Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
Expired on Saturday at His Resi-
denGe, in Dover, After an H.
ness Covering a Period
of Several Years.
AN ABLE AND.ELOQuENT MINISTER
He Had Been Connected With
the Wilmington M E. Con-
ference for Some Time,
and Was atone Time
Pastorof St.fPaul's.
This CITY.

Dover, March ii. The Rev. j. II.
Caldwell, ID. D,,a member of the Will
mington NJ. r. Conference, but who on
account of i'll ghealths has not been in
tho active ministry since 1893, died
here this morning. While Dir. Cald-
well had been an invalid for number
of years aud his death looked for at
most any time, he had powerful con
stitution, which enabled him to survive
till the present time.
DIR. Caldwell was horn at Spartans-
burg, s. c., June 9Th, 1920. In 1916
he entered tho ministry, connecting
himself with the NJ. =. Church South.
In 1866 he Withdrew from the Church
South and joined the Kentucky M. E.
Conference; from 1867 to 1871 he was a
member of the Georgia Nj. f. Con-
ference. In 1879 he came to Delaware
and joined the Wilmington M. +. Con-
ference, which was held that year at
Laurel, with Bishop +. r. Aimes pre-
siding. His first appointment in this
conference was at Still Pond, Md,
which charge he served from 1872 to
M. =. Church, Dover; 1878 to 1880, ST.
Paul's, Wilmington; 1881 to 1888,
| Wesley, Dover, second time; 1884 to
1885, presiding elder of Easton dis
trict; 1895 to 1887, president of Della.
ware College 1888 to 1891, Frederick.
In 1902 and 1893 he held supernumerary
relations with the conference. and from
| 1894 to the present time held superan-
nuated rotations.
He was minister of great force and
| had wonderful success wherever he
went. 1t was during his first term in
Dover that Wesley NJ. Il. Church had
800 accessions in aArevival covering a
period of three months. He was man
beloved by all who knew him and com
manded the respect Of people of all de-
nominations. He leaves an invalid
wife and seven children.
Dover, March I5.--The funeral Of
the Rev. John II. Caldwell, d. ID. 4,
took place yestorday morning at 10. &c
o'clock, services being held at Wesley
M. E. Church. The Rev. Alfred
Smith, d. D., pastor Of the church.
had charge of the services. When the
church was reached and the casket
taken to the, auditorium, 1t was pre-.
coded by tho following ministers: The
Revs. i. j.. Barrett D. D., L. G.
Smoot, l. G. Fosnocht, 9. W. Pretty.
man, d. D., J. T. VanBurkalow, p.
Ii. Rawlins, I. Il. Martindale, d. d.
w. b. Guthrie, J. II. Wilson, ]. d.
Kemp. W. r. Corkran, D.. D., Q. s.
Baker, d. d., Aloysius Green, E. III.
Hynson, Z. 9. Wright. The six bearers
we're the Revs. t. Il. Terry, w. l.. s.
Murray, ID. D., Adam Stengle, r. X.
Stephenson, L. A. III. O'Brien and A
s. Mowbray.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. G. w
Prettyman of Salisbury, Md. The Rev
w. r. Corkran, presiding elder o
Easton district, read the scripture
lesson from the XCI Psalm and 15tl
chapter of Corinthians.
| Miss Mary Cannon sung Trusting
in Thee
The Rev. T. E. Martindale, d. d.
presiding elder Of Salisbury district
spoke in feeling terms of the deceased
ms an instructor and minister. Tn
Rev. j. Z. VanBurkalow of George
town, recalled the time when DIR. Cald
we'll was stationed in Maryland afte
coming from the South, and beinl
closely connected with him. The Rev
p. H. Rawlns, OF Seaford paid higl
tribute to the deceased minister, stat
ing his relations to him in the Con
ference and as brother III the gospel
The Rev. W. L. S. Murray, d. ID.
of st. Paul's M. II. Church, Whining
ton, read an appropriate paper adopte'
by the Wilmington preachers meeting
DR.. Murray also spoke foclingly, a
did DIR. Smith.
The Rev. G. S. Baker, presiding
elder of Dover district, announced til
closing hymn, after which tho remain
were viewed By the large number @
persons present. The interment wa
made at Lakeside cemetery, this town
Drs. Smith and Barrett officiated a
, the grave.
The members of Union Lodge, No. 7
A. II. A. NJ, Of which the decease
was member, sent an elaborate en-
blem of the order to the funeral,