Christian Messenger, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 2, 1846 ELDER MIGNAN BOAZ Died of congestive fever, at his residence in Bartholomew county, Indiana, on Sabbath, Nov. 15th, ELDER MIGNAN BOAZ, in the 54th year of his age. Elder Boaz joined the Baptist church in Tennessee, in 1812. He removed to Indiana in 1816, and settled in Harrison county, and there commenced preaching in 1818. Sometime afterwards he settled in Bartholomew county, when it was yet a wilderness. He was a man of remarkable timid nature, and being without education he had a hard struggle in overcoming his embarrassments. When he first commenced preaching he could not read a sentence; but he did not feel as some have expressed themselves, "that they were wise enough." No, he felt the need of education, and he resolved to improve every opportunity to acquire it, accordingly he labored hard during the day, and studied at night, commencing in the spelling book. He succeeded, so that he could read in the Bible with a good degree of correctness, and, during all the time of his ministry, he was a diligent student, after truth and knowledge. His labors, as a minster, will long be remembered, by many of the pioneers of the west. He felt the force of Paul's expression, "ye are not your own, but ye are bought with a price." He felt that he owed his time, and talents, to God, and with this view he labored and preached, through almost the length and breadth of the country, with but little renumeration from the churches, until he spent his constitution and his property, so that a year or two before he died, (to the shame of the churches,) he had measurably to retire from his field of labor, and, in his worn out condition, to work hard for the support of his family. But he bore it all christian like, believing, "that all things work together for good, to them that love God." He was decidedly a missionary. The character of Elder Boaz, as a christian, was untarnished, and his last end was distinguished for the calmness with which he submitted to death. His last end was peace. He has left a wife and several children, with numerous relations and acquaintances to mourn his loss. But their loss is his eternal gain. On Monday after his death, at 10 o'clock, Elder B. Reece delivered an appropriate discourse, from Revelation 14:latter part of the 13th verse__"Blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth: saith the spirit that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."__after which his mortal remains were committed to the silent grave, there to rest in hope till God shall bid them rise. As a denomination we deeply mourn the loss of a brother, but we should learn to submit to God, under his afflicting providences, ever feeling that he knows best. And now brethren, let us pray God, that the mantle of our departed brother may fall upon some of our younger brethren, who may fill his place. Written by request, J.REECE.