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Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk
In loving memory of Jeremiah Wheatley, army scripture reader, who died Novr 15th 1918, aged 81 years. "A sinner redeemed by the grace of God." "He fought a good fight."
Jeremiah Wheatley was born in County Westmeath, Ireland in 1837. At the age of 24 he was married, and a sergeant in the no 9 field battery, 4 Royal Artillery, based at Christchurch in Hampshire. By 1871 they were based in South Shoebury, and he was living with his wife Mary and 4 children.
By 1881 they had five children, but Jeremiah was no longer a soldier. The family were living in TIlehurst on the outskirts of Reading. He was recorded as an Army Scripture Reader. He first appeared in Ipswich in 1891, when he and his family were living at 46 Christchurch Street, an address which still exists. By 1901 they had moved around the corner to 145 Woodbridge Road.
Citation: Mennonite Board of Missions photo collection, 1949-1957 from Bihar India. IV-10-7.2, Box 4 Folder 4-12 Photo #10. Mennonite Church USA Archives--Elkhart, Indiana.
The Life-Light was the real thing:
Every person entering Life, he brings into Light.
He was in the world, the world was there through Him,
and yet the world didn't even notice Him.
He came to His own people, but they didn't want Him.
But whoever did want Him, who believed He was who He claimed and would do what He said,
He made to be their true selves,
their child-of-God selves!
“What I know of the divine science and Holy Scripture I learnt in woods and fields.”—St. Bernard, 12th century doctor of the church
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
(1 Peter 1:24-25 ESV)
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