Rev. Henry Bert White
May 19, 1877-November 16, 1934

Rev. J.B. Howard received Henry into the Whitesville Methodist Church, February, 1899. After graduating in the local school, Henry attended the Mt. Hermon School, Northfield, Mass., and later studied at Pennington Seminary.
Henry married Miss Gussie Brandt, April 20, 1903, her educational training, rare Christian spirit and love for the Lord's work helped to make her a great inspiration to her husband in his work.
    From the time that Henry was received into the Bridgeton District Conference by Bishop Henry W. Warren until he " finished his course," he was unusually zealous in the work of the Kingdom. We do not wonder at this, with the Spirit of Jesus in his heart and the blood of Gospel preachers in his veins. Judge White, his grandfather, was a local preacher and so was his uncle Joseph White. This Joseph White had something to with the writer's conversion and entering the Gospel ministry.
    The following are some of the churches that Brother White served: New Gretna; Goshen and Dias Creek; Tuckahoe; Allentown; Camden, Bethany; Lakewood; Wildwood; Keyport, Calvary; West Grove; Belmar; Keansburg, and Penns Grove, Emmanuel. In all of these churches, the work of Brother White was of high order. At Goshen a new church was built, paid for, and money left in the treasury. The churches at Tuckahoe and Allentown were remodeled. Revivals of religion blessed all of his churches. Some of them were outstanding. At New Gretna, sixty-four probationers were received.
    Penns Grove, Emmanuel, was his last charge, where he labored with failing health, but with great success. Many preachers would have taken to their beds had they been in his sick and weak condition, but Brother White kept on thundering at the gates of the devil's kingdom, though he was compelled to sit at times when he preached.
    In his last report he made to a Quarterly conference, he said; " Eighty people have been received into the Church as full members. Congregations have been increasing rapidly. Some audiences have doubled the average as it was when I came here. Strangers are repeatedly coming to our services. Our church is showing evidence of a new and vigorous life. Let God prevent any of us by deed or thought or life from becoming a stumbling block or hindrance to its progress."
    Brother White was a strong preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As a pastor, he was like the old-time Methodist preacher, dropping into the homes often, because he was deeply interested in the health, happiness and material and spiritual welfare of his people. Children, young people and older people were his friends, because he showed himself friendly. No one could question his piety, fidelity or orthodoxy. It does seem that he left us too soon. He was needed in the work of the Kingdom. yet this is only partially true, for his clean life and zealous labors will be a stimulus for us to better living and greater efforts to promote the Master's Kingdom.
    Besides his widow, our brother is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John B. Young, of Pennsville, N.J.; and a son Charles H. White, living with his mother at Whitesville, N.J.
    Farewell, Brother White, till we meet to part no more.

"If the Pilot should deem it best to cut the voyage short,
He sees beyond the skyline, and
He'll bring us into Port."

Ulysses G. Hagaman

From the obituary of Rev. Henry Bert White

Family paper weight, photo supplied by John Young, grandson of Henry Bert.

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