Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-12
COUGH MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Interesting Meeting at the wigwam sun
day Afternoon.

A good sized audience gathered in the
wigwam. Sunday afternoon. at half past
two oclock. 10 listen To utteranct-S in honor
and memory of the late John b. Cough
Professor Davidson led the music. Mr.. Carr
presiding at the piano. Mother Stewart
had charge of the meeting and after prayer
and reading ul Scripture by Rev. u. W.
Smith. made an appropriate and touching
opening address in which she alluded. feel
iuglN tn the deaths Of Garfield, Grant,
Haucnrk, and Cough.
Mrs. Stewart introduced aS the first
speaker c. NJ. Nichols, who, she said. had
long known Mr.. Cough personally, and i'll
wh">r house Mr.. Cough and his family had
made their home at different times while in
TINS city.
Mr.. Nichols said that he was confronted
by most formidable fact namely, that ii
was impossible for him To do anything like
justice Ia the memory Of such man aS
John Il. Cough. whu>r like We should never
see or hear again in TINS world. That he
was wonderfully and matchlr~Sly eloquent
We all knew, but twas not Tor his eloqueuCr
/ We honOred him hut for his great hearted
ness and his grand qualities a a man. No
one could be prt-eminent because he was
a personal friend of Cough; we
all felt that we were his personal friends
and il was certain that he was the personal
friend of all men. women and children.
T The speaker told what he knew of Mr..
! Coughs brneN urncr and charitable work.
/ The man who Was Instrumental in reScu-
ing him from the life of a drunkard left a
large family in poverty, and this family
was maintained by Mr.. Cough in comfort.
| Mr.. Cough made a great deal of money.
hut il was not because he tried to make il.
but becauSe the people persisted in crowd
ing his lecture halls and paying for it, and
of the hundreds of thousands of dollars
which ne earned but Seventy-fve Thousand
dollars was left for the support Of his wife,
and a good portion Of this was to 90. uti-
mately. for religious and benevolent pur-
poses.
Then Mr.. Cough was not satisfied with
work. but gave in personal effort. in many
an instance, 10 the reScung and restoring
Of fallen men. The great amount "f good
that Mr.. Cough did God only knew.
The practical phase of the great topic be-,
fore us related Ia the lesson We might learn
from Mr. Coughs life and work. He had
faults and defects doubtless. simply because
he was a human being. What they were
YOU nor could never discover; Yet in spite
nf them he led a life that was ChriSt-like.
lie lived and worked not for him
self but for others. and if I'VE here present
viii hereafter initiate John b. Cough
aS he initiated his great Master whom he
loved. We shall not only glOrify ouI lives
but shall till the communities in which We
live with blessing
Il. 5. Thompson paid truthful tribute
tu Mr. Cough. He was glad Ia know that.
in private life he was consistent: that his
personal work for great and good cauS,.
of of the platform was in full accord with
his eloquent public utterances. The great
est thing that could he said of Cough was
that he was ChriStlike: that he followed
Christ in going about and doing good. to
rich and poor alike.
Mrs. +. +. VI. Harper Of Philadelphia.
who is employed by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Ia work among the col
Grrn people of the country. spoke feringly
Of Mr. Coughs work. and read beautiful
poem of her own compOSitisn. of which he
was the subject.
Rev. Joseph Kyle was introduced a. the
worthy successor in the paStorate of the L.
u. church of the late Rev. DIR. ClOkey who
WAS a >talwart and earnest friend of the
cauSe of temperance. and Mr.. Kyle made 4
very graceful and earnest address.
Rev. DIR. A. b. Leonard made the closing
address. He said that God had undouht-
eddy raised up John b. Cough. as he had
Moses. and Martin Luther. and the
WeSleyS of former times and
Moody and Sam Jones of the present day.
/ for a specific work. Mr.. Cough concen-
trated his energies on his work, and this
fact accounted in part for his wonderful
success. Dr. Leonard said that Mr. Cough
was very sensitive as TO his reputation. and
said that once. in a railway car he listened
for some time 10 a man who was telling a
companion that Cough was hypocrite; that
he was habitual drinker; and that he
always took liquor before going on to the
platform. When he had finished Cough
arose, faced him and said
DO you know the man about whom you
are talking"
The man faltered out. No"
Then Mr.. Cough said Il am John b.
Cough and you are a Sanderer and liar
After the singing of "Blest be the tie
that binds" and pronouncing of the bene-
dction by Rev. Dr. FalcOner. the audience
dispersed. The meeting was held under the
direction of the w. c. T. Union. other
meetings being held in the various cities
and towns of the country. at the same hour.
at the suggestion of the National W. {.