Mobile-Monroe County AlArchives Obituaries.....Schroebel, Jacob Henry September 21 1843
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MOBILE REGISTER AND JOURNAL  Saturday September 23, 1843 page 2 column 4
 Died, on the 21st instant, of yellow fever, the Rev. Jacob Henry Schrobel, 
Pastor of the Baptist Church in this city.  Mr. S. was born March 17th, 1801 in 
the city of Charleston, S.C., where he married July 10th, 1823.  From 
Charleston, he removed to Claiborne Ala. in 1825.  There he professed religion 
in May 1828 and became a member of the Baptist Church, of which he lived and 
died an exemplary member and useful minister.  He was ordained a Minister of 
the Gospel, December 19th, 1830 and was called to the pastoral charge of the 
Church in Claiborne, where he then resided, and where he labored until the year 
1841, when he was called to take the pastoral charge of the Baptist Church in 
this city.  Here he labored with great zeal and usefulness until called home to 
his reward.

    He was a man of good mind, of undying energy, and great ministerial zeal 
and enterprise.  Faithful to his flock and vigilant in his pastoral duties, he 
added many to his charge.
    But hoping some one whose opportunities have been better than mine, of an 
intimate acquaintance with his life and labors, will give a more satisfactory 
detail of circumstances, I shall content myself with only further stating that 
our brother S. as a faithful sentinel fell at his post.  He remained with his 
Church, in the city, visiting and praying with the sick and dying, exposed to 
the prevailing epidemic (yellow fever) until Friday evening last when he fell 
sick, and retired to his summer residence on Cottage Hill - and after a few 
days violent sickness, expired, amidst the tears of his bereaved family and a 
large circle of his pastoral charge.  The writer frequently visited him - and 
on introducing the subject of his change and prospects beyond the grave, found 
him calm and triumphant.  Indeed it has indeed been my privilege to witness so 
much firmness and assurance of faith in the struggle of death as was 
exhibited.  "Sir, said he, I have not an intervening doubt - my way is clear."  
He often expressed himself thus, and finally gave his dying charge to his 
family and the church of which he was pastor (for many of them were around his 
bed) and rendered up his charge as a faithful watchman.  He died, as a minister 
of God, strong in faith, and full of immortal hope.

   "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord".
   Jesse Boring



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