Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-13

The following Memoir was written
for the CAristiqH Advocate, ard We are
permitted to copy Il in adganee from
he manuscript:
REy ALslox FILLgws, A. b., Of the
Eudiana Conference. aad late Pastor Of
the Locas. Street H. L Church, Evans
vile, Indiana, was born n s4udwich,
Carroll Coaaty, Es~ namp5bire, Sep
TENDER l6shs 1877, aad vas tie son Of
Stephen aud Rachael Fellows.
When seven years Of age bis father
removed to Dixou, Illinois. In Febru
arr, 1916, he sas converted and joined /
ihe n Z Church In 1877 le entered |
Rock River Seminary. asd, continuing |
70 prosecute lis studies. &c zaz gradual
ed a. he As5ury Uaiveri,y, in 1884 |
he zss Tutor IN the Univsrsity in BE |
Junior aai Senior years lie vas unit
ed 10 marriage 70 Miss Mary Erskine, Of
Evansville, in July, 1854, and in the
fail of the same year vas admitted into
sbe n W Indiana Conference, and vas
stationed at Valparaiso. Ia 1856 be
vas Al Westville. In 1873 be vas
Professor Of Greek 10 Fort Wayne Col
lege, part Of the time acting as Pastor
Of the Berry Street f. T. Church in
that city, during which time there was
s gracious revival Of relis ion. Ia 1855
50 he was in charge Of Sumption Prai-
RE. sIp 1890 he @as at BooHville,
/ (fndiana Conferenee); 1902 a. Mt
Yeruoa; 1923 Presiding Elder on the
Evansville District, and from 1868 70
March p, 1868, was Pas;or OF the 10
Gust Street NJ Z Church, Evansville,
indiana Here bis lab5rs we're termin-
atsd He vas in has Ssh year He
died (Aareh 2d) at noon--st noon Of
day, At noon Of hle lie died al bis post
/ in the Geld Of batle, 10 the midst Of a great
aud pressing work which il vas bis hope
and ambition TO complete new church
ed ice perhaps the facet straetare 10
the West. He knsw bis life WAS pres a.
/ rious, and ret after ell, the messenger
did not come just rAsa aud as be was
: expecting t. lie vas not, perhaps,
aware that death vas 80 nsaF, when ts
awoke 70 she fact thai his feet we're
already IN the waters Of the Jordan lie
, SIS then almost beyond toe point oI
utserauee, bat finding hi deparinre a.
hand, b. gathered Up his remaining
strength, eAbraeed his eompa mon, Ut
, tered as significantly as possible BIZ
lars~ell benedietion -" Con BLISS Yot
All, and resIined upon bis pillow
asleep in Christ Il Il said ihat th'
dying swan sings its own funeral requiem
And IS ,his not the case sometimes viii
he human spirit. Ga the evening tha
be lay down upon bis couch Of sickness
whieh wss soon to be the couch Of death
be sung With much feeling = part 0
Mozarts Christian Requiem, as Il hi
spirit was presagiug is nearnsss ah'
spsedy entrance into The Spirit World
sglrlsl thy labor q s'ss--
) ghy tsrnl q pfobatlaa ras.
~ sgsp. sre sev heaad g. tbs astroi1su sAsF
, Asl tAs race % lsasssrta, . tegaa.
spirit. isok not on tas STRIFE
or she pleasures o. sattl Slih regret.
Nor psa.s Oh ths ,hrsahola q imassisi uit
go meusa iof iha asy shss is 49,
. sglflti 10 fsissrs eta bal
50 uleksd base poasf 30 molsat, ias
J, Thsrpihs ~ruty Use 'hse tsfrs ths msarssr sia
A ssavsu. manslsa ef rsss.
i No oae here asks the question boz
J tlis devoted minister died. because the
al know how be Tired Oae said to n,
5 when told upon tas street that be "a
i dead, Well, Il any one ever went t
e Heaven, from Eyaasriil., Brother Pc
lows has gone there. lie was the bel
man ever kaew This was the in
ptsssioa he made alike upon the min
:, Of the Church aud the world
" Is a preacher be vas ohsrae;erize
By thorough preparations for the palpi
- lie came with beaten oil 70 the san.
ssary, with food well prepared aud q
: propriate for his flock lie vas, in
good degree, original in the conceptio
= and framework Of his thoughts, aud b
hearers could always carry home vii
q
" them something valuable for reflection
er Al late meeiing, where he was assen.
ing abe ianssal services Of a promiueI
at and esteemed CITIZEN who had four
le Christ in a dying hour, the great disiical
Of before him, ia toe minds Of his congr
e CATION, was hoss TO state that fast wisho'
encouraging delay in seeking salvalio
ii The difficulty was overcome in a sing
n remark IF the sinner did not, even
ct the last hour, find his Saviour Il teas "a
" the faux Q our Gspel. Hfsyer rack,
10 she brain, sDi no propitious cireur
stances prgaanted ,beaselyes 10 lav,
- that work, the Gospel was not TO
= blamed Il was dangerous to make ev,
a successful Instances president Cor q
= lag This thFus,ing forth Of the riRl
!, shought at the right time was ebars
:, teristic. Of his preaching, so far as .
= kuovledgs extends. L wss this cha
- seris,ie that impressed Bishop Ams
: while listening 10 his missionary serm,
!. delivered before the Annual Confsren
!. at Greeucastle-
ns may insert here Brief extract
- the last sermon be ever had in Prepar
d ton for the pul2i,-ineomple,e and ne
r. er preached. l. Is On "Christ dying {
81. his enemies, aad IS copied rot as a spe,
=. men, for it is not, bat because i. is
We part OF his latest preparation for &
IS. pulpit: