings Co.), 1871-1873 Bloomfield/Cherry Valley, 1874-1876 Trenton, 1877-1879 Newcastle, 1880 Aurora, 1881 Owen Sound, 1884 Seaforth, 1888-1891 Berlin (Waterloo Co.), 1891 North Street Goderich, Financial Secretary 1875 and 1876


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