Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-30
NUMBER 30.

parontly improved ana Na- ah'o to sit up. Hs
sickness was the result aI i-er complaint that
seemingly developed into dropsical affection.
II has been about Ave years sinco he was atfilct-
ed with the disease, and duriu. that period his
sallow countenanoe has bornc aumistakahle
evidence of the nature of the malndy. Durin z
the last few weeks Of his sickness it was found
necessary to give him opiates 10 ailay the ter.
rihle pain which he undcrw cnt. aud even when
this had been done his moaning ,ol nRnistak-
ably that his suffering was intense The Rey.
George W. Wells was born near ndon, Rng-
land and was "a years of agc the ith OF last
April. When boy he worked at the trade of
blacksmith, but soon immigrate1 o. America.
In his early life he eylucod proictul thought
fuiuess in religious matters and ,,N. only about
twenty-five years of agc VIXEN De began TO
preach, his first work ht'ug dom N what Is
known as the Primitive Mott odis, church. He
pursued course ut Albion college, Wisconsin,
whore he graduated ant nfgerward entered
a1tiS ely into the work of te rAlHgy.
His Jealous labors IN the oaJse o. Methodism
soon placed him among tNe more influential
younger members of the Wisconsin conference
ans In later years he WAS looked up TO Us "A
leader In the church. Although no, 80 popular
a preacher as other Of his oo-laborn,s, who nay
have enioyed the advantages of q s, porior edu-
cation, Mr.. Wells was esteemed pN one OF tho
best workers In the conference as may he
Judged when it Is stated that he hae held some
of the most prominent pulpts II, Wisconsin.
His first charge was az Dover mar Mineral
Point and since that pastoral III has been
stationed at sun Prairie, Whftov 'tor. Rich
mond, Emerald Grove, Edgarfor Jancsvlle
and Oshkosh In this city ho held the pasto-
rate of the First Methodist ohur 81 for three
successive years and was largely hstrumental
in raising tho debt which ut one tim. hunR over
the congregation named Il Is ouhtful il the
Wisconsin conference ever had n rorr earnest
man than Mr.. Wells and the other ministers
evidently realized II when they mado him pre-
siding elder of the Oshkosh district, having his
headquarters In this city. he had charge OF the
latter district for about throo years, and his
successor was appointed only ashort tiue since
when it became evident that Mr., Wells days or
church work were numbered AZ the revival
aud camp-mecliug the wei known preacher
always took an active part aud ne e than one
person who has nude profession Of religion
will remember MIR Wells as the Wiuister who
was Instrumental In converting him. SO zoal-
Gus was the Presiding Elder ~ hs work that
ottontimes ho has attended meetings when bis
friends believed he should have remained Mt
home on account OF his health Bat Mr. Wells
did not do his religious work ir tlat way, 70
him the saving OF souls was a work of con-
science and Il mattorod not whether the wealth
~ was rainy or the sun shono la brilliancy he
always allied his appointment Il tNet were with.
In the range uf possibility. MIR Wells had a
wife aud three children Miss Grace Wells,
George Nj. Wells and Mrs. james T., Cameron.
His aged father also lives at Portage and three
brothers, Thumas, j. H. and j. n. Wells also
reside there. A sister, Mrs Culynr. lives at
Waukesha, and another sister, Mrs. Mitchell,
has her home IN Oregon.