The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-16
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REV. GEORGE ID. GorwALD DEAD
the PastBr Of the Memorial Lutheran
Church Taken On by PneumoBIE.
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The PastBr Of the Memorial Lutheran
Church Taken oHby PnsunoniH.
Kansas City Times, Jan. 18TH
Rev. George ID. Gotwsld, pastor Oi
the Memorial Lutheran church, died
nj G:J5 o'clock last night 1t his
hoBIe, l2l6 East sixth street. He
had been very III with pDeumOnis
| for several weeks. All the members
! OF his family were with him at the
/ time of his death-his wife aud
child, his father, the Rev. DIR. l.. A.
/ Got valid of the wittenburg Lutheran
seminary at Springfield, o., his
mother and his two brothers. DIR.
| King Gotwald OF York, Pa, and
! Robert Gotwald, q civil engineer oi
j Omaha, Neb. There was also about
/ his bedside Rev. ). Il. BarnitZ,
/ western secretary Of Luthera home
| missions; Rev. w. r. RsntZ oI
! AtchisOn, Kan, aud Rev. Robert
Talbot OF the Trinity Episcopal
church. He was conscious during
most of the day and testified Ia the
great sOlace of the faith he cherish
ed.
His sickness began about . month
ago In a cold. On December ~ he
took part in the funeral services of
Mrs William Huttig aud at that
| time complained Of a slight cold,
which on December - developed
| into pneumonia. His death u n sad
blow to his congregation and the
entire Lutheran denomination OF
the city. The funeral services will
he held at the Lutheran chapel, cor
uer Sixth and Tracy, Tuesday after
noon at o'clock and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. CluiZ, Rev. 4. b.
BarnitZ aud other clergymen. The
body will he taken to Springfield,
o., the home of his parents, for
burial.
Mr.. GotwaId was born September
Is, lS62, at Shippsnsburg. Pa and
was prepared for college at the York
county academy, York, Pa. He en-
tered Pennsylvanis college at Get
tysbuTg, Pa, September, 1875, where
be Was graduated with hOu0rS In
1882. His theological course was Of
the Lutheran seminary at Ge;tys-
burg. Pa, where he received his
diploma in lSSj. In July OF the
same year he married Miss Mary
Il. Baugher of Gettysbury, Pa.
During the same month he accepted
a call To the church at Saliva, Kan,
which charge he served with success
until November, lSSs. when he took
charge of the church at Kansas City,
succeeding Rev. NJ. +. TrOXell. He
was active In church work aud
assisted In founding and maintain
ing the Midland college Of the
Lutheran denomination ut AtchisOD,
Kan. AT the time Of his death he
Eas secretary OF the Lutheran synod
pG Kansas, secretary Of the board of
trustees Of Midland college and
western editor OF the Lutheran
Erdngclist, for which position he
vas recently selected. Mr.. Gotwald
was a genial and charitable christian
and his early death will be lamented
by many outside of his own church
and Immediate friends.
Mr.. Gotwald was for some years
pastor Of the English Lutheran
church In Salina. He was noted for
his energy, his geEerosity, his loving
humanity, his tender care Of souls,
his boundless enthusiasm In the
cause az his Christ, his unseliish-
ness. He was one Of the really
adorable Christian characters which
come once 10 q while to set an ex-
ample for the world. There L.
sincere grief in Saliva at the sad
news Of his death.
At called meeting Of the Minisie-
rial association Of Salina held Mon
day evening, the following resOlu.
lions, presented by DIR. VIM. Bishop,
were unanimously adopted and
ordered telegrsphed to Mrs. Got
valid, at Kansas City, No:
WHEREAS, We have just heard
Of the deathe Of our beloved brother
In the ministry, Rev. Geo. ID. Got
valid. formerly and for . number Of
years a member Of this association
aud pastor of the st. Johns Eng
lish Lutheran church OF this city;
therefore,
ResoIred, That while we hereby
place on record our deep sense OF
the loss to his family, the church Of
God aud society by the deeease Of
one In the prime Of life aud 10 the
vixor OF his powers, we also bow in
submission tn the will Of Him who
doeth sill things we'll;
Rcsolred, That we cherish in our
memories, as we'll a. spread on our
minutes, our high appreciation Of
Bro. Gotwald, as q man, - . christ
ian and . minister; his spirit Of
love, purity Of life aud fidelity and
efficiency in the service OF the