Rev. J. B. Ford Last Sermon (1876)
Rev. J. B. FORD will preach his last sermon in this city next Sabbath at the M. E. Church. Conference meets shortly, and he will not likely come back here as he has been here a long time and wishes a change. It will be hard for the church to find a man that can fill his place.
Source: Weekly Herald (Cleveland, TN); 15 September 1876. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.