Barton County democrat., 1909-10-22
Charles Thompson McCaughan

DetD DIS nOlne Sluce Ocl. w. hO
graduated from Miami UniverSi-
ty at Oxford, Ohio, in 1897. At
tended the Theological Seminary
in Allegheny City for two years,
was licensed to preach by First
Ohio Presbytery April q, 1910 :,
Attended Oxford Seminary one
year and was ordained to the min
istry Oct. 13. 1S41 bv the Pres
bytery of Springfield, Ohio. Was
pastor at Sidney, Ohio, from lS4l
TO 1856. Principal Of the Urbana
Ohio, Female Seminary in 1856
1859 and of the Mansfield, Pa,
Academy in 1S61-1S64. In 1860
he became pastor of the Winter
set Congregation with its con-
nections and continued act
lively at work in this field
until 1882, being released by
Presbytery from the charge at
Peru April 10th of that year.
He was a regular writer for the
church papers, and a number OF
his sermons are in print. Notable
among which are 1.-The Temporal
Support of Religion" 1.-THE val
ue of the World when the Soul
tian Church.
is Lost" and ''The Glory of a
Christian Church. "
He was married Nov. 2, 1871
to Miss Emily Sheppard, and to
them were born twelve children,
and three died in infancy. One
son. James, a prominent Des
MOines attorney died in 1900 and
Thomas A. merchant Of Carnegie,
|. Pa. died in 1901. The wife and
mother passed to her reward Aug
, 3. 1896, and there remain to re-
| we're and honor a fathers memo
ry, three sons, JnO. S. of Mexi'
co. Goo. E. of Chicago and f. G
of Sapulpa, Okla, and fOul
: daughters, Mrs. Francis A. Steel
: "interSet, Mrs. D. n. Heiz
: er of Colorado Springs, Mrs. Al
= C. Shaffer of Great Bend, Kan.
| SaS, and Mrs. R. H. Brown of At
Y lanta, Ga.
|. The above is a very brief histO.
ry Of an unusually long but per.
| fectly clean, serene and beautiful
life. C. T. McCaughan, D. D
was man of couarge and a man
: of conviction, he Obeyed in early
manhood the call to the ministry
and he obeyed faithfully too
Paul's injunction to TiOmthy
preach the Word" He did
not hesitate to Declare the whole
Council of God" so as preach
er of the word, as pastor, as cit.
izen, as neighbor, as friend, he
was everybody's friend as well
as a friend Of God.
, The latter years of his life
have been ones of gradual decline
!. though he kept up, his activities
:, till about nine months ago since
/ which time he has been able to
, be out little. Yet but two
!, weeks and three days before his
, end, when 95 years, 3 months ole
he was able to attend the Church
of his choice and partake of the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper
How anxiously he looked forward
to it. How intensely he enjoyed
. it. He waited patiently for the
final summons and when it came
never did weary child sink tc
, rest in its mothers arms with
more perfect confidence than did
he in the promises of Him whose
he was, and whom he served.
, In the language of greater
) His life was simple and the ele'
|. ments so mixed in him, that ma
: ture might hold up her head and
|, say to all the world, here was 2
|, man" In the language Of o
greater. "The memory of the
, Just is blessed" "
The UP. Synod of Iowa in seS-
! sion at Indianola on being advis-
. ed Wednesday morning of the
death of DR.. McCaughan, appoint
ed a committee of four, W. c. Wi
, hanson D. D. Joseph Calhoun.
. D. D., Rev. NicOl and the Sy-
, mods Moderator Rev A. c. Doug
las, of Des MOines to attend the
/, funeral which will be from the
. U. P. Church Winterset, Friday
at 2:90 p. m.-The Winterset Re-
porter, WinterSet, Iowa.