Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Jesse B. KNIPE, 1884

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Daily Local
West Chester Pennsylvania
June 20 1884


OBITUARY


REV JESSE B KNIPE

One of Chester County's most prominent citizens has been called from works 
to his reward after a useful life prolonged beyond the period usually allotted 
to mankind. Rev J B Knipe breathed his last on Wednesday night at his home in 
East Pikeland Township aged seventy-nine years and nine months. When a young 
man he came to that locality and became pastor of the Lower Pikeland Church 
which ministerial position was occupied by him for fifty-two consecutive years. 
He afterwards filled the pulpit of St Paul's Reformed Church in Uwchlan and 
also St Vincent's in the Township of East Vincent. Mr Knipe was the oldest 
Reformed minister of the Philadelphia Classis. On the Sunday immediately 
proceeding last Christmas he preached his last sermon, in Phoenixville. As 
a citizen a member of society and a minister it may be truthfully said he 
approached as nearly the performance of his whole duty as humanity is capable 
of doing.


Universally beloved by his parishioners and the community at large by reason 
of the charming traits of his character, his departure will be deeply mourned 
by all classes, both young and old. Quiet and obtrusive in his general deportment, 
he was yet a man of unusual influence among his neighbors. He was almost absolutely 
free from a faultfinding tendency, preferring to exercise a wholesome restraint 
among those whose disposition was towards improper conduct by kindly expressed 
admonitions rather than by stern reprimands. Although possessed of considerable 
power as a religious teacher from the pulpit his influence was perhaps more largely 
exercised among the members of his church in their individual capacity. He thus 
endeared himself closely and affectionate manner warmly commended him. It may be 
considered a hackneyed phrase to say that it will be difficult to fill the void 
caused by his death' but in this instance the language is especially applicable 
to which the entire community in which he lived will unhesitatingly bear witness.


Knipe – In East Pikeland on Thursday June 19 Rev Jesse b Knipe aged 79 years, 9 
months and 6 days.


His funeral will take place on Monday June 23 at 10"30 a m. at Lower Pikeland 
Church of which he was pastor for 52 years. No services at the house. Opportunity 
will be given to view the remains at the church from 9 to 10:30. Relatives and 
friends are invited to be present without further notice. Carriages will meet the 
train at Pikeland station, on the Pickering Valley Railroad, leaving Phoenixville 
at 9:05.