Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-07
REV. j A. B. WILSON IN THE WEST.
lie wasas Wen Known There as in tn
East.

lie Wasas Wen Known There AZ In the
East
Rev. John A. b. Wilson, ID. D.,
whose death. at Grass Valley, Cal,
last Monday, was announced IN Every
Evening on Saturday, was as We'll
known in the West as in the East.
Relative to his work in the West the
Grass Valley Daily Union prints the
following:
1.-The year Of 1895 saw him on the
Pacific Coast, at the First M. r.
Church, Los Angeles. There he re-
mained two years, meeting with sue
cess. From Los Angeles he was sent
20 San Francisco, and for five years
occupied the pulpit Of the Howard
M. h. Church, preaching with his
accustomed vigor and carrying on his
reform work From there he was
transferred to Trinity Church, and
after a term of two years was secured
by the GRASS Valley Church.
The local church at the time was
sadly run down, torn more or less by
dissension and in dire need of strong
man, a brave man and a Christian
with the courage of his convictions.
In DR.. Wilson it found the man. lie
took hold with a firm hand, and out
Of unsettled conditions brought perfect
harmony in a short time. His energy
and enthusiasm was contagious, and
before they realized it his people were
working joyously, hard and we'll. tie
organized old and young alike, and
aided ably by his wife banded the
young people into organizations which
have been very successful and whose
influence will be felt for years to come.
Nff 10 aNu .N 90
months the church has enjoyed an un-
paralleled era of prosperity and growth.
90 Both in and out of the church DR..
| Wilson was a popular man. A natural
leader, he led. A born preacher, he
preached from the heart burning with
| eloquence that drove his truths home
/ in a manner which lett no room for
doubt. But his unremitting lahors
| finally told on his powerful frame.
Long hours of work and study, rarely
retiring until long after midnight, his
nervous system became deranged and
when the shock came his strength was
unequal to the tax put upon 1t, though
the viii was as determined as ever, the
| mind clear and forceful
Not only has the church suffered
by his passing, but the community as
we'll. Each man who knew him feels
the sense of personal loss, the going
of a kind friend and strong neigh
hor. The country at large suffers q
loss, for it cannot afford to lose mer
of this magnificent type
BY the death of Dr. Wilson, a wife
and four sons, Dr. Hermon Fowler
John Ralph, an attorney, Rey. Clar
ence True and DR. Carl p, are lef
broken n-hearted. DIR. Hermon Wilson
is here from San Francisco and Johl
and Carl are expected today from tn
4 Bay. Rev. Clarence Il. Wilson is nov
on his way from Portland, Ore, wher
he is pastor of a large church.
Deceased was a member Of Madi
son Lodge, +. & A. Nj, Of this city
also Of Grass Valley Chapter, Roya
Arch Masons, and a member of tn
Odd Fellows in the East. -
DR.. Wilson was taken i'll shortl
before Easter Sunday, developing ty
phoid fever. With all the strength O
an iron will and great bodily strength
he fought against the disease and hai
passed the crisis when his vitalit
gave way. His heart became affected
and despite every effort of medica
science and skilled nursing he bega
to sink. Yesterday week he suifere
relapse, but rallied and his cas-
seemed promising until Monday morn
ing, when he collapsed.