The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-11
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pEArn'or DIR. GEORGE.
4 Wen Known I.s.Pastor OF Foutih Street
church CaIiod Home.
Rev. Or. A. 0. George pastor ofthel
Langley Avenue Methodist Church 1t
chicago. and formerly oithis city, dieaon
IFtiday morning at the residence Of his
son:lnlag, Nh. r.. II. Hallett, in Engle.
wood, near Chicago. Dr. George was in;
4 tile G2d year Of hia aee. He was an ex.
ltfemely earnest active and Industrious,
man, and his death Is believed toihaye
Seen due 70 oyerhlSation Of the brain and
nervous system during the many years
devoted to pulpit work. He was taken
sick about eight months ago IN the Lang
ley Avenue Church in The midst Of his
sermon. Hesufered from dizziness and
nervous prostrations After that every eff
fort to resume his duties was attended
4 with similar stacks. In spiteot his fail.
ling health It waa with great di tficulty thet
his friends and family induced him 10 give
up all work and devote himself entirely to
rest and an effort 10 recuperate his.
strength. He spent the winter In Florida
i In the hope oil recovering fully, but when
discovered that be was weaker than when
hewent away. No vital organ Is said 10
have been diseased and his illness was
lsimply q wasting away. Z. y. f.
DR.. Georges death will cause general
SORROW among the Methodists Of Wheel
ling, especially those Of Fourth Street
church, where he was stationed for three
years. No minister was ever held in
higher esteem or warmer friendship here
than he, and all his associates and &C.
lquaint ances were his friends and ad-
mifers. :.
In a sketch Of DR.. Georges life, the
Chicago Tribune says: Dr. George was
born at Avon Springs, Livingston county,
New York, in 1924, and received his edu.
cation at the Genessee Wesleyan Semi
nary, at Lima, N. Y. He became a mem.
Der Of the Genessee Conference in 1917.
After preaching at Seneca Falls, Waterloo
and Bath, he was made pastor Of the First
church OF Rochester, and afterwards trans.
ferred TO the Comhill church OF
the same place. He was then made Pre-
aiding Elder OF the Rochester district.
After four years Of service as Presiding
Elder OF the Rochester district h9 wss
made Presiding Elderof the Elmira dis.
trict, where he again served four years.
After filling ths pulpit OF the First church
at Elmira for year and q half he was
transferred in 1865 to st. ouis, Mo. While
at st. Louis he was pastor at DIFF
ierent times Of three churches Union
church, whore he was located for
three years; the Sixth Street Church,
where he served for one year; and the
Central Church, Of which he was the
founder, and OF which he had charge for
three years. He was Presiding Elder OF
the ST. Louis district for six months. The
period OF his residence in st. Louis covers
very active portion Of his career. He
took o great interest in politics, and was
nea,ly as prominent In politics as In re-
liigion. Tor q year or 90, while attending
10 the duties OF his religious charge, he
was also engaged in writing edi!ollala for
! the Missouri Democrat, afterwards becom-
| ing editor Of the lPeskiy Atail for year.
When the question Of adopting a consti-
! tntionai amendmentby the State extend
ling the franchise to the element that had
been disloyal inthelwRr, was about to be
settled at the polls DIR. George stumped
the State in favor OF the measure, making
strong and effective appeals FORT. Hisin-
fuence is said to have been .exerted in hes
half Of Carl schurz when a capdi date Tor
| the United States Senate,
In1s72 he was transferred to the Cen
trail New York Conference and chosen
Regent OF the, University Of the State Of
New York. He pie G ed at the Frst
Church in Elmira for three years, Then
he was pastor OF the First Church at Sy-
racuse Tor a yeaF and q hall. After i've
years Of service in the Central Naes.. - = orls
Conferenee he was tyangfe...ed in 1877. To-
the West Virgins. Conference, and located
az 'Wheecciing, where he preached In the
/ Fourth Street Church, aud then; became
pastor Of the Parkeysbarg Church.
Hie labors in Chicago under the au-
spices Of the Rock River Conference be-
gan in 1880. He held the pulpit OF the
Centenary Church for three years, and
two years ago he was removed 10 langley
Avenue Church. He discharged lis dns
ties punctually for about fifteen month";.
His last appearance In the pulpit was in
December last year. 5;' & Z s. T.
| ~. -1eoIke WAS tu64 dutuUI OF the tol-
lowing publications, which are highly
priced by students oil Methodism; "Coun-
sells to Converts The Satisfactory Por-
tom eshort Sermons on Conservation,
"a Prize Essay on Proportional Giving
lItwas through o resolution introduced by
him at the General Conference in Phila.
delphia that the Ecumenical Methodist
Council was called In London in. 1881.
He also took prominent part In the
etiortG 10 repnite the Northern aud South.
ern branches oil the Methodist Church. |
The members Of Centenary Church will |
always thank DR.. George for lifting a
ST., 900 debt off the church and leaving it |
wholly ;unincumbered on his departure.
DR.. George ability swas rated very high.
He wsa i good deal OF q student, naturally |
logical and intellectual. His theology
was sound aud clear, while he has at the |
same time been given the credit Of being |
independent and progressive. II Is the
wonder of many that he was never made
a Bishop. p,
rrl-state Reunion, ex.soldiers and sailors.
The Tri.state Reunion Of ex-Soldiers
and Sailors Of the State Of Ohio, Pennsyi.t
vania and West Virginia will take place at |
East Liverpool, Ohio, Friday, August 14th,
1885.
Prominent members Of the g. A. r.,
distinguished army officers and civilians
will be present. The exercises will con-
sist OF grand street parade by g. A. r.