The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-28
CHURCH MOURNS
ITS GREAT LOSS
Death Came at Early Morning
Hour-Funeral Will Be
Monday.

Bishop I. W. Joyce Of the Methodist
Episcopal church died at Ills am. to-
day, at his home, 80 Groveland ave-
nue., after an illness of nearly four
weeks. AT his bedside were members
Of the family, Rev. DR.. P. A. Cool Of
Fowler church, and the attending ply
sician, Dr.. Mark B. Smith. The bishop
leaves, besides his wife, two brothers, a
sister, and the family of his son, Colonel
built recently by the two.
The funeral Of Bishop Joyce will be
held at 2:30 pm. Monday. Further ar
| rangements will be announced on the
arrival tomorrow of Rev. DR.. Fayette l..
Thompson Of the Hennepin Avenue
church from his vacation at Davenport,
Iowa. :
It is expected that several bishops
Of the church will attend the funeral,
from all. They are: Bishop ]. F. Berry
" Wa1dron Of q Ginci nG g McGabe Of
Evanston; J. N. Fitzgerald, at Ocean
Grove; S. M. Merrill Of Chicago and
w. F. Mcdowell of Chicago.
While preaching at Red Rock, Sun
day, July 2, Bishop Joyce was taken
impressively the words: II have
preached the word of God in every lane,
and everywhere it has met the needs Of
man, Twice he repeated the state
ment and then yielded to the attack of
brain hemorrhage. Medical aid near at
hand was reinforced from Minneapolis,
whence Colonel Joyce brought the fam
lily physician in haste by automobile.
The venerable bishop was brought to
Minneapolis, by train, Sunday evening,
and since that time time has wavered
between life and death. Tremendous
vitality and strong constitution gave
| him force to resist the end, which was
| early discovered to be imminent, not
withstanding the best human medical
skill was summoned for consultation.
Slow breaking down Of brain tissue pro
duced long periods Of coma, which
added to the paralysis, made the sui,
i ferer unable to communicate with his
attendants, except in brief moments
and then with difficulty.
4 Periods of consciousness became less
frequent as the illness progressed, the
heart futtered, the respiration became
quick, and the temperature passed the
i danger point, presaging, many hours
before, a speedy fight Of the bishop 4
spirit. :.
waited eagerly for favorable bulletins
from the home of the beloved travelling
bishop. AS the fight for life progressed
more eagerly did friends seek news from
the bedside, and today, as the wore
goes out that Bishop Joyce has gone
mourning hearts are In every home IL
; MethOdlsm.
Gave Life for His Work.
Isaac W. Joyce was one of the grea
opponents Of modern Methodism, an
{ recognized as among the most power
!: full pulpit orators Of the nation. ]
!: man Of untiring energy, he gave of hi
: time and strength unstintingly in tn
!: service Of God and the church, an
!: may well be said to have given his lif
: for the work he loved. The fats
!: stroke was no doubt induced by pa,
!: tial prostration from the heat recentl
5 at st. Louis, and precipitated by h.
5 effort to fill the pulpit at Red Roc
: when his bodily strength was alread
!. too heavily drawn upon.
$ Bishop Joyce was one of the mo-
!: democratic Of men, trait which adj
. ed to his great personal charm. In II
!. pulpit he was fond Of direct, familis
!. appeals, and held everyone in the a.
. dience by a sense of personal contac
. He made it point to know everybod
5 and to make friends with them. II
. help and the inspiration of his encou
. aging words, and he made person
!. friends of thousands of laymen. T
/. was especially fond of young peop
!. and naturally popular among them. I
/. was on the lookout at all times +
!. promising young men as material f
!. the ministry, and led many to tai
: up pastoral work, having on his hea
!. the great need for strong men in tt
!. pulpits of the church. His interest
/. young people and his popularity wi
s them was evidenced by his selectit
as president of the Epworth leagu
/. the national organization of Method
!. young people, which he headed T
81 eight years till succeeded BY Bish'