The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-10
IS DOOMED To
A SLOW DEATH

\ Massachusetts paper has the FOL
lowing abou, Rev John E. Dodge. MI
/ Dodge was q missionary on Maui in
( the employ % the Hawaiian Board
His son, the Rev. Rowland B. Dodge,
is now Al Waikiki in general charge
% work At that important station for
the Hawaiian Board;
Rev. John. E. Dodge. founder and
frs, pastor Of the Adams-sQuare Con-
grega aonaI church, one Of the best
known ministers in worcester county
/ can live but q few months.
This was the sad intelligence that
. reached The Telegram las, night from
( The hospital in SomerviIle where Rev.
. Mr.. Dodge was operated on yesterday.
Il was found that he had cancer Of
. the stomach and bowels and his case
. is declared inCurable. The physicians
announced that any attempt TO remove
the cancer by 3 surgical operation
would mean instant death. All they
could GO. they said, was 70 leave him
10 his fate.
The exact nature OF his trouble was
q great surprise 70 his friends and to
Ar Dodge himself. Who had Up TO this
time been unable 70 definitely locate
The seat 81 his disease.
Mr.. Dodge only recently returned
from Hawaii where he passed = year
in quest Of health. but finding that he
did not gain as rapidly as he desired.
he decided 20 return 70 this country.
Il was noticed that upon his arrival
in Worcester he was greatly fatigued.
but little was thought Of this by his
friends. most Of them attributing it
20 the long journey.
soon after coming home he stopped
for awhile with his son, John Harold
Dodge. who lives with his facher-in-
law. Prof. :. E Sinclair, Al Northern
avenue. but feeling FESTIVE. Mr.. Dodge
began % travel about. visiting friends
in WsSJboro. and later going 70 West
Boylston. where for some time he has
been the guest Of his brother. Rev.
George :, Dodge. But al the while
he had been failing.
NI-. Dodge decided 70 so 10 Somer-
vile last week 70 visit his sister, Mrs.
L L HAYES. and il was while there
that he had severe attack of sick
ness, and i was found necessary 10
call II physician, who n turn called
in another doctor. They had g con-
ference and decided that II would be
necessary for him 70 so 20 the hospital
70 be operated upon. in order 10 save
his life.
The operation took place yesterday /
forenoon. and was undertaken for in /
festival trouble. but ! was discovered /
in the course OF the operation that he /
was afflicted with 2 large cancer in /
his stomach and bowels, any interfer- I
ence with which would be fatal It /
was said 70 be one OF the largest can 1
Ce-ouS growths that the physicians had 4
seen II 8 long time The only hope i
they can give him Is that he is 70 4
make himself as comfortable as POS 4
sj5-s and await the end.
HIS brother, Rev. George s Dodge. 1
West Bolyston. said that when he left .
the hospital II Sons-ville yesterday F.
afternoon a. ) o'clock Mr.. Dodge was .
Just coming out from the influence Of 4
the aneSthetic and The doctors thought 4
ne would recover the shock within a .
time. His son : now with
him a. the hospital and his brother
from West BoylSJon expects 10 50 70 4
his bedside again today OF tomorrow.
HIS brother : OF The opinion that the
cancer has been % long growth and
has been 50 6eep-seaIed n the system
IS not 70 Dc suspected Under the cir
cUmstanceS. he says. = can be readily
seen Why the climate Of Hawaii did
1ot improve his health
There have been g great many in
3uiries II regard 70 his health ever
since his return and there was much
disappointment recently when he was
llahle 70 appear a. TIE celebration OF
he 10Th anniversary Of the church. at
which il vas expected he would make
II address
Mr. Dodge IS hfty-ssvsn years old
ma has had pasto-a-ss il Paxton. :
sterling. Lake View and a. The Adams
square church. His wife died about :
;even years szo. M Dodge has re-
.sived great praise fo- The work he
accomplished II starting The Adams
.quare church. and By al the parish
olsrs q that society his name is
realty rsyered-
The committee had several mesrings,
nd IN Nay, ISL, requested M Dodge
0 make z nsighoo-hcod canvass and
earn how many were interested in the
5ork and would become members OF
IL church TIE canvass was 80 sue
ssS<ul that Rev. Mr. Dodge was in
-rucTsd % gel rooms for services and
0 raise $50 for The Furnishings This
-ss done. and II the following Noyen-
- Nr. Dodge was engaged for six
months 70 take charge o. the work
# Dodge resigned as pastor in Jan
s-y, $50
NO POISON.