The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-14
BONDS OF TEXAS
REV. POST ONCE PRESENTED WITH
5000 OF TEXAS BONDS.

In Recognition Of His Emin ent Service for
the Lone Star State Against the En-.
croachments Of Old Mexico, the State of
Texas In 1881 Gave the Reverend j. C.
Post $500 in Bonds of tho State-soid
Them at . Premium In New York
City-His Life Was . Life of Great
Activity.
The death of Father Post will revive
many kindly memories among his
friends in this city. His connection With
the early history Of Wichita, in his
works OF love to the needy and unfortun-
ate as well as to the fortunate and pros
porous are known. During the earlier
times all knew him for his sweet, gentle
sunny disposition to saint and sinner
alike. During the winter following the
grasshopper scourge and drouth he was
so unseifish, untiring and devoted in his
ministra tfons and efforts to alleviate suf-
] fering and want that it endeared him to
many people who since then have become
prosperous and who have never forgot
! ten him. He was the ST. john OF all the
ministers who have resided in this city.
| 1t will lbe remembered that his beloved
| wife died her a few months since. In
conversation with the writer a short time
after her death, regarding his own health
he said that his wife, when he married
her was the most beautiful woman he
ever saw and that she had grown more
] ,I,of
which was over fifty years ago, and that
now she was still more beautiful living in
Heaven He expected to join her soon.
and was engaged in preparation in order
that he might be worthy of the reunion
when it came. A conspicuous figure,
made so 10y his gentleness, kindness, low
ing, sweet spirit, has gone from among
Us.
In 1885 he raised number of recruits
for the help of Texas, then having trou-
ble with Old Mexico. On account of some
trouble in Transporting the company
such failed to reach the scene of trouble
but Mr.. Post went, leaving Indiana in
the fail of 1885. He, along with num-
Der of other individuals, reached Texas
and stayed in the fight until the repub-
lie, as it was then called, was absolved
from all claims of the Mexicans. During
the trouble Mr.. Post was under COM
mand of Felix Houston and Albert Sgd
ney Johnston, the famous Confederate
general who was killed during the rebel
lion at the battle of Shiloh
During this trouble Mr.. Post became
an intimate friend of the famous Sam
Of IL Doc
told the story of mis- life, stating that on
account Of the fact that his wife told him
on the first day OF their marriage that
she loved another better than she did
him he had left Tennessee and decided to
live among the Indians. She had been
induced TO marry Houston because he
was governor Of Tennessee. Many inter-
esting "reminiscences of the Texas trou-
die and the Mexican war Mr.. Post could
tell and ne was a very charming and
attractive conversationalist. He was Or
dained into the Baptist ministry in 1889
and in 1871 came to Kansas as mission
ary to the Indians. He labored among
the red men for number of years but
was in Hoosierdom when the war broke
out His friends urged him for the chap
Aincy of the Eighty-seventh regiment OF
the Indiana volunteers.
He came to Kansas a second time in |
1868 and soon became identified with |
Wichita's interests, Of which city he re-
mained a loyal citizen until his death. |
When Ed Jewett was postmaster Mr.. /
Post celebrated mis- golden wedding, and !
Judge Jewett helped to make UP a purse |
of gold pieces which was presented to |
Mr.. and Mrs. Post.
In 1881 ne went back to Texas to a re- !
union of old Texas volunteers. There |
We're quite number of the old fighters |
there and the state OF Texas presented |
each Of them with bonds on the state in |
the sum Of $500 or more as a tes- |
timonial of the states appreciation |
of the efforts of the men who had helped |
90 free the territory from Mexican do
minion. Mr.. Post sold the bonds pre-
sented TO him for premium in the city
of New York.
He was man whose whole life was
the sharpest activity. He began at Is,
when he went on a whaler 10 the Inian
ocean, on which voyage he was gone
about a year.
After ne came to Kansas the last time
ne was busily engaged for years organiz-
Ing churches Of mis- chosen faith He
worked at Fort Scott and Hutchinson, as
well as number of other towns over
southern Kansas. He was an effective
Of the gospel for f1fty-eight
years, and during that time held pastor
ates in Indiana, Illinois. Arkansas and
and has brought hundreds into
a profession of faith in God
He leaves four sons. three Of whom live
in Kansas and the other in Nebraska.
He had been visiting the Nebraska son
lately and had just returned when he
died on mis- way 10 the home OF another
son at Andale.
His funeral sermon will be preached
today al the First Baptist church, on
North Lawrence avenue, by Elder c H.
Nareham- Requiescat in Pace.
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