John Kline (elder)

He bought a farm on Linville Creek in what is now the town of Broadway, about five miles north of Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Kline also studied and practiced the medical procedures of one Dr. Samuel Thompson of Vermont so that he could treat the sick as well as minister to people spiritually.

He and his good friend and in-law Benjamin F. Moomaw of Botetourt County argued that Brethren farmers could be of more assistance to the Confederate cause by supplying the troops with food than they could by fighting.

His death was deeply mourned; he was widely regarded among his fellow Baptist Brethren as a wise counselor and a highly effective evangelist.

For "Entries of Genealogical Interest, Extracted From Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary, Collated from his Diary by Benjamin Funk click here.