Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-29
TIE REV. 6. svsugY.

our last issue contained an account
OF the death of the Rev. G. Bushby,
at Forreston, ILL.,, on the 18th of
November, 1876. A memorial SER
vice WAS held for him in the Nj. 4.
Church of this city on last Sabbath
morning. In respect to the depart
ed, the Presby terians and Primitive
Methodists recalled their public SER
vices, and the church was densly
crowded with deeply sympathizing
audience. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. M. Benson, pator, from
the text-"For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain phil. lst, 21)
The preacher, after presenting the
position Of st. Paul, very ably por-
trayed the rich character and capa-
bilitics in which the deceased lived
Christ and how death to him was
gain. We regret that we have
space only for few extracts from
the historical part of the discourse,
which are as follows:
"The Rev. G. Bashby was born in
Yorkshire, England, Jan. 1889 ;
came to America in 1912. He was
converted to the Lord, under the
labors of the Rev. Bro. Sims, in
1861, and in the same year was
married to Miss Sarah Frances
Coombs, whom he leaves with her
four children to mourn their heavy
loss. la his early religious life he
was called to the christian ministry.
He accordingly joined the West
Wisconsin Conference in the Fall OF
1868, and was appointed to the
Beetown circuit, and in the first year
of his work proved that the Master
had called him, and that he lived
Christ. The next year he was ap
pointed to Desota charge, where he
|remained three years, abundant in
labors and success. He was then
reappoin.ed to Beetown circuit, and
at the close of one year was sent to
Patch Grove. He spent three years
here. and won many souls to Christ.
F1n IL he was appointed to Monroe,
where he toiled for three years, and
had great success in raising funds
for the new church, and endcarsd
himself to all the friends in that
town, and still lives in their af-
fections.
"At the conference of "a he was
stationed in this city. My brethrel.
the record of his work and zeal in
the masters cause is written in your
hearts; you know how he toiIed
for Christ. He ever watched the
diversified wants of his congrega-
ton His death wrote sadness in
every countenance, and stirred the
deepest sigh of every heart in our
Icity.
cat the conference of last Fall he
was transferred to Forreston, in the
Rock River conference. He preach
ed there but two Sabbaths, aud was
attacked with typhoid fever, and
died in little more than one week
from the commencement Of his i'll
ness. His last sermon was thrill
ing discourse on the text, There is
way which seemeth right unto a
man, but the end thereof are the
ways of DEATH
Gas he approached death he said,
4 shall soon see Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, Moses, Paul and Jesus, end
my ministerial friends aud loved
ones gone before Then he said, Il
have preached on earth, but / shall
sing there BY his request those
present sang Shall We Gather at
the River and he clasped his hands
and tried to sing.
"On the evening before his de-
cease he called his family around
him, and exhorted them to holiness.
and expressed desire that his son
Willie should preach the gospel ;
and earnestly said, Religion Is every
thing to he 1t is my all. Tell the
church at Mineral Point, the young
people, and all the churches there,
that religion is everything After
these utterances he exclaimed, 'oh
death, where is thy sting! Oh grave,
where is thy victory Thanas be un-
to God, who giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Within q few hours OF death he