The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-10-20

Christ himself.
Obituary.
GEORGE w. MCDoNALD--Son Of
William w. and Isabella Nc
Donald was born in Republic
county, Kansas, October 25th, 1873,
and died in Logan, Hooking county.
Ohio, October 3rd, 1898 at the age
of "a years, II months and 8 days.
AS boy George was of a kind
and obedient disposition and the
ruling mission of his young life
seemed to be, to shed rays of sun
shine and love in the circle in
which he moved, and to obey the
commandment of the Lord. "Honor
thy father and thy mother" His
boyhood days were spent with his
parents, working upon the farm in
the summer and attending the dis
trict school in the winter. AS a
school-boy George learned very
rapidly, almost always was found
at the head of his classes, and sell
dom ever gave his teacher any
trouble. He was granted a
teachers certificate and began
teaching school in Hooking county
in his eighteenth year and followed
this profession for two years.
While going home from school one
evening he slipped upon the ice
and fell, striking his head against
a tree with such force as to render
him unconscious for some time.
This blow resulted in later years
in mental trouble, which was es-
pecially noticeable to his parents,
and he gave up teaching.
| Four years ago he entered Otter
bein university, but on account of
his sickness he was compelled to
return home again before the years
work was completed.
During that winter he was con-
verted and joined the United Breth-
ern church at Westerville. He
took great interest in church
work, ard on returning home in
May of that year, he took class OF
boys in the sunday school and
taught it very successfully and
was very punctual in his attend
ance at all of the church services.
In conversation with his pastor
he spoke of preparing himself for a
medical missionary, and seemed to
be intensely interested in his work.
But during the fall he became des-
pondent and reluctantly entered
Otterbein at the beginning of the
winter term and becoming worse
in a short time he returned home
During the following summer he
enlisted In the regular army at Co.
lumbus, but in the fall was dis
charged because of mental disabil
ity. On the 10th of last January he
, was admitted into the Athen,
hospital and remained there unit
the 18th day of April when he was
, allowed to return home on q visit
, About the middle of June he wen
, to Tampa, Florida, with car loa(
, of government horses, and on hi
way back from second trip, b,
| stopped off at Chickamauga ant
, engaged with the 9th. Pennsylvania
q regiment as teamster. He tool
t sick of typhoid fever on Angus
8 10th, and on becoming convalescen
he was removed with the regimen
/ to Camp Hamilton at Lexington
0 Kentucky, and his father visite'
!. him and brought him home OF
8 September 10th. A relapse set il
Q and after three weeks of suffering
:. in spite of the loving ministrat;on
s of a devoted mother and father an
!, of other friends he was called sur
n rounded by all the members of tn
f family to cross the dark river {
l. death, to land, &C we believe, O
o the pearly white shore where h
Y shall suffer never more. He leave
/" father, mother, two brothers an
It other relatives and friends to mour
n his early departure. Funeral wa
s conducted at the residence by Re,
e w. III. Wright on Tuesday evenin
g and interment in the New Lexinl
n ton cemetery on Wednesday.
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