The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-02
REV. GEORGE [. CURTISS
REPORTED DEAD IN NAPLES ON HIS
WAY HOME FROM PALESTINE.
Was "a WeII-knOwn Indiana MethO-
dist Minister--Miners Celebrate the
Eight-Hour-Day Scale.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

COLUMBUS, Ind. April Ia cabegram
to Mrs. Matilda j. Curtiss. of this city. re-
ceived at noon to-day, announced the death
of the wel-known Indiana Methodist
preacher, the Rev. George l.. Curtiss, az
Naples, Italy. He was pastor of the Meth
odist Church of Columbus The message
was sent by the American consul, Mr..
Frank A Dean. He asked what disposition
should be made of the body, but did not
state the cause of DEATH He was at once
cabled to forward the body to Columbus.
DR.. Curtiss was on his way home, and was
to have sailed April 10. He was expected
to arrive in this city April 20. In a letter
received from him this week he said moth
ing that would make his wife think that he
was i'll. 1t is not known that he was at
fiicted with heart trouble The party with
which he sailed left New York Feb. for
Palestine, Algiers, Egypt and Turkey, to-
gether with the Holy Land. They had just
reached Naples Mrs. Curtiss was almost
Frustrated by the news, but has since raj
lied. The message caused a general ex-
preston of sadness. for Mr.. Curtiss was
popular in Columbus, not only among the
members of his congregation, but through
out the city. 1t is expected that it wiz
be about month before the remains will
be received here.
DR.. Curtiss was born in Columbia, Lorain
county, Ohio, Nov. q, 1885, He was mar
ried to Miss Matilda J. Smith who was a
teacher in the Moores Hill College, in 1885,
They have three children, Dr. William Cur
tiss, who is medical missionary, located
at Picking, China; Lewis l.. Curtiss, of
Memphis, Tenn. and Mary E. Curtiss. DR..
Curtiss received his education at the Bald
win, o., University. AT the age of twenty
one he became principal of the Manchester
Institution, where he remained a year. He
was then elected professor of mathematics
at Moore's Hill College, and during his sec
ond year there he became member of the
Southwestern Indiana Conference of the
Methodist Church. He served in the confer
ence as pastor or presiding elder until 1887,
when he was elected to the position of pro-
fessor of historical theology of De Paw
University. He continued there until 1894,
when he came to this city as pastor of the
Methodist Church. ne was a graduate of
the Medical College of Indiana and held a
professorship in that institution. He was
also professor of the nervous system in the
medical department of the New Orleans
University. For years he WaS member of
the board of trustees of De Paw Univer-
sity.
During his ministry he has served as pas
lOI at SNdy, DOSlOIl, OSILSISOllNlllS, IldH-
over, Charlestown. Madison, Greensburg,
Connersville, Indianapolis and Shelbyville.
He has preached 5,055 sermons, delivered
half that many lectures and performed 3S9
marriages and officiated at thousands of flu
nerals.
He is the author of number of books
Among them is the Monograph of Method
ism Sketches from the Romance of
American History" Constitution of the
Metho cd Episcopal Church" The Eyol9i
of Methodist Episcopal Church History"