Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-28
OF ADMINISTER
Impressive Funeral Service Over
Remains of Rev. C. S.
Spaulding.
HELD AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Large Concourse of Sorrowing
Friends-other Obituary
Matters.

The time of morning services at
the First Baptist church was given
over yesterday to funeral cerem es
over the remains of the late Rev.
Clarence Sidney Spsulding. The
seating capacity of the edifice was
taxed to the utmost by friends who
lent their presence as last mark of
respect to the memory of the deceased.
The services were opened with the
song. ''Sleep Thy Last Sleep" by a
choir composed of Carl G. Taylor,
Miss Josephine Woodin, Miss Martha
Kahlke and j. A. Johnson. After a
scripture reading the choir sang
"rhy Will be Done" Then
N. B. Anseen, in behalf of the
Students union, of Augustana col
lege, read resolutions which had been
adopted by that organization deplor-
ing the untimely death of the de-
ceased, who was one of it's mem bers.
He was followed by Rev. H Nj. Cook,
pastor of the Fourth Av, nue. Baptist
church of Pittsburg, who came, as he
said, representing the ministers of
Pittsburg and The divinity stu
dents of the University Of Chi
cago, from which institution Rev.
Spaulding was a graduate. He
read a resolution adopted by the di-
vinity students and extracts from
letters written by those who had
known the deceased in his work in he
ministry commencing him in .he
highest terms.
The funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. Simons. In it he reviewed
the exemplary life of the deceased
through the pei iod of his education,
his ordination to the ministry and the
short time he was permitted to serve
the Master in his chosen field of labor,
according him unstinted praise for
his nobility of character, his perse-
vering earnestness, his singleness of
purpose and his interchangeable zeal
in the prosecution of his chosen work.
The services we're closed with the
song. ASLEEP in Jesus" by the
choir. A long cortege followed the
remains to Chippiannock cemetery,
where they were consigned to earth.
The pallbearers were Rev. H. M. Cook,
of PiLtsburg; n. B. Anseen. Gustav
Anderson. Harrison Welch, Jesse
Williams and George w. Battles.
Mrs. Ernestins Gebhardt.
Mrs. Ernestina Gebhardt. an early
settler of Rock Island, died Yesterday
afternoon at the home of her son, A
III. Gebhardt. $40 College avenue,
Davenport, after an illness of two
years with cancer. She was the
widow of Christian Gebhardt and
native of Wurtemburg. Germany,
where she was born June so. 1922.
She came to Rock Island in 1855. and
resided here until two years ago.
when she moved to Davenport to
make her home with her only child.
The funeral will occur from the resi-
dence at l O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, the services to follow at the
Ninth street German Evangelical
church in this city. Iuterment will
be in the German Lutheran cemetery.
Patrick OuinIan.
Patrick Quinlan died of pneumonia
at 6 o'clock Saturday evening at his
home, 1920 Forty-second street. He
had been resident of Rock Island
since 1867. He was blacksmith by
trade. Mr.. Quinlan was born in
County Waterford, ireland. in 1886.
He is survived by his widow and
seven children: Mrs. Mary McDar-
rah, Chicago; John W., Edward A.,
Mrs. A. Kali. Patrick B., William j.
and Mildred. The funeral was held
from Sacred Heart church ut 10
O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Thomas GiebeI.
Mrs. Thomas Giebel, formerly Miss
II oh Of al cd
Thursday night at her home in Chi
cago of pneumonia. She was about
"a years of age and is survived by
her hus band, to whom she had been
married a year. Her mother, Mrs.
Lucy Brandmeyer, lives here. The
funeral was held yesterday in Chi
cage.
John futile.
John TuttIe died last might at the
home of his son-in-law, John Diemer,
one mile southwest of Milan. of the
infrmities of age. He was SO years
of age and was an old settler in the
county. He is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs. Diemer. Mrs. Lydia Van
Ripper, of this city, and Mrs. Mary
Bateman, and James futile, of Mis-
souri,.
Mrs. Ida l.. Merritt.
Mrs. Ida l.. Merritt, wife of John
Merritt. died at her home, 2317
Fourth avenue, at $50 last evening
of heart failure, caused by typhoid
fever. She was 46 years of age and
had lived here for the past six years,
coming here from Wisconsin with her
family. Funeral services will be held
at the home at 1:30 tomorrow and
the remains will be shipped to Nee
nah, Wis, for burial.
Other Obituary.
The funeral of James w. Ferguson,
the Rock Island d Peoria conductor
who was killed at Cam bridge Satur-
day, was held at IL O'Clock today
from his home in Peoria. The re-
mains were inferred at Delavan.
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