Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-01
OBITUARY..


DR.. George Ross, of Lebanon,
Dr.. George Ross. prominent citizen of
Lebanon, and for the past fifteen years
contributor to the organ Of the Church of
God, the Church Adroc0ts, and who was
well-known and highly esteemed by many
citizens Of Lancaster, died in that borough
ON Tuesday, after a short illness, in the
sixtieth year of his age. He was born in
ElizabcthtOwn, Lancaster county, in 1920.
After having received liberal education.
he was sent to Harrisburg to learn the
drug business. In1S45 he began the regu-
lar stluiy Of medicine with DR.. w. Wilson,
Of Donegal township. Lancaster county,
and after the usual term rs student, went
to Jefferson medical college, Philadelphia,
where he was graduated with high honOrs
IN lSiS. After graduating DR.. Ross re-
turned to Elizabethtown, where he pr;lc-
tlced medicine for about five years, and
where he married Miss Robinson. Of Cole
| brook Furnace, member Of one Of the
Oldest Presbyterian families Of that Scotch
Irish settlement. BY this marriage there
were four children, two SONS and two
| daughters, the latter Of whom died, there
now surviving the widow and two sons.
In 1853 DR.. Ross left ElizabethtOwn and
went to Lebanon, where lie established 4
drug store, and where his active life Of
usefulness and practical business influence
began ut IN early age. He connected him.
self with the Church OF God. his uncle, the
late Joseph Ross, OF MiddletOwn, having
been one Of the early founders Of that
church in connection with the late John
Winebrenner. In 1859 he WAS elected
member of the publication board of the
General Ellership, in which he continued
| when hc died, having been reelected
every three years. lie was also treas
urer of the General Eklership for
| six years, and for seventeen years he was
treasurer Of the East Pennsylvania cider.
ship, having been elected in 1879, whcnhe
was forced by the multiplicity Of his bust
ness engagements to resign that place. For
fifteen years he acted us the book agent of
the General Ellership, in which he was
serving when he died. He was Il member
of the hymn book committee Of the gen.
cral cldcrship in 1851 with John $. Gable,
of Lancaster, and Joseph Ross, of Mid
dletOwn, the book which they reported
having been in use unchanged for twenty
two years. For thirty-iive years he has
been one of the ablcst of the con-
tributors to the ChurcA 1dc0cate, his arti-
cles for the past fifteen years having been
printed mainly as the editorial in that
journal. Ono of his latest contributions
was q sketch OF the late John Wincbren-
ner, 4 production in every way worthy OF
the head and the heart OF it's gifted, gen
erOus author. He was for years the pub
Usher and owner of 4 reference testament,
several small hymn books and other minor
publications. He was at one time a (li-
rector of the First national bank, Leba-
non one OF the founders of the Lebanon
paper mill, and ut the time Of his death
president OF the Dime savings bank Of
Lebanon. lie was also an active member
of the Lebanon Mutual fire association,
and one of the active men in the gas works
DR.. Ross at the time of his death was a
prominent member of the American plar-
maceutical association. lie was on the
committee appointed by the association to
revise the L. 5. Pharn,acOpOia, in which
capacity he performed IN unusual amount
of labor in collecting tie funds, etc.
lie took an active part in all public en-
ment of the business prosperity of the To-
cality in which he lived. In tho church
the many important positions which he
held evinccd the high regard entertained
| for him, and in all these trusts, involving
the care Of large financial interests, tho
exercise of Judgment and the display Of
| ability as u thinker, u writer, and 4
talker, he met and discharged every duty
devOlvcd upon him with fidelity and salts
faction His life was busy one in the
church and out OF it,. The bent of his
mind was practical what he did was done
for a purpose, III which others could share
| the benefits Us we'll as himself, so that his
| record may safely be left to the judg-
ment of the community where he lived and
died.
The illness which ended in his death was
short. He complained on Saturday of
slight pains in the heOd and Of 4 chill, but
paid no special attention to If. On Sun
day he continued to complain OF being un-
we'll, and that evening left the supper
table to go to bed, saying that rest per-
haps would be OF benefit. Monday he
did not seem to be in any danger-nOr was
he thought to be so during the night, but
Tuesday morning he grew worse and died
about Q o'clock under circumstances SO
sudden rs to be !. severe shock to his fam
lily and the community in which he lived
anil was so highly respected.