Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-11-01
Obituary..
REV. JAMES II. MARSHALL.

All who knew Rev. James II. Marshall,
Of Concord Church, were panied to hear OF
his death on Friday last, Oct. %, 1889, at
his home in Middletown. He had been pas
tor of the church for over twenty-four
wears. and no man stood higher IN both
church and community. He had been
troubled with an affection Of the throat for
some wears, and last summer went to
Clifton Springs and took hot baths, which
seemed to do him harm. 1t is said that ne
never could speak aloud after taking the
first bath and the affection went to his
lungs and caused his death.
He was born near Glade Run in Arm
srtong Co., and was married during the
first year of his psstorate at Concord to
Miss Barnett, of same county. His wife
and three children survive him. Charley
and his two sisters were attending college
in Ohio at the time Of his death and did
not get home till few hours after he
breathed his last. He was SO years OF age
last July. His funeral took place at Con-
cord church, Tuesday morning, and was
attended by almost the whole OF the Con-
cord and North Butler congregations, as
well as by large number of his neighbors.
Rev. J. X. Coulter had charge of the ser
vices. and Revs. 0ller, McConkey, Wright,
Broaden, Irwin, Reed and Starks were
nresent. He was buried in the church
yard adjoining the church.
II was stated that had he survived till the
lat of April next he would have been pas.
tor of the two churches of Concord and
North Butler for twenty-five years, from
which we Judge that he preached for tne
two churches for few months before Ms
installation.
Concord church is one of the oldest
churches in Butler county, having been or
six members, and Messrs. Jeremiah Sutton,
Sr., Hugh Conway, Sr., William Christy
and John Christy were the first elders.
and held the Office till Feb. 10, 1922. He
was succeeded by Rev. John Coulter who
was pastor for forty lone years-from 1873
to 1864, and he by Rev. Marshall who was
installed Oct. %, 1865. Nine members OF
the church have entered the ministry, viz:
Reys. G. W. Mechling. S. P. Kinkaid, ID.
NJ. Rankin, James Smith, J. Harper, Thos.
Graham, J. R. Coulter, Josiah McPherrin,
and Perry S. Allen. The present session
consists of David ]. Russell, Samuel
Russell, Thos E. Coulter, Peter Kamerer,
Robert Emery, John .. Camppeii, anu
Harvey Campbell.
JAMES B. STOREY.
On Monday morning last, word reached
Butler that Major James. B. Storey, for
merly of this town, but who for some years
has had a desk in the Auditor-GeneraPs 5
Office in Harrisburg, had died suddenly of
heart disease. The news was shock to
his friends here, who remembered his
hearty and rugged appearance when at
tending the reunion of the 1O2d in Butler
in August. He was buried in Harrisburg
Major Storey enlisted as private in the
One Hundred and Second Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and was promoted to
various positions, until made Major for
gallantry In battle. He was shot in the
head at Cold Harbor. In front of Peters
burg, in June, 1864, he was shot through
the left side and lost his left arm. he was
Sheriff of Butler county, and, in 1882, was
appointed to clerkship in the Auditor
Generals department.