The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
DEATH OF PROF. S. x. HosHoUR.
One of the Pisneer Educators of Indiana
Dies at the Age of Eighty Years.

PROFESSOR Samuel Kllnefelter HOshour, A. M,
one OF the pioneer educators of Indiana, died at
his home in this city yesterday afternoon, at
12:4O O'Clock. For the last three months he had
been falling rapidly in health, and two weeks
ago he was unable to leave his bed. From the
time he began losing strength he seems to have
realized that the end OF his life was very near,
and ia a conversation with Mrs. Price, his
daughter, he one day remarked: 81
am an octogenarian, and my scriptural
allotted time is more than out. 1 shall not see
more than my eighteth birthday" Had he
lived ten days longer he would have been eighty
years of age. The symptoms of his Illness have
been very alarming for week or MORE Wednes-
day night he became unconscious, but at times
rallied enough to recognize those about him,
and once he uttered the words in German, his
favorite language 81 was a book-lover." After
these words, which were the last of his life, he
sank rapidly and, without recovering conscious
ness, expired yesterday afternoon, at 12:40
o'clock.
The autobiography of Prof Hoshour has long
been written, aud will in due time be published
by the family. He was born in York county,
Pennsylvania, Dec 8, 1903. Bunyan's Pill
grim's Progress, in the German language, was
the first book he ever read. When he was sew
enteen years old he began teaching, his career
as an educator beginning with the charge OF a
county school, to which he had been called I'M
expectedly. In 1922 he entered the York Acad-
envy, at York, Pa, where he began the study of
Latin and some of the elementary branches uu-
der the supervision of Rev. J. G. Schumacher d.
D., pastor of the Lutheran Church in York. He
read many volumes of the Latin aid Greek clas-
sizes during his academical course, and then en-
tered theological institute under the control of
Rev. s. s. Schumacher, d. D., at New Market,
Va In this institution he pursued the study of
the ancient Languages, OF rhetoric, and moral
and mental philosophy. His first sermon was
delivered in the German language in a school
house near New Market, the text OF his discourse
being "God is love-" His last sermon was
preached in the Christian Chapel in Indianapo-
lis. In 1927 he was made principal of the New
Market Academy but he relinquished
to become pastor of a Lutheran church at
Smithsburg. Washington county, Maryland. In
became pastor of a large congregation in the
First Lutheran Church of that place. In April,
1885. he joined the Christian Church. In Oct0-
Der, 1885, he located at Centerville Ind, and
was soon after chosen principal of the Wayne
County Seminary, in which he taught four years.
In the village he preached every Sabbath in the
courthouse. At that time there were only four
members of the Christian Church in that
vicinity. In 1886 the Legislature Of
the board Of trustees of the State
University. In 1889 the degree of A. NJ was
conferred upon him by the board of that institn-
ton. In the fall of 1889 he became principal of
seminary at Cambridge City, position which
he held for seven years. Failing health COM
PEELED him to abandon the work OF the school
room. For time he taught the German Lam
guage in several OF the larger towns in the
State. In 1858 he was elected president of the
N. w. c. University, located at Indianapolis. In
its subsequent reorganization he became the pro-
lessor of modern languages. In the winter of
1S47-48 he taught the German language in AS
bury University, aud in 1845 in the State Uni
versity,
In 1860 he was appointed superintendent o,
Public Instruction by Governor Morton to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of MIR. Fletcher.
he is we'll known educator. Among his
pupils are some Of the most prominent men in
the State. He was one of the fathers of the
Church of the Disciples. and has done much in
establishing the church 10 this State
Professor Hoshour was married Feb. z, 1926. to
Miss Lucinda Savage, of New Market. Va. The
union resulted in family of seven children, six of
whom are now living, their names being 8. H. Ho-
shour, of Cambridge City; L. J. Hoshour, OF Mil
TOD, Mrs. e. J. Price, Mrs. ]. L. Bloomer, Mrs E.
N. Richards and Mrs. ]. W. Smith, of this city.
He leaves also a widow The burial services will
be held next sunday, but the hour has not yet
been fixed.