Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-08
REV. DIR. DwINELL DEAD.
His Illness Dates From the Day OF
Mills College Commencement.

| His Illness Dates From the Day of the
Mills College Commencement.
Rev. DR.. Israel Edison Dwinell died at
Clio o'clock yesterday morning, at his
home, No. $50 Plymouth avenue, Oakland.
His death will be sad blow to the many
friends with whom he has been associated
in church work in the last several years.
The complaint with which Rev. DR.. Dwi-
nell died was an affection of the heart and
congestion OF the lungs. Last week, as
Vice. President of the Board of Trustees of
Mills College, he attended the graduating
exercises of that institution and presented
the diplomas to the graduates. On that
day he remarked to his son-in-law, DR..
Wilcox of East Oakland, that he was
troubled with his heart, and thought an
examination should be made. An exami-
nation was accordingly made at the office
of DR.. Wilcox with startling results. 1t
WAS found to be beating at the rate of 165
or ITO per minute. He was accordingly
enjoined to be very careful and take rest.
Thursday, the day following. he took trip
down town. That night he took to his bed
His illness dates from February last,
when he had severe attack OF la grippe,
from which he never recovered entirely.
He also had a severe attack of bronchitis,
which has lasted until the present time,
though the patient kept about his duties.
His lung trouble is of old standing. He
came here from Salem, Mass, suffering
from hemorrhage, but recovered almost
entirely.
Until Sunday last his condition did not
begin to get critical. Even then all thought
little rest was all that was needed, that
he was simply weak from prostration
brought on by too steady application to his
duties. Ten days ago he was apparently
in the enjoyment of good health. He was
then at Vacaville on visit to his daughter.
He became suddenly worse. Friday about
2 P. M. he became unconscious and did not
again rally.
DR.. Dwinell was born at East Calais,
Vermont. October "a, 1920. He graduated
from the State University of Vermont in
1S43, and from the Union Theological
Seminary of New York city in 1S4S. He
was ordained as associate pastor of South
Church, Salem, Mass, in 1S49, and re-
manned in that pastorate until he came to
California, which was in the early spring
of 1863 He was pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church of Sacramento for
twenty years, from July l, 1863 to July 1,
1888. In 1884 he went abroad with his
wife. travelling in Europe and Palestine. In
the fall of 1884 he was called to profess
sorship in the Pacific Theological Seminary
in Oakland, beginning his duties on Sep
TENDER LIST of that year.
DR.. Dwinell was one of the founders of
the Pacific Theological Seminary and a
member of the Board of Trustees of the
seminary and Hopkins Academy, and
Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of
Mills College. He was corporate member
| of the American Board of Foreign Missions
of the Congregational Churches, and had
| been leader in the work on this coast and
in the national councils. He received the
degree of d. d. from the University of
Vermont. Besides various published ad-
dresses in pamphlet form, he had frequently
contributed to religious magazines and
newspapers. He had been prominent
leader in the Congregational denomination
for great many years.
DIR. Dwinell was married in 1S48 to Miss
Rebecca Maxwell, at Jonesboro, Tenn,
where he had been engaged in teaching.
OF his six children three are living to- wit !:
William Dwinell, with the wholesale gro
Gerry firm of l.. s Adams g. Co., Sacra-
| mento Mrs. DR.. w. ]. Wilcox, of East
Oakland, and Mrs. H. E. Jewett, of Vaca-
vile. Another daughter, Mrs. r. H. Haw-
ley, died five years ago.