Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-21
The Biographical sketch.

George Whitfield Freeman WIS born In stock.
bridge. Madison county, the state of New York,
on the 10th day Of August, 1913. Here he 70.
NAMED until reaching the age OF manhood. He
early developed a remarkable aptitude for
study and before graduating in the Hamilton
college, In lsa2. he was regarded q sone OF tho
brightest students In his section OF the state.
quiet, thoughtful and thorough In al his efforts.
he developed the latent ability nature had en-
lowed him with and which brought for him the
recognition In after years 40 a leader In church
circles and a moulder Of opinion In public life.
This period Of his life was the corner stone OF
his career and his success was measured by the
determination and will power he exhibited in
overcoming what would seem to many unsur.
mountable difficulties. His father, Ia c0mmO j
with others who were among the early settlers
OF the nation. had not the means to give his son
the advantages OF an education. but this did not
deter the son; rat er 1t spurred him ON to carve
out his career In the world In the lines he had
laid out, an ambition which was completely 70
warded In after life. Before entering college he
all the power his soul possessed to work with
might and main, with Drawn n brain for his
Savior. How he succeeded Is wei known.
spoken Of by the faculty as the most thoughtfui
and the most logical Of the dozen or more pre-
scented on that day. The year following his
Miss Charlotte Ann Dyer--in Floyed, Oneida
county, New York, on August -, l8l3. He had
been preaching the gospel occasionally through
and Vas saa' s.a II Q sssdi N 6nelda coaSty = s Sfi tSe sI%e
he was married. For the folioWin9 eieh "a y 81
IN New York he preached the gospel wherever
he was called. In storm or in sunshine ho was
at the call OF the Lord. and in those days whom
railroads were unknown and the telegraph was
the ~crucical test OF the earnestness Of 4 NTH
religion was more severe than In these y daMs
Of modern convenience: But whether ridiSse
tied That It spirit spifte q sincerity sincerity; and I'd deSesssa sod tSe
Lord which made him the leader he Wa.
Charles and da,,rhter Mar,e. now Nj n
Diliey Of Omaha to WhitWster Wis .1here 4. ~
Gated preaching, there and In surrounding towns :
lions and furthering tie work to which he Fl ~
devotediy attached. 80 W." "'e
n. A Z w KITS :; H,s bis r daughter s.. Carrie sas, tnG M Me- ::
worked with his acc,,xtomed veai hnIisd,ns
the church IN and suDnivinr neishh00ri,ne viiiiissss
M ie mo aet = w Sasco",se y eyer, every somn "a ~
the work In the Rantisf church ~ thst noinf az
ais +, served as c6auIain az the 800 nrfs0n ~.
some BOOK cabinet rani desk - I'm MAI, ,41 "vn s ~
which he cherished and utilized nm to tie fimS
Of his death. Af.WaWpun he renaained two yeass
ana ins the IL l sssn he xsns to so. FSx i 4 e. vys:,as sSesp !;
t.ee n.ntsstt n -. LoSlslOl. " sMS 1GssuSSsCL ~
s ,v;e, hSa s!g'a,st, seminary. 2 stTaggiing in.tieutSo9'
half if anr"iiads ss u. w. ! y tnn .., ,u ssuue1ss usS
,,,snn the son,,~ary ry = .. an,,,,rv n ~ p.tU =
was vtsitai iv Eat \ H - asn "v".'s{ ~ snS sta =
ri"d .nI t9,a X 4 - t Ht'.H L.! w1', - Iua.19 snas ~
" "iete s%1'J ~" enro Ins,s1 l dn.,t D.aiui ~ ~. e CCn-
forged ahead ~ the lending seminarv ~ NJ
state. During this Il period he built 6y t6e' "a ~, II
new churcisas witEyir = n'I rad y" - ~ ~ S.sc =
WY iaka and actah 40 .,se ,aiaan ~ \ n'''D nsu
,iali,s Sfsf AZ the ani ~ Sa,so Its ~ XIX InTs' .sssu.
+" fail AIthnnyh 0n1v 10 ve az ~ Y aca tha ~.
nrina ~ manhss~i IL hu2 e9raoI ~ 4. 49,. ~ scsS
v yaarS y " ts,a M .s ."u SlIsaay spens tWensy
wears no had travaie.} ovor hiSf enT ~ .sns3
yecrIeSs ~ HE stooE ~ HeoIIh ~ heN rc.ss.S
ont fo much in the cn.sa r., rs ~haeH ~
WAS enDara,i his c"nsttt.,tio0 rst,,wni tit EAU
failed him And no WAS c"mneiied 4" reelrn ht M.
nnsition as nresiIanf IL rpovod ~ icy NV ~
alternately on Sunday afternoons two other
towns: IN 1864, AZ the urgent s0iiSlsesion OF
;.cce,tina III cali NJ New Iishon. n ~ n:
was called to Melbourne City, where ne built .
me chalrcn ana developGd one q ehe nnoss
wear the kantisf home missionarv hnard fnaSp
charge of him. and having seen fhat ne rernSr$.
ahle energy and success IN nr9anizin1 10 1f1f
they wanted. sent him ont alone ne IIninn -.
ciic railroad to build churches and preach the
Sw dftsi his a .asn tom s -rhha,1a and 0. suseess.
In 1871 the board directed that he 70 20 DakOfs
and on March IN. 1871. he or0xnized tina RsnfiSf
Akron, Sioux Valley, Hawarden, Canton and