The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-10-05

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ssThere's \ Light - the win-
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lold Sunday school songt There's
Light In the Window for Thee, Broth
Fer, sleeps in q paupers grave at Coffey-
lville, Kan, where he died . Tramp in the
town jail two years ago. H3s name Iye-
came byword in the places where he
was known, and from prison cell he
went forth q vagabond upon the face Of
the earth. In'1sS7 Dunbar was arrested
at Leavenworth while engaged In hold
| ing series Of revival meetings, and
taken to Minneapolis, Mimi, where he
was tried for bigamy, convicted, and
sent to the penitentiary for three years
and eight months.
One night in the spring of 1896 DUN
bar applied at the Coffeyville jail for
lodging. He was in, and the authori-
ties took him In. He died the next day.
Papers in his pockets revealed his iden-
tity, and showed that he had tramped
all over the country. Some church peo-
| pie have erected marble slab over his
EEraye, on which these words are in
scribed: b
"Here lies Edward Dunbar, who
wrote There's Light in the Window
for Thee, Brother.'''
4 When Dunbar. was small boy he
lived in New Bedford. Mass, and
worked in factory. His mother lived
at the foot OF the street on which the
factory was located, and as the lads
work kept him away till after dark, she
always placed, light in the window to
guide his footsteps homeward. One day
the boy took notion to go to sea, and
off he went for three years cruise,
During his absence his mother fell i'll,
and was at deaths door. She talked In
cessantly about her boy and every night
she asked those around her to place q
light In the window in anticipation OF
his return. When she realized that the
end had come, she said: "Tell Edward
that will set light in the window Oh
Heaven for him. These were her last
words.
The lad had grown to. manhood ere
he returned home, and his mothers dy.
ing message had such an effect upon
him that he reformed and became q
preacher. In the course of his reforma-
ton he wrote the song "There'sa Light
in the Window for Thee, Brother"
Rev. Edward Dunbar married = young
lady of New Bedford and several chill.
dren were the result of the union. The
young divine soon made reputation
as brilliant pulpit orator, and the pub
lie was, therefore, greatly surprised
when one Sunday morning he skipped
the country. leaving his wife and chill
dren behind. He came to Kansas, and
after snatching brands from the burn
ing in different parts of the state he
swooped down upon the city Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, and began to show the
people the error Of their way.
A great revival followed and hun.
dreds were converted. Miss Eunice
Been Lewis, handsome young heires.
OF Minneapolis. was one Of the converts
She fell In love with the evangalist and
married him against the wishes Of her
frielids.
Shortly after the wedding Dunbar re.
turned to Kansas 10 fill an engagement
at Leavenwerth. While he was away
the friends Of the bride, who had mis-
| trusted the evangelist all along, laid
tLeir suspicious before w. D, webb,
lately judge Of tbe Second judicial dis
trict OF Kansas. and Judge Austin r.
Young, who were law partners in Min
x,aars,l;o ord thai, t<,11< <he ~, !, :. ri, a