Smyrna times., 1879-04-02
Deceased Ministers,
REV. JOHN HnEGu.


LAY morning last at the announcement
that the Rev. John Hougn, Presiding
Elder OF Dover District, was dead. Nor
was II to be wondered at, for he had left
his home here few days before, the very
picture OF health and prospective long life,
ana In addition to meeting all his en-.
gagements rs one of the Bshops council
ut Conference had but two days before he
was cut down by the unrelenting reaper,
made speech on the subject of camp.
meeting Sabbath dissertations on the Con.
terence floor with power and directness of
argument, that Was pronounced to be the
most torclble address he had ever delivered
before the body. On the adjournment of
Conference, before returning home, having
been joined by his wife, he proceeded to
Trenton, N. j., to visit his relatives. On
returning from a ride on Wednesday after.
noon in company with his wife and niece, he
remarked that he felt strange, that his head
lelt too big for his hat, he suddenly became
very SICK and his hand relaxed the reius he
was holding. lie said to his wife, " can't
say what | wish to-" and this was the last
sentence he uttered. Soon arriving at his
friends home he got down from the car.
riage, but was unable to walk or stand, AMI
after night Of great suffering, but uncon.
scousness, he expired about o'clock in
the morning. The next morning the news
was telegraphed here to his daughters and
| the community with them was startled at
the unexpectedneSs and suddenness of the
event. The kindly services Of numerous
| friends did all that could be done to com.
| fort them in their bereavement, but the
| cceight OF such sorrow, however willing, can
never be born by others. The remains
were brought to this place on Friday.
Mr. Ilough had been resident of this
| town for seven wears he had become iden.
tilted with the interest Of the community,
and such was his prudent, gentlemanly and
uprl Iht character and walk before our
people, as to win the respect Of every one
| His was Il well.rnundrd character on which
| there was no discount. He acted always
| from the best motives, and he had to aid
! him in forming his decisions rem lrkahy
| clear judgment as to his duties to him .elf.
| the people WHOM h -+:v,.i and MS CoI
Mr.. IIough was of Quaker parentage,
born in Bucks CO., Pa, and on arriving at
his majority, entered Pennington Seminary
y. j., where he was converted and Joined
tho NJ. f. Church. He was born in 1921
and was at the tim, of his death 81 years
and months old. He entered the ministry
in 1916 and, except the first year, has
spent the whole nt his ministerial life on
this Peninsula and thoroughly understood
and was identified with its interests. He
had been following the life to which he
gave every evidence he had been called,
for 81 years, twenty, five of which he spent
on circuits and stations, and seven rs Pre-.
siding Elder.
The funeral took place here on Sunday
afternoon last, and was, perhaps, the
largest funerel service ever attended in
Smyrna. This was necessarily so from the
circumstances-thc respect for the person and
the office which he held making him widely
known, the interest aroused from the sud
dennss of the event, the attendance of a
number of ministers and the day and time
being WHEN every one was relieved of other
duties. The nave and gallerie, of the
church were filed to their fullest capacit,
and many were standing in the vcsthulcs
There were perhaps II thousand persons il
the church. At 3 o'clock. while tOuchIn-
and impressive dirge from the organ foateC
over the solemn audience, the mournfu
procession entered and the collin, on whci
rested . beautiful wreath of flowers com
posed of Calla lilies and geraniums, seat b,
a friend from Etston, Nd, was placed il
} front of the chancel. The choir then san!
in sweet soft n0t@s a beautiful and appro
| pIldlO ItNiultul. AIL'I tue SlU1lUU OF INt
! hymns and prayer ny Rev. p. II. KAwlins
! the principal address WAS male by his co
associate and particular friend, Presidin;
: Elder Charles Hill, who addressed til,
audience for a half hour in a warm trbut
to the character which the deceased ex
5 emplifed. Rev. A. w. Milby followed il
; an address of fifteen minutes setting fortl
the well.rounded complete life Of him t,
whom they had come TO nav their last trihut
of respect. The following other minister
were present, the most Of whom took som
part in the exercises: R-vs J. T. Unstrd
, pastor Of thu Presbyterian Church, VIM. L
= Gordon, rector Of st. Peters Church. J. h
| Quigg, VIM. P. Davis, Thos. H. II lyme.
| &. $. Conawav. + II. HvnSon, Charles A
, Hill, John Shilling, l. n. Foreman, u. W
i, c. McIntire. At the conclusion of Tia
! service the remains were followed to Gler
: wood Cemetery by long procession of sol
5 rowing friends.