Evening star., 1909-06-15

Rev. DR.. NJ. Ross .Fishburn. pastor OF
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church and one of the prominent clergy
| men OF the National Capital. died at the
family residence, 31O8 Mount Pleasant
street northwest. this morning at 8
o'clock His demise was sudden. AS the
daylight came the pastors physicians.
Drs. Bliss and Buchanan, called. and while
they were In the room DIR. Fishburn suf-
| fered cerebral hemorrhage. He was
given emergency treatment. but as he
lapsed into unconsciousness, death scame.
HIS death was great surprise to his ply
sicians and hundreds of friends In the
capital city. Though he had been Ill for
about two weeks with typhoid fever. ythe
physicians thought they would be able
10 successfully combat the illness. . DIR.
F1shburn's. condition seemed favorable for
the first two weeks. At all times he was
rational and at times would converse with
Mrs Fishburn when she came into the
sick room. Her presence seemed to cheer
him and his questions were always about
affairs in the Mount Pleasant Church.
The work of the church seemed to be
ever in the pastors mind. Taken i'll as he
left the pulpit the evening Of Sunday, May
80. DR.. Fishburn complained to Mrs. Fish
burn that he felt indisposed. That even
ing the family physician was called, and
within day or SO announced that the
pastor was suffering with typhoid fever
The announcement came as q shock to
the members OF the Mount Pleasant
Church. well as the pastors legion Of
friends in the city.
Had Appeared to Rally.
The past week was the second OF his
illness. and the physicians were hopeful
that if he passed through the third week
that they would hope for speedy recov-
cry. Last Saturday DR.. Fishburn was
weaker, and in the evening seemed to
rally.
Several times during the evening Mrs.
Fishburn went into the sickroom. and her
visits seemed to cause the pastor to
brighten up considerably. He was holding
his own throughout last evening, but
shortly before o'clock this morning
when the physicians arrived at the bed
side they found DR.. Fishburn very low.
And while they watched and consulted he
was suddenly seized with the hemorrhage
and died.
The funeral will be held at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. 14th
street and Columbia road northwest.
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
DR.. Samuel H. Woodrow. pastor of the
First Congregational Church. and Rev.
DR.. Samuel NJ. Newman. former pastor
of that church, and now residing in
Front Royal. Va, will conduct the serv-
ices. The remains will lie in state in
the church from 1890 to 1870 o'clock
Thursday. A prayer service will be held
at the home at. 1890 o'clock. The tn>s
terment will be in this city and prob
ably in Rock Creek cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Fishburn, who was Miss
Emma n Hummel Of Harrisburg, Pa.
DR.. Fishburn is survived by two chill
dren Margaret and Hummel. twelve and
eight years of age respectively. and
Elizabeth Perrett of Elizabethtown. Pa:
Mrs John Schunk Of Smithson. Pa:
Mrs. Mary Burkholder and Miss Ella
Fishburn of Philadelphia; Rev. NJ H.
Fishburn of Relchertown. Pa, and Rev.
DR.. w. H. F'ishburn of Los Angeles. Cal.
All have been notified of DIR. Fishburn's
death.
Native of Canada.
Rev. DR.. Fishburn was born in To-
ronto. Canada. in 1857 He was forty
two years of age Friday. His parents
were the Rev. j. and Mrs. Susanna NJ
Fishburn The father was for many
years prominent in the Lutheran minis
try in Pennsylvania and in Canada
When Rev. Or F'ishburn was eleven
years of age his parents removed from
Canada to their former home in Pennsyl-
vania He attended Pennsylvania Col
lege, from which he graduated in
1887 After leaving this college he went
to. the Yale Divinity School, being grad
uated there in 1891.
Before being ordained he supplied two
churches in the state of Wisconsin. He
was ordained In the Congregational
Church at Roxbury, Conn. In September.
1891, where he served as pastor until
called TO the assistant pastorate OF the
First CONGREGATIONAL Church of Wash
ington In 1894 he accepted a call to the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church OF
this city October 10. 1S93 he married
Miss Emma n. Hummel of Harrisburg.
Pa.
His marriage closed a romance which
began some years before DIR. Fishburn
entered Yale. The ceremony was SOL
emnized at the home of the bride Dr.
Fishburn was then assistant pastor of the
First Congregational Church, DR.. New