The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-31
For Several Years he Was Pastor
Of the First Baptist Church
In Milwaukee.
WELL KNOWN IN L'ANsE.
He Had Long Been Ill, and the
News of His Death
Was Expected.

The following, taken from the
Milwaukee Wisconsin, will be of
local interest, as it relates to q
gentleman who was we'll known in
this city. Two years ago this sum
mer Rev. DR.. Evans visited LAnse
and was the guest of r. r. Williams
for number of weeks. During his
stay he made host of warm friends
and all will learn of his death with
deep sorrow:
Rev. Frederick Evans, for some
years pastor of the First Baptist
church, died Wednesday night at
Llandebie, South Wales. A cable
message from Mrs. Evans was re-
ceived in Washington by her son,
Frederick Evans. secretary to Vice
President HobaTt who communi-
Gated with the members of the family
in Milwaukee. The news occasioned
no surprise. as it had long been
known that he was hopelessly i'll.
DR.. Evans came to Milwaukee in
1893 and succeeded Rev. w. p. He'll
ings as pastor of the First
Baptist church. He filed that pulpit
for over three years, but in Febru-
airy, 1896. failing health made it
necessary To 70 away and he went
to Wales in the hope of being bene-
fitted by travel From Wales he
made trip to Scotland and while
there he had to take to his bed, to
which he was confined for about
year previous to his death.
a widow and seven children sur
vive DR.. Evans His only daughter
was married on June 80 10 Albert
Blankenhorn. a west side druggist.
and lives ut 2SlS State street. Two
OF the sons, Charles and Frank. are
also residents Of Milwaukee, while
the others live in the east,
A native of Wales. where he was
born in 1910, Mr.. Evans was very
fond of his fatherland and he made
some nineteen or twenty trips across
the Atlantic, visiting Wales every
alternate year during his residence
in America. He came to this coun-
try in 1864 and located in Pennsyl-
vania. going from there TO New
York city: from New York he went
10 Franklin. Pa. then to Philadel-
phia, whore he was pastor of the
Tenth Baptist church. and from
Philadelphia he came to Milwaukee.
In 1854 the degree Of doctor OF
divinity was conferred on the then
young Welsh preacher, who was
looked upon as one OF the most |
ministers of his time He |
bore Il strong resemblance to Henry |
Ward Beecher, a fact that was often
on, both before and after |
Beeher's death. DR.. Evans was
fond OF music. as most WelShmen |
are. and his services were in fre-
quent demand as an officer at Els
teddfods. He TOOK a deep interest |
in the disestablishment OF the Epis,
copal church in Wales. a subject on
which he often spoke in public, both
in this country and on the other side
of the water In Milwaukee DR..
Evans was popular and it was with
deep regret that his friends saw him
depart on what they knew was his
last journey,
1t was in September, 1895, that
DR.. Evans first broke down, after
long lecture tour through Wiscon-
sin. He was threatened with soften
ing of the brain, but after going to
Wales he improved until the time of
his trip to Scotland, where one day
he fell in the street. After that he
was partially paralyzed and re-
mained unconscious most of the time
for many months. A few weeks ago
the bursting of blood vessel made
death the question of short time.
His birthplace was near Llandebie
and he was educated at Cardiff col
lege. His first pastorate was at
Maestag, Wales During his residence
in Milwaukee DR.. Evans organized
the Baptist ministers union of the
city.