Smyrna times., 1909-12-08
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Bishop Goodsell, who Participated in
the Rededication of Asbury M. {.
Church, Dies in New York.

Bishop Daniel Ayres Goodsell,
Resident Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of New York city,
died in his SEVENTEEN year at 6
o'clock Sunday morning at his home
in that city. He was operated on
week ago for a serious carbuncle,
which eventually caused death. Bis
hop Goodsell was born on November
5, 1910, in Newburgh. He prepared
for college at Clinton Academy and
was graduated from the University
1 of the City of New York in 1859. .
Wesleyan College later conferred on
him the degree of S. T. D., New
York University a D. D. and Dickin-
son an L. L. D. He was literary
editor of the Christian Advocate
from 1880 to 1888 and was secretary
of the Methodist Episcopal board of
education in 1888. That same year
he was made a bishop. He presided
over the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence in Grace Church in 1901 and in
Grace Church in 1905 and in Asbury
Church, Wilmington in 1908. At the
rededication of Asbury M. E. Church
Smyrna, following the recent i'm
provements to the interior Bishop
Goodsell preached the dedicating
sermon and made many friends dur
, ing his visit to Smyrna. He was
chairman of the commission which
7 produced the hymal now in use in
! the Methodist Church. In an Epis-
copal address at the Methodist and
1 General Conference at Baltimore in
: 1908 he recommended that paragraph
48 of the Discipline, relating to
n amusements such as dancing, ETC.,
t be struck out, leaving it to the in
r dividual to act according to his own
s conscience in the matter. The fun
s eral took place at O. clock on yester-
e day afternoon in the Madison Avenue
a M. E. Church, Madison avenue and
d Sixtieth street.
a Death of Mrs. Deborah Learned.
e Mrs. Deborah A. Learned, wife oi
e Webster Learned, of near Lebanon
It died of typhoid contracted while sac
ID rificing herself to nurse her daughter
le She was 90 years old and well-knowl
II in central Kent. The funeral service
4, will be held this Wednesday, after
IS noon at the home, with interment a
IN Dover's Old M. E. Cemetery. Mrs
3, Learned is survived by husband an
as two daughters, Mrs. John Conweli
ed of near Rising Sun, and Mrs. Williar
ce H. Conard, besides several grand
e. distressing as her daughter, Mrs
Conard is seriously ill with the sam
- disease and has been for sewers
- weeks. and it was while helping
nurse her, that she contracted I'll
on fatal disease herself. Mrs. Conard
condition is such that they can M
80 tell her of her mothers death. Mr.
- Conard's husband is also serious
81 i'll, and has been so for weeks pas
es- Joshua McGonigaI, of Dover, Dead
Joshua McGonigal, well-knOv
% throughout this county and retire
'on farmer, died at the home of his so
on John R. McGonigal. in Dover, Thur
~ day morning. He has been feeble +
some time past and Wednesday eel
eo' brated his seth birthday. For
iO i"I number of years he was engaged
'ai the mercantile business at Lit
eir Creek, and was also engaged in far
Vt, ing in that vicinity. He is surviv
e1. by the following children: John
Vi McGonigal, Dover; Mrs. George
on Spicer, Marshallton, DEL; Nj
my Henry Wright. st. Jones Nee
ing Howard and Harry McGonigal, Lit
.ors Creek. The funeral took place Satl
10" day afternoon at one o'clock, int
u ment at the Presbyterian Cemetel
- Death of Mrs. Susan A, Clayton.
-ted Mrs. Susan A. Clayton 83 ye
the old. and the widow of David Clay
,cts died at her residence on Bradt'
oet street, Dover, after long but
onld tient illness. Mrs. Clayton has b
ina a resident of Dover for half cent?
and had a large circle of admir-
friends. Five children survive
John E. Clayton, of Philadelph
ALL W. Lincoln and David Clayton,
Dover; and Mrs. Greensbury John
and Mrs. Harry Josting of Dow
s'o" Funeral services were held at
'a' o'clock Tuesday afternoon. and
Will terment made at LaKesIug' .se., DesiuS
Els- late husband. DIR. A. W. Lightbou
gain conducted the servloeo'
srian m;ddIeton Buvs a Far
q all 'no''aS g Middletown.
SER 4. H. De'n' ,,oo,;no, ~ the es+
'.;nn sIr~, Of George N. Gill, near Cecil
'.ins Ma n Thomas ]. Middleton,