The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-09
REV, DR.. +, S. DB HASS'
Died at His Home in Martins
Ferry Last Night
wM,HAsTlNGs SUDDEN DEATH
Two Good Men Gone TO Their Re-
ward-sketch of the EN,Consul to
JeFusalem MIR. Hastings Ga.
recp briefly Reviewed.

Rev, DR., Frank S. Dc Haas, who for
some time has been gradually sinking,
died last night at II o'clock at his home
in Martins Ferry, To the last he main
tanned his intellectual powers, His
death,bed was surrounded by his rels.
tiyes and friends, His wife survives
him,
Rev, DR., Frank S. De Hass was born
In Washington county, Pennsylvania,
October LIST, 1921, The family was origl-
nally German aud was called Won Hass.
In time the branch from which DR.. De
Hasa was descended became French,
Some OF this branch, being Hugpenols,
settled In Pennsylvania In l772, He
was the son Of Gen. Charles De Haas,
surveyor, whom he assisted in his pro-
fession, For a time lie taught writing,
lie attended Washington College, but
was not graduated. In 1913 he was
licensed as u Methodist preacher, his
first charge being at Leesburg, Ohio, in
the Pittsburgh conference, rt
He was stationed at Weston, W. Va,
where he built q church, In those days
he was very poor, but he was rich in
resources and enthusiasm, In 1877 and
'4S he was stationed in Wheeling, aud
built the North Street Church, lie had
important charges in Pittsburgh, OinCiG.
natl, Brooklyn, New York and wash
ington, dying u memhGrOi the New York
Conference, In 1858 ind 81, aud again
IN 1867 and '6S, he was Secretary Of the
Tract Society OF the Methodist church,
In Washington he built the famous Me.
trOpOlitan church, OF which General
Grant was u trustee.
General Grant appointed DR., Detlasa
Consul TO Jerusalem, where heremained
during the greater part Of Grants terms
being at last recalled when his lie wat
thought to be endangered by native OPP
position TO Christians, While at thi'
post he improved his opportunities t.
make u critical study OF the Holy Land
One result Of his Investigations WA
"Buried Cities Recovered; or, Traveli
and Explorations in Bible Lands" o
this remarkable work seventeen editionl
have been published. Thetotal sale hal
exceeded $4,000 copies, success very rart
| in the book world. DR., DeElass was {
competent business man US well al
preacher and writer, and looked well L
the commercial side Of his literary work
After his return from tho Old WorlC
he leCtured frequently In Western cities
where he was . great tavorile. His fond
ness for travel led him 10 make thirteen
trips abroad. His earnOstness as a Re
publican brought him home 10 volt
while he was Consul at jerusalem. DR.
De Hass had collected 10 his travel
many curious things, old coins aud rar,
manuscripts. A few weeksagO epresent
ed to Drew Theological Seminary d Bibll
manuscript more than 1000 years old
There ia but one other Ike II, and that
valued at $50, 900, ia in the ST. Petersburg
Museum. The Bible manuscript il OF
eighty parchments. Dr. De llasG mar
ried Miss Lizzie Culberlson, sister o
Thomas G. Culbertson, whose wife wal
the only sister Of tho late John Il
DiCkey, who married for his first wife
tho sister Of DR.. Dc Hass, DECEASED
spent bis recent years In Martins Ferry
near Which he owned ono OF the fines
farms in the Ohio Valley. He leaves al
estate valued at 100000.
Popular wherever he was personally
known. esteemed for his ability and
bis achievements, Dr. De HaSs was much
beloved by wide ciTcle Of friends
His death was caused by epllholioma Of
the lip, which in its early stages could
have been extirprated, but no would
not consent to the operation. He knew
he had to die soon, was resigned, cheer
fnl, and calmly arranged his affairs with
the utmost method. II Is recalled that
his father, though afflicted with cancer
Of the nose, died at the age Of 50 from
other causes.