Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
FORMER METHODIST CLERGYMAN
OF OTTUMWA DIES AT 5:45 A.
M, TODAY FOLLOWING AN
OPERATION.
DECEDENT HAD BEEN
LONG IN ILL HEALTH
OPERATED ON At COUNCIL
BLUFFS A SHORT TIME AGO FOR
APPENDICITIS - TAKEN ILL
WHILE VISITING HERE,

After an heroic struggle with poor
health extending over period OF
eight years, during which time he was
| forced to give up his ministry, Rev.
DR.. Frank Brush died at 5:45 a. NJ,
today at the Ottumwa hospital from
the effects of an operation for relief
of an obstruction of the bowels He
was SIS years old.
The ailment from the effects Of
which DR.. Brush finally succumbed
was first discovered when he recently
visited at Council Bluffs. He was
taken suddenly i'll with appendicitis
and was operated upon but tailed to
regain his strength and the wound
continued to give him trouble after
the operation and did not heal as ex-
pected. The operation at Council
Bluffs took place during January and
after being able to be out again, he
with Mrs. Brush came to this city to
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Waterman on East Fifth street.
Visiting at Davenport.
After their visit in this city they
/ left about two weeks ago for Dav-
export where they went to visit with
friends. While at Davenport the
wound from the operation caused DR..
Brush considerable trouble and he
was brought back to Ottumwa and
taken to the hospital here Sunday,
March 8.
1t was found upon examination here
that adhesians due to the former oper
alton were responsible for the trouble
and another operation was deemed
necessary An operation was then
performed at the hospital here for the
relief Of the obstruction of the bow
els on Thursday, March IL. The
|. weakened condition Of the patient had
1 become such that he never fully raj
lied from the effects of the operation,
the relief it was hoped to obtain was
I found to be beyond the reach of medi-
: cal Skill
: Former OttunWa Pastor.
DR.. Brush was well known and
highly esteemed by a very large num-
Der of acquaintance formed while 4
Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church of this city for over lour years
,, and endeared his congregation and
other numerous friends to him while
here.
successful and he accomplished much
good in his field of labors, but his
!; labors We're brought to an untimely
close by i'll health Nervous prostra
ton followed upon his arduous labors
in the pastorate here and he was com
PEELED to seek rest and recuperation
His condition became such that it was
) deemed best to give up the ministry
| 4; oL no Il 1oft nj fn1
!. Long Branch, Cal, in the hope of re
gaining his lost health.
. Health Quest Failed.
From Long Branch, Cal, he sought
other health restoring points in Geor
: gia and Connecticut, finally going tt
I Lyman county S. D., where he hoped
e in the country air to recuperate ant
regain his former condition. 1t was
while living in South Dakota that he
q visited Des Moines and Council Bluffs
+ where at the latter place his frs
7 operation took place
n Rev Dr. Frank Brush was born IL
New York state March Is, 1853. HI
h began his studies for the ministry a
$ Fayette Upper Iowa college, taking ;
{ three years collegiate course. From
:, there he went to the state universit.
4 at Iowa City, graduating in 1874. Afte
n his graduation at the state universit
+. he remained there and instructed il
o Latin for one year.
First Charge at cIermont.
e He next entered Garrett Biblical in
a stitute at Evanston, ILL.,. and graduate
: from there in 1877. His first charg
q as minister was at Clermont. Anon
a the several places at which he serve
- as pastor before coming here, wer
II Iowa City and Dubuque.
d He came to Ottumwa as pastor {
lie the First Methodist Episcopal churc
in October 1896 and continued her
as pastor until failing health cause
him to give up the work in Januar
;s 1900.
% Funeral Service.
The funeral service will be held
l. the First Methodist Episcopal ehurc
ss tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. The bod
is will be taken to the church in tn
lie morning and will lie in state from
a. M, until l p. m. The remain
d, cannot be viewed during the service
in Rev. H w. Hargett. pastor of IL
S. church will have charge and will
lie assisted by Rev. ]. G. Van Ness,
~ Mt Vernon, Rev. w. G. Wilson,
I'd Hedrick and Rev. McClelland of Osk
loosa Interment will be in Ottumv
N, cemetery and the Masonic order W
NJ have charge of the service at Il
er. grave.
20. Dr. Brush is survived by his wi
ed and one son w. Burnett Brush who a
st in the city, enc sister Mrs. Harri
ne Brush Murray, of Murdo, S. D., al
'a a brother Darl Howard Brush, of CT
er cago.
ar The EpWorth League meeting th