Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-01-05

more than the usual passing notice.
Dir. G. c. Johnson was born in Ham
ilton county, Indiana, December 10th,
1871. His parents were Quakers, or
Friends" f." from whom he inherited that
strong sense of honor and that refine
ment OF conscience which so marked his
life. His early life was spent on the
farm, but he obtained a thorough edu-
cation and spent eight years OF his young
manhood in teaching schoo during this
time he commenced the study OF medi-
cine, finishing his course OF study at the
p. NJ. medical college, in Cincinnati,
where he graduated with distinguished
honor. Several years afterward he took
post graduate course. Dr. Johnson
was a man of strong convictions, and no
sense of personal loss or gain ever en-
tered into his consideration of a moral
or religious question. Hence he was
free and unbiased in his judgmenk and
made his life conform to his simple creed
'Let us do right" 1t was this intlex-
ible rule that caused him to leave the re-
publican party, which he fully indorsed
and whose early history he loved, lor
the high moral ground of the prohibi-
ton party; in the latter he fully be-
lieved, and in his personal life was
noble exponent OF its principles. he
was total abstaner from all fumes OF
alcohol and tobacco, and such was his
conscience and conviction on the liquor
and tobacco questions that he would not,
as farmer, cultivate any crop to be sold
to brewer or used by tobacconist or
distiller in tt cir business. 1t was this
same fidelity to truth as he saw it. that
Christian church. eand his wife were
both raised in the Quaker faith, and IN
1877 they were living in Bang II, Mar
shall county, Iowa. They attended "a
series OF meetings held by Elder n. "A.
Mcconnell, and on July Sd they were
both baptized by him; this step COST the
Johnsons no small sacrifice, but they
never wavered in their faith. From
Bangor they, moved to Bo6oto, Iowa;
where DR.. johnson was made an elder,
and from there they moved to Waits
burg about eight years ago where they
lived until they made Pullman their
home some time in October, 1892, where
he died December 28, and a most de-
voted wife and three daughters survive
him.
Some time about the middle OF Sep
tember last the doctor noticed small
lump on the inside OF his right limb near
the groin. At first it caused no pain
and no uneasiness, but in a week or two
it had grown SO rapidly as to cause him
to have it critically examined. The dl-
agnosis was made by some seventeen OF
the bet PHI ysiciars her,, at Coliax, Mos
COW and Spokane, and they all united III
pronouncing it a sarcoma, a malignant
form of cancer. They further advised
him that no form of treatment would aid
him, and that a few months, at best,
would end his days; from that day till
his death he took no medicine OF any
kind.
1t was under such an appalling weight
as this that he took his bed early III No
vember, never to rise again. And here
the glory OF his christian character, the
sublimity OF his faith, his calm patience
under the most excruciating agony, and
his fearless contemplation OF the grave
will ever be a sweet memory to his fam
ily and Il benediction on his friends.
No soldier ever entered battle with
sublimer courage; calm, peaceful, brave
and uncomplaining he counted each
DAYS march to the grave, oit' wonder
ing why the Lord had so early called
him home, Oft longing to remain for
the good he still might do, and yet in all
his sufferings and trials, his face radi-
ant with hope, he was strong enough to
saw Nevertheless not my Will, but
Thine De done" and every night, even
the last but one ere his soul winged It's
Aight, he asked us to sing to him; his
soul was full OF song. One OF the last
, we sung was
!, ..Wbon we get home to that beautiful land,
With its beautiful city of gold;
When we've passed over the river OF death,
And are safe in the Heavenly fold,
3 WEAKNESS, toll, tribulation and care
That burden our spirits to-day,
Like as a dream or IA shadow shall part,
, Shall pass unreturning away"
E And 50 in the harmony OF the sweet
, songs of Zion upon 'he incense OF prayer,
and with an unfaltering faith IN the
: Lord Jesus Christ, he passed quietly,
! lovingly, peacefully down through the
3 valley Of the shadow OF death. We look
e back over his life and say "Lo here was
a MAN, his like we may meier see again
J, We look forward, and on his sacred duet
+ we read in letters OF living light; BLESS,
+ ed are the dead which die in the Lord
from henceforth. Yea saith the spirit,
that they may rest from their labors ana
their works do follow them"
May these thoughts, borne OF sincere 5e
f,-atarnal love. comfort