The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05
Death OF Rev. Thomas Powell.

Last Saturday morning Elder Powell, one Of
the early settlers and pioneer preachers Of I'LL
nois, died at his home in this city after some
months Of suffering and decline. OF his fve sops
and two daughters all were with him before and
at his death save two sons located in Missouri.
| Thomas Powell WAS born Dec. o, 1901, among
the rugged hills Of Wales. OF Presbyterian par
entage. He came to America at the age Of ii,
in company with a married sister and her hus-
band; landed at and lived for some years In the
city OF New York. There he united with the
Oliver Street Baptist Church, OF which DR.. Archi.
bald Maclay was pastor. By this church he wss
licensed to preach, and being Of q studious turn
OF MUD and early quite spro6eient 10 language,
he decided on taking a college course, and en-.
tered Columbia College, District Of Columbia,
maintaining himself meanwhile by working ct
tailornghis fathers trade. He married In New
York and entered upon his first postorate In New
burgh In 1894. remained there two years and then
became pastor of the Baptist church at Milton,
Saratoga county, were he laborcd acceptably and
successfully for Ten years, until he removed 70
Illinois In In 1896. He settled first at vermil-
lionvlle and preached all through this section Of
country, organizing churches At Vermiliionvil
Granville, Putnam county, Ottawa, and many
other places, in this vicinity aud throughout the
state. But he was perhaps most widely known
and honored AS agent and missionary for the Bap-
tist Home Mission Society throughout this STATE
and Iowa I'm this capacity he Travelled over these
states for many years and the good that he thus
accomplished with much toll and privation 70
himseli) can never be fully estimated here.
The funeral services, ut the Baptist church on
Monday, were conducted by the Rev. DR.. Hobert,
of Chicago, and were highly impressive. Tho
church was appropriately draped In mourning,
and back Of the pulpit on a card bordered with
black these words, ~ Have Finished My Course
while over the casket WAS suspended q crown
composed Of white carnations and tea roses.
He will be greatly missed, not only by his own
family circle, but by many warm friends east and
west.
RESOLUTIONS or THE OTTAWA BAPTIST CHURCH.
Resolved. That while we, the members OF the
Ottawa Baptist church, reverently bow to wiso
Providence in the removal by death of Rev TbOs.
Powell, we record our sorrow In the great loss
we sustain thereby
That we rejoice In the Divine Goodness that
granted our deceased brother such q long life,
grand In spiritual iruitage.
! That we gratefully recognize him as the found
or Of the Ottawa church, and that great meas
ure Of the success We have enjoyed as = church
is due to the fidelity OF his early honored minis
try.
own Ottawa house ere He called him to the
Heavenly, and that We were enabled TO aid IN the
last sad vet loving rites In connection with his
death aud burial.
Tha, we tenderly fellowship the sorrow Of the
aged and bereavcd widow and the family OF our
translated father In Israel.
| That we embody these resolutions with the
records Of our church and present copies Of the
same 10 Mrs. Powell, and also 10 the press for
publication.
| OTHER DEATHS.
Miss Annie McDermott niece Of Mr. Thos. Nc
Dcrmott, died In this city on Tuesday evening
last of pneumonia. She was an amabie and es-
timable young lady some 20 Year, OF age, and
her DEATH besides being o cruel blow to Mr..
aud MIS- McDermott, will be regretted by large
body Of friends. The funeral took place yrs'er-
day morning at ST. COLUMBIA church, conducted
by Rev. Father Gavin, Dean Terry preaching an
eloquent sermon.
| On Sunday last Mr., Mich1 Farrell, one Of tho
old residents Of this city, and very respectable
gentleman, d'ed In this city Of consumption, after
an Illness extending over u number Of years.
I While diphtheria and scarlet fever have become
, 10 manner prevailing epidemics east and west,
in many localities resulting in alarming NOR Al
ity, the people OF Ottawa have occasion for more
THAN ordinary thankfulness that their city, not
: only the present winter but for several winters
past has almost wholly escaped these sfiiiCtloss
AS well as also nearly all levers OF typhoid
cast. Our best physicians are OF opinion that
Ottawa owes this exemption mainly 10 the water
with which our people are supplied, being
either the Cation water, drawn from crysa
springs on the south side, or artesian waller,
flowing In an abunuant stream from the bowels
of the earth Typhus diphtheria and scaraiIna
are conceded ~ he largely dependent for food on
1.-The water supply raging mainly in ioc tliiies
" here the chief source Il drinking water Is wells
more or less impregna'cd with the filth Which 10
necessarily over.ahundaut III all cities; ar ws-er
from streams poisoned by Chicago sewage. or
the sewage of some other city. Ottasa drinks
no such water aud never ~ill need t0 y" ~
crease Of population can exhaust the supply oy
artesian wells, to ssy n~,hlnv Of the hrsling
waters 81 her famous mineral spring Sh'ch
alone can assuage the thirst of all b p oiie,
liz need re.
| The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy paid Quar-
Iterly dividend Of e. share ou March