Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-02
REV. T. E. GILBERT DEAD.

Rev. Thomas E. Gilbert, pastor Of st.
Paul's Methodist church, at Waterbury,
Conn.,, died at his home in Waterbury last
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock, of ty-
phoiL fever, after an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. Gilbert was once pastor of the Meth
odist church at this place and had numer-
Gus warm friends here. to whom news Of
his death will come in the nature Of sad
shock. The following is from the Water
bury American of last Saturday after
noon:
The Rev. Mr.. Gilbert was in the prime
of life, being but 43 years old, and has
been located in Waterbury two years,
Just long enough to become generally
known and very highly esteemed. The
home Of the dead pastor today is a sad
ters weeping over their great loss, while
the brothers of Mr.. Gilbert seem to be
heartbroken.
Thomas E. Gilbert was born in South
Carolina, and from early bOyhood had
been marked during his life as boy and
man Of an exceptionally pure and whole
some type He made an ideal Christian
minister, sympathetic, patient, practical
and charitable by nature. He was an op-
timist, always believing there was much
good i'm his fellow-beings, and In such
cases as he noted where 1t was hard to
trace good he sought for it with tact and
delicacy and loved to develop thUse good
traits, bringing the tender plant to the
light and sunshine that it might grow and
flourish and become strong. He has de-
voted his life to the preaching Of the Word
of God and the doing Of Christian work.
One who has known him from bis early
youth says of him that it was not in his
nature to even conceive an unworthy
thought. Mr.. Gilbert graduated from the
Woff0rd theological school in his native
state, and has been in the ministry for the
last Is years. Before he came to Water
bury, which was two years ago next
month, he was stationed at Westport.
About a month ago, with his other
brothers, the deceased went to the bed
side of dying brother, and after return
ing he had the trip to make the second
time, for the brothers wife could not sus-
tain the shock, and was also passing
away. The second trip was too much for
Mr.. Gilbert, and it is believed that it was
the cause of bis illness. The three broth
ers of Mr.. Gilbert arrived from distant
parts of the country in time to take their
places at his bedside and clasp his hand
ere his life departed. There were five
brothers originally. ana the aHectlon tnat
bound them was unusually warm and
strong, even for brothers. The loss OF
the older of the five, and now Of the one
whom the rest all: looked up TO, comes
with crushing force upon them, and this
morning it was heart-brnken and for
lorn circle. The Rev. II. M. Gilbert Is
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
Chetopa, Kan; Allan A. and John T.
Gilbert are lawyers in Chicago. All the
brothers have been here since yesterday:
Mrs. Gilbert is the daughter of Mr.. and
of the oldest families in Connecticut.
She is an only child. The lady is nearly
prostrated. The oldest little girl Is Is
years, and the youngest 5.
Arrangements have not yet been made
for the funeral, which will take place
Tuesday, but it is expected that Mr.. Gil
bert will be buried in New Haven.