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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Action ofthe Citizens Meeting on the Death
of Rev. VIM. Pfaefiie.

AT the meeIlHS VI IIle SlIIAoAo w
Saturday morning, which was held
in the board of trade rooms at IL
O. clock to take suitable action to the
late Rev. VIM. Pfaeffie, Judge c. c.
Garrett was elected chairman and
Mr.. j. N. Brown secretary. after the
chair had stated the object Of the
meeting, committee on motion OF
Judge L. Kirk, was appointed to
draw up suitable resolutions. The
committe was composed Judge G. G.
Garrett, Judge Kirk, Rev. DR.: ). L.
Lloyd, E. Reichardt and W. A;
Wood. The committee retired and
prepared the following which were
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
On Sunday afternoon, the 18th of
July ultimo the Rev. William
Pfaeffie, a citizen of Brennan, and
pastor the German Methodist Epis-
copal church, was killed in cyclone
near st. Paul, Minnesota, at the cot
tage of friend on Lake Gervaise,
where he had gone with his wife to
spend the summer in recuperating
his health. Mr.. Pfaeffle was born
September 10, 1881, at Berghausen,
in Baden, near Karlsruhe, Germany,
and was converted as a christian at
the age of thirteen years under the
ministration of the Rev. Alois
Henhoefer. In the year 1850 he
emigrated to America, arriving at
New York on the Sth of August, and
went to the city of st. Louis, where
he stopped. Without money and in
strange land he sought work and
soon found employment as laborer
on the streets of the city. In 1851
he became member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, and soon after
removed to Chicago, where he learn
ed the trade of a wheelright.
An enthusiastic and earnest chris
tian, he was licensed by his church
as minister of the gospel in the
year 1853, and ever afterwards was
true christian soldier, always seek
ing and never stunning the path of
duty. For twenty years he preach
ed successfully at various places IN
the states of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, where he was well known and
well beloved; and in 1873 he came to
BRENNAN, Texas, where he was
placed in charge of a district of the
Methodist German conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. In the
position of presiding elder he served
his church for number of years.
His zeal in all church work and the
efficient discharge of his duties made
him prominent in the councils of his
denomination. In 1884 he was sent
as delegate from his conference to
the General conference of the church
which was held at Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. 1t was at Seguin
in December 1882 at the annual
session of his own conference
that he inaugurated the browning
work of his life by offering the
sum of $500 for the purpose of found
ing Theological school at Brennan.
His offer was accepted by the con-
ference and the foundation of Blinn
Memorial College was laid, and in
1883 the Mission Institute was open
ed with three students. By the de-
voted labor of Mr.. Pfaeffie and the
benefactions of the late Rev. Chris
tan Blinn and others the humble
Mission Institute with these students
has in seven years become Blinn
Memorial College with an attendance
of more than one hundred students,
plant of S12500 in value, an endow-
ment fund of $4,000, and cash
balance in the building fund of
$780, Brennan is indebted to
William Pfaeffie for this college. In
1886 he became its financial agent
and with untiring energy he has laid
broad and firm the foundation of
an institution which is destined to
grow and become the seat of learn
inG of large and prosperous chris
tian denomination.
The characteristics of William
Pfaeffle were tie benevolence that
beamed in his countenance and his
unselfsh devotion to the cause
of the christian religion.
Others might seek less arduous la
bors, but no service for his Master,
however hard, deferred him, no Ia
Dor however severe daunted his low
ing courage He sought out the
most difficult tasks and with rug
ged will and christian fortitude he
caused churches to spring up where
there had been none before, and
when once they were established he |
sought other labors. He was a
pioneer in the work of his beloved
church. The Brennan Prairie Mis-
rion about eight miles south Of the
city was founded by him, and the
present church and commodious par
sonage at that place are the fruit of
his labor. apd Ioza Wall ,,,o,, - bo